Mary (Northington) Watkins (1792 - 1872)

Born 14 Mar 1792 in Lombardy Grove, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Wife of Thomas Watkins — married 10 Aug 1819 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1872 at age 80 in Oak Hill, Granville, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1792. She passed away in 1872.

Mary Northington married Thomas Watkins about 1820, as calculated by their son born 1821-1825.

The 1840 census of Tar River District, Granville, North Carolina reported Mary Watkins (coded Walkam) age 30-39, with five children: Males 15-19: 1, 10-14: 1, 5-9: 1; Females: 10-14: 2.^[1]

The 1850 census of Country Line, Granville, North Carolina reported George Wadkins 26, with mother Mary Wadkins 56, with probable siblings and nieces/nephews. George was a farmer with $234 in real estate.^[2]

The 1860 census of Country Line, Granville, North Carolina reported George Watkins 36, with mother Mary Watkins 66, with probable siblings and nieces/nephews. George was a peddler with $650 in real estate and $1200 in personal estate (inventory?).^[3]

The 1870 census of Oak Hill, Granville, North Carolina reported Mary Watkins 77 in the household of John A. Watkins 40 and Margaret Watkins 26, with five children.^[4]

According to her tombstone, "Mary Northington of Lombardy Grpve VA, wife of Thomas Watkins, Mar. 14, 1792, Nov. 14, 1872, Children: John A. Watkins, George W. Watkins, Thomas Watkins, Emma W. Daniel, Mary W. Hart."^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Farr River District, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: 360; Page: 130; Family History Library Film: 0018094
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3307629 (accessed 18 June 2023)
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Country Line, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: 631; Page: 178a; Line Number: 17
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #12754319 (accessed 18 June 2023)
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Country Line, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: M653_898; Page: 476; Family History Library Film: 803898
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #41272471 (accessed 18 June 2023)
4. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   North Carolina > Granville > Oak Hill
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Mary Watkins.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #21634712 (accessed 18 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Mary Northington Watkins (14 Mar 1792-14 Nov 1872), citing Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by The Cemetery Lady (contributor 47893478).

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