Sarah Watts

Events

Date of Birth: 19 February 1672.

Place of Birth: Harbury, Warwickshire.

Date of Death: unknown.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Edward Watts.

In a grant from 1705, Edward mentions his sons John Watts and Robert Watts, who were Sarah’s brothers. Sarah's father is named in her baptism record.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: Thomas Harbert.

This relationship is given in the will of Sarah’s sister Ann.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

William Harbert (baptized 6 March 1697/8 in Harbury) married Sarah.

Mary Harbert (baptized 4 February 1699/1700 in Harbury - possibly buried 6 March 1709 in Harbury).

Sarah Harbert (baptized 15 December 1702 in Harbury).

Ann Harbert (baptized 12 January 1705/6 in Harbury - buried 17 July 1713 in Harbury).

Elizabeth Harbert (baptized 5 September 1708 in Harbury).

(possibly) Rachael Harbert (baptized 19 August 1711 in Harbury). No parents are given in the parish register.

Ann Harbert (baptized 16 September 1716 in Harbury) married Edward Nicolls about 6 November 1745 at Harbury.

Evidence

The will of Sarah’s sister Anne

In the name of God Amen I Anne Watts of Harbury in the County of Warwick Spinster being sick and weake of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory Praise be therefore given to Almighty God for the same do make and ordain this my present last Will and Testament in manner and forme following (that is to say) first and principally I comend my soul into the hands of Almighty God thereby hopeing thro’ the Meritorious death and Passion of my ever blessed Lord and saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inheritt everlasting life And my body I comitt to the Earth from whence it came to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor herein after named And as to for touching and concerning the disposition of all such Temporall estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof, as followeth Imprimis my will and desire is that all my debts and funerall charges be first paid and discharged Item I give and dispose and bequeath unto my loveing sister Sarah Harbert the wife of Thomas Harbert of Harbury in the said County of Warwick Yeoman the sum of five pounds of good and lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid her within twelve months next and imediately after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my Loveing sister Mary Wright the wife of Thomas Wright of Harbury aforesaid husbandman the like sume of five pounds of like lawfull money to be paid her within twelve months next and imediately after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my Loveing Brother Robert Watts of Harbury aforesaid husbandman the sume of three pounds of like lawfull money to be paid him within twelve months next and imediately after my decease Item All the rest and residue of my personall estate goods and chattells whatsoever I do give unto my Loveing Brother John Watts of Harbury aforesaid Yeoman whome I make sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament Item I give and bequeath unto my Loveing sister Alice Biddell one shilling to be paid her as aforesaid And I doe hereby revoake disannull and make void all former wills and Testaments by me at any time heretofore made In witness whereof, I the said Anne Watts have here unto set my hand and seale the fifteenth day of July in the first yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord George the first by the Grace of God of Great Britaine France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith etc Anno qr Dm 1715

the make of Anne [+] Watts ./

Sealed and delivered published pronounced and declared in the presence of

the marke of Anne [o] Eyres

the marke of Mary [+] Palmer

Tho: Cookes ./

[Proved 12 April 1716]

References

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].