Watkins - Our Kin Folk

Descendants of Christopher Watkins 

Generation No. 1 

1. CHRISTOPHER 1 WATKINS 1 was born 1732 in Henrico, Virginia, USA 1 , and died 06 Nov 1822 in Anson, North 

Carolina, USA 1 . He married MARY JANE THOMAS 1 , daughter of THOMAS THOMAS and SUSANNAH CLOTHIER. 

She was born 1735 in Queen Annes, Maryland, USA 1 , and died 1817 in Anson, North Carolina, USA 1 . 

Child of CHRISTOPHER WATKINS and MARY THOMAS is: 

2. i. JOSEPH 2 WATKINS, b. 1750, Rowan Surrey, North Carolina, USA; d. Aft. 1829, South Carolina Long Creek 

Cemetary. 


2. JOSEPH 2 WATKINS (CHRISTOPHER 1 ) 1 was born 1750 in Rowan Surrey, North Carolina, USA 1 , and died Aft. 

1829 in South Carolina Long Creek Cemetary. He married (2) FANNIE WATKINS 1 . She was born Abt. 1755 in 

Pasquotank, North Carolina, and died 1840 in Pickens, South Carolina, USA 1 . He married (3) SOPHIA VON 

HOLST 1 1870 1 . He married (4) ELTRESE SMITH 1 1883 1 . 

Child of JOSEPH WATKINS is: 

i. SAMUEL J 3 WATKINS 1 . 

Children of JOSEPH WATKINS and FANNIE WATKINS are: 

ii. JOSEPH 3 WATKINS 1 , b. Abt. 1775; d. 1827 1 . 

3. iii. HENRY WATKINS SR., b. Abt. 1777, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1870, South Carolina, Near Long Creek 

Pendleton Dist. Changd to Pickens, now Oconee. 

4. iv. THOMAS WATKINS, b. 1779, Surrey, North Carolina, USA; d. 04 May 1849, Lumpkin Co. Ga.. 

5. v. CASSEY WATKINS, b. Abt. 1784, North Carolina. 

vi. JANE WATKINS, b. Bef. 1790, North Carolina. 

6. vii. ALCEY WATKINS, b. Bef. 1790, South Carolina; d. 01 Jan 1872, Ga.. 

7. viii. FRANCIS WATKINS, b. 1791, South Carolina; d. 23 Feb 1883, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. 

8. ix. ESTER WATKINS, b. 1800, North Carolina. 

Child of JOSEPH WATKINS and SOPHIA VON HOLST is: 

x. ANGELLE 3 WATKINS 1 . 

Child of JOSEPH WATKINS and ELTRESE SMITH is: 

xi. SAMUEL J 3 WATKINS 1 . 


3. HENRY 3 WATKINS SR. (JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) was born Abt. 1777 in North Carolina, and died Abt. 1870 in 

South Carolina, Near Long Creek Pendleton Dist. Changd to Pickens, now Oconee. He married HANNAH 

JOHNSON 1 , daughter of GEORGE JOHNSON and ELIZABETH DURHAM. She was born 1777 in North Carolina, 

USA 1 , and died 1870 1 . 

Children of HENRY WATKINS and HANNAH JOHNSON are: 

i. HANNAH 4 WATKINS 1 . 

ii. ESTHER WATKINS 1 , b. 1800, North Carolina, USA 1 . 

9. iii. HESKETT WATKINS SR. (HESS), b. 1804, North Carolina; d. Apr 1880, Gilmer, Georgia, USA. 

iv. KISIAH WATKINS 1 , b. 1805, North Carolina, USA 1 ; d. 1880, Lumpkin, Georgia, USA 1 . 

v. ABNER MURRAY WATKINS, b. 23 Dec 1808, Pickens, South Carolina; d. 24 Jan 1890, Cherry Log, Gilmer, 

Georgia, USA 1 . 

vi. WILLIAM HENRY WATKINS 1 , b. 1813, South Carolina; d. 30 Jun 1884, Gilmer, Georgia, USA 1 . 

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vii. GEORGE SAMUEL WATKINS 1 , b. 1818, South Carolina; d. 1849, South Carolina, USA 1 . 

