Thomas WATKINS

1678 - 1760  (82 years)

• Name	Thomas WATKINS
  Nickname	Thomas of Swift Creek
  Birth	1678	Swift Creek Farms, Henrico, Virginia, British America   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	25 Jan 1691/2	Henrico County, Virginia, British America   [1]
  	Received grant of land from his father
  	"He ... on 25 January 1691/2 made a gift of land "I now live on" to Henry Watkins and 200 acres to Thomas Watkins Henrico County, Virginia Deeds and Wills (1688-1697), p. 269 ."
  Will	"His will was proved Cumberland County...and disposed of a comfortable estate in lands..."
  Death	4 Mar 1760	Swift Creek Farms, Cumberland, Virginia, British America   [1, 2]
  Notes	This man, now known as "Thomas Watkins of Swift Creek," first appears in surviving official records in January 1691/92 when Henry Watkins gave to "my Son Tho(mas) Watkins one tract of Land containing two hundred acres Situate upon the three Runs in (Henrico) County, taken up at two surveys." A 1705 "Rent Roll" of landowners in Henrico County reported "Thomas Watkins" as the owner of 200 acres,... He continued to buy and sell land in Henrico, Goochland, and Cumberland Counties up until his death in spring 1760. There is a persistent tradition that this Thomas married an Elizabeth Pride, but this is unproven.
  Person ID	I16562	Watkins
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry WATKINS, III,   b. 1637, Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales d. 7 Feb 1713, Malvern Hills, Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, British America (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Katherine PRIDE,   b. 1642, Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales d. 1703, Malvern Hills, Varina Parish, Henrico, Virginia, British America (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1658	Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, British America   [4]
  Family ID	F4496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth PRIDE   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1708	Henrico County, Virginia, British America
  	There is a persistent tradition that this Thomas married an Elizabeth Pride, but this is unproven.
  Children	1. Susannah WATKINS,   b. 1706, Henrico County, Virginia, British America d. 1759, Virginia (Age 53 years)   2. Jane WATKINS,   b. 1708, Henrico County, Virginia, British America d. 2 Dec 1777, Jenitoe Creek, Cumberland, Virginia, United States (Age 69 years)   3. Mary WATKINS,   b. 1710, Henrico County, Virginia, British America d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth WATKINS,   b. 1712, Henrico County, Virginia, British America d. 4 Feb 1802, Virginia, United States (Age 90 years)   5. Thomas WATKINS, Jr.,   b. 1714, Chickahominy, Henrico, Virginia, British America d. Nov 1783, Henrico County, Virginia, United States (Age 69 years)   6. Joel WATKINS,   b. 1716, Henrico County, Virginia, British America d. Abt 1776, Prince Edward County, Virginia (Age 60 years)   7. Stephen WATKINS,   b. 1720, Henrico County, Virginia, British America d. 1755, Amelia County, Virginia (Age 35 years)   8. Benjamin WATKINS,   b. 1725, Powhatan County, Virginia, United States d. Bef 9 Feb 1781, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States (Age < 56 years)
  Family ID	F4503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S474] Henry Watkins of Henrico County. [S447] ua, Emerson Family Tree. [S442] Henry Watkins of Henrico County, Page 31. [S462] Wikitree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pride-13, Wikitree.