'Watts01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Wattes of Beby, Watts of Blakesley, Wathes of Eston, Watts of Hawkesdale
Commoners reports that "traditionally descended from a French soldier of fortune, who accompanies King Stephen into England, A.D.1135" was ... | |||||||||||||||
Simon Wathes | |||||||||||||||
1. | John Wathes of Eston, Worcestershire (a 1347) | ||||||||||||||
A. | William Wathes | ||||||||||||||
i. | Nicholas Wathes | ||||||||||||||
a. | Simon Wathes of Eston (a 1428) | ||||||||||||||
m. Margery de Storesbury | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Richard Wattys (d 1460-1) | ||||||||||||||
m. Isabel Stafford | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Thomas Watty of London (a 1461) the first mentioned by Baker | ||||||||||||||
m. Alice of Beby | |||||||||||||||
(i) | John Wattes of Beby (Leicestershire) & Harrington (bur 05.11.1547) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Magdelaine Berkeley (dau/heir of Thomas Berkeley of Worcester) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Thomas Wattes of Beby (b c1511, d 1593) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
m1. Amphilis Crouch (bur 30.08.1569) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Catharine Sulyard of Sussex | |||||||||||||||
m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
(b) | John Wattes | ||||||||||||||
((1)) | Thomas Wattes | ||||||||||||||
((2)) | Stafford Wattes of Barleston, Leicestershire (d 1619) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Everard (dau of Stephen Everard of Flether by Joan, dau of Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple) | |||||||||||||||
(c) | Francis Wattes | ||||||||||||||
((1))+ | issue - Hugh, Francis, Robert | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Richard Watts | ||||||||||||||
(a) | Richard Watts | ||||||||||||||
(b) | Mary Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. George Gage of Raundes | |||||||||||||||
(c) | Joan Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. Gervas Astley | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Thomas Watts | ||||||||||||||
(a) | John Watts had descendants in Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
(iv) | Elizabeth Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. Richard Osborne | |||||||||||||||
b. | William Wathes (priest) | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Wattes of Beby (b c1511, d 1593) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
m1. Amphilis Crouch (bur 30.08.1569) | |||||||||||||||
1. | William Watts of Blakesley (d 16.06.1614) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Montagu (dau of Lord Chief Justice Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Edward Watts of Blakesley (a 1618) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Coningsby (dau of Sir Ralph Coningsby of North Mymms) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Edward Watts of Blakesley (d by 1686, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
Baker as Phillis (a 1692, m2. Bartholomew Elmes) but by Commoners as ... | |||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Rudd | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Watts of Blakesley (b 23.09.1670, dsp bur 03.07.1735) | ||||||||||||||
b. | William Watts (bur 02.02.1673-4) | ||||||||||||||
c. | Mary Watts of Blakesley (b 23.09.1669, d 12.12.1753) | ||||||||||||||
m. Rev. John Pettyfer (b c1665, d 02.11.1729, vicar of Blakesley, brother of Richard) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Rev. John Pettyfer (b 1695-6, dvpsp 21.08.1718) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Maria Penelope Watts Pettyfer (bur 24.04.1762) | ||||||||||||||
m. (12.08.1721) William Wight of Little Ilford | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Coningsby Watts shown by Baker as eldest son who dsp but by Commoners as having the following family | ||||||||||||||
m. Barbara Danet (dau/heir of George Danet of London) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Montagu Watts (d young) | ||||||||||||||
b. | John Watts had descendants in Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||
c. | George Watts of Bristol | ||||||||||||||
m1. Mary Dennis (dau of George Dennis of Bideford) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Mary Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. Andrew Nelthorpe | |||||||||||||||
m2. Anne Harrington | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Charles Watts (d 1745, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Katherine Scrope (dau of Robert Scrope by Katherine Middleton) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | William Watts (rector of Moresby in Cumberland, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Nicolson (dau of John Nicolson & sister/heir of John of Hawkesdale Hall) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Clement Watts (vicar of Holm Cultram) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Benn (d 1818, dau of William Benn of More Row, sister of Sir John Benn Walsh of Ormthwaite Hall, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | John Nicolson Watts of Hawkesdale, Cumberland (b c1780, d 1815) | ||||||||||||||
m. Ann Pitt Dodson (d 07.0826, dau of James Dodson) | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | John James Watts of Hawkesdale Hall (b 15.03.1803, a 1837, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
((2)) | Helen Cramer Watts (b 20.09.1805, d 29.05.1831) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1826) Henry Dickinson | |||||||||||||||
((3)) | Mary Anne Watts (b 01.08.1811) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1830) Henry Briggs (d 15.03.1834) | |||||||||||||||
((4))+ | other issue - John Benn (d young), Henry Brisco (d young), Montagu (b 05.03.1808), Henry (b 26.01.1810) | ||||||||||||||
(b) | William Watts (d young) | ||||||||||||||
(c) | Thomas Watts (dsp 1812) | ||||||||||||||
m. Catherine Garling | |||||||||||||||
(d) | Mary Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. John Brocklebank of Hazleholm | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Mary Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. Rev. William Brisco of Langrigg | |||||||||||||||
(B)+ | other issue (d young) - George, Robert, William Middleton, Katherine | ||||||||||||||
(3) | Montagu Watts had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Seymour | |||||||||||||||
(4) | Anne Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Frazer (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
(5)+ | other issue - Edward (d infant), William (cleric), Florence (d young) | ||||||||||||||
d. | Barbara Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. George Bentley of Monmouth | |||||||||||||||
iii.+ | other issue - William of Blakesley (a 1661, dsp), Amphilus, Ralph, Mary, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
B. | Montagu Watts of Blakesley (of Lincoln's Inn) | ||||||||||||||
m. Dorothy Paul (dau of Sir George Paul of Lambeth) | |||||||||||||||
i. | George Watts (dsp) shown as dsp by Visitation (Walter Metcalfe, Northamptonshire, 1618-9, 'Watts in Blakesley' in Appendix) | ||||||||||||||
C. | Mary Watts | ||||||||||||||
m. Anthony Palmer of Stoke Doyley | |||||||||||||||
m2. Catharine Sulyard of Runwell, Sussex (dsp) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Commoners (vol 3, 'Watts of Hawkesdale Hall', p393+) with some input/support from 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (George Baker, vol 2, 1841, 'Watts, Pettyfer or Pettifer and Wight of Blakesley', p23+)
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