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Families covered: Watts of Barnes Hall, Watts of London, Watts of Ware

                               
Robert Watts of Hereford (d 1694)
1. Thomas Watts (b 1664, d 1738/9, vicar of Orpington)
  m. Audria Oliver (b 1668, bur 11.02.1716/7, dau of Rev. Edward Oliver of Shoreham (by Margery), son of William Oliver of Sevenoaks)
  A. Thomas Watts (bpt 23.05.1689, d 18.01.1741/2, MP)
  m1. (01.01.1715/6) Hannah Seede (widow of James Allen)
  m2. (24.08.1729) Susannah Gascoyne (m2. James Farquharson)
  i.+ issue - Thomas, Hugh
  B. Oliver Watts (b 1690, d 1697/8)
  C. William Watts of London (b 16.03.1691/2, d 1757)
m1. (28.10.1712) Mary Hills (bpt 13.01.1683/4, d c1725, dau of Natthaniel Hills (by Jane Mason), sister of Nathaniel)
  i. William Watts, Governor of Fort William in Bengal (b c1722, d 1764) the first mentioned by BLG1886
  m. Frances Croke (b 1728, d 1812)
  a. Edward Watts of Hanslope, Buckinghamshire (d 1828)
  m. Florentia Wynch (dau of Alexander Wynch, Governor of Fort George in Madras)
  (1) Edward Watts of Hanslope (b 1778, dvp unm 1800)
  (2) William Watts (d 1848) had issue
  (3) Amelia Watts (b 1780, d unm 03.1862)
  b. Amelia Watts (b 1750, d 12.07.1770)
  m. (09.02.1769) Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (b 1729, d 17.12.1808)
  m2. (11.02.1726/7) Ann Ross or Rous (d 13.11.1673, cousin of Sir Henry Marshall, Lord Mayor of London)

 

 

Thomas Watts of Buntingford, Hertfordshire
1. Sir John Watts, Lord Mayor of London (bur 07.09.1616)
  m. Margaret Hawes (dau of Sir James Hawes, Mayor of London)
  A. Sir John Watts of Ware, Hertfordshire (a 1625)
  m. Mary Bayning (dau of Thomas Bayning of Suffolk, brother of Paul & Andrew of London)
  i. Sir John Watts of Ware, Governor of Chirk Castle (d c1680)
  m. Mary Gardiner (dau of Edward Gardiner of Thundridgebury)
  a.+ issue (a 1634) - John (b c1630), Mary
  ii. Mary Watts
  m. George Hanger of London
iii. Sarah Watts
  m. William Brooke of London
  vi.+ other issue - James, Paul, Edward, Richard, Magdalen, Margaret, Alice
  B. William Watts of London
  m. _ Angell
  i. Elizabeth Watts (heir) apparently of this generation
  m. Henry Darley of Buttercrambe
  C. Richard Watts of London (a 1634)
  m. Agnes Mackworth of Shropshire
  i.+ issue (a 1634) - Richard, George, Humphry, Dorothy
  D. Thomas Watts of Thundridge , Hertfordshire (a 1634, 5th son)
  m. Elizabeth Vavasor
  i.+ issue - Thomas, John, George, Francis, Elizabeth, Diana, Ursula, Dorothy, Mary
  E. Magdalen Watts
  m. Sir Henry Apleton, Bart
  F.+ other issue - son (dvp?), 3 daughters

 

 

John Watt of Muckleton, co. Salop (b c1497!!, d 1601)
m. Anne Scott (b c1525, d 1605, dau of Richard Scott of Barnes Hall)
1. Richard Watts
  m. (22.09.1586) Isabel Alcock (b c1562, d 1605, dau of Arthur Alcock of London, m1. Thomas Scott of Barnes Hall)
  A. Richard Watts of Barnes Hall (Vicar of Chesterton)
m. Sarah Beverley (dau of George Beverley of London)
  i. Benjamin Watts of Barnes Hall (b 1639, a 1666)
  m1. (1663) Mary Bulloughs (d 1669, dau/heir of James Bulloughs of Edge by Mary)
  a.+ issue - Richard (b 1665, d infant), Benjamin (d infant), James (b 06.1669, d 09.12.1697)
  m2. (10.11.1670) Alice Nettleton (dau/coheir of Robert Nettleton of Thornhill Lees)
  d. Richard Watts of Barnes Hall (b 1671, dsp 20.05.1727, Vicar of Harworth)
e. Robert Watts of London, later of Barnes Hall (b 26.07.1674, d 18.11.1739, fishmonger)
  m. Elizabeth Wynn (dau of Charles Wynn of London)
  (1)+ issue (dsp/d unm) - Elizabeth, Alice, Sarah, Frances
  f. Benjamin Watts of London (b 21.02.1675, dsp, goldsmith)
  m. Elizabeth Boucher (dau of Thomas Boucher of London)
  g. Francis Watts of Colnbridge, Kirk Heaton (b 07.11.1677, d 15.02.1737)
  m. Anne Beaumont (dau of Richard Beaumont of Whitley Hall by Susanna, dau of Thomas Horton of Barkisland)
  (1) Susanna Watts, heiress of of Barnes Hall
  m. Sir William Horton of Chadderton, Bart (d 25.02.1774)
  h. John Watts, later of Barnes Hall (b 21.11.16683, d 17.08.1751)
  i.+ other issue - William (b 27.07.1686, m. ??, dsp 1736), Sarah (b 26.03.1673), Alice (b 30.08.1679, d unm 07.06.1748), Catherine (b 01.05.1681, d unm 1723)
  ii.+ other issue - Richard (b 1634), Edward (b 1636), John (b 1641, d 1645), Sarah (b 1633, d infant)
  B. Gilbert Watts (DD, translator)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 08.03.17) : the article 'Thomas Watts MP and Willam Watts ...' by Edward J. Davies in 'Genealogists' Magazine' (Mar 2017 (vol 32, no. 5), p185+), BLG1886 ('Watts of Hanslope Park')
(2) For middle section (uploaded 08.03.17) : Visitation (London, 1633-4, 'Watts'), Visitation (Hertfordshire, 1634, 'Watts of Thundridge\ & 'Watts of Ware') with a liitle input/support from DNB (vol 60, "Watts, John (d. 1616)")
(3) For lower section (uploaded 30.06.25) : 'The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York' ('Hallamshire', Joseph Hunter, 1819, 'Pedigree of Scott and Watts of Barnes-Hall', p262)
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