Does anyone have Southampton connections to the WATTS name? Family legend has it that my g-grandfather, James WATTS b. Southampton about 1800, d Trowbridge, Wiltshire 1870s, was related to Dr. Isaac WATTS the hymnist. I have received email from which I quote the following apparently conflicting information... quote---------- All I know is that Dr. Isaac had a son Concemore who had a daughter named Jane Beaumont Watts (b.1813,d.17 Apr 1886) who married on April 2 1837 to James Boorman and their daughter Tryphena was one of my Great, great grandmothers! end quote--------- and from Watts' On-Line Issue #46 ---quote--------- ******************************************** Isaac Watts 1674-1748 (I have had several people over the years ask about Isaac Watts,the famous Watts who wrote hymns. Below is a article I found while searching the net. It is printed for your benefit by permission) Born: July 17, 1674, Southampton, England. Died: November 25, 1748. Isaac Watts wrote some 600 hymns in his lifetime. Buried: Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London, England. Hymnist John Bunyan is buried nearby. The Father of English Hymnody ------snip------ Isaac was born July 27, 1674 at Southampton, England, the eldest of nine children. -----snip------- Ugly Isaac Though he had a beautiful soul, apparently Isaac Watts was not much to look at. He was frail and often sickly. His head seemed too large for his five foot tall body; his small, piercing eyes and hooked nose did not enhance his appearance any. A lady one fell in love with Isaac by reading his poetry and a correspondence ensued. Whe she met his face to face, however, she was very disillusioned, though he fell in love with her. He asked her to marry him, but her reply was, "Mr. Watts, I only wish I could admire the casket (jewelry box) as much as I admire the jewel." Watts never married, though the two remained good friends for over 30 years. ----end of quote-------- Does anyone have access to a genealogy for Dr. Isaac WATTS the hymnist? I have searched the "net" and our local library without success.