Watts, Benjamin

Item

Title
Watts, Benjamin
Alias
Watts, Benj.
Gender
Male
Biography
Benjamin Watts was the eldest son of Johnson Watts and Susannah Davis. His siblings include: Maria Watts, Melinda (Watts) Graves, Washington Watts, Virginia Watts, Janette Watts, Nancy Watts, and William Watts. He Married Nancy Leathers in 1822 and his 1857 will mentions four daughters.
Member
Watts family
Birth date
1788
Place of birth
Orange County (Va.)
Mother
Davis, Susannah
Life event(s)
Marriage: 23 Dec 1811; Campbell County (Ky.)
Campbell County (Ky.)
Spouse(s)
Leathers, Nancy
Child(ren)
Watts, Sallie
Watts, Johnson M.
Watts, Washington
Bronaugh, Louisa V. Watts
Watts, William B.
Watts, Elizabeth
Cave, Ann G. Watts
Death date
26 Feb 1858
Death and burial information
Watts Cemetery (Bullittsville, Ky.)
Occupation(s)
Sheriff
Relationship
Known enslaved: unknown, Alice [10]; unknown, child [51]; unknown, Joseph [7]; unknown, Matilda [9]; unknown, Silvey [7]; unknown, Dallas; unknown, Kate [4]; unknown, Layton; unknown, Mede [3]; unknown, Annis [2]; unknown, Cyreus; unknown, Emily [5]; unknown, Mariah [15]; unknown, Mary [68]; unknown, Sarah [29]; unknown, Fanny [13]; unknown, Howard; unknown, Jo [2]; unknown, Martha [15]; unknown, Tom [28]; unknown, Tom [29}
unknown, Alice [10]
unknown, Annis [2]
unknown, child [51]
unknown, Cyreus
unknown, Dallas
unknown, Emily [5]
unknown, Fanny [13]
unknown, Howard
unknown, Jo [2]
unknown, Joseph [7]
unknown, Kate [4]
unknown, Layton
unknown, Mariah [15]
unknown, Martha [15]
unknown, Mary [68]
unknown, Matilda [9]
unknown, Mede
unknown, Sarah [29]
unknown, Silvey [7]
unknown, Tom [28]
unknown, Tom [29]
Description
Enslaved in 1830: Males, under 10, two; Males, 10 thru 23,
one; Males, 36 thru 54, two; Females, under 10, two; Females, 10 thru 23, two;
Females 24 thru 35, one
Known enslaved in 1840: Males under 10, four; Males 10 thru 23, two; Males, 24 thru 35, one; Males 36 thru 54, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, three; Females, 24 thru 35, one; Females, 36 thru 54, one
Enslaved held in 1850: Female, 28 years old, mulatto; Female, 24 years old, black; Male, 8 years old, mulatto; Male, 7 years old, mulatto; Male, 6 years old, black; Female, 3 years old, mulatto; Male, 1 year old, mulatto; Male, 1 year old, black
Bibliographic citation(s)
FindAGrave.com, memorial #34010266
Boone County Will Book A, page 103
Boone County Will Book G, page 190

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Items with "Participant: Watts, Benjamin"
Title Class
1829--Escape Of Silvey Event
1829--Silvey Excluded for Her Escape Event
Items with "Relationship: Watts, Benjamin"
Title Class
unknown, Alice [10] Person
unknown, Annis [2] Person
unknown, child [51] Person
unknown, Cyreus Person
unknown, Dallas Person
unknown, Emily [5] Person
unknown, Fanny [13] Person
unknown, Howard Person
unknown, Jo [2] Person
unknown, Joseph [7] Person
unknown, Kate [4] Person
unknown, Layton Person
unknown, Mariah [15] Person
unknown, Martha [15] Person
unknown, Mary [68] Person
unknown, Matilda [9] Person
unknown, Mede Person
unknown, Sarah [29] Person
unknown, Silvey [7] Person
unknown, Tom [28] Person
unknown, Tom [29] Person
Items with "Father: Watts, Benjamin"
Title Class
Watts, Elizabeth Person
Watts, Sallie Person