I suggest that any Watts families that were in Virginia late 1700's or 1800's join the Greenbrier Rootsweb, WVGreenb-L@roorsweb.com Diana Cronhardt of Rogue River, OR dmcronhardt@juno.com _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

I'm a first-timer, so be gentle. My gggrandmother was Ursulena Lewick; I do not know her maiden name. She was born in 1822, died 1883. Married John Lewick c 1845, probably in Virginia. He died in Pennsylvania perhaps 10 years later, and she remarried a man named WATTS. She had at least two children with her second husband, Frank and Sarah. Sarah apparently joined the Sisters of Charity in Chicago and was known there as Sister Eulalia. I believe she was Catholic, although I couldn't say for sure. Obviously, I know very little about this person. Does any of this ring a bell with anyone?

Chuck, I dont know who these people are in this marriage, but I live in Iowa, and can research this further if needed. Let me know! Jim ---------- > From: Chuck Gibson <cgibson@iamerica.net> > To: WATTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WATTS-L] Watts m. McReady 01 May 1859 > Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 12:38 AM > > Any one know about this marriage? > > Mary Watts m. Thomas McReady 01 May 1859 in Taylor County, Iowa > > Chuck

Hi Pam, I have Watts in Missouri also. William Watts was born in Maryland 1801. He married Rachel Beatty, who was born in VA, December 04, 1822 in MUSKINGUM,OH. She died in 1842. William remarried to Rebecca Vanburn September 18, 1849 in Grundy Co. Mo. Williams children by Rachel were: Mary Ann Watts m.William Carroll Gibson Louisa Barnett Watts m. Matthew Smith Gibson Lucinda Watts m. Rufus Clark Elizabeth Watts m. Joseph McLey Isaac Watts m. 1st. Sarah Almira Gibson 2nd Zelpha Jane Kennedy Matilda Watts m. James Peery He left Grundy Co and went to Taylor Co Iowa. There he married Tusy Ellen Copeland July 06, 1854. Thats the last of I know of him execpt he died February 20, 1887 in Calif. I think I have siblings for him that were also married in Ohio. George L. Watts m. Rebecca Beatty Mary A. Watts m. William Henry Beatty Harriet Watts m. John Brent Elizabeth Watts m. Ignatius Ross Chuck > Subject: Re: WATTS-James > > > Hello, > I am new to the Watts list, and so far I haven't seen any > connections to my family. The earliest Watts I know about is > James Watts born 1791 in Amelia county, VA. He married Martha > Young in 1812 in Tennessee and then moved to Missouri where they > had 9 kids: James, Alfred, Reuben, Green, William, Matilda, > Francis, Louisa, and Lucinda. I descend from Reuben. James was > a captain in the 1812 war. Thanks for any help. Pam > >

Any one know about this marriage? Mary Watts m. Thomas McReady 01 May 1859 in Taylor County, Iowa Chuck

Hey Gang, I been sitting back watching for any of my WATT's to pop up..but not yet. I've been reading all the posts and one thing came to mind, If you know the LOCATION and DATES of your ancestors, don't forget to put that in your post also. It helps us all. Thank you. I'm still in search for any info on the following. My great granmother (Bertha) was born in McMurry, PA. So they might all be from around the Pittsburgh, PA area. 1 ??? Watt .. +Sadie Griffiths ........ 2 Bertha Jane Watt 1893 - ............ +John Mortimer Dodd 1892 - ................... 3 John Dodd ............................. 4 Thomas Dodd ................... 3 Dorothy Dodd ....................... +Ray DiPalma ................... 3 Robert Brown Dodd 1924 - ....................... +Francis Jane Copeland - 1983 ........ 2 Ethel Mae Watt ............ +??? Swauger ........ 2 Anne Bernice Watt ............ +??? Bissett ........ 2 Coursin Glenn Watt Thank you!!! Mark http://members.aol.com/Riverbuff2/main.com

