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David Alexander Watson 1706 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JUN 1706

Birth Location: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 5 JUN 1785

Death Location: Clover, York County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Watson

Mother: Eleanor Walter

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David Alexander Watson was born in 1706 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the child of Samuel Hugh Watson and Eleanor Walter. David Alexander Watson passed away in 1785 in Clover, York County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • David Alexander Watson was born in 1706 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the child of Samuel Hugh Watson and Eleanor Walter.
  • David Alexander Watson passed away in 1785 in Clover, York County, South Carolina, USA.

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David Watson's Ancestors

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David Watson
1706 – 1785
Birth Place: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Parents
Samuel Hugh Watson
1685 – 1762
Kilconner, Carlow, Ireland
Eleanor Walter
1688 – 1719
Tyrone County, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
John Watson
1661 – 1689
Alberbury, Shropshire, England
Anne Tomlinson
1647 – 1744
Richard Walter
1650 – 1697
Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
Eulalia Sharsell
1654 – 1730
Pancrasweek, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1633 – 1680
Sarah Briggs
1637 – 1676
James Tomlinson
1597 – 1686
Elizabeth Eckelston
William Walters
1605 – 1650
Elizabeth Walter
1606 – 1652
John Sharsell
1605 – 1698
Charity Adams
1618 – 1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1603 – 1662
Meredith OWEN
1600 –
John Briggs
1615 – 1710
Katherine Cooke
1610 – 1689
Thomas Tomlinson
1565 – 1610
Alicia Sowter
1568 – 1602
Roland Castle)
1586 – 1619
Frances Griffith
1590 – 1619
John Protheroe
1583 – 1624
Elizabeth Vaughan
1587 – 1668
Sosthenes Sharsell
1583 – 1650
Catherine Band
1585 – 1658
Hugh Adams
1587 – 1620
Thomasin Vine
1574 – 1684

David Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1706
5 JUN 1706
Birth of David Alexander Watson in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
1785
5 JUN 1785
Age 79
Death of David Alexander Watson in Clover, York County, South Carolina, USA
Clover, York County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1706
    Event Place: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1785
    Event Place: Clover, York County, South Carolina, USA

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