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(['.>'2 Greenly) in 1750. From this we see that ho was a physician. He left his widow his salt works at Lymington, Hants. Edmund Calamy (1697 ?-1755) was appointed hi^ trustee. The witnesses to his will were .los. Williams, Hugh Hardy, and John Martin. It is interesting to note that Edmund Calamy (1671-1739), father of the trustee, married first, Dec. 19, 1695, Mary (died 1713), daughter of a Michael Watts, a cloth merchant and haberdasher (d. Feb. 3, 1708, aged 72) no relation that I can discover.

The following extract from Dr. Munk's Roll of the Royal College of Physicians was courteously supplied by Dr. Edward Liveing, the Registrar of the College, on Dec. 19, 1C08: '

" Richard Watts, M.D., a native of Hampshire, then practising at Lymington, was admitted an Extra-Licentiate* of the College June 26, 1703. A few years afterwards, removing to London, he presented himself at the Censors' Board, and on Sept. 30, 1710, after the usual examinations, was admitted a Ldcentiate-f

" He was created doctor of medicine at Cam- bi-idice June 15. 1728 ; on Sept. 30 following was idinitted a candidate^ of the College; and on s,pt.30, 1729, a Fellow."

His only child, Mary Watts, married James Brackstone, a bookseller. As Mary's aunt, Sarah Watts, married Joseph Brack- stone, it is possible that James Brackstone and his wife were cousins.

5. Enoch Watts, Brother of Dr. Isaac Watts.

He was born March 11, 1678/9, and baptized about Xovember of that year at the Above Bar Chapel, Southampton. He is said to have been a sailor, but his will describes him as " gent."

In 1735 lie is mentioned in his father's will, which he proved in 1736/7.

From his own will, dated Jan. 27, 1755, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canter- bury (301 Paul), Nov. 6, 1755, it is clear that he was either a bachelor or a widower without surviving children.

He describes himself as of Southampton, gent., and leaves all he possesses to his sister, Mrs. Brackstone, her three daughters, and his nephew Joseph Brackstone of Covent Garden, London.

" Extra-urbem " Licentiate, one licensed to practise outside the 7-mile radius from London City.

f Licensed to practise in London and within the 7-mile radius.

} Probationers for a year after obtaining their University degrees before admission to the Fellow-, ship. Fellows only are members of the Corporation.

IN- mentions a lease of ;! < Custom House,. Southampton, " given me by the will of my kinsman Richard Taunt on, Esq., lately deceased."

6. Thomas Watts, Brother of Dr. Isaac Watte.

He was born Jan. 20, 1679/80, and bap- tized about March of that year at the Above Bar Chapel, Southampton. As he is not mentioned in his father's will, we may presume that he died before Sept. 16, 1735.

I have not found his will or any grant of letters of administration.

We may expect to find his marriage between the years 1700 and 1712.

He had only two children :

1. Mary Watts, who married before Sept. 18, 1735, John Chaldecott. Her grandfather, Isaac Watts, in 1735 left her 501. to be paid to her when her brother Thomas Watts reached the age of 23.

Her children were :

(i.) John Chaldecott, mentioned in the will of his uncle, Thomas Watts, which will' he proved on Dec. 15, 1773.

(ii.) Charles Chaldecott, mentioned in the- will of his uncle, Thomas Watts.

(iii.) Richard Taunton Chaldecott, men- tioned as being under 22 years of age in the will of his uncle, Thomas Watts, and men- tioned again in the codicil of that will dated Feb. 27, 1772.

2. Thomas Watts, born after 1712, as- under 23 years of age in 1735 when his grandfather, Isaac Watts, left him the sum of 1001.

His will, dated Nov. 16, 1770 (codicil dated Feb. 27, 1772), was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on Dec. 15, 1773 (497 Stevens). In it he describes himself as of Chichester, Sussex, gent., and mentions his wife Anna, leaving her property at Chichester and Selsey in Sussex, and at Kingston in Surrey. He appoints his nephew John Chaldecott his executor. He leaves 1001. to each of his wife's sisters,. viz. : Susanna, the wife of John Vernon Penfold, and Mary, the wife of John Long- man. To his kinsman Joseph Brackstono of York Street, Covent Garden, he leaves 1001., but revokes this legacy in the codicil as " he is now dead." He refers to a legacy of Herring Fishery stock left to him by " my good friend and relation Richard Taunton^ late of the town and county of Southampton,. Esq., deceased." The property in Chi- chester left, as stated above, to his wife is to go after her death to his said nephew John. Chaldecott. If he dies without issue, then.