Ohio Veterans - survivors of the Sultana Steamboat Disaster - 1865 WATTS, G. W.; b: Coshocton Co., OH, 1841; Co E 97 OVI; Muskingum Co., OH 1840 Lawrence County, Ohio Census Index WATTS Nimrod 6 1840 1867 Births for Lawrence County, Ohio Name Birthdate Father Mother Watts, Nimrod 30-Nov James Ellen MARRIAGES, LICENSES, & WEDDINGS AS ADVERTISED IN OLD NEWSPAPERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another Growing File Compiled by: Sharon Milich KounsLast update: June 14, 1997 1374 x 2 = 2,748 people I.R. = Ironton Register - Newspaper printed in Ironton, Lawrence County,Ohio IWR = Ironton Weekly Republican HUSBAND WIFE DATE OF MARRIAGE MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED SOURCE Watts, Alvis Blair, Bettie issued I.R. Jan. 06, 1887 Marriage Index Books 1, 2, and 3 T- Z Grouped Alphabetically by Groom's Surname April 1817 - July 1843 Groom's Groom's Given Bride's Given Pg. Surname Name Name Bride's Surname No. Watts Nimrod Lucinda Thomas 287 DEATHS IN GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO 1867 - 1907ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF RECORDS GEAUGA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETYc/o Chardon Library 110 East Park Street Chardon, OH 44024 Telephone: 440/285-7601 DECEASED SEX DIED MARITAL AGE VOL-PG-NO DEATH PLACE BIRTH PLACE OCCUPATION FATHER MOTHER CAUSE RESIDENCE REMARKS =========================== === =========== ======= ========== =========== =========== ============== ========== ==================== ==================== ======================= ================ ===================== WATT, Alexander M 3 Sep 1906 M 72y 2m 13d 2-058-#5889 Russell Scotland Farmer Heart Disease Claridon WATT, Christine F 21 Jun 1914 W 79y 1m 21d Russell-p054 Russell Scotland Retired David WILSON Scotlan Isabell MOFFET S Munson WATTS, Asa 10 Apr 1873 M 74y 10m 1-038-#0697 Hambden NH Farmer Isaac WATTS Temperance WATTS Fever Troy WATTS, Chloe A. 23 Jul 1897 W 69y 1-206-#4463 Claridon O H Keeper Cancer Burton WATTS, George M 8 Sep 1868 S 32y 9m 9d 1-008-#0065 Hambden Claridon Farmer Paralysis Claridon WATTS, John 20 Jun 1875 S 1y 2m 4d 1-058-#1146 Montville Chardon John WATTS Minerva NICKERSO Dropsey Claridon WATTS, Martha A. 1 Sep 1879 W 70y 10m 15d 1-078-#1593 Russell VT Apoplexy Claridon WATTS, Minerva 26 Jun 1874 M 30y 1-044-#0857 Chardon Montville NIXON Consumption Parkman

Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army C Fifteenth Virginia page 156 Clark, Charles (Pa). Lieutenant of Watts' Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp, July, 1776; taken prisoner at Long Island, 27th August, 1776; exchanged 29th January, 1781. (Died — March, 1813.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army G Fifteenth Virginia page 241 Galbreath, Andrew (Pa). Major of Watts' Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp; taken prisoner at Fort Washington, 16th November, 1776. (Died 1806.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army Mac & Mc Fifteenth Virginia page 369 McElhatton, Samuel (Pa). Ensign of Watts' Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp, July, 1776; taken prisoner at Fort Washington, 16th November, 1776; released from prison, 8th December, 1780, and did not return to the army. Name also spelled McHatton. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army W Fifteenth Virginia page 576 Watts, David (Mass). Sergeant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Sergeant of Phinney's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Ensign, 18th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, 18th April, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, 12th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; resigned 1st July, 1779. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army W Fifteenth Virginia page 576 Watts, Frederick (Pa). Lieutenant-Colonel of a Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp, July to December, 1776; taken prisoner at Fort Washington, 16th November, 1776 Brigadier-General Pennsylvania Militia, 28th May, 1782, to close of war. (Died 3d October, 1795.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army W Fifteenth Virginia page 576 Watts, George (Va). Major Virginia Militia, 1777–1778. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army W Fifteenth Virginia page 576 Watts, John (Mass). Sergeant of Phinney's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Ensign 27th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army W Fifteenth Virginia page 576 Watts, John (Va). Cornet Virginia Dragoons, 17th June, 1776; Lieutenant 1st Continental Dragoons, 18th December, 1776; Captain, 7th April, 1778; wounded at Eutaw Springs, 8th September, 1781; retained in Baylor's Regiment of Dragoons, 9th November, 1782, and served to close of war; Lieutenant-Colonel Light Dragoons United States Army, 8th January, 1799; honorably discharged, 15th June, 1800. (Died 8th June, 1830.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army W Fifteenth Virginia page 577 [p.577] Watts, Thomas (Va). Captain Virginia Militia in 1780. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army W Fifteenth Virginia page 577 Watts, William (Md). Cornet 1st Continental Dragoons, 18th December, 1776; Lieutenant, 31st March, 1777; Captain, —, 1779; wounded at Eutaw Springs, 8th September, 1781; retired 9th November, 1782. (Died 1816.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army W Fifteenth Virginia page 577 Watts, William (Md). Surgeon's-Mate 2d Maryland, 15th August, 1781, and served to April, 1783. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- A Proclamation Schedule of the Names and Rank of Most of the Officers of the War of Independence Virginia page 639 Watts, John, Captain, 1st Dragoons.

