Dedicated to my Maternal Great Grandfather Fleming C. Watkins
Watkins family files follows the branch of Watkins that arrived in the Americas at Jamestown, Virginia and eventually settled in Halifax County, Virginia.
- Jamestown Colony
- Watkins 1600
- Watkins 1700
- Watkins 1800
- Watkins Civil War
- Watkins 1900
- The Edwards
- Summary
Suggested Reading:
This book contains many references to Watkins and is the source for some of the information in this section.
A History of Halifax County, Virginia
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Book Description
Halifax County was created in 1752 from Lunenburg County and was co-extensive with Antrim Parish. At the time of its formation Halifax included all the territory that is now in Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin, and Patrick counties. Although entitled a "History," this work consists almost entirely of genealogical records and includes more than 150 pages of genealogical sketches. The records include: Abstracts of Court Records, Deeds, and Wills, as well as other legal documents, arranged alphabetically by family name; Marriages, 1753-1850, arranged alphabetically by name of groom; and an Appendix listing Colonial Soldiers, Burgesses, 1753-1775, Delegates, 1778-1830, Revolutionary War Officers, and Virginia Military Pensioners, 1835. The index contains the names of the main families only, but the various lists are alphabetically arranged.