John
Watkins
Born in Henrico, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Watkins Jr.
and Mary (Crispe) Mosby
Husband of
Elizabeth (Sullivan) Watkins
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Daniels) Watkins
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (UNKNOWN) Watkins
— married
before 1730 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Constance (Watkins) Woodson, Lucy (Watkins) Perkins, David Watkins, Isaiah Watkins, Nathaniel Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, John Watkins and Joyce (Watkins) Thomas
Died after
after age 63
in Halifax, Virginia
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
John Watkins "John Watkins of Henrico County"[1]
Origin
The origin of John Watkins is unknown according to John Stutesman, who wrote an article, " John Watkins of Henrico County, 1743," however "assertions have been made" that he was a grandson of the Henry Watkins, Quaker farmer in Henrico County.[1]
Birth
- 1684, Henrico, Virginia[2]
Family
John married to Elizabeth Unknown.[1] Our only records of her do not give her maiden name.
Children, four sons and four daughters, (in the order mentioned in John's will):
- David
- Isaiah
- John
- Nathaniel
- Lucy Perkins
- Constant Woodson
- Elizabeth Watkins
- Joyce Watkins
Carpenter and Cooper
John left his son, John, "all my carpenter's and cooper's tools" and the 150 acres in Henrico County "whereon I now live."[1]
Death and Legacy
John wrote his will on 28 July 1743 and signed it "W." It was probated on the "first Monday in May 1744" at Henrico County, Virginia.[1]
John's will appointed executors, his "wife Elizabeth" and son John; the witnesses were Henry and Ann Stokes, and "Honour Sullavent".[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Stutesman, John H., John Watkins of Henrico County, 1743. Tidewater Virginia Families, Volume 4 Number 4, pp. 223-226, Web. accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ from Watkins-2572: user ID: 533C175CAE24F4BC520689D507CDDE80 and Record ID Number MH:IF1276
See also:
- Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members). Record ID Numbers: MH:S1, MH:SC1765, MH:R1, MH:N891, MH:N892; PRIN MH:S1. User IDs 533C175D70E3451A020689D507CDDE80 533C175D7082B519D20689D507CDDE80
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Watkins-996 created through the import of Haden for WikiTree.ged on Oct 10, 2011 by Kay Haden. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.
- The WikiTree profile Watkins-2572 was created on Apr 19, 2014 by Ronald Rowland through the import of HERowland Family Tree (1).ged. It included the user ID: 533C175CAE35E4BC620689D507CDDE80 Record ID Number: MH:I568.
See the Changes page for the details of contributions and edits.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
Linda (Richardson) Parsons
:
23andMe, GEDmatch LP8890348 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZH4602711 [compare], Ancestry member lcrparsons
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~0.39%
Harold Ewing :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A001319 [compare], Ancestry member semiplenus
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A001319 [compare], FTDNA kit #B62500
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A001319 [compare]
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~0.39%
Craig Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A718902 [compare]
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~0.39%
Elizabeth Maury :
AncestryDNA
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Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Liz (Noland) Shifflett
see p 489 for abstract of will - https://books.google.com/books?id=xNo_AAAAYAAJ&dq=%22sarah+turner%22+%2B%22john+watkins%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s
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Rejected matches › › John Watkins (abt.1727-aft.1768) › John Watkins (1743-) › Arthur John Watkins (1898-) › John Henry Watkins (1906-1958) › John Watkins (abt.1856-) › John Watkins (1894-) › John B. Watkins (abt.1795-) › John C Watkins (1906-) › John E. Watkins (1882-1966) › John Watkins Younger (1859-1936) › John Watkins Porter (1857-1949) › John Wilbert Watkins (1855-1932) › John T. Watkins (abt.1833-) › John L Watkins (abt.1895-) › John Pritchard Watkins (1859-1911) › John Pritchard Watkins (1886-1939) › John T. Watkins (1857-) › John Joseph Watkins (abt.1889-) › John Watkins (abt.1773-)
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