John (79A) Watts

Abt 1732 - Bef 1776  (< 44 years)

• Name	John (79A) Watts  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1732	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Estate Settlement - Named in fathers settlement	2 Oct 1743	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was named as son John Watts and given the land where I now live, also Mills Island and Wolfs Denn in the will of William Watts. Henry Scarburgh was appointed his guardian.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	2 Oct 1743	Accomack Co, Virginia
  	To son John Watts land in Accomack county; represented at probate 29 Nov 1743 by guardian Henry Scarburgh
  Will - Named in Grand Mothers will	8 Sep 1756	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was named as grandson John Watts in the will of Winefried Scarburgh.
  Will - Named as an Executor of a will	17 Apr 1758	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as friend John Watts and named Extr in the will of William Kendall, wife May Ann.
  Heir - named as	2 Oct 1764	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	He was named as brother (brother-in-law?) John Watts in the will of Bennet Scarburgh.
  Land - they bought land	1773	tract A173, between Wattsville & Atlantic, Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	Whitelaw shows young William Blake sold his 82 acres of this tract to John Watts, who 4 years later (wife Rebecca) left to his son William.
  Record ID	61218
  Will	6 Jul 1776	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	In his will John Watts named wife Rebecca to be whole Exec. To son David Watts 18 acres on Pungoteague which I purchased of Henry Scarburgh. Wife to be guardian of my children Henry, David. William & Rebecca. To son William Watts the land purchased of David Walker & the land I bought of William Blake, containing 82 acres. To daughter Anne Downing. In case of the death of my wife my son in law William Downing to be my Exr. Children residual legatees. Witt: Skinner Wallop, James Drummond, William Fosque.
  Death	Bef 27 Aug 1776	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 7]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated. James Henry appointed guardian to David Watts, heir at law to the testator.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Watts, (Accomack),   b. 1641   d. Bef 4 Jun 1684, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 43 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth (--?--),   b. Abt 1632, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 May 1686, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 54 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. John (79A) Watts,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Aug 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 44 years) ╚═ Margaret (83) Scarburgh,  m. Abt 1755 ;   Rebecca Wallop,  m. Aft 3 Dec 1761 > 2. Charles (79B) Watts,   b. Abt 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Aug 1762, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 28 years) ╚═ Mary (--?--),  m. Abt 1755 + 3. William (79C) Watts, (II),   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1805  (Age 69 years) ╚═ Sophia Collier   4. Elizabeth (79D) Watts,   b. Abt 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah (79E) Watts,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I61218	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	William Watts, (I),   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Nov 1743, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 33 years)
  Mother	Comfort (33) Scarburgh,   b. Abt 1702, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1730  [1, 8]
  Family ID	F11112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret (83) Scarburgh,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Oct 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 28 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1755	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Anne (178) Watts,   b. Abt 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 35 years) ╚═ Capt. William Downing  (Age < 74 years)  m. Abt 1775   2. Henry (178B) Watts,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. David (178A) Watts, Esq.,   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. May 1853 (Age 91 years) ╚═ Peggy Wallop  (Age < 23 years)  m. 1786;    ╚═ Sarah 'Sally' (--?--)  m. 13 Jul 1803;    ╚═ Elizabeth A.S. Palmer  m. 17 Dec 1833
  Family ID	F11116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca Wallop,   b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═John (166) Kendall,   b. Abt 1726, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Jun 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 32 years)  m. Abt 1750
  Marriage	Aft 3 Dec 1761	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. William Watts,   b. Abt 1766, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1845 (Age 79 years) ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betsy' Boston  (Age 65 years)  m. 3 Oct 1840 + 2. Rebecca Watts,   b. Abt 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ George (of Levin) Marshall  (Age < 62 years)  m. Bef 17 Nov 1794
  Family ID	F19566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1732 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - Named in fathers settlement - 2 Oct 1743 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1755 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Grand Mothers will - 8 Sep 1756 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named as an Executor of a will - 17 Apr 1758 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Aft 3 Dec 1761 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Heir - named as - 2 Oct 1764 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 6 Jul 1776 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 27 Aug 1776 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 131 (will of William Watts), 570. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 612 (Mason Family), 888. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 131 (will of William Watts, wife Comfort), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 192 (will of William Kendall, wife Mary), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 237 (will of Bennet Scarburgh), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1330 (tract A173), 572. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 297 (will of John Watts, wife Rebecca), 570. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 449 (Utie-Bennett Family), 940. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 210 (will of Charles Scarburgh) & p. 237 (will of Bennet Scarburgh), 570.