Edward Watts

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Burial: 13 July 1710.

Place of Death: Harbury, Warwickshire.

The burial is recorded in the parish register.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: unknown.

Presumed relative: Edward Wills.

Edward Wills yeoman of Harbury makes "my Cozen Edward Watts" an overseer of his 1655 will. This seems to refer to an earlier Edward Watts than the one of this page (an Edward Watts was married in 1617 in Northampton to Elizabeth Wills), but he is presumably somehow related.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. The will of Anne Watts mentions her siblings.)

John Watts (buried 28 April 1751 in Harbury) married Elizabeth Huse in about 1705.

Robert Watts (buried 14 March 1762 in Harbury) married Mary Gregory 10 June 1705 in Offchurch, Warwickshire.

Sarah Watts (baptized 19 February 1672/3 in Harbury) married Thomas Harbert.

Alice Watts (baptized 22 March 1675/6 in Harbury - buried 17 March 1735/6 in Harbury) married John Biddle 10 October 1693 in Chesterton, Warwickshire.

Mary Watts (baptized 1 December 1678 in Harbury) married Thomas Wright 1 May 1704 in Harbury, Warwickshire.

Anne Watts (baptized 5 October 1684 in Harbury - buried 12 July 1715 in Harbury).

Evidence

Baptisms of Children (Harbury):

[1672/3]

Sara Wates filia Edward bapt February the 19

[1675/6]

Alicia Wates filia Edward baptized March the 22

[1678]

Mary Wattes filius [sic] Edward bap December the 1

[1684]

Ann Wates filia Edward Baptized October the 5

1696 jurors list:

The names of all the Freeholders and copy holders in Harbury

Thomas Cookes Gent

Em Fetherston Gent

John Cook Y

Edward Sabin Y

Wm Harbert Y

Edward Mans Junior Y

Wm Pen Y

Edward Watts Y

Thomas Greene Junior Y

Thomas Reynalds Y

John Turvill Y

John Ealles Y

John Hawood Y

Robert Hawod Constable

A grant from 1705

To all Xrian people To whom these presents shall come I Edward Watts of Harbury in the County of Warwick Yeoman send greeting in the Lord God Everlasting Now Know Yea That I Edward Watts for and consideraton of the naturall love and affeccon That I the said Edward Watts doe owe and bare unto my Loving son John Watts of Harbury aforesaid Yeoman I the said Edward Watts being in perfect mind and memory have given granted and confirmed and by these presents doe fully Freely and absolutely give grant and confirme unto my loving Son John Watts all that my messuage or Tenem.^t barne stable garden orchard backside and all and singular other the premisses thereunto belonging with theire appurtenances scituate standing lyeing and being in Harbury aforesaid and also my Two Yard land Together with all lands balks Commons proffitts advantages and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging which I the said Edward Watts purchased of M^r Cookes all which said Two yard land with theire appurtenances are scituate lyeing and being on the open Common Feilds, and Commonable place of Harbury aforesaid and all and singular my goods Chattells personall estate whatsoever utensills household stuff Implements and all other things whatsoever of what nature kind sort or property whatsoever thesamebe or canbe found within the Realm of England / Except that part of my said personall estate which I have alreddy given unto my loveing son Robert Watts and are actually in his possession. To have hold levy use dispose of take and such (Except before Excepted) all my said messuage or Tenement barne stable garden orchard backside Two yard land with the appurtenances goods Chattells personal estate household stuffe and Implements and all other the premisses aforesaid unto the said John Watts forever without any manner of claime challenge or remand whatsoever by any person or persons whatsoever And I the said Edward Watts all and singular the said messuage or Tenem.^t barn stable garden orchard backside Two yard land goods Chattells Implements household stuff and all and singular other the premisses whatsoever with theire appurtenances unto the said John Watts his heires Ex.^r adm:^rs and assignes ag:^t all persons whatsoever shall & will warrant and for ever defend by these presents of all and every which said messuages Tenement Two yard land goods Chattells house hold stuff Implements and all and singular other the premisses with theire appurtenances I the said Edward Watts have put the said John Watts in full peaceable and quiet possession by the gift and delivery of one pewter dish which to the said John Watts the day of the date of these presents I have given and delivered in the name of possession and seizin of all and singular the said messuage or Tenem.^t barnestable garden orchard backside Two yard land goods Chattells household stuff personall estate Implem.^ts of husbandry and all and singular other the premisses whatsoever with theire and every of theire appurtenances In Witness whereof I the said Edward Watts have hereunto put my hand and seale the Eighteeenth day of Aprill in the fourth year of the Reigne of our soveraigne Lady Anne by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland Queen Defend^r of the Faith etc anno dom one Thousand Seaven hundred and five

The mark of Edward Watts

Sealed and delivered and peaceable and quiet possession and seizin given and delivered by the said pewter dish parcell of the said premisses according to the overt true intent and meaning of these presents in the presence of

Thomas Harbert

Tho: Cookes: Jun^r

From the Harbury parish register [image on FamilySearch]

[1710]

sepult Edwardus Watts sepult 13^o die July

Administration of Edward Watts’s estate was granted to his son John Watts 9 November 1710 at Coventry (Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry).

References

Edward Watts, grant and administration in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry [Digital images on Findmypast.uk, accessed 19 December 2015.]

Harbury, Warwickshire, parish registers; digital images Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2015) citing Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers.

Harbury, Warwickshire, parish registers, digital images Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 16 December 2017.

Will of Anne Watts of Harbury, proved 12 April 1716 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. [Digital images on Findmypast.uk, accessed 19 December 2015].

Will of Edward Wills of Harbury. Proved 5 March 1655 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 25 December 2019.