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Capt Luke Watson 1635–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1635

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 06 Nov 1707

Death Location: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Father: John Watson

Mother: Elizabeth Frost

Spouse(s): Sarah Whitehead

Children(s): John Watson

The story of Capt Luke Watson began in 1635 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Capt Luke Watson married Sarah Whitehead, and had children including John Watson. Capt Luke Watson passed away in 1707 in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Luke Watson began in 1635 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Capt Luke Watson married Sarah Whitehead, and had children including John Watson.
  • Capt Luke Watson passed away in 1707 in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Watson
1605–1644
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
JW
Elizabeth Frost
1614–1682
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
EF

Spouses(s)

Sarah Whitehead
1656–1708
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
SW

Children(s)

John Watson
1687–1729
Birth Location: Queens, Queens, New York, United States
JW

Capt Watson's Ancestors

Self
Capt Watson
1635–1707
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Watson
1605–1644
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Frost
1614–1682
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Wallas) Watson
1575–1637
Wath Upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Jane) Pye
1579–1626
Lancashire, England
William Frost
1589–1644
Nottingham, England
Joyce Barker
1588–1634
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Watson
1545–1607
Virginia Wallace
1545–1575
Anthony Pye
1555–1627
Edward Glemsford*x
1561–1616
Thomasine Belgrave
1562–1653
John Barker
1563–1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WINCHESTER
1520–1584
Elizabeth Newsome
1523–
James Wallace
1525–1600
Nancy Sickles
1525–1552
Alexander Pye
1537–1569
Marion Stephens
1539–1570
John Frost
1540–1609
Anna Scott
1538–1588
John Belgrave
1530–1590
Joanna Strutt
1541–1577
John Barker
1537–1588
Margaret Mawle
1541–1590

Capt Watson's Descendants

1.
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Capt (Luke) Watson (24 May 1635–06 Nov 1707) m. Sarah Whitehead (03 Jan 1656–1708)
  1. 1. John Watson 1687–1729 m. Sarah Cannon 1677–1729
    1. 1. Elizabeth Watson 1705–1769 m. Stephen (Townsend) Sr 1694–1769
      1. 1. Stephen (Townsend) Jr 1732–1793 m. Elizabeth Price 1735–1793
        1. 1. Joseph Townsend 1764–1816 m. Mary Hartley 1770–1832

Capt Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1635
24 May 1635
Birth of Capt Luke Watson in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1707
06 Nov 1707
Age 72
Death of Capt Luke Watson in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1707
    Event Place: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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