Lee, I wrote to you several years ago
about the connection of Stokes, Rowan, and Surry counties in NC and
I pursued this until family events interfered with my research. I
saw enough in Surry at the time to believe that there was a
connection of the Joseph Watkins, Sr. family to Surry. .The
following is info I collected at that time and I have more in my
notes somewhere which I will attempt to find later. .
“The families in Pendleton and
Greenville Districts were from Stokes County, NC., originally Rowan
County, where they lived in the 1770’s.”
“Capt. John Kees was granted land
on Tugaloo 10 Jan. 1787, which he sold 5 Feb. 1801 to David
Barton. He, Jacob and Elijah Kees were in Pendleton in 1790. Peter
Keys and wife, Lettie, and John and Joshua Keys lived some distance
away in what is now Anderson County.” Pg. 34
1800 Census of Pendleton District,
South Carolina, Compiled with an introduction by William C. Stewart,
Foreword by Carleton E. Fisher, published by National Genealogical
Society
I recall reading also that a man named
Cleveland organized a group from Rowan County to migrate to the
Tugaloo River area of the Pendleton District.
These are census records I have to
date but don’t vouch for it being a thorough search of these NC
counties. I recently sent some of this to Lois and it appears that
she has been following up on it.
1771 EARLY TAX LIST – SURRY COUNTY,
NC
Watkins, Henry
1786 TAX LIST - SURRY COUNTY, NC,
AKINS DISTRICT
Watkins, George
400, 1, white
1790 CENSUS – STOKES COUNTY, NC
PAGES 179 AND 180
Thomas Watkins
10300 pg.179
Compare to Thomas Watkins in Pendleton District, SC 1800
Jewel (?) Watkins
11400 pg.179
Wadkins, Henry - 41800 pg.180
Smith, John
43200 pg.180
1790 CENSUS - ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA
Frick, Jacob
- 1 2 1 0 0 1062
Frick, Henry
- 2 4 2 0 0 1061
Note: The three Fricks brothers who
married JosephWatkins, Sr.’s daughters were the sons of Henry Fricks of Rowan County, South Carolina and grandsons of Jacob Fricks.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ON SAME PG. -
1790 SURRY COUNTY, NC CENSUS
Joseph Watkins
- 1 2 5 0 0 pg.184 line 5
Watkins George 1 2
6 0 0 pg.184 line 2
See also George Watkins 1840 Pickens
County, SC
Denny, (?)Samuel
12300 pg. 184
Johnson, John
20100 pg. 184
Johnson,
John
12500 pg. 184
Johnson,
Isaac
10000 pg. 184
Denny, Hezekiah
14600 pg. 184
Denny (?) William
22500 pg. 184
Roach, John
10100 pg. 184
Roach, John, Junr.
11100 pg. 184
See also John Roach connection to
Henry Watkins, Sr. - Pickens County, SC
1800 CENSUS – SURRY COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA
Joseph
Watkins 11101-21110 pg.698
Note: James
Watkins is recorded
on line under this household.
Denny, Joshua
10100-10010 - pg.646
Denny, James
52001-2101000 p.618