10. viii. JOSEPH WATKINS, b. 04 Jun 1820, South Carolina; d. 02 Sep 1862, Tennessee. 

ix. JENNY WATKINS, b. 1825, South Carolina. 

x. JENNY WATKINS 1 , b. 1825, Pickens, South Carolina, USA 1 . 

4. THOMAS 3 WATKINS (JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) 1,2 was born 1779 in Surrey, North Carolina, USA 3,4 , and died 

04 May 1849 in Lumpkin Co. Ga. 4 . He married MARGARET EDWARDS 5 1801 in Pendelton, South Carolina, 

daughter of YOUNG EDWARDS and CATES. She was born Abt. 1778, and died 1880 in Lumpkin, Georgia, USA 5 . 

Children of THOMAS WATKINS and MARGARET EDWARDS are: 

i. JOSEPH 4 WATKINS, b. 31 Jan 1802, South Carolina. 

ii. HENRY WATKINS 5,6,7,8 , b. 12 Mar 1803, South Carolina 9,10,11 ; d. 19 May 1891, Georgia, USA 12,13 ; m. 

EVALINE BELMONT 13,14,15,16 ; b. 1802, , , Georgia, USA 17,18,19,20 ; d. 19 May 1891, , , Georgia, USA 21 . 

More About HENRY WATKINS: 

Residence: 1880, Nimblewill, Lumpkin, Georgia, United States 22 

More About EVALINE BELMONT: 

Residence: 1850, Davis, Lumpkin, Georgia 23 

iii. THOMAS WATKINS JR., b. 10 Jun 1805. 

iv. NANCY WATKINS 24 , b. 09 Feb 1807. 

v. TOLLIVIER WATKINS 25 , b. 1809 25 ; m. ELIZABETH C. LAWRENCE. 

11. vi. ELIAS WATKINS, b. 16 Sep 1811, , , South Carolina, USA. 

vii. HEWELL WATKINS, b. 15 Dec 1813. 

viii. ALEY WATKINS 25 , b. 07 Jul 1816, , , South Carolina, USA 25 . 

12. ix. WILLIAM WATKINS, b. 21 Sep 1817, Pendleton District, South Carolina; d. 10 Aug 1864, Little Rock, 

Arkansas, USA. 

x. EMILY WATKINS, b. 13 Jul 1818. 

xi. BERRICK WATKINS 26 , b. 16 Jan 1822; d. 06 Sep 1908, James, Tennessee, USA 26 . 

13. xii. JOSHUA WATKINS, b. 02 Jul 1825, Pendelton, , South Carolina, USA; d. 30 Jun 1910, Pickens, Georgia, 

USA. 

14. xiii. PHILAMEN M. WATKINS, b. 15 Oct 1827, South Carolina; d. 23 Apr 1907, Friendship Baptist, Forsyth Ga.. 

5. CASSEY 3 WATKINS (JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) was born Abt. 1784 in North Carolina. She married JACOB 

FRICKS. He was born Abt. 1780 in North Carolina or Georgia. 

Children of CASSEY WATKINS and JACOB FRICKS are: 

i. LEWIS 4 FRICKS, b. 1801, South Carolina. 

ii. HENRY FRICKS, b. 09 Jun 1805, South Carolina. 

iii. FRICKS, b. Abt. 1810. 

iv. JANE FRICKS, b. 1818, South Carolina. 

v. JACOB FRICKS, b. 1820, South Carolina. 

6. ALCEY 3 WATKINS (JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) 26 was born Bef. 1790 in South Carolina, and died 01 Jan 1872 in 

Ga.. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON EDMONDSON 1820. He was born Abt. 1800 in South Carolina. 

Children of ALCEY WATKINS and GEORGE EDMONDSON are: 

i. GEORGE W. 4 EDMONDSON, b. Pickens, South Carolina. 

ii. JULIA ANN EDMONDSON, b. South Carolina. 

iii. DURIAH EDMONDSON, b. 1827, South Carolina. 

7. FRANCIS 3 WATKINS (JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) was born 1791 in South Carolina, and died 23 Feb 1883 in 

Pickens, South Carolina, USA 26 . She married MATHIAS FRICKS. He was born 1784. 

