Francis Watkins

Name

Francis Watkins

Identifier

OTG-P.00004

Given Name

Francis

Family Name

Watkins

Birth Date

July 15, 1745

Death Date

May 1, 1826

Sex

Male

Description

Francis Watkins was a trustee of Hampden-Sydney College (Academy - Feb. 2, 1775; Charter Trustee - May 1783, resigned May 8, 1815) and involved in the financial affairs of minor Robert Watkins. He served as deputy clerk and clerk of Prince Edward County court from 1767-1825.

Spouse of

Agnes Woodson Watkins

Sibling of

Thomas Watkins

Place of Origin

Henrico County

Place of Significance

Prince Edward County

Bibliographic Citation

"Historical and Genealogical Notes and Queries." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 20, no. 3 (1912): 312-20. Accessed September 3, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243211

Bradshaw, Herbert C. History of Hampden-Sydney College, Volume 1. Durham, NC: Fisher-Harrison Corporation, Seeman Printery Division, 1976.

Account book of Francis Watkins, Hampden-Sydney College Archives and Special Collections.

Source Resource

http://otg.hsc.edu/api/items/181

Source Site

http://otg.hsc.edu/s/on-these-grounds/page/welcome

Occupation

Landowning