Hey ALL you WATTS Researchers, It is interesting to me that I do not see any of you uploading your WATTS GEDCOMs!!!??? I bet some of you have information that I and other could use! Why not give it a try? Take out the living! Don't know how? Maybe I can help you! Waymon Griffin Findmykin@aol.com

My line is Watts or Watt. I see both in family name but only list one to make family tree happy. To be honest after looking at Hogg, Houge, Hoggue, Hogan, Hogue, Ponsby, Poinsby, Pounsby, Ponsbuy ect in a line the s just sliped my mind. The spelling get worst when I hit Germans. When I first started I miss a generation because I did not look a different spelling. They are not alway the same line but sometime they are. Census takers, ect. where not always the best speller. I found my grandfather Thomas listed as Fay. His nick name was Tay. You have to look at the big picture. Kathy

Forwarded from Suzie: I have a copy of the marriage cert. for Richard H. Watts and Martha J. Watts. From Green Co. GA. Cert. of marr. for William J or T Watts and Nancy M. Williams 1845. Harrison H. Watts and Jane Forrester 1834. John R. Watts and Elizabeth( O or F or J)Asburry 1833. All are for Greene county Ga. The date for Richard and Martha was 1839. Suzie Thank you Suzie! Chuck

WATT could definitely be a variation of WATTS. In my case, my last name is WATTS and I am descended from WATT. The "s" was added to our name in the U.S. in the early 19th Century by my Scottish great-great-grandfather Hugh Stuart WATT. Family legend has it that Hugh was trying to distance himself from the Scottish (who, supposedly, were not highly regarded in this country) and added the "s", which was more English. In fact, in my great-grand aunt's diary, she says that Hugh's father "admonished him thus: 'dinna come hame with an "s" on your name." Sounds a bit too conveniently poetic to be real, but my family swears by it. By the way, Don, I noticed your ancestor's names, James and John WATT. I also have those names in my family. But we are pure Scottish all the way. Can you trace any of your roots to James WATT, the Scottish inventor? I am supposedly related to him, and I have been trying to find connections from him to the aforementioned Hugh Stuart WATT. Thanks Andrew Watts New York City, NY

I seek info on Cynthia A. Watts, born 1830 in KY, married William Asbury. Her mother's name may have been Jane, born 1802 in VA. I got siblings' names from somewhere, but I haven't seen that scrap of paper in a while, so I don't know how dependable they are---Leonard born 1836; Washington, b. 1842; Meerion, b. 1844. I seem to remember seeing these names on a census record for 1850, but I have to go look that up again. That's it. I hope that strikes a chord with someone.. Thanks in advance for the help. James A. Crockett JamCrock@AOL.com

Hello WATTS rooters: I subscribe to a mail list -- ky-footsteps -- that features KY research data folks offer to others interested in KY genealogy. For those who aren't familiar with the KY-FOOTSTEPS mailing list, to subscribe, just send a message to KY-FOOTSTEPS-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command "subscribe" (without the quote marks). Today, there appeared a bio for WATTS, Freida L. of Paris, KY on 31 Dec 1997. The complete message appears below. Hope this helps someone. With kind regards, Steve -- Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 04:26:28 -0600 From: owner-ky-footsteps@rootsquest.com (ky-footsteps-digest) To: ky-footsteps@rootsquest.com Subject: ky-footsteps-digest V1 #443 Sender: owner-ky-footsteps@rootsquest.com Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 10:21:44 -0700 From: "Cheryl K. Roe" <cherylk@mis.net> Subject: KFY: OBITS-WATTS, Freida L. Freida L. Watts, 79, of Paris, KY. formerly of Pendleton County, died Wednesday, December 31, 1997 at Columbia Hospital Paris. Survivors are her husband of 59 years, Roy Watts, Paris, whom she married December 31, 1938; a son, Phillip Watts, Paris; a daughter, Brenda Holt, Ryland Heights, KY and Pamela Daniels, Paris; two brothers, William Beyersdoerfer, Ft. Thomas and Jay Beyersdoerfer, Foster, KY; a sister, Ada Browning, Paris; six grandchildren and four great-grand-children. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery at Falmouth. Courtesy of Bourbon County Citizen, January 7, 1998 Cheryl K. Roe cherylk@mis.net