Children of FRANCIS WATKINS and MATHIAS FRICKS are: 

i. JOHN D. 4 FRICKS, b. 1814, South Carolina. 

ii. JASPER FRICKS, b. 1834, South Carolina. 

iii. WESLEY FRICKS, b. 1836, South Carolina. 

iv. CHRISTIAN FRICKS, b. 1838, South Carolina. 

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8. ESTER 3 WATKINS (JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) was born 1800 in North Carolina. She married JOHN FRICKS. He 

was born Abt. 1786 in Rowan/Surrey North Carolina. 

Children of ESTER WATKINS and JOHN FRICKS are: 

i. JOHN 4 FRICKS, b. 1827, South Carolina. 

ii. NIMROD FRICKS, b. 1832, South Carolina. 

iii. RACHEL FRICKS, b. 1840, South Carolina. 


9. HESKETT 4 WATKINS SR. (HESS) (HENRY 3 , JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) was born 1804 in North Carolina, and died 

Apr 1880 in Gilmer, Georgia, USA 26 . He married REBECCA SIMPSON 1830 in North Carolina. She was born 

1806 in South Carolina, and died Bef. 1880 in Ellijay, Ga.. 

Children of HESKETT WATKINS and REBECCA SIMPSON are: 

i. HESKETT 5 WATKINS JR. (HART), b. 26 Mar 1831, South Carolina; d. 06 Oct 1881, Ga.. 

ii. JAMES WARREN R. D. WATKINS, b. Abt. 1835. 

iii. NEWTON WATKINS, b. 1838, Gilmer County Georgia. 

iv. REUBEN WATKINS, b. 1841, Gilmer County Georgia. 

v. WILLIAM SIMPSON WATKINS, b. 02 Oct 1844, Gilmer County Georgia. 

vi. ZEMERIAH WATKINS, b. Aug 1846, Georgia. 

vii. MARY LUCRETIA WATKINS, b. 06 Feb 1849, Union, Ga. 

viii. ROBERTA RODA WATKINS, b. 21 Aug 1851, Ga.. 

10. JOSEPH 4 WATKINS (HENRY 3 , JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) was born 04 Jun 1820 in South Carolina, and died 02 

Sep 1862 in Tennessee. He married MARY ELIZABETH BROWN 02 Nov 1843 in Lumpkin, Ga. 

Children of JOSEPH WATKINS and MARY BROWN are: 

i. WILLIAM CARROLL 5 WATKINS. 

ii. JEMIMA ANN WATKINS. 

iii. SALLY EMMILINE WATKINS. 

iv. JOHN NATHAN WATKINS. 

v. CAL WATKINS. 

vi. AMANDA WATKINS. 

vii. JAMES TYLER WATKINS. 

viii. JOSEPH EMERSON WATKINS. 

ix. MACKAY BROWN WATKINS. 

11. ELIAS 4 WATKINS (THOMAS 3 , JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) 27 was born 16 Sep 1811 in , , South Carolina, USA 27 . 

He married MARY MEDLIN. 

Child of ELIAS WATKINS and MARY MEDLIN is: 

i. LOUCINDA 5 WATKINS 27,28,29,30,31 , b. 25 Jun 1838, , , South Carolina, USA 32,33,34,35,36 ; d. 14 Aug 1908, , , 

Georgia, USA 37 ; m. MARTIN VAN BUREN PRINCE 37,38,39,40 ; b. 22 Sep 1839, Union, , Georgia, USA 41,42,43,44 ; 

d. 05 Oct 1906, Polk, , Tennessee, USA 45 . 

More About LOUCINDA WATKINS: 

Residence: 1870, Cut Off, Dawson, Georgia 46 

More About MARTIN VAN BUREN PRINCE: 

Residence: 1860, Hot House, Cherokee, North Carolina 47 

12. WILLIAM 4 WATKINS (THOMAS 3 , JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) 48,49 was born 21 Sep 1817 in Pendleton District, 

South Carolina 49 , and died 10 Aug 1864 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA 50,51 . He married (1) MARTHA VICTORIA 

RIDER 51,52 , daughter of JOHN RIDER and NANCY STANDRIDGE. She was born 1824 in Pendleton, , South Carolina, 

USA 53,54 , and died 1905 in Polk, , Arkansas, USA 55 . He married (2) PATSEY. She was born 1820. 

