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- According to Brythonic Gaelic, the name 'Watkins' means 'little Walt or Walter'. The suffix 'kin' is a diminutive of Walter. This information was told to me by a professor of Welsh in a local junior college. He has a PhD and is the head of the department. He gave me a book to readabout Welsh names that was fascinating. 'Ap' means 'son of' and isprobably the reason some Welsh names have changes--as 'Powell' which wasoriginally 'Howell', but with the 'Ap' was changed to 'Powell' (ApHowell= 'Powell'. SCHMID-KATHLEEN@worldnet.att.net says (via David Watkins), I am a directdescendant of the Henry Watkins of Henrico County., VA. b. 1637/38 m.1658 d. 1714/15. Based on information that was generously sent to me, theconnection back to England I seek to make is: James Watkins b. ?, Wales, Great Britain, Came to the US aboard the PHOENIX with Captain John Smith in 1608. James had a son named Henry Watkins b. 1585, Wales, Great Britain; and Henry was the father of theHenry Watkins which I referenced above. James Watkins apparently had three sons who came to America. Per one source: 'Henry's brother's Peregrin and Daniel, had come to Accomack County in 1621, Peregrin aboard the GEORGE. He was 20 years of age (hismuster of James City in 1624); 'Perregrim Watkinses, age 24, in theGEORGE, 1621.' Daniel came aboard the CHARLES to James City County,Virginia.'
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