the moron, the legs crossed in token of the warrior's having engaged in
the Holy Wars.  It was the tomb of a Crusader."

   The Watts family claims descent from the old Yorkshire house of Le
Fleming of Wath which appears to be a branch of the original family of
Cumberland.

   Sir John Le Fleming, lord of Wath on Dearn Yorkshire, who died 14
year of Edward II reign 1321 A. D. left by Joan, his wife, daughter of
Walter De Fauconberg, three sons Viz.

I	Thomas Le Fleming of Wath of Dearn, ancestor of the Flemings of
Wath, whose eventual heiress married Saville of New Hall.

II	Ranier Le Flemings

III	Lambert Le Flemings, a Knight Tembler, who was put to death at
Paris, with the Grand Master, by Phillip Le Bell.  The second son,
Ranier Le Flemings, called Rainer De Wath, Chevalyr was in the
Scottish wars in the retinue of Lord Percy.  He married Ada, daughter
of heir of Thomas De Bethume, and had with otherr, issue a son.

   Simon De Wath, who married Alice, daughter and co-heir of John
De Eston and was the father of John De Wath, who possessed Jure Matrio
a molity of eston. County Worcester and had considerable property in
Yorkshire, term of Edward III 1370 A. D.  He married Emma, daughter of
Sir Hugh Galafree and was succeeded by his son.

   William Wathes of Eston, who was living 1397 A. D. and married Blanche,
daughter of William De Wellishourne, and had a son.

   Sir Thomas Wathes of Eston, who served in the French Wars and is
frequently mentioned in the acts of Parliment of Paris as "Sir Thomas
Wathes De Eston, Chevalyr Englias".  He had a Grant from King Henry V
Circa 1420 of the Seigneury of Langea is on the Loire and other property in
France, the forfeited possession of the Vicomte De Brosse, who had
deserted the English faction.  Sir Thomas married Isabeau, daughter of
Bergtrand Goyon, Seiyneur De Merynon, and widow of Amboise, the Vicomte De
Thounars.  Died in 1424 A. D.  Sir Thomas Wathes left a son.

   Simon Wathes of Eston, in the seventh year Henry V reign in 1428 A. D.
married Margery, the daughter of Thomas De Stotesbury of White Field County,
Northampton and left a son.

   Sir Richard Wattys, who fought under the banner of York at the battle of
Wakefield, in the 39th year of Henry VI 1467 A. D., when he fell or died
soon after the conflict of his wounds, leaving by his wife Isabel Strafford
a son.

   Thomas Wattys, who was plaintiff in an action at law against William
De Stotesbury, William De Lovell and others, for the recovery of the
manor of Whitefield, the last year of Henry VI 1471 A. D.  By his wife
Alice, heiress to the estate of Beby, Liecestershire.  Issue follows:

I	John Wattys

II	Richard Wattys, who had a son Richard and two daughters, Mary, the
wife of George Gage of Raundes in the County, Northamton and Joan the wife
of Gerfais Astley.

III	Thomas Wattys, the father of John, from  whom descended the Watts
family seated in Norfolk.

IV	Elizabeth Wattys, the wife of Richard Osborne, who received with
her in frank marriage, the manor of Whitefield.

   The oldest son of John Wattys of Beby, County Leicester was party to a
deed of surrender of the manor of Mykelham and other lands.

   Second year of Henry VIII 1511 A. D.  By his second wife, whose name
has not been preserved, he had issue.

I	John Wattes (note change in spelling) the father of Thomas Wattes
and Stafford Wattes of Barleston in County Leicester.  Leaving Issue by
his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Steven Everardes of Fletcher and by Joan,
daughter of Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple in that county descended
from the House of Dethic, Derbyshire.



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