William Watts

Name

William Watts

Alternate Names

Wm. Watts
Col. William Watts

Race

White

Location

RR: Roanoke County; Big Lick
CC: Roanoke County

Record(s) Seen In

Will Book 1-1: 1839-1885

Birth Register - 1853-1885 - pp. 1-66

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 3

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 4

Settlement of Estates - 1

Death Register - 1853-1881

Freedmen's Bureau Census - Roanoke County

Confederate Slave Payrolls

Common Law Orders - D - July 1848 - May 1856 - pgs. 1-400

Roanoke County Slave Requisition Records

Cohabitation and Child Records

Page and Line Number

BR: PP. 10, L. 135; PP. 17, L: 200-202; PP. 19, L. 89; PP. 27, L. 215-216; PP. 48, L: 18; PP. 42, L. 26-30
IAS3: PP. 338
IAS4: PP. 15-16
SoE: PP. 113

DR: PP. 2, L. 36; PP. 7, L. 82-83; PP. 15, L. 61-62
FB: PP. 309-310, 313
CLD: PP. 85

CC: PP. 3, L. 10; PP. 3, L. 12

Date(s) Seen in Records

Will Book 1: May 1877
IAS 4: January 17, 1863
BR: February 1855; June 1, 1856; September 29, 1856; October 20, 1856; August 1857; April 1858; June 1858; 1861; 1862
SoE: June 1871

DR: June 1853; February 1855; October 1855; April 1858, December 1858
CSP: December 1862 - January and February 1863; September, October, and November 1863

RR: December 19, 1862; January 17, 1865
CC: December 25, 1857

People Enslaved

Edmund Rideout

Nannie Rideout

Tom M. Comb

Maurice

Tom Jr.

Jim Whale

George Booker

Louisa

Harriet

Henry

Louis

Amy

Unrecorded Named Man

Ishmael

Mary Sims

Ben

Jimmy

Laura

Baldwin

Lewis

Mary

Edward

Janetta

Carter

Corbin

Alexander

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Girl

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Child

Unrecorded Named Child

Unrecorded Named Child

David

Wesley

Martha (CHA)

Malinda (CHA)

Mary (CHA)

Jenette Nickolas

E. Calloway

Grace Sanders

Kate Savage

Nancy Pate

J. Whales

Polly Scott

Lewis Fleming

Susy Ball

Mat Beven

Jerry Nicklass

Ellen Sanders

Ishmael Sims

Mary Lewis

Jack Finley

Harry Ridout

Preston Burrell

Phillis Sanders

Henry Langhorn

Lewis Booker

Louisa Kently

David Hannah

Becky Lewis

Allen

Allen

Robert

Lucy (CHA)

Malinda

Thrasher (CHA)

Dugan (CHA)

Boman (CHA)

Ephrem (CHA)

Trout (CHA)

Elias (CHA)

Dirk (CHA)

Susan (CHA)

Bird (CHA)

Mary (CHA)

Emma

George (CHA)

Peggy (CHA)

William

Henry (CHA)

Thomas (CHA)

Mary (CHA)

Mary

John (CHA)

Martha

Albert (CHA)

Anny

Francis (CHA)

James

Silley

Sally

Grace

Jenny

Grace Monns

Filliy

Jenny B.

Jesnert

Janey

Polly

Beckey

Luson

Judy Ann

Elcey

Geet

Dolly Ann

Lucy

Harry Rhodes

Gallena

Baldy

Lewis

Thomas

Elis White

Polly White

Mary Grimes

Jenny Grimes

Laura Horn

Mera Carris

Louisa

Malina

Sally Braus

Ellen

Chaney

James

Caroline

Becky

John

Moses

Bill

Aly

Malinda

Samuel

Malinda

Maria

Harriett

George Johnson

Preston

Jack

David

Jonas

George Burke

George

Preston

Allere Stephen

Henry Lodger

Welch

Malbi Berer

Louis Berril

Benjamin Grimes

E. Shiner

Edwin Carnes

Sealy

Watts

Hector

Patterson

Granville

Harrison

Jim 1st

John

Jim 2nd

Sukey

Susy Ball [JNM]

Additional Information

Col. William Watts was the son of Edward Watts and Elizabeth Breckinridge Watts.

Edward Watts

Elizabeth Breckinridge Watts

James Breckinridge Watts, Mary Scott Watts, Ann W. Holcombe, Edward Watts Jr., Letitia Gamble Watts, Alice W. Morris, Emma Gilmer Watts, and Henrietta Carter Watts were the siblings of Col. William Watts.

Ann Watts Holcombe

Alice Watts Morris

Henrietta Carter Watts

William Watts' will stipulated that his "servants" Edmund Rideout and Nannie be "comfortably maintained" via his estate.

William Watts' will stipulated that his "other servants" are to be able to provide for themselves. The "other servants'" names are unrecorded and are unquantified.

William Watts, the grandfather of Col. William Watts, was mentioned in IAS Book 2 in a complaint filed against his son, Edward Watts involving Edward's sister, Martha Watts.

Martha Watts

Anthony is mentioned in the will of Edward Watts, who is discussing the passing of property to his son, William. Edward Watts stated: "...also all of the slaves which may be on the land at that time except Robert, in whose place I give him Henry, the son of Anthony..."

Robert

In the birth register, it is recorded that William Watts enslaved two unrecorded named boys who are listed above. Along with these boys is 3 enslaved boys; Corbin, Carter, and Alexander. However, it is not known if this William Watts was their enslaver or if their enslaver was Col. William Watts.

In the IAS Book 4, the partition of the lands and other property of Edward Watts states that William Watts's share of the enslaved individuals was valued at $20,150. Various other personal property and land were included in his share while the rest was split between William and four of his sisters.

In SoE Book 1, D. S. Read was charged with two additional items one placed at a value of $285, which was collected by William Watts.

David S. Read

In IAS book 4, it is stated that William Watts, One entry from the appraisement states, "By hires of 7 slaved on Richd. Defenses," with a value of $216.53. No other information is listed about the enslaved individuals other than that they were transported to Richmond.

David and Wesley both labored for 60 days at a pay rate of $16.00 per month. Their enslaver, William Watts, received $64.00 for the work completed by them.

In Common Law Book D was an application of William Watts and Edward Saunders, who were the committee serving for Martha Watts, to have two enslaved people, Hector and Isabel, be exempted from taxation due to age and infirmity.

Edward Saunders

Hector

Isabel

David labored for 62 days at a pay rate of $20.00 per month. His enslaver, Wm. Watts, received $41.33 for the work completed by David.