When Samuel Watkins was born on 21 January 1748, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, James Watkins, was 39 and his mother, Mary Jones, was 35. He married Mary Alice McClure on 26 July 1773, in Cumberland, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States in 1820. He died in October 1830, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Upton, Hardin, Kentucky, United States.
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English and Welsh: variant of Watkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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Possible Related NamesSamuel Watkins enlisted in the RW, 14 April 1778, and was discharged 1 June 1778. He served 47 days and received pay per day under George Rogers Clark, Illinois. He was a Private in Capt. John Geraul …
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