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DORCAS WatsoN 1639–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1639

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1707

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Highmore

Mother: Alice Bredda

Spouse(s): JOHN Adams, Timothy Dwight

Children(s): Mary Adams, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Daniel Adams, Timothy Jr, John Dwite, John 2, None None

In 1639, DORCAS WatsoN entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Watson Of Highmore And Alice Bredda. DORCAS WatsoN married John Adams, Timothy Dwight, and had children including Daniel Adams, John Adams, John Dwight 2, John Dwite, Joseph Adams, Mary Adams, Timothy Dwight Jr. DORCAS WatsoN passed away in 1707 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1639, DORCAS WatsoN entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Watson Of Highmore And Alice Bredda.
  • DORCAS WatsoN married John Adams, Timothy Dwight, and had children including Daniel Adams, John Adams, John Dwight 2, John Dwite, Joseph Adams, Mary Adams, Timothy Dwight Jr.
  • DORCAS WatsoN passed away in 1707 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Highmore
1594–1671
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
JH
Alice Bredda
1609–1643
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
AB

Spouses(s)

JOHN Adams
1631–1703
Birth Location: Denford, Northamptonshire, England
JA
Timothy Dwight
1613–1675
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
TD

Children(s)

Mary Adams
1652–1681
Birth Location: Now, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
MA
John Adams
1655–1733
Birth Location: Now, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
JA
Joseph Adams
1657–1701
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
JA
Daniel Adams
1657–1685
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
DA
Timothy Jr
1670–1672
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
TJ
John Dwite
1672–1672
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
JD
John 2
1675–1751
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
J2
None None
1678–1749
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

DORCAS WatsoN's Ancestors

Self
DORCAS WatsoN
1639–1707
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Watson of Highmore
1594–1671
Durham, Durham, England
Alice Bredda
1609–1643
Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Watson
1558–1628
Durham, Durham, England
Sibbea Priestly
1562–1617
Durham, Durham, England
Charles BREDDA
1588–1655
Westoning, Bedfordshire, England
Anne PUCAS
1590–1639
Felsted, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1530–1586
Elisabeth Hurst
1540–1630
Robert Preistley
1545–1599
Matilda Fitton
1527–1577
Charles Breed
1560–1616
Agnes Pratchett
1564–1609
Sir Clements
1570–1617
Mrs Fellows
1573–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1508–1559
Jane Stanney
1512–1547
John Fitton
1471–1526
Elizabeth Brereton
1477–1541
John Brede
1531–1585
Agnes Clemens
1534–1577
Sir Croft
1536–1606
William Fellows
1546–1630

