James Watkins

• Name	James Watkins
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I4328	Carl
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Children	1. Daniel Watkins   2. Peregrin Watkins + 3. Henry Watkins,   b. 1585, Wales
  Family ID	F1365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• Notes

  According to Brythonic Gaelic, the name "Watkins" means "little Walt or Walter". The suffix "kin" is a diminutive of Walter. This information was told to me by a professor of Welsh in a local junior college. He has a PhD and is the head of the department. He gave me a book to read about Welsh names that was fascinating. "Ap" means "son of" and is probably the reason some Welsh names have changes--as "Powell" which wasoriginally "Howell", but with the "Ap" was changed to "Powell" (Ap Howell= "Powell". SCHMID-KATHLEEN@worldnet.att.net says (via David Watkins), I am a direct descendant of the Henry Watkins of Henrico County., VA. b. 1637/38 m. 1658 d. 1714/15. Based on information that was generously sent to me, the connection back to England I seek to make is: James Watkins b. ?, Wales, Great Britain, Came to the US aboard the PHOENIX with Captain John Smith in 1608. James had a son named Henry Watkins b. 1585, Wales, Great Britain; and Henry was the father of the Henry Watkins which I referenced above. James Watkins apparently had three sons who came to America. Per one source: "Henry's brother's Peregrin and Daniel, had come to Accomack County in 1621, Peregrin aboard the GEORGE. He was 20 years of age (his muster of James City in 1624); 'Perregrim Watkinses, age 24, in the GEORGE, 1621.' Daniel came aboard the CHARLES to James City County, Virginia."