*John Elijah Watson, Rev War Vet 1718–1791
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Last updated: July 22, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 2 independent trees
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Biography
John Elijah Watson, Rev War Vet was born in 1718 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield Dist, SC, Colonial, America. John Elijah Watson, Rev War Vet married ann blair murphy, and had children including arthur rice watson, ceale watson, charity watson, elijah watson, jacob watson, john elijah watson jr, lucretia watson, martha watson, mary watson, sarah watson thames, william watson, willis murphy watson. John Elijah Watson, Rev War Vet passed away in 1791 in Ridge Springs, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.
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Oldest Ancestor Line from *John Vet
This ancestor line traces from Dundee, Angus, Scotland (1617) to Ridge Spring, Edgefield Dist, SC, Colonial, America (1718) across 3 generations.
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- *John Vet (1718–1791) was born in Ridge Spring, Edgefield Dist, SC, Colonial, America and died in Ridge Springs, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record