GEN.  PG.  PG.	NAME		BIRTH	DEATH	MARRIED		WHEN
VII   4    9	Nellie Watts	?	?	Noah Pope	?
VII   4    9	Jacob    "	1835	?	Mary Asseneth Ellis ?
VII   4    4	James F. "	8/18/1849 ?	No issue
VII   4    4	Lurana   "	1846	?	?		?
VII   4    4	Sally    "	?	1863	No issue

VI    2    4	Benjamin Watts, fourth son of Lurana Teague and James
		Watts, married Mary E. Dodson, daughter of William
		E. Dodson, first Baptist preacher in what is now Alex-
		ander Co.  Born in 1738, died in 1833.  Second wife,
		Sarah Meadows.  Benjamin Watts was the largest slave
		owner in the county, having 26 when the Emancipation
		Proclamation was proclaimed.  Tradition is that he had
		a pot of gold and blindfolded one of his slaves and led
		him until he was lost and had him to bury it.  It has
		never been found as any one knows about.  Issue follows:
VII   4    9	Annis Watts	1/12/1812  5/13/1874	Robert Lucky Steele ?
VII   4    9	Lurana  "	10/29/1814 3/26/1856	Reuben Watts	?
VII   4    9	Elizabeth "	9/22/1819  4/23/1879	Jacob Palier	?
VII   4    10	James Jefferson " 3/21/1821  ?		Lurana Watts	?
							Frances ?	?
VII   4    10	Lucretia "	1824			Larkin Jones	?
VII   4    10	Caroline "	l2/18/1828 3/14/1897	Michael Swain	?
VII   4    10	Sarah    "	3/3/1832   3/14/1872	Sion Harrington	?

VI    2    4	Mary Watts, oldest daughter of James Watts and Lurana
		Teague, married John Teague, son of William Teague,
		his 1st cousin.  lived at the Jefferson Teague old home
		place.  Now R. S. Barnes home place.  Issue follows:
VII   4    10	William	Teague	2/15/1812   ?		Nellie Teague	?
VII   4    11	Jefferson  "	8/22/1817   3/3/1902	Elmira Teague	?
							Nancy Meadows	?
VII   4    4	Isaac      "	1815	No issue
VII   4    4	Bettie     "	1826	?		M. in Iredell	?

VI    2    4	James Watts, Jr., sixth son of James Watts, Sr. and
		Lurana Teague, married Rebecca Jones, second daugh-
		ter of John Marley Jones and Ruth (Basket) Teague.
		Lived at the Johnie Watts old home place.  Issue follows:
VII   4    4	Mary Watts	5/13/1814  7/11/1832	No issue
VII   4    11	Johnie "	11/28/1816 7/24/1894	Matilda Brown 10/25/1843
VII   4    11	Nellie "	2/24/1819  7/9/1887	Rev. Harvey West ?
VII   4    11	Annie  "	4/14/1827  11/9/1915	Franklin Echerd 7/20/1844
				(88 yr.	6 mo. 25 days)

VI    2    4	Bettie Watts, third daughter of James Watts and Lurana
		Teague, married Andrew Steele, son of James Steele.
		Settled at the Rufus Brown home place on the Caldwell
		Co. line.  James had a four horse wagon going west,
		stopped to camp and built a fire against a tree that
		burned down during the night and killed two of his horses.
		Therefore, he had to build a home, as he could not move
		a four horse load with two horses.  Issue follows:
VII   4    4	James Steele	     ?	      ?		Moved to Caldwell Co.
VII   4    4	Jefferson "	     ?	      ?		?		?	
VII   4    4	John      "	     ?	      ?		Laura Coffey	?
VII   4    4	Benjamin  "	     ?	      ?		Elizabeth Barnes ?
VII   4    4	Mary      "	2/16/1806 8/13/1890	Henry Blair	?



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