"The Watlingtons came to settle in Caswell County, North Carolina when the widow of Francis Watlington, grandson of the first Paul Watlington, remarried to one Benjamin Shelton. Her maiden name had been Rebecca Tatum and her children by Francis Watlington were Nancy Ann, Armistead, Edward and Frances. Therefore, our first direct ancestor to settle in North Carolina was Armistead Watlington."

Source: History of the Watlington and Simpson Families, Thelma Floyd Durham, Grace von Ehrenkrook Walker, and Jenny Fallis Widmer (2003).

• Married: ABT 1758

1. Nancy Watlington b: 1760
2. Armistead Watlington b: 27 DEC 1766 in Gloucester County, Virginia
3. Edward Watlington b: 1767 in Virginia
4. Frances Watlington b: 1772 in Halifax County, Virginia

1. Citation Text: History of the Watlington and Simpson Families, Thelma Floyd Durham, Grace von Ehrenkrook Walker, and Jenny Fallis Widmer (2003)