Howdy Folks!
Not a peep out of you since the new switch over.  So I am throwing you  something to ponder.  Call me crazy or whatever but I am studying the Smith Family because one of the researchers managed to trace their  lineage all the way to England.  Why not us?  We can do it!  My burning question still is: "Who's the father of Joseph Watkins, Sr.?"
 
After the discovery of Emphraim Lee and Keziah Watkins living next door to Henry Watkins, Sr. in the 1830 (Pickens) SC census (pg. 301), guess who lived next door to Emphraim Lee?  John Smith!  Gee, too many John Smiths!  Using his age 30/40 in 1830, I should find him (age 40/50) in 840.  Guess what?  Living next door to Henry Watkins, Sr. was John Smith age 40/50 in 1840 (Pickens) SC (pg. 333)!  There was no question in my mind that his spouse was Henry Watkins, Sr.'s daughter!

Checking the 1850 (Pickens) SC pg. 518, this is what I found:
John Smith age 52 NC (b.1798)
Nancy age 51 SC (b.1799)
John F age 18 SC
Susannah age 17 SC
B F age 15 SC
Janice R age 13 SC
Eliza A 9 age SC
Zachariah age 8 SC
 
Guess who lived next door to John Smith?  Zachariah Smith age 78 b. NC...that's John Smith's father!  Next door was Wm. L. Smith age 24, didn't someone mention about him living with Henry and Hannah Watkins in 1860?

Shoot!  There's no 1810 (Pickens) SC census for Henry Watkins, Sr. for me to see if Nancy b.1799 fits his female b. 1794-1800.  Can you all tell me what to do?  Do you have any Smith information that you are willing to share with me?
Lois

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