Watkins Extended Family

The Marks family appears at Corotoman Plantation as Nelly Marks Loney and Hannah Marks Saunders. This cluster connects the Jordan-Marks-Glover-Solomon-Clowers chain to the Watkins Extended Families.

• Moses is repeated (Sr. & Jr.), suggesting a patriarchal figure or honored ancestor.
• Brown appears as a given name, connecting to the Brown family documented at Corotoman Plantation.
• The Marks surname connects to Group 2 and the broader Jordan-Marks-Glover-Solomon-Clowers chain.

A biblical-name line that shows the pathway Jordan → Marks → Glover → Solomon → Clowers, suggesting endogamy within a mixed-race community and connecting to Peter L. Clowers.

• Sarah is a biblical name common among enslaved and free Black communities.
• The Jordan–Marks–Glover–Solomon–Clowers pathway shows a clear chain of surnames.
• The chain connects to Peter L. Clowers, identified as a previous slaveowner.

A large cluster that includes the Solomon patriarchal line and connects to Thomas Mann Randolph slave estate records through the Watkins naming pattern.

• John Augusta/Saul/Sol repeating names indicate a strong patriarchal lineage.
• Surnames as first names (Anderson, Tyler, Daley) suggest honoring white or mixed-race relatives.
• John Tyler Solomon honors the Tyler family of Virginia (President John Tyler).

The core Watkins line showing legacy naming, surname-as-given-name patterns, and direct connection to the Darden family. Jeta is a direct variant of Judith/Jettie, confirming legacy naming honoring the matriarch.

• Spencer appears in multiple Watkins households, suggesting a shared ancestor or intermarriage.
• Larkin is associated with the Hairston family (Larkin Hairston).
• Paschal connects to the Paschal/Paskel family, known in Brunswick Co., VA.

The anchor genome line. Thomas Spencer Watkins provides the DNA matrix that guides the cooperative. Connected families include Woodfin, Worcestor, JW, Randolph, Nelson, Spencer, Ruby, and Teenie/Tiney.

• Both parents of Thomas Spencer Watkins Jr. were born in 1888, creating two consecutive 40-year generations.
• This rare generational alignment provides a clear genetic bridge back into the colonial era.

Connects the Owens family to the Watkins lineage through the Swan/Darden line. Key names include Town, Tiney, Ben, Jefferson, Colbert, and Blackman.

• Louvenia Darden is a descendant of Isham Swan.
• Colbert connects to the Hemings family and Watkins Cluster 6.
• Jefferson connects to the Hemings family naming pattern.

The name Parthenia (and variants Thenia, Barthenia, Bethenia, Parthena) appears across multiple family lines, serving as a critical link between the Hairston family of Virginia, the Darden family, the Fisher family, and the Watkins Extended Families.

• Connects Hemings family at Monticello to Hairston, Darden, Fisher, and Watkins families.
• Variant spellings reflect phonetic recording practices and demonstrate continuity across generations.

Among the earliest documented enslaved families at Monticello. Cate Hubbard and her mother Sall serve as matriarchs of a naming network that spans three centuries and connects the Jefferson plantations to the Watkins Extended Families.

• Sall (1725–1797) is the matriarch known as 'Old Sall'.
• Cate Hubbard's children include Hannah, Rachael, Maria, Eve, James, Philip, Sarah, and Nancy.
• The name Lucinda is a critical match across multiple Watkins clusters.

The central link connecting the Corotoman Plantation refugee network to the Watkins Extended Families. On April 18, 1814, 69 enslaved people fled Corotoman—the largest group to leave a Chesapeake Bay plantation during the War of 1812.

• Kenric Brooks (213 cM match) confirms the Loney-Marks connection to Watkins.
• DNA matches to Trinidad (Charles, Loney, Brooks) confirm the Merikin community connection.
• Alfred and Delia from the Corotoman runaway data match the Watkins Extended Family list.