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Facts and Events
Will of Stephen Watkins
- WILL of STEPHEN WATKINS. dated April 25, 1754; p. April 24, 1755
- Wit: James Vest, Richard Puckett. Ex. Brother Thomas Watkins, his two sons Henry and Thomas, my brother Joel Watkins, friend Charles Christion.
- Leg: wife Mary Watkins, instead of her third of all my lands, the use of my plantation whereon I live and all land lying below my mill up to first branch S/S mill run, up branch to head to cor. Between me and Colo. Wm. Cannon, on his line to River, up river to mouth of sd. Mill run; also lend wife Negroes and use of mill til son Charles is 18; daughter Elizabeth Watkins; son Charles plantation aforementioned, also 145 acres bought of Joseph Akins at age 18; son Thomas Watkins all my land N/S mill run and all my land S/S sd. Mill run not given to son Charles to be his at age 18; son Charles and Thomas the mill, each tohave equal part; son Stephen Watkins 400 acres in Goochland Co., VA at age 18 dau. Susannah Watkins; wife Mary Watkins rest of my est. for life, then to be div. Between all my children.
- Slaves: Sarah and Agge; Will and Sue; Robin and Pompey; Jemy and Samson; Jack and Ned; York and Agge.
Records
- Deed of gift 1750 to Stephen Watkins of Amelia County, Virginia. To Charles Christian, Jr. of Goochland, Virginia, deed dated 1754.
Notes
- From "Watkins Family of Henrico and Neighboring Counties":
- STEPHEN WATKINS, son of Thomas of Swift Creek, died in Amelia County, VA in 1755. His will named his brothers Joel and Thomas, wife Mary, children Charles, Thomas, Stephen, Elizabeth and Susannah. All of Stephen's children were under 18 years of age when his will was written. Thomas Watkins who died in Halifax County, VA in 1816 was probably the son of Stephen. Thomas was born in 1748 and lived in Amelia County where he married Magdalene Dupuy in 1775. Later he moved to Halifax County. Charles Watkins who married Lucy Curd in 1772 in Goochland County and had Edward born 1773 and Nancy born 1776 (and perhaps others) wasalso Stephen's son. Stephen's son Stephen is a puzzle and little is known of him. There is an Inventory filed in Louisa County, VA in 1787 for Stephen Watkins and it might be assumed that perhaps Stephen's son Stephen died in 1787 if it were not for a marriage in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 1791. The marriage records says, "Nancy Watkins, daughter of Stephen, who consents", married William Spraggins. No other Stephen old enough to have a daughter who married in 1791 is known."
Citations
- http://theharmons.us/harmon_t/b1919.htm
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