Person:William Watkins (19)

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William Watkins
b.1740 Wales/England
d.30 Oct 1821 Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. William Watkins1740 - 1821
Spouse and Children
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m. 1768
  1. Charles Watkins1769 -
  2. Joseph Watkins1770 - 1849
  3. Jonathan Watkins1772 -
  4. William Watkins1775 -
  5. David Watkins1776 -
  6. Caleb Watkins1778 -
  7. Joshua Watkins1781 -
  8. Hannah Watkins1783 -
  9. George Watkins1785 -
  10. Amy WatkinsAbt 1786 -
  11. Rachel WatkinsAbt 1788 -
  12. Daniel Watkins1795 - Aft 1871
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Facts and Events
Name William Watkins
Gender Male
Birth? 1740 Wales/England
Marriage 1768 Baltimore, Marylandto Rachel Mullen
Residence[2] 1790 Patapsco Lower Hundred, Baltimore (county), Maryland, United States
Census 1790 Patapsco Lower Hundred, Baltimore, Marylandwith Rachel Mullen
Residence[1] 1800 Mason, Kentucky, United States
Residence[6] 1810 Washington Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Census 1820 Montgomery, Ohio, United Stateswith Rachel Mullen
Will[3] 1821 Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Death? 30 Oct 1821 Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Burial[7] Sugar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Centerville, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

WILLIAM WATKINS was born in 1740 at Wales/England. He married RACHEL MULLEN in 1768 at Baltimore County, Maryland. They had 12 children, 9 boys and 3 girls. Boys Charles and Caleb are not mentioned in their fathers will, so it is likely that they died young.

He enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Maryland Line 1/1/1777 for 2 years. He enlisted the 2nd time 1/1/1783 to Nov. 1783. He was probably in the battle of Germantown, Monmouth, Edge Hill, White Plains, and Eutah Springs. He was with General Washington at Valley Forge.

He appeared on the census of 1790 at Baltimore County, Maryland. William moved from Maryland to Mason County Kentucky. He probably moved sometime between 1791 and 1794. He is in Maryland in the 1790 census and his youngest child Daniel was born in Kentucky in 1795. He sold his land in Kentucky in 1800.

285 - 19 Feb 1800 (sic) Kanoth Dye and Jane his wife of Mason co AND William Watkins of Mason co Tr: Sale of land in Mason co, being located by Craigs Survey. Wt: Alexander Daugherty, Isaac Drake J.P.'s: Joseph Desha, Jonathan Stout Clerk: Marshall Key.

He appeared on the census of 25 Aug 1800 at Mason County, Kentucky.

In 1810 records have William living in Washington township in Montgomery countyS6. In 1820 his sons Daniel and Abbot are still there, but William has now moved one county north to Washington township in Miami county. His son Joshua and daughter Amy are with him in Miami countyS4. He appeared on the census of 1810 at Montgomery County, Ohio. He appeared on the census of 1820 at Washington Township, Miami County, Ohio.

He died on 30 Oct 1821 at Montgomery County, Ohio.

References
  1. ↑ Young, Florence Nelson, and Virgil D Young. Mason County, Kentucky, deed book, abstracts. (Denver, Colorado: Western Heraldry Organization, c1973)
    1800.

    285 - 19 Feb 1800 (sic) Kanoth Dye and Jane his wife of Mason co AND William Watkins of Mason co Tr: Sale of land in Mason co, being located by Craig's Survey.
    Wt: Alexander Daugherty, Isaac Drake J.P.'s: Joseph Desha, Jonathan Stout
    Clerk: Marshall Key

  2. ↑ United States. Census Office. Maryland, 1790 thru 1840 federal census : population schedules. (Washington [District of Columbia]: The National Archives, 1938, 1949, 1950, 1958-1961, 1969)
    1790.

    Patapsco Lower Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland;
    Roll: M637_3; Page: 211; Image: 127; Family History Library Film: 0568143.
    William Watkins Entry

    Number of Free White Males Under 16: 4
    (George, Joshua, Caleb, David, William)
    Number of Free White Males 16 and Over: 3
    (William Watkins, Charles, Joseph, Jonathan)
    Number of Free White Females: 4
    (Rachel Mullen, Hannah, Amy, Rachel)
    Number of Household Members: 11
    (Some of 13 family members must have moved out, or died)

  3. ↑ Brien, Lindsay M. Miami Valley will abstracts: from the counties of Miami, Montgomery, Warren & Preble in the state of Ohio, 1803-1850. (Dayton, Ohio: unknown, 1991).
  4.   1820 federal population census index, Ohio. (Columbus [Ohio]: Ohio Library Foundation, 1976).

    Washington, Miami, Ohio
    Page: 137; NARA Roll: M33_94; Image: 154.
    William Watkins Entry

  5.   Clift, Garrett Glenn. 'Second census' of Kentucky, 1800. (Baltimore [Maryland])
    310.

    Williams Watkins Sr, Mason County, 6/10/1800
    William Watkins SR Entry

  6. ↑ Jackson, Ronald Vern; Gary Ronald Teeples; and David Schaefermeyer. Index to Ohio tax lists, 1800-1810. (Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, c1977-1985)
    1810.

    William Watkins
    State: OH
    COUNTY: Montgomery County
    Township: Washington Township
    Year: 1810
    Record Type: Tax list
    Page: 037
    Database: OH 1810 Washington Co. Census Index

  7. ↑ 64947546, in Find A Grave
    includes headstone photo , last accessed Dec 2024.

    [Note: states, "this picture is not Williams headstone it is a representation of it. He is buried on an unmarked grave in the woods nearby."]

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