Charles Ryland Scott Family

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Benjamin Watts

M, b. 5 October 1764, d. 7 March 1840

Parents

FatherRichard R Watts (b. 1740, d. 5 May 1817)
MotherElizabeth Townsend (b. 1745, d. 1817)

Children with Elizabeth Tandy Key (b. 1765, d. 16 February 1843)

SonRichard Ivey Watts+ (b. 2 April 1788, d. 21 May 1841)
SonHope Hull Watts+ (b. 11 January 1791, d. 26 June 1870)
DaughterSusannah Watts+ (b. 18 September 1798, d. 1837)
DaughterElizabeth Key Watts+ (b. 12 January 1804, d. 20 November 1847)
Pedigree Chart
Included in charts - listsDescendants of John Bond - Jamestowne Burgess (1654-62)
Townsend - Descendants of John Townsend b. 1708
Watts - Descendants of John Watts b. 1700
Relationship3rd great-granduncle of Carol Jay Gilstrap
5th great-granduncle of Isaac Silas Vaughn
5th great-granduncle of Katherine Gilstrap Scott
5th great-granduncle of Joseph Ryland Scott
5th great-granduncle of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott
5th great-granduncle of Orly Marie Vaughn
5th great-granduncle of Avital Catherine Vaughn

Person Exhibits

Biography

ProbateBenjamin Watts had his estate probated in Clinton, Illinois, USABGO.1,2
MilitaryHe served in the military in Virginia, United StatesBGO.3
Person SourceHe had person sources.4
Birth5 October 1764He was born on 5 October 1764 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United StatesBGO.
Marriage18 November 1784He and Elizabeth Tandy Key were married on 18 November 1784 in Stanton River, Bedford Co., Virginia, USABG.1
Military1812He served in the military in 1812 in United StatesBGO.5
Residence1820He lived in Turkey Hill, St Clair, Illinois, United StatesBG, in 1820.6
Residence1830He lived in St Clair, Illinois, USABGO, in 1830.7
Residencebetween 1833 and 1849He lived in Illinois, United StatesBGO, between 1833 and 1849.8
Misc15 October 1835He LandSection: 25; Meridian: 3rd PM; Range: 3-W; RegistrationOffice: Kaskaskia on 15 October 1835 in Washington, Illinois, United StatesBGO.9
Residence1840He lived in Washington, Illinois, United StatesBGO, in 1840.10
Death7 March 1840He died on 7 March 1840 at age 75 in Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United StatesBGO.
Burial7 March 1840He was buried on 7 March 1840 in Verner Cemetery Nashville Washington County Illinois, USABG.1
Last Edited16 July 2019

Citations

  1. [S863] Bright/Wilkins/Creamer/Everhart/Clark/Wade/Butler/Norcross/Summers/Davenport Tree, Benjamin Watts
  2. [S865] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Will record, 1857-1928; Author: Illinois. County Court (Clinton County); Probate Place: Clinton, Illinois
  3. [S682] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
  4. [S542] Elizabeth Sanders Family Tree, Elizabeth Townsend
  5. [S402] Direct Data Capture, comp, U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
  6. [S243] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Turkey Hill, St Clair, Illinois; Page: 129; NARA Roll: M33_12; Image: 126
  7. [S244] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: St Clair, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 25; Page: 141; Family History Library Film: 0007650
  8. [S864] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depa
  9. [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
  10. [S245] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Illinois; Page: 227