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            NATIVE AMERICAN, AND TIDEWATER, VIRGINIA 
                HISTORICAL, RESEARCH, PRESERVATION,
                 AND SERVICE FOUNDATION, INC
WELCOME TO THE WATTS FAMILY, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND TIDEWATER, VIRGINIA HISTORICAL, RESEARCH, PRESERVATION, AND SERVICE FOUNDATION, INC


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Tidewater, Virginia Watts Family In Australia



“The Contribution of the Negro to Democracy in America.”

 Charles White’s Historic 1943 Mural - Hampton U.

African American History

Slave Trade Information




Clark Hall Hampton University



Retracing Slavery’s Trail of Tears

Some of the Tidewater, VA ands North Carolina Watts' DNA relatives were moved to the deep south according to their family histories. Born in Tidewater, VA and Herford County, North Carolina than moved to more Southern States.

America’s forgotten migration – the journeys of a million African Americans from the tobacco South to the cotton South

Edward Ball; Photographs by Wayne Lawrence

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Through DNA how distant relatives of the Tidewater, VA and NC Watts-Hall-Bass-Weaver got to South Carolina and Georgia


Watts Family DNA Links goes from England in the 1500's in Jamestown, VA 

The Tidewater, VA Watts Family Narrative


The Watts Family Foundation Cherokee Connection


John watts cherokeeJohn "Young Tassel" Ga-No-Di-S-Gi Watts, Principal Chief, 1750 - 1808

John "Young Tassel" Ga-No-Di-S-Gi Watts, Principal Chief was born in 1750, in birth place, to Chief John Trader  Watts (born Watts Cherokee) and WURTAGUA GI-YO-STI-KO-YO-HE Watts Cherokee (born Bird Clan).

WURTAGUA was born in 1736, in Old Cherokee Nation, North Carolina, USA.

John had 20 siblings: Gi-go-ni-li Watts, Malachi (Unacata) WATTS and 18 other siblings.

Many of Daniel Watts off springs link directly to the above  Mixed White/African/Indian family trees and off springs. Through the Watts Line.

In our DNA cross referencing of over 120 known off springs of Daniel Watts the interconnective family names of Bass-Nickens-Hall- and (African & English/Irish) Watts last name were all shown as DNA relatives. Many with the Weaver,  and Elliot.

You can read Hashaw’s document on the Tidewater Watts Family Foundation Website, “MALUNGU: THE AFRICAN ORGIN OF THE AMERICAN MELUNGEONS.”

MELUNGEONS

You will also find on the Tidewater Watts Family Foundation Website, Description of Today's Mixed Race Native American Tribes in Virginia, History of the North American Slave Trade and Mixed Native American Indian Rolls. History of Indigenous People of the Chesapeake.

TIDEWATER, VA MELUNGEON CLANS -WATTS AND OTHER INTERCONNECTED FAMILIES (WHITE/AFRICAN/INDIAN)

Watts-Bass-Hall Partial Family Lineage

Capt. Watts  Jamestown - 20 April 1676

Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia

Cornelius Watts, b. 1590 - d. 1640

Watts Indian Rolls

Indigenous Peoples of the Chesapeake

Nickens Family Story 

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Wurteh Corn Tassel Doublehead Watts

MATERNAL LINE Family Tree

BIRTH 1736 • Tasagi Town, Crockett, Tennessee, United States

DEATH 15 NOV 1845 • Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States

Many of Daniel Watts off springs link directly to the above  Mixed White/African/Indian family trees and off springs. Through the Watts Line.

In our DNA cross referencing of over 120 known off springs of Daniel Watts. The interconnective family names of Bass-Nickens-Hall-and (African & English/Scotland/Irish) Watts last name were all shown as DNA relatives. Many with the Weaver,  and Elliot.


Native American


Indian Nations

Federally Recognized Tribes and North Carolina Recognized Tribes In the Tidewater Region

Virginia - Federally Recognized

Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Providence Forge, VA - Chickahominy Indians Eastern Division, Providence Forge, VA - Nansemond Indian Nation, Suffolk, VA - Pamunkey Indian Tribe, King William, VA -Rappahannock Tribe, Indian Neck, VA - Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe, King William, VA


North Carolina Indian Tribes Recognized 

Meherrin Indian Tribe Ahoskie, NC


Nansemond Indian Nation Tribe Chief Keith Anderson and Nikki Bass

There are Watts Family Members who have married into other Native American Tribes other than the Nansemond Nation like the Meherrin, Chickahominy Nations Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation MebaneNC, and Choctaw Nation. The Foundation would like to capture this type of information from family members. 


Past Chief Wayne Brown and Belinda Brown of the Meherrin Indians

Native American Arrow Heads invention of the atlatl, or spear, allowed them to launch it forcibly and far to hunt. 


Native American Settlement of NC | NCpedia


Jennings Watts was an Oysterman on the Nansemond River 1865 Son of Henry Watts and Mary Hall






MAP OF WATTS FARM



167 Portsmouth Va Stock Photos, Pictures & Royalty-Free Images - iStock

Historical

Historical information about families and  geography seeks to determine how cultural features of various societies across the region emerged and evolved by understanding their interaction with different races, religions, cultures that affected their local environment and surroundings.

Why should we should study history?

Watts Family 

Research

Ethnicity and Race, Europeans, African Americans, Immigrants, Native Americans how they impacted the future of  Tidewater, Virginia

Why should you study family history?

Tidewater, VA Watts Family Contributions to the Norfolk/Portsmouth  Virginia Communities

Did you know that the Watts family members contributions to the Tidewater, VA, African American Culture had a tremendous positive impact on the economic, entertainment, business, and service community in Norfolk and Portsmouth from the 1800’s?

Seaview Beach and Amusement Par 3 Watts Family.pdf

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Preservation

The importance of preservation and conversion into permanent archives particularly preserves and conserves family and geographical records,  photos, heritage, manuscripts, microfilm, buildings, land, graveyards and many more items that relate to the historical culture, archives and artifacts of a people and areas.  Besides that, by preserving and conserving the archive materials structures, and more, this will provide insight into what happens, identify where we came from, keep a record of past contributions, and state why things are the way they are today, along with lessons learned.

Why study Geography and Regions?

Services

Some of the Foundation Services will include but not limited to Workshops, Seminars, Training, Mentoring, Grants, Scholarships, Social, Networking, and Educational Events.

Why is Community Service and Programs important?

Watts Family in Australia

Did you know that Charles Watts one of Daniel Watts sons went to Australia to settle? He went from Philadelphia, PA to Australia to start a business in South Wales Australia, and pan for gold?

This is also a part of Tidewater, VA Watts Family Story.


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The Non-Monetary Wealth of 
Family Tries and Communities

What Is The Value Of Families/Friends/Communities History, 
              Research/Preservation, And Service To Young People, 
                   Next Generations/Community and Society?




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