Son of Edward Watts and Elizabeth Breckinridge Watts. Brother of Ann Watts Holcombe, Alice Watts Morris, Henrietta Carter Watts, Letitia Gamble Watts, James Breckinridge Watts, Mary Scott Watts, Edward Watts Jr., and Emma Gilmer Watts.
In the IAS Book 4, William Kyle is listed as the administrator of the annexed will of James Kyle. In the multiple entries involving enslaved individuals, it names Eliza and child, Walker, and Ben.