Born about in Wales
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Watt
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Watt) Bell, Jonathan C Watt, Casephus Watt, Joseph Watt, Gabriel Watt, James W Watt, Nancy Jane (Watt) Flippin and Elsie Watt
Died about
at about age 76
in Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2014
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The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Biography
Rachel Watkins was born on 3 December 1758 (Unsourced) in Wales, the daughter of David Watkins and Jane Turner. Rachel and her family came from Wales and settled in Pennsylvania. She married Samuel Watt in about 1780 in Bucks, Pennsylvania. After marriage, they moved to Kentucky and settled near Hodgenville in 1786, in a fort in LaRue County on the Nolin River. They moved to Green County, Kentucky in 1794 and later moved to Warren County and settled near Sand Hill.
Samuel Watts’ will is on record in Edmonson County, Kentucky, dated 1826. He wills $75.00 to his grandson, Samuel W. Cowles, the rest to be divided aming eight children: Elizabeth Bell, John Watt, Casepha Brown, Joseph Watt, Nancy Flippin, Gabriel Watt, Elsie Mills and James Watt. The Administrator was John Watt. Witnesses were: William Ford, Henry Cowlesand Vincent Cowles.
CENSUS / TIMELINE
- 1799: Living in Warren Co, KY, per husband's Land Grant
- 1828: death of husband, Samuel Watt
- 1830 Census:
- Name: Rachell Watt [Rachel Watt]
- Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Edmonson, Kentucky
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
- Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
- Total Free White Persons: 3
- Total Slaves: 2
- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
Sources
"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-JHG), Rachel Wadkins (Watkins), Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 156, NARA microfilm pub. M33, (Washington D.C.: Natl. Archives and Records Admin., n.d.), roll 21; FHL microfilm 186,181.
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPB-5JB), Rachel Wadkins, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing 311, NARA microfilm pub. M19, (Washington D.C.: Natl. Archives and Records Admin., n.d.), roll 36; FHL microfilm 7,815.
"Find A Grave Index," database, Family Search(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z5LR-NXN2), Rachel Watkins Watt, ; Burial, , Edmonson, Kentucky, United States of America, Otter Gap Cemetery; citing record ID 202730764, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Geneology by James M Simmons, great-grandson of Samuel Watt: The document is located in Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society files at Western Kentucky University, Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, KY, possibly written in 1966.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~1.56%
Irene Watt
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M697506 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A454752 [compare], Ancestry member 1_irenewoods
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Doug Poore :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 20110
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~0.78%
Mona (Pierce) Berman :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A384180 [compare], Ancestry member Mona1948
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~0.78%
Sandra (Mullins) Morgan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T485984 [compare], Ancestry member sjhage6
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T485984 [compare], FTDNA kit #406476
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~0.39%
Mia Millard :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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Categories: Otter Gap Cemetery, Edmonson County, Kentucky | Estimated Birth Date