On Fri, 7 Aug 1998 Duckettgen@aol.com wrote: > I know this is the WATTS mailing list but I expected to see more WATT entrys. > After all, WATT is just a variation of WATTS. Or is it the other way around? > My ancestors, James and John WATT came from North Ireland in the early 1770's > and were of Scottish descent. Isn't WATTS also Scottish? > > Don Duckett, Jr. > North East, PA. Dear Don, Can you provide any info on the descendents of your James and John? I have long been trying to identify the family of my grandfather, John WATT (no "S"), whose father was probably named James (not proven yet). My John Watt was born in TN on 23 Nov 1869--any of your Watt family get down in that area by that time? Any and all help appreciated. Bob Robert W. Strong "WHERE DO WE GO WHEN WE DIE? Graduate School of Library he said. & Information Science I DON'T KNOW, the man said. University of Texas at Austin WHERE ARE WE NOW? strong@gslis.utexas.edu

This is from Collins Pocket Reference: Walter/Walters Not by origin Scottish, but the basis of several Scottish names. Walter is a Germanic forename consisting of the elements wald (`rule') and heri ('army'). The Normans brought the name to these islands, and usually elided the ' l ', giving the abbreviation Wat. Patrick Walter is recorded in Kirkcudbright in 1376, but thereafter the name is fairly thin on the ground. Walterson is found on Orkney and Shetland. Watson By far the commonest of the Walter derivatives, this surname is among Scotland's top twenty; in England it has to share the honors with Watts, Watkins and Watkinson, forms not native to this country. John Watson was a citizen of Edinburgd in the late 14th century; Robert Watsoun appears in Aberdeen in 1402, Thomas Watson in Dunipace in 1426, and Sir Donald Watsone in Moray in 1493. By the 16th century the name was becoming very common in the Lowlands and in the Northeast. George Watson, born in Edinburgh in 1654 , made a fortune as a merchant banker; he endowed a hospital (orphanage) for children, which became George Watson's College in 1870. Watt Another of the Walter-derivatives this surname is common throughout Scotland but particularly in the Northeast where in some rural districts it used to flourish almost to the exclusion of all others. It was also common to Ulster, and may have been re-imported thence in recent years. Alexander Wat is recorded in Panmure in Angus in 1512, Walter Wat was in Brechin in 1586, and Pactrick Watt in Turriff in 1609. The double-diminutive version Wattie is still current in Aberdeen. James Watt, engineer, inventor and pioneer of steam power, was born in Greenock in 1736: the unit of power known as the watt was named after him. Sir Robert Watson-Watt, born in Brechin in 1892, played a major part in the development of rader. > -----Original Message----- > From: Duckettgen@aol.com [mailto:Duckettgen@aol.com] > Sent: Friday, August 07, 1998 1:09 PM > To: WATTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WATTS-L] Just WATT? > > > I know this is the WATTS mailing list but I expected to see more > WATT entrys. > After all, WATT is just a variation of WATTS. Or is it the other > way around? > My ancestors, James and John WATT came from North Ireland in the > early 1770's > and were of Scottish descent. Isn't WATTS also Scottish? > > Don Duckett, Jr. > North East, PA. >

Hello all, I would like to correspond with anyone interested in the following family. regards Wendy Schmutz RICHARD WATTS B. 1811 WAYNE CO, IN M. 1832 NOBLE, CASS CO, IN D. 29 AUG 1883 NOBLE, CASS CO, IN BURIED. SHILOH CEMETERY FATHER: JOHN WATTS MOTHER: RHODA SUTTON OTHER SPOUSES: REBECCA [NEWBROUGH] AUNGST widow of GEORGE wife No 1. HANNAH B. D. BEF 1848 CASS CO, IN children. 1. MARY JANE WATTS B. 1833 CASS CO, IN M. 3 SEP 1854 LOGANSPORT, CASS CO, IN D. 1862 LOGANSPORT, CASS CO, IN SPOUSE; JOSEPH WINDSOR HITCHENS 1828-1911 2. JOHN H. WATTS B. 1825 OH M. 2 APR 1867 CASS CO, IN D. SPOUSE; MARY A. GREEN 3. ISAAC WATTS B. 1842 OH M. ADAMS, IN D. SPOUSE; SAMANTHA CARSON 4. SUSAN WATTS B. 1844 OH 5. THOMAS G. WATTS B. 28 JAN 1845 OH D. 10 JAN CASS CO, IN 6. ANN M. WATTS B. 1846 CASS CO, IN RICHARD WATTS LIVED IN THESE AREAS; 1811-32 WAYNE CO, IN 1832-45 OH 1845-83 CASS CO, IN

I know this is the WATTS mailing list but I expected to see more WATT entrys. After all, WATT is just a variation of WATTS. Or is it the other way around? My ancestors, James and John WATT came from North Ireland in the early 1770's and were of Scottish descent. Isn't WATTS also Scottish? Don Duckett, Jr. North East, PA.

Dear List, Is the name WATT a variation of WATTS and is it included in this list? Thank you, Mark http://members.aol.com/Riverbuff2/main.html