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More About MARTHA VICTORIA RIDER: 

Residence: 1880, Precinct 4, Cherokee, Texas, United States 56 

Child of WILLIAM WATKINS and MARTHA RIDER is: 

i. SUE 5 WATKINS. 

13. JOSHUA 4 WATKINS (THOMAS 3 , JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) 57 was born 02 Jul 1825 in Pendelton, , South 

Carolina, USA 57 , and died 30 Jun 1910 in Pickens, Georgia, USA 58,59 . He married (1) FERBY WATKINS 59 . She 

was born Abt. 1827 in Tennessee 59 . He married (2) ELLEN. 

Child of JOSHUA WATKINS and FERBY WATKINS is: 

i. HENRY O. 5 WATKINS 59,60,60 , b. 13 Feb 1852, Pickens Co. Ga. 61,62,62 ; d. 18 Aug 1894, Monroe, , Tennessee, 

USA 63 ; m. (1) HETTIE; m. (2) MARTHA JANE TALLENT 63,64,65 ; b. 1855, , , Tennessee, USA 66,67,68 ; d. 1924, 

Etowah, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA 69 . 

More About HENRY O. WATKINS: 

Residence: 1920, Militia District 1748, Emanuel, Georgia 70 

More About MARTHA JANE TALLENT: 

Residence: 1920, Athens, McMinn, Tennessee 71 

14. PHILAMEN M. 4 WATKINS (THOMAS 3 , JOSEPH 2 , CHRISTOPHER 1 ) 72 was born 15 Oct 1827 in South Carolina 72 , 

and died 23 Apr 1907 in Friendship Baptist, Forsyth Ga. 72 . He married ELIZABETH COCKRAN 72 15 Oct 1851 in 

Georgia. She was born 15 Sep 1831 in , , Georgia, USA 72 , and died 10 Dec 1913 in , , Georgia, USA 72 . 

Children of PHILAMEN WATKINS and ELIZABETH COCKRAN are: 

i. O. K. 5 WATKINS. 

ii. LINCY J. WATKINS 72 . 

iii. CAY WATKINS, b. 1855. 

iv. WILLIAM P WATKINS, b. 1857. 

v. JAMES M. WATKINS 73,74 , b. 30 May 1857 75,76 ; d. 24 Feb 1939, Cherokee, Georgia 77 ; m. MARTHA; b. 23 Mar 

1865; d. 09 Apr 1943. 

Notes for JAMES M. WATKINS: 

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James M. and Martha Watkins 

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vi. THOMAS ELDREDGE WATKINS 78,79 , b. 05 Feb 1861 80,81 ; d. 08 Dec 1944, Friendship Baptist, Forsyth 

Ga. 82,83 ; m. (2) BECKY SAVANNAH HIGHTOWER 84 , 1883; b. 04 Mar 1865 85 ; d. 24 Oct 1927, Friendship 

Baptist, Forsyth Ga. 86 . 

Notes for THOMAS ELDREDGE WATKINS: 

Thomas Eldridge Watkins and Becky Savanah Hightower 

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Thomas Eldridge Watkins 

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Notes for BECKY SAVANNAH HIGHTOWER: 

Thomas Eldridge Watkins and Becky Savanah Hightower 

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vii. JOHN HENRY WATKINS 87 , b. 12 Oct 1862 87 ; d. 09 Dec 1902 87 ; m. FRANCES M. ROUSE; b. 1867; d. 1959. 

viii. SR. JAMES PHILLIMAN WATKINS 88 , b. 26 Jul 1887 88 ; d. 04 Jul 1977, Forsyth, Georgia 88 ; m. RACHEL 

SAVADA RICHARDS 89,90,91 ; b. 18 Aug 1894 92,93,94 ; d. 27 Mar 1986, Roswell, Ga Nursing Home 95,96,97 . 

Notes for SR. JAMES PHILLIMAN WATKINS: 

aka: Jim or Jim P. 

More About SR. JAMES PHILLIMAN WATKINS: 

Residence: Forsyth 98 

Notes for RACHEL SAVADA RICHARDS: 

aka: Ada 

More About RACHEL SAVADA RICHARDS: 

Residence: Forsyth 99 

Endnotes 

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Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 

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