Family |
John White WATKINS, b. 1 Jun 1781, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. 8 Jun 1852, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years) |
Marriage |
28 Mar 1807 |
Western Branch, Isle of Wight County, Virginia [5] |
Misc-Fam |
19 Sep 1807 |
Sussex County, Virginia, United States [2] |
Quaker meeting reassignment |
- John & wife, Elizabeth, received on certificate from Western Branch Monthly meeting, Va., and referred to care of Seacock Particular Meeting.
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Residence |
1820 |
Sussex County, Virginia, United States [6] |
Farmer |
Misc-Fam |
20 Oct 1821 |
Sussex County, Virginia, United States [2] |
Requested indulged meeting |
- 'John W[hite Watkins], member of Seacock Particular Meeting, requested an indulged meeting in his own home for himself and family; request granted 1822, 1 mo'
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Misc-Fam |
17 Apr 1830 |
Sussex County, Virginia, United States [2, 7] |
Granted certificate to transfer |
- 'John W[hite Watkins] and wife, Elizabeth, and children: Angelina, Lucinda, Robert, William, Susannah, Elizabeth, Deborah, Lydia and John, granted certificate to Short Creek Monthly Meeting, Jefferson County, Ohio.'
"Never comfortable with the practice of slavery, the Quaker population of Sussex nestled along Seacock Swamp and its vicinity decided to remove to free territory after 1820. One of them, John W. Watkins, served as county surveyor from 1817 to 1830. He sold his plantation in Sussex in 1829. ... The destination for most of the former masters and their freed chattels was Jefferson County, Ohio, where Watkins died in 1851."
Source: Williams, Gary M., Sussex County Virginia
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Residence |
Aft 17 Apr 1830 |
Mt Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States [8] |
Residence |
1840 |
Mt Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States [9] |
Children |
| 1. Lambert WATKINS, b. 14 Dec 1807, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. 28 Jun 1891, Martins Ferry, Belmont, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years) |
| 2. Angelina WATKINS, b. 19 Sep 1809, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. 6 Mar 1881, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years) |
| 3. Lucinda WATKINS, b. 29 Jan 1812, Virginia d. 25 Jul 1833, Mt Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States (Age 21 years) |
| 4. Robert Johnson WATKINS, b. 23 Feb 1814, Southampton County, Virginia, British America d. 8 Jun 1872, Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 58 years) |
| 5. William Oliver WATKINS, b. 24 Apr 1816, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. 5 Mar 1900, Dade County, Missouri, United States (Age 83 years) |
| 6. Susanna WATKINS, b. 8 Feb 1819, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. Bef 1880 (Age < 60 years) |
| 7. Elizabeth J. WATKINS, b. 2 Mar 1821, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. 1 Apr 1907, St Clairesville, Belmont, Ohio, United States (Age 86 years) |
| 8. Deborah WATKINS, b. 29 Apr 1824, Virginia d. 17 Dec 1859, Mt Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States (Age 35 years) |
| 9. Lydia WATKINS, b. 18 Jul 1826, Ohio, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| 10. John WATKINS, b. 7 Oct 1828, Virginia d. Bef 1880 (Age < 51 years) |
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Family ID |
F505 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Oct 2023 |