WATKINS, Henry Sr.

1780 - 1871  (91 years)

• Name	WATKINS, Henry
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1780	Surry County, North Carolina, United States   [1, 2]
  	It is more likely that his birth year was 1780 since the 1850 census says he was 70 at the time, and because every other census has him in the wrong age group if he were born in 1777 rather than 1780.
  Gender	Male
  Misc	19 Jul 1809	Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States   [3]
  	Land purchase
  	Christian Sloan of Pendleton District, SC, sold 100 acres to Henry WATKINS of Pendleton District for $100.00, plantation or tract of land where he now lives, at John Cobb's line in the head of a branch near Tallant's old field, thence to a Ridge Path till it crosses said Cobb's line. Also on FHL Film 02284l. Wit. Josiah Porter and Rebecca Gates -- 8 Oct 1810. Recorded 2 9 Oct 1811.
  Death	1871	Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States   [1, 2]
  Burial	Long Creek, Oconee, South Carolina, United States   [2]
  	Address: Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I3645	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	WATKINS, Joseph Sr.,   b. 1750, North Carolina d. 1827, Pickens District, South Carolina (Age 77 years)
  Mother	UNKNOWN, Fanny,   b. Between 1750 and 1755, North Carolina d. Bef 1850, Pickens District, South Carolina (Age < 99 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1775	North Carolina
  Family ID	F1126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JOHNSON, Hannah,   b. 1782, North Carolina d. 1863, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1804	North Carolina
  	An estimate based on the birth date and place of their first child, Hesket Watkins.
  Residence	1830	Pickens District, South Carolina   [4]
  	Census lists one male between 40 and 50 (Henry-50), one female between 30 and 40 (Hannah-48 probably an error). Further, it reports that there was one male and one female 5-10, one male and one female 10-15, and one male and one female 15-20.
  Residence	1840	Pickens County, South Carolina, United States   [5]
  	Census lists one male and one female between the ages of fifty and sixty (Henry-60) and (Mary Elizabeth-58), one female between 80 and 90 (Probably one of their mothers), one female between 20 and 30 and two males between 15 and 20 (this might include Joseph Watkins since he would have been twenty and was not married until 1843).
  Residence	20 Aug 1850	Western Division, Pickens District, South Carolina   [6]
  	Farmer
  	Surname misspelled "Wadkins" in this census.
  Residence	10 Jul 1860	2nd Reg., Pickens County, South Carolina   [7]
  	Farmer
  	Surname mis-spelled "Walkins"
  Children	1. WATKINS, William Heskett,   b. 1804, North Carolina, United States d. Apr 1880, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States (Age 76 years)   2. WATKINS, Keziah,   b. 1806, South Carolina d. Georgia   3. WATKINS, Abner,   b. 23 Dec 1808, South Carolina d. Georgia   4. WATKINS, Henry Jr.,   b. 1813, South Carolina d. 30 Jun 1884, Georgia (Age 71 years)   5. WATKINS, Hannah,   b. 18 Jun 1815, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   6. WATKINS, Samuel,   b. 1818, South Carolina d. Abt 1849 (Age 31 years)   7. WATKINS, Joseph,   b. 4 Jun 1820, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States d. 2 Sep 1862, Tennessee, United States (Age 42 years)   8. WATKINS, Jenny,   b. Abt 1825, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S114] Miscellaneous, Descendents of Joseph Watkins of North Carolina. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~grizzard/watkins000.htm [S109] Find-a-Grave website, MEMORIAL ID: 140506723. [S114] Miscellaneous, Le Bron Camp Preston. [S301] 1830 Federal Census, Pickens Dist., South Carolina. [S98] 1840 Federal Census, Pickens District, South Carolina. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Western Divn., Pickens District, South Carolina Dwelling 339. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, 2nd Regt., Pickens District, South Carolina Page 127 Dwelling 979.