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MARY ANNE ELIZABETH2 BASKERVILLE (CHARLES1)1 was born 14 Jul 1819 in "Lombardy Grove," Mecklenburg County, Virginia2,3,4, and died 06 Jul 18734. She married RICHARD VENABLE WATKINS, SR5 12 May 1837 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia6. He was born Abt. 1812 in Prince Edward County, Virginia7, and died Unknown.
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Occupation: Planter7
Religion: Presbyterian8
Residence: Charlotte County, Virginia; "Mount Mayo," Halifax County, Virginia9,10
Children of MARY BASKERVILLE and RICHARD WATKINS are:
i. CLEMENT3 WATKINS10, d. Unknown.
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Cause of Death: Died in infancy10
ii. HAROLD WATKINS11, d. Unknown.
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Occupation: Superintendent of Halifax County, Virginia, public schools 11
iii. HENRIETTA MARIA WATKINS12, d. Unknown.
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Cause of Death: Died in infancy12
iv. ISABELLA WATKINS12, d. Unknown.
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Cause of Death: Died in infancy12
v. JULIA M WATKINS12,13, b. Halifax County, Virginia; d. Aug 1900, Richmond, Virginia13; m. TAZEWELL MORTON CARRINGTON, SR, 21 Jan 1886, Halifax County, Virginia14; b. 21 Feb 1857, Richmond, Virginia14; d. Unknown.
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Education: McGuire School, Richmond, Virginia; University of Virginia14
Occupation: Tobacconist; President of the Tobacco Association of the United States15
Politics: Democrat15
Religion: Presbyterian15
Residence: Richmond, Virginia15
vi. MARY BASKERVILLE WATKINS16, d. Unknown; m. HENRY S REYNOLDS16; d. Unknown.
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Residence: Norfolk, Virginia16
vii. NELLIE WATKINS16, d. Unknown; m. HENRY PAUL CARRINGTON, SR17; b. 07 Aug 184818; d. 29 Mar 1900, Halifax County, Virginia18.
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Burial: 1900, "Bellevue," Halifax County, Virginia19,20
Residence: "Bellevue," Halifax County, Virginia21
viii. SARAH ALICE WATKINS22, d. Unknown.
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Marital Status: Never married22
ix. VIRGINIA DOUGLAS WATKINS23,24, d. Unknown; m. JUDGE WILLIAM RANDOLPH BARKSDALE, SR25, 28 Jun 1905, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia25; b. 06 Jan 1849, Halifax County, Virginia26,27,28; d. Unknown.
More About JUDGE WILLIAM RANDOLPH BARKSDALE, SR:
Degree: Master of Arts29
Fraternity: Sigma Alpha Epsilon30
Graduation: Jun 1870, University of Virginia31,32
Occupation: Attorney; President of the Boston National Bank of South Boston33
Politics: Democrat33
Public Office: Judge of Halifax County Court; Judge of the Circuit Court of Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Campbell counties and the City of Lynchburg33
Religion: Baptist34
Residence: Halifax County, Virginia35
x. CHARLES BASKERVILLE WATKINS36,37, b. Abt. 183838; d. Unknown; m. (1) ELLA WOMACK39,40; d. Unknown; m. (2) MARY ANN WOMACK40,41; d. Unknown.
More About CHARLES BASKERVILLE WATKINS:
Military service: Served in the Confederate States Army42
Residence: Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia43
xi. WILLIAM M WATKINS44, b. Abt. 184045; d. Unknown.
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Cause of Death: Killed in the Civil War46
Military service: Served in the Confederate States Army46
xii. ELIZABETH ANN WATKINS46, b. Abt. 184147; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS READ CARRINGTON48; b. Abt. 1836, Charlotte County, Virginia49; d. Unknown.
xiii. LUCY BASKERVILLE WATKINS50, b. Abt. 184351; d. Unknown; m. ELISHA BETTS52; d. Unknown.
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Residence: "Lombardy Grove," Mecklenburg County, Virginia52
xiv. JOHN SIMS WATKINS52, b. Abt. 184453; d. Unknown; m. MARY COLEMAN54; b. Fredericksburg, Virginia54; d. Unknown.
xv. MARGARET WATKINS54, b. Abt. 184555; d. Unknown.
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Cause of Death: Died in infancy56
xvi. RICHARD VENABLE WATKINS, JR56, b. Abt. 184557; d. Unknown.
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Cause of Death: Killed in the Civil War58
Military service: Served in the Confederate States Army58
xvii. THOMAS ALGERNON WATKINS58, b. Abt. 184859; d. Unknown; m. MARIA CARRINGTON READ60; d. Unknown.
xviii. HENRY JOEL WATKINS, SR61, b. 09 Oct 1849, Halifax County, Virginia61,62; d. 192163; m. ROSE OVERBY64; d. 1921, Halifax County, Virginia64.
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Education: Cluster Springs High School; Hampden-Sidney College64
Occupation: Superintendent of Schools, Charlotte and Halifax Counties, Virginia65
Public Office: Treasurer for Charlotte County, Virginia; Superintendent of Charlotte County and Halifax County schools66
Residence: Charlotte County, Virginia; Halifax County, Virginia66
Endnotes
1. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 254.
2. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
3. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 524.
4. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
5. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 255.
6. Family Tree Maker, Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, WV, 1728-1850 (FTW CD #229).
7. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
8. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume VI , (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 582.
9. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 254.
10. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
11. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 110.
12. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
13. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV , (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 27.
14. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV , (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 12.
15. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV , (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 27.
16. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
17. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 137.
18. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 138.
19. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 138, "Sacred to the Memory of Henry Paul Carrington Born Aug. 7, 1748. Died March 29, 1900. 'Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace.'."
20. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 138, "The rooms are large and high-pitched, the walls white and of such hard finish as to have withstood a hundred years of wear and tear. The mantels are of marble and the 'parlor' has the usual frescoed ceiling."
21. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 137, "This is a beautiful old seat, surrounded by massive oaks, covering extensive grounds, the house built of red brick. A small porch with massive pillars reaching to the top of the second story gives an imposing air to what was once a most attractive and hospitable home. It was like almost all of the old Virginia homes, a large flower garden, that leads to the last resting place of those who once revelled amid the evergreens and blooming shrubbery."
22. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
23. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 110.
24. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
25. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume VI , (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 582.
26. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV , (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 198.
27. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #512.
28. Charlotte County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, 45.
29. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 198.
30. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume VI, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 582.
31. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 198.
32. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume VI, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 582.
33. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 198.
34. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 110.
35. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
36. Bell, Landon C, Old Free State, The, Volume II, (The William Byrd Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1927), 259.
37. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
38. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
39. Bell, Landon C, Old Free State, The, Volume II, (The William Byrd Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1927), 259.
40. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
41. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume V, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 107.
42. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
43. Bell, Landon C, Old Free State, The, Volume II, (The William Byrd Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1927), 259.
44. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
45. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
46. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
47. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
48. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
49. Prince Edward County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #456.
50. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
51. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
52. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
53. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
54. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
55. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
56. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
57. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
58. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
59. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
60. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
61. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 254.
62. Halifax County Virginia - 1850 Federal Census, HH #525.
63. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
64. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 255.
65. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 295.
66. Carrington, Wirt Johnson, History of Halifax County Virginia, (Appeals Press, Inc, Richmond, Virginia, 1924), 255.
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