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Capt Luke Watson 1635 – 1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1635

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 6 November 1707

Death Location: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA

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, USA. 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, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Luke Watson began in 1635 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • 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, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN WATSON
1605 – 1650
Birth Location: Harby, Nottinghamshire, England
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Elizabeth Frost
1614 – 1682
Birth Location: Bankside, Nottingham, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Whitehead
1656 – 1708
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John Watson
1677 – 1729
Birth Location: Queens, Queens, New York, United States
JW

Capt Watson's Ancestors

Self
Capt Watson
1635 – 1707
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
JOHN THOMAS WATSON
1605 – 1650
Harby, Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth (Anne) Frost
1614 – 1682
Bankside, Nottingham, England
Grandparents
Sir ((Robert) Stephen Wattson,) Watson
1562 – 1639
Scotton, Lincs., England
WILLIAM (GULIHELMI) FROST
1589 – 1644
Stanstead, Suffolk, England
Joyce (\ Joyse) Baker
1588 – 1634
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir WATSON
1522 – 1587
Joan Spilsbi
1540 – 1581
Edward Frost
1564 – 1616
Thomasine Belgrave
1561 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Spilsbye
1519 – 1571
Joan Bodye
– 1564
John Glemsford*
1540 – 1609
Elizabeth Bradfield
1538 – 1588
John leverington
1530 – 1591
Joanna Strutt
1534 – 1577

Capt Watson's Descendants

1.
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Capt (Luke) Watson (24 May 1635 – 6 November 1707) m. Sarah Whitehead (3 January 1656 – 1708)
  1. 1. John Watson (16 May 1677 – 27 Feb 1729) m. Sarah (Richards) Cannon (1685 – 27 Feb 1729)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Watson (13 Mar 1705 – 15 Apr 1769) m. Stephen Townsend (1694 – 1769)
      1. 1. Mary Jefferson (1725 – 1 May 1806) m. Joseph Skelton (6 Oct 1725 – 5 March 1760)
        1. 1. Mary Skelton (04 Apr 1755 – July 1838) m. Thomas Glaister (11 Jan 1747 – 8 mar 1793)
        2. 2. Sarah Stradling (3 November 1758 – 28 July 1844)
        3. 3. Thomas Carey (17 December 1766 – 1848)

Capt Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1635
24 May 1635
Birth of Capt Luke Watson in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1707
6 November 1707
Age 72
Death of Capt Luke Watson in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1707
    Event Place: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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