Posted on: Guernsey Co. OH Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Guernsey/1314 Surname: WATKINS, SHIPLEY, et al ------------------------- Don't know if this will help you or not but for what it is worth here is what I have in my files re: descendants of William WATKINS (1712 Wales - 1778 USA)and Mary (unk maiden name) My gggrandmother Mary Ann WATKINS appears in the 4th geration. A clue to connection is that Mary Ann & Ezekiel SHIPLEY's son, John Wesley SHIPLEY married in Iowa. (Sorry, the formatting is lost in this msg) Descendants of William WATKINS 1 William WATKINS b: 1712 in Wales d: 1778 in USA / . +Mary // 2 [1] Peter WATKINS b: 1742 in Delaware d: Bet. 1778 - 1788 in , , MD / .... +Sarah COTTON *2nd Wife of [1] Peter WATKINS: / .... +Mrs Peter WATKINS MARY m: 1769/ ... 3 Thomas WATKINS b: Mar 08, 1771 in Delaware d: Aug 07, 1844 in Guernsey Co., OH / ....... +Elizabeth WORLEY b: Oct 12, 1786 in , , CT d: Nov 11, 1831 m: Nov 02, 1802 in Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia/ ...... 4 Israel WATKINS b: Sep 29, 1803 / ...... 4 John M. WATKINS b: Nov 11, 1804 in , , VA d: 1878 / .......... +Sarah HUNTER b: Dec 12, 1800 in , , OH d: 1866 m: 1828 in , Ohio Co., WV/ ...... 4 William A. WATKINS b: Dec 28, 1806 / ...... 4 Sarah WATKINS b: Dec 09, 1808 / .......... +Amos WALTERS m: Dec 31, 1829 in , Belmont Co., OH/ ...... 4 David Worley WATKINS b: Oct 21, 1810 d: 1864 / .......... +Margaret KIGGAN b: 1814 m: Oct 02, 1832 in , Guernsey Co., OH/ ...... 4 Benjamin WATKINS b: Jul 28, 1812 in , Guernsey Co., OH / .......... +Artemesia LINDER b: 1819 in , Muskingum Co., OH m: 1838 in , , OH/ ...... 4 [2] Jacob Rankin WATKINS b: Mar 29, 1815 in Fairview, Guernsey Co, OH d: May 06, 1890 in Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL / .......... +Eliza Anne ANDERSON b: in Antrim, Ohio d: 1846 in Antrim, Ohio m: Aug 08, 1836 in Guernsey County, Ohio/ ...... *2nd Wife of [2] Jacob Rankin WATKINS: / .......... +Margaret STOCKDALE b: Mar 17, 1826 in Donnpatrick, , Northern Ireland d: Oct 21, 1906 in Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL m: Jan 20, 1845 in Antrim, Guernsey Co., OH/ ...... 4 Mary Ann WATKINS b: Jan 27, 1817 in , Belmont Co., OH d: Unknown / .......... +Ezekiel SHIPLEY b: Abt. 1824 in , Belmont Co., OH d: Unknown m: Jun 27, 1844 in , Guernsey Co., OH/ ...... 4 Thomas B. WATKINS b: Oct 26, 1819 in , Belmont Co., OH d: Dec 27, 1897 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL / .......... +Ann Elizabeth HOOP b: 1824 in OH d: Nov 27, 1913 in , Grand Rapids, MI m: Oct 12, 1841 in Pease Tsp., Belmont Co,, OH/ ...... 4 Elizabeth Jane WATKINS b: Dec 13, 1821 / .......... +David MARPOLE m: Mar 18, 1830 in , Belmont Co., OH/ ...... 4 Julia Ann WATKINS b: Mar 24, 1824 / ...... 4 Susannah WATKINS b: Jul 29, 1826 / .......... +Benjamin B. EBY m: Jan 18, 1849 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., VA (WV)