Edward Watts

Edward Watts

Male 1779 - 1859  (80 years)

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  • Name Edward Watts  [1, 2
    Born 7 Apr 1779  Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Aug 1859  Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I391  mytree
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 

    Family Elizabeth Breckinridge,   b. 31 Mar 1794, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1862  (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. James B. Watts  [natural]
     2. Mary Scott Watts,   b. 26 Sep 1814, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1840, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)  [natural]
    +3. William Watts,   b. 20 Dec 1817, Flat Creek, Campbell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1877, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  [natural]
    +4. Ann Seldon Watts,   b. 13 Feb 1820, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1888  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
     5. Elizabeth B. Watts  [natural]
     6. Edward Watts, Jr,   d. in infancy  [natural]
     7. Letitia Gamble Watts,   b. 7 Nov 1829,   d. 8 Dec 1900  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
    +8. Alice Matilda Watts,   b. 26 Apr 1832, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1914, Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
    +9. Emma Gilmer Watts,   b. 13 Oct 1834, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1872, Oakland, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)  [natural]
     10. Henrietta Watts,   d. in infancy  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Apr 1779 - Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Aug 1859 - Roanoke, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Gen. Watts was a lawyer and Speaker of the Virginia Legislature. He was a great-grandfather of Mrs. Gamble Latrobe (Emma Crozer). Gen. Watts was a Trustee of Washington College.

  • Sources 
    1. [S94] Melissa Ward (sarafina@delcarsdungeon.com), Papers left to her grandson, CHL III.

    2. [S73] History of Washington College, Dr. W. H. Ruffin, President of Washington College 1833-1848/Feb 1893, Page 116.

    3. [S169] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for Emma Gilmer Watts


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