Person:Robert Watkins (9)

Robert Watkins was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Information on Robert Watkins

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Re: McFerrin's Botetourt and August Counties, Virginia Posted by: mary (ID *****1256) Date: February 16, 2003 at 21:24:10 In Reply to: McFerrin's Botetourt and August Counties, Virginia by Carolyn of 378

ROBERT WATKINS married MARGARET, circa 1724, and they were the parents of seven sons and one daughter. MARGARET died soon after her youngest child and only daughter, Margaret was born 1743 in Vincent township, Chester county, Pennsylvania. ROBERT then married Jane Williams, sister of Robert Williams, and they had no children. Children of ROBERT and MARGARET WATKINS:

• 1. Aaron Watkins, born circa 1725-1727, married Ann Ralston, he died 1774, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• 2. Moses Watkins, born circa 1728-1729, Chester county, Pennsylvania, married twice, names of his wives unknown. One of his daughters, Jane, married a William Barber in Campbell Co., Virginia, 24 September 1796.
• 3. Reese Watkins, born circa 1730-1731, Vincent, ChesterCo., Pennsylvania, married circa 1755, his wife was believed to be a Patton, he died circa 1897 (1797?), Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
• 4. Phillip Watkins, born circa 1732-1734, Vincent, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, married 16 November 1762, Mary McFerrin?, he was a veteran of the French-Indian War, died circa 1784 in Batetourt County, Virginia.
• 5. Enoch Watkins, born circa 1736-1737, Vincent, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, married circa 1760, Mary Thomas, after her death he married Elizabeth Walthall in Campbell County, Virginia. he died circa 1814 in Campbell County, Virginia.
• 6. Benjamin Watkins, born circa 1738-1740, Chester County, Pennsylvania, married first Agnes _____, then Jane_____. He died 1819 in Campbell County, Virginia.
• 7. Robert Watkins Jr., born circa 1741-1742, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was a Captain in the Revolutionary War in the Bedford County, Virginia, Militia.
• 8. Margaret Watkins, born circa 1743, Vincent, Chester County, Pennsylvania, married George Barber, circa 1767 in Bedford County, Virginia or Johnston County, North Carolina.

The complete Watkins material in this genealogy came from the book: "Reese Kelso Watkins, His Ancestry and His Descendants and Collateral Lines Smith, Kelso, Cleveland, Bryan, Allison, Outlaw", 1973, by Frank B. Russell, 1008 Riverton Road, Moorestown, New Jersey 08057.

Notes

The parents of Captain George Barber were George and Elizabeth Barber of Augusta County, Virginia. The elder George died 1750 in that colony, and one of the appraisers of his estate in Augusta County was Robert Williams, the uncle of Margaret Watkins, Margaret later to become the bride of Capt. George Barber. Elizabeth, widow of the elder George Barber, married a man by the name of Patton in May of 1751 on Craig's Creek. Robert Watkins (Father of Margaret), the elder George Barber, and Matthew Patton all lived near each other on Craig's Creek in 1745.[1]1

Matthew Patton was the step-father of Capt. George Barber. He lived next to the Watkins family in Johnston County, North Carolina in 1767, and lived next to Capt. George Barber and Reese Watkins in Wilkes County, Georgia. Matthew Patton died in Wilkes County, Georgia in 1806, and two of the executors of his will were Capt. George Barber and Christopher Orr. Matthew Patton had been a witness to the will of Christopher's father, Robert Orr, in Johnston County, North Carolina in 1779.[2]2 This same Christopher had married Martha, the daughter of Reese Watkins. Reese Watkins was the older brother of Margaret Watkins.[3]3

George Barber was born about 1743, probably in Augusta County, Virginia. He had an older brother named [4]Plier. George married Margaret Watkins in December 1766 or early 1767. This date is determined because Margaret signed a deed in Bedford County, Virginia, 6 November 1766, as Margaret Watkins.[5]4 Also their oldest son, William Barber, served in the American Revolution.[6]5

Margaret Watkins was born about 1743 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, the youngest child and only daughter of Robert Watkins and his wife Margaret, and the only granddaughter of Cadawalader Watkins, who immigrated to America from Wales before 1704. The descendants of Cadawalader Watkins have been traced in the book Reese Kelso Watkins, his Ancestry and his Descendants, by Frank B. Russell, 1973. [1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16434413/person/1742183074

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   The only son and heir of Cadawa1dar Watkins was Robert who was born about 1700. He died on the frontier in 1753, in Augusta County, Virginia, while away from his residence in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Robert watkins' will was drawn on February 3, 1753, and witnessed by his sons Moses Watkins and Reece Watkins. Robert Williams was also a witness. The will is recorded at the Register, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Moses Watkins entered a sworn statement concerning his father's
   will at Philadelphia on August 17, 1753, after Robert's death.
   
   Robert Watkins was apparently married twice: m/1 Margaret ______, m/2 Jane Williams. Children all listed in-Robert's will: Aaron, Moses, Reece, Phillip, Enoch, Benjamin, Robert, Jr., Margaret.
   
   It is believed that Jane, widow of Robert Watkins, remained in Virginia and married Thomas Poage.
   Eight children were born.
   
   http://www.agsgenealogy.org/databases/pdffiles/AFH/AFH124Dec1974.pdf