Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
THORNTON, Lydia
Abt 1723 - Yes, date unknown-
Name THORNTON, Lydia [1] Born Abt 1723 Fauquier County, Virginia Gender Female Died Yes, date unknown Person ID I4155 Uriah Davis I - Genealogy Last Modified 21 Jun 2018
Father THORNTON, Francis, b. 4/04 Jan 1681/1682, Fall Hill, Gloucester County, Virginia , d. Between 1757 and 1758, Snow Creek, Frederick County, Virginia (Age 74 years) Mother TALIAFERRO, Mary, b. 1686, Powhatan Plantation, Essex County, Virginia , d. Snow Creek, Frederick County, Virginia Married 3 Sep 1703 Snow Creek, Essex County, Virginia Family ID F1618 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WATTS, Thomas, b. 1720, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. Abt 1769, Fauquier County, Virginia (Age 49 years) Married Abt 1744 Fauquier County, Virginia Children 1. WATTS, Sarah, b. 1745, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown 2. WATTS, Thomas, b. 1747, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. 1806 (Age 59 years) 3. WATTS, Margaret, b. 1749, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown 4. WATTS, Bennett, b. Abt 1751, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown 5. WATTS, Francis, b. Abt 1752, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown 6. WATTS, John, b. Abt 1757, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown 7. WATTS, Mary, b. Abt 1759, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown 8. WATTS, Mason, b. Between 1763 and 1765, Faquier, Virginia , d. 2 Mar 1850, Jennings, Jennings County, Indiana (Age ~ 87 years) Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 Family ID F1580 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Thomas Watts, married Lydia Thornton. It is believed her surname was Thornton, because Thomas Watts sued the executors of Francis Thornton's estate October 25, 1768. Thomas Watts also had a grandson named Thornton Watts.
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Another source is the notation in a Watts family Bible which cites Charles Watts, grandson of Thomas Watts and Lydia Thornton. See below:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/thornton/messages/1509.html
(Our family has Bible starting with Charles Watts grandson of Thomas Watts and Lydia Thornton. I would be interested in your findings. (1772-1831). We come from the Jessie Boggs Watts and Margaret Smith Scott line thru Mary Ann Frances Watts and James Hill who were married 6-13-1858 ) Posted by Mary Jane.
- Thomas Watts, married Lydia Thornton. It is believed her surname was Thornton, because Thomas Watts sued the executors of Francis Thornton's estate October 25, 1768. Thomas Watts also had a grandson named Thornton Watts.
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Sources - [S78] Watts Families Descended from Early Immigrants who Settled in theTidewater Counties of Virginia by Charles Brunk Heineman.
- [S78] Watts Families Descended from Early Immigrants who Settled in theTidewater Counties of Virginia by Charles Brunk Heineman.