Individual Details
John Watts
(January 24, 1756 - September 13, 1823)
"John Watts enlisted in 1776 and served as a private in Captain Joseph Spencer's company. He was discharged from service 19 February 1778." (Affidavit of Elijah Watts and Mahala (Watts) Austin, children of John Watts, made 2 October 1846 in Randolph County, Missouri from John Watts Revolutionary War Pension File.)
1790 Albemarle County, Virginia census.
1810 Albemarle County, Virginia census: John Watts, over 45.
John Watts is shown in the Tax Lists for Albemarle County, Virginia in 1782 and 1800. John Watts was a farmer.
"13 June 1790 - Purchased 280 acres from parents in Albemarle County, Virginia." (Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book 10.)
"5 April 1798 - Aquired 140 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia." (Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book 18.)
"7 June 1813 - Sold 140 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia." (Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book 18.)
"10 April 1819 - Aquired 116 1/2 acres from his father." (Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book 22.)
"10 November 1796 Received witness fees- Albemarle Co., Virginia." (Albemarle County, Virrginia Order Book, 1798-1800.)
"John Watt's will found in Albemarle County, Virginia, dated 15 July 1823 (Will Book 7, page 312). Material from National Archives has affidavit by Ira Garrett in Albemarle County. At a court held on 6 July 1846 he states that John died in September 1836 leaving a widow who emigrated to Missouri after his death. It also gives the date of death of Lucy. That same material states that John was born in Orange County, Virginia and moved to Albemarle after the Revolutionary War. The affidavit: "The Court doth certify that satisfactory evidence has this day been established to said court that John Watts of Albemarle County (formerly of Orange) Virginia who was once refuted to have been a Revolutionary soldier." Marriage date is also in this material. Archives material lists same children as in will." (WATTS - HAMMACK GENEALOGY, by Gloria O. Palmer, 135 Northridge Drive, Grass Valley, California 95845, 1994.) His will was probated October 1823, Will Book 7, page 312 - Albemarle County, Virginia.
Information on John Watts' family and descendants comes from the Watts family Bible, letters from the Veterans Administration Bureau (May 16, 1934), belonging to Mrs. George O. Watts. Some information about the family of John Watts is from Ligons and Their Kin of Graves County, Kentucky, by Margaret Hardwick Miller; "The Durrett Family," Mrs. Burt Harter of Key West, Florida, from The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 16, pages 96 - 103.
1790 Albemarle County, Virginia census.
1810 Albemarle County, Virginia census: John Watts, over 45.
John Watts is shown in the Tax Lists for Albemarle County, Virginia in 1782 and 1800. John Watts was a farmer.
"13 June 1790 - Purchased 280 acres from parents in Albemarle County, Virginia." (Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book 10.)
"5 April 1798 - Aquired 140 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia." (Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book 18.)
"7 June 1813 - Sold 140 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia." (Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book 18.)
"10 April 1819 - Aquired 116 1/2 acres from his father." (Albemarle County, Virginia Deed Book 22.)
"10 November 1796 Received witness fees- Albemarle Co., Virginia." (Albemarle County, Virrginia Order Book, 1798-1800.)
"John Watt's will found in Albemarle County, Virginia, dated 15 July 1823 (Will Book 7, page 312). Material from National Archives has affidavit by Ira Garrett in Albemarle County. At a court held on 6 July 1846 he states that John died in September 1836 leaving a widow who emigrated to Missouri after his death. It also gives the date of death of Lucy. That same material states that John was born in Orange County, Virginia and moved to Albemarle after the Revolutionary War. The affidavit: "The Court doth certify that satisfactory evidence has this day been established to said court that John Watts of Albemarle County (formerly of Orange) Virginia who was once refuted to have been a Revolutionary soldier." Marriage date is also in this material. Archives material lists same children as in will." (WATTS - HAMMACK GENEALOGY, by Gloria O. Palmer, 135 Northridge Drive, Grass Valley, California 95845, 1994.) His will was probated October 1823, Will Book 7, page 312 - Albemarle County, Virginia.
Information on John Watts' family and descendants comes from the Watts family Bible, letters from the Veterans Administration Bureau (May 16, 1934), belonging to Mrs. George O. Watts. Some information about the family of John Watts is from Ligons and Their Kin of Graves County, Kentucky, by Margaret Hardwick Miller; "The Durrett Family," Mrs. Burt Harter of Key West, Florida, from The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 16, pages 96 - 103.
Events
| Birth | January 24, 1756 | Albemarle County, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | November 9, 1778 | Albemarle County, Virginia - Lucy Dalton | |||
| Death | September 13, 1823 | Albemarle County, Virginia |
Families
| Spouse | Lucy Dalton (1761 - 1844) |
| Child | Elizabeth Watts (1779 - 1846) |
| Child | Nancy Maria Watts (1780 - 1846) |
| Child | William Thomas Watts (1783 - 1851) |
| Child | Tyree Dalton Watts (1785 - 1846) |
| Child | Thomas Watts (1787 - 1860) |
| Child | Matilda Watts (1788 - 1837) |
| Child | Nelson Watts (1790 - 1868) |
| Child | Garrett Watts (1791 - 1846) |
| Child | David Watts (1793 - 1840) |
| Child | Mildred Watts (1797 - 1860) |
| Child | Mahala H. Watts (1798 - 1881) |
| Child | Robert Harrison Watts (1801 - 1879) |
| Child | Elijah Durrett Watts (1804 - 1884) |
| Father | Jacob Watts (1730 - 1821) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Betty" Durrett (1738 - 1819) |
| Sibling | Mildred "Milly" Watts (1753 - 1842) |
| Sibling | William Watts (1754 - 1801) |
| Sibling | David "Winston" Watts (1761 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Elijah Durrett Watts (1762 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Mary "Molly" "Polly" Watts (1764 - 1821) |
| Sibling | Fielding Watts (1766 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Frances Watts (1768 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy Ann Watts (1770 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Agnes "Aggy" Watts (1772 - 1850) |