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Benjamin Watson 1685–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 1685

Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia

Death Date: 4 Apr 1715

Death Location: Gilleys Creek, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Father: John I

Mother: Alice Rowen

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Benjamin Watson was born in 1685 in Henrico County, Virginia, the child of John Watson Ancient John I And Alice Rowen. Benjamin Watson passed away in 1715 in Gilleys Creek, Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Watson was born in 1685 in Henrico County, Virginia, the child of John Watson Ancient John I And Alice Rowen.
  • Benjamin Watson passed away in 1715 in Gilleys Creek, Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Watson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Watson
1685–1715
Birth Place: Henrico County, Virginia
Parents
John WATSON (Ancient John) I
1648–1706
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Alice Rowen
1652–1715
Elton, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
David (Meade) Watson
1630–1710
Nottinghamshire, England
EMILY ((ALICE)) ROGERS
1630–1715
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1685
Bef. 1685
Birth of Benjamin Watson in Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico County, Virginia
1715
4 Apr 1715
Age 30
Death of Benjamin Watson in Gilleys Creek, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Gilleys Creek, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 1685
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1715
    Event Place: Gilleys Creek, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

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