The Washington herald., 1914-05-04
WATTS

WATTS
wealth. The distinction of the Watt or
| Watts family. To be sure there may
| from ancient and unblemished It Jck III
the old country and, IN this country. in
termArriage with the most prominent and
honorable Colonial families.
In Scotland the name was Watt. The
| family was established near Edinburgh
at an early date. The usual derivation
given for the name is that II is derived
from the Christian name Walter. The
Watt family OF Dearn, County DerDy,
claim. however. 10 have sprung from Sir
John lie Fleming. Lord of Wath. VINO
died in the fourteenth year of the reign
of Edward II O32D. His second son.
Raynier assumed the territorial name Ge
Wath. which went through the stages
Wathes, wattys, Wattes. Watts or Wat
A direct ancestor OF the American
Watts family was John Watt. of Scot
land. known as a deacon Covenanter."
He took part in the political and military
agita ton in Scotland in the late sixteenth
century and died in 1901, probably
through foul play from his enemies. His
wife was Euphame Porteous. the daugn-
ter of a wealthy Scotch merchant
There is every reason to believe that
John Watt. who was born in 1850. was
the ancestral manor known as Rose
HILL which was located then outside
the limits OF the city of Edinburgh but
now, since the city has increased its
area, is included within the city limits.
John Watt had the following children:
Margaret sometimes called Nary who
was born about in 1872, and married
when she was about twenty Sir Walter
Riddell, the fourth baronet OF Nova
Scotia.
Alice. who married first a Mr.. Scott Of
Fife and second Lord Galtown.
Adam. born in 1875
Robert. who was the founder Of the
American family
John. who was born in 1852 He came
to this country and died unma rried in
Philadelphia in 1907.
Robert Watt, mentioned above, came
TO the new world some time toward the
close of the seventeenth century or the
beginning of the eighteenth. The date is
sometimes placed at 171O He made his
home in Manhattan. where he was count
ed as "a gentleman OF sound sense. hiSh
responsibility. large wealth and known
affection for the government" He mar
ried Mary Nicoll OF Long Island. whose
mother was Anne Van Rensselaer,. II is
an interesting fact that at the time the
Nicoll family dropped the final $ from
their name the Watt family added the
final to its name
John Watt had the following children.
Ann, born in l7O7. She died in Edin-
burgh when she was seventeen.
Margaret. who died also unmarried in
Edinburgh.
Mary. who married Capt. Richard
Riggs.
John. who was educated abroad and
who came back to New York to carry on
the traditions Of the family established
by his father.
John Watt. jr., the second John Watt
in this country was even more promi-
nent in affairs than his father had been
He was regarded as "a master of politi-
cal economy and a scholar of no ordi-
nary attachments and brilliant logi-
clan" In New York lived in an estate
named Rose Hill" in honor of the an
cestral estate outside Of Edinburgh. II
was located on the East River and its
boundaries now would be Madison
Square ard Twcntv-first street The en-
trance to the estate was where TWENTY
eighth street crosses Madison avenue
now.
John Watts. jr.. married the beautiful
Ann de Lancey. daughter of Etienne de
Lancey. the founder of the famous DC
Lancey family in this country. They
had the following children:
Robert. who was born in l743 and died
in Philadelphia. He built a second Rose
Hill in this country, located in what is
now ForGham. New York He married |
Mary Alexander. His Son. Dr. John
Watts was president of the college Of |
Physicians and Surgeons
Anne, Sho married Capt Archbold |
d British navar officer. who |
built two hne mansions, one at Broad |
way for himself. and another at Broad |
way for his father-in-law. John W. |
Watts.
Stephen. and Susanna, who died young. |
John, who harried his cousin. Jane |
lie Lancy, and had ten children.
Susanna, who married a member of the |
kearny family ard was the ancestress
IF Maj. Gen. Stephen Watts Kearney.
the conquorCr Of New Mexico and Cali
tornia.
Mary. who married Sir John johnson.
of England.
Stephen, who married a daughter Of the
Sugent family.
Margaret, who married an officer in the
British army named Leake.
The coat of arms borne by the Watt
Dr. Watts family is here illustrated:
II is blazoned; ION a bar azure. a cres-
mt, between two mullets of the first"
Crest: A cubit arm erect issuing from
/ cloud. In the hand a branch of
olive. all proper. Motto: Servire forti
non deficit telum "a brave man never
wants a weapon).
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
please give the derivation and coat
If arms of the Tuggle family
I am unable to find a record of a
ruggle family, either in England or
America. 1t is very likely a contrac-
ion of the surname Tugwell, which is
" local derivation. family of the
name is seated in Crowhall, County
Somerset, England. Their coat of arms
IS described as follows: Azure tree
yarbs or, on a chief argent a boar's
head, sable. Crest, stays head erased
proper. In the mouth a trefoil slipped
vert.
Can any of my readers throw any light
the - H.. TnRRlA1 L