DORCAS WatsoN's Descendants

1.
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DORCAS WatsoN (20 September 1639–9 Nov 1707) m. JOHN Adams (3/11/1631–9 Nov 1703) m. Timothy Dwight (1613–9 Mar 1675-1676)
  1. 1. Mary Adams 1652–1681
  2. 2. John Adams 1655–1733
  3. 3. Joseph Adams 1657–1701
  4. 4. Daniel Adams 1657–1685
  5. 5. Timothy (Dwight) Jr 1670–1672
  6. 6. John Dwite 1672–1672
  7. 7. John (Dwight) 2 1675–1751
  8. 8. 1678–1749 m. 1671–1754
    1. 1. Daniel Warner 1701–1766
    2. 2. Joseph Warner 1709–1774
    3. 3. Dorcas Warner 1700–1701
    4. 4. Priscilla Warner 1702–1734
    5. 5. Caleb Warner 1707–1774 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Brown 1716–1787
      1. 1. Caleb Warner 1736–1736
      2. 2. Caleb Warner 1739–1739
      3. 3. Elizabeth Warner 1740–1818
      4. 4. Lydia Warner 1742–1768
      5. 5. Daniel Warner 1745–1813
      6. 6. George Warner 1747–1827 m. Magdalen Godwin 1747–1825
        1. 1. George Warner 1763–
        2. 2. Sarah (Firman) Warner 1765–1848
        3. 3. Charles Warner 1767–
      7. 7. John Warner 1747–1827
      8. 8. Asa Warner 1750–1816
      9. 9. William Warner 1756–1827
      10. 10. Sarah Warner 1758–
      11. 11. Mary Warner 1760–1764
    6. 6. 1709–1785 m. Mary HutchinS 1707–1750
      1. 1. Molly Warner 1738–1811
      2. 2. Job Warner 1746–1812 m. Susan Whitman 1751–1834
        1. 1. Augustus Warner 1775–1837
        2. 2. Augustus Warner 1775–1837
      3. 3. Mary WarneR 1747–1809 m. Timothy (Mower) Sr 1745–1778
        1. 1. John (W) Mower 1771–1855
        2. 2. Timothy Mower 1775–1853
        3. 3. Polly Mower 1773–1810
      4. 4. Soloman Warner 1739–1794
      5. 5. Caleb Warner 1749–
      6. 6. Anne Warner 1732–1788 m. James Robbins 1728–
      7. 7. John Warner 1733–1794 m. Hannah Westover 1739–1775 m. Sarah Temple 1730–1794
        1. 1. Aaron Warner 1768–
        2. 2. John Warner 1764–1850
        3. 3. Rosanna Warner 1774–1848
        4. 4. Loviey Warner 1771–1771
        5. 5. Mercy Warner 1765–
        6. 6. Cyrus Warner 1760–1838
        7. 7. Annice Warner 1766–1814
        8. 8. Lois Warner 1772–1826
        9. 9. Hannah Warner 1770–1847
        10. 10. Lucina Warner 1767–1834
        11. 11. John Warner 1760–1801 m. Sibyl Sawtell 1760–1841
        12. 12. Sarah Warner 1765–
        13. 13. Cyrus Warner 1760–1838 m. Mary Dodge 1764–1829
        14. 14. Aaron Warner 1768–
        15. 15. Loviey Warner 1771–1771
        16. 16. Rosanna Warner 1776–1848
        17. 17. Amity (Submit) Warner 1780–1827
        18. 18. Jeremiah Warner 1786–1867
      8. 8. Daniel Warner 1735–1813 m. Mary (Minott) Wright 1742–1781
        1. 1. Aaron Warner 1768–
        2. 2. Mary (Polly) Warner 1770–1820
        3. 3. Samuel (Minot) Warner 1781–1851
        4. 4. Elizabeth Warner 1760–1815
        5. 5. Lydia Warner 1760–1814
        6. 6. Solomon Warner 1764–1839 m. Lucina Field 1774–1829
        7. 7. Daniel Warner 1766–
        8. 8. Samuel Warner 1773–
      9. 9. Caleb Warner 1737–
      10. 10. William Warner 1739–1823 m. Mary Bigelow 1743–1820 m. Hannah WilbeR 1743–1809
        1. 1. William (Warner) Jr. 1767–1844 m. Lucy Adams 1770–1838 m. Mary Warner 1770–
        2. 2. William Warner 1767–1844
        3. 3. Joshua Warner 1769–1804
        4. 4. Dianna WARNER 1768–1852 m. Barnett WAIT 1766–1836
        5. 5. Susannah Warner 1777–1860
        6. 6. Lee Warner 1772–
        7. 7. William Warner 1774–1841
        8. 8. Joseph Warner 1776–1841
        9. 9. Caleb Warner 1778–1840 m. Nancy Leach 1784–
        10. 10. Anna Warner 1780–1864 m. Benjamin (Cobb) Homer 1777–1852
        11. 11. Joshua Warner 1782–1804 m. Rhoda Patten 1775–
        12. 12. Asenath Warner 1784–1860 m. Ethan AlleN 1781–1853
      11. 11. Ruth Warner 1742–1813 m. Nehemiah Howe 1736–1780
        1. 1. Selah Howe 1762–1841
        2. 2. Orpha Howe 1764–
        3. 3. Nehemiah Howe 1766–
        4. 4. Ruth Howe 1767–
        5. 5. Joshua Howe 1770–
        6. 6. Ezekiel Howe 1774–
      12. 12. Joshua Warner 1748–1801 m. Hannah Rugg 1746–1787 m. Mary Stearns 1752–
        1. 1. Jonathan Warner 1769–1851
        2. 2. Ruth Warner 1770–1849
        3. 3. Fanny Warner 1773–
        4. 4. Nathan Warner 1775–
        5. 5. Hannah Warner 1776–1868
        6. 6. Huldah Warner 1779–1859
        7. 7. Samuel Warner 1779–1845
        8. 8. Willard Warner 1788–
        9. 9. Martin Warner 1790–1880
        10. 10. Gratia Warner 1795–
        11. 11. Selah Warner 1797–1867
      13. 13. Willard Warner 1750–1813
      14. 14. Daniel Warren 1765–1845 m. Sarah Lord 1775–1836
        1. 1. Nathan Warren 1806–1886
        2. 2. Ezekiel Warren 1810–1847
    7. 7. Mary Warner 1711–1732
    8. 8. Samuel Warner 1713–1738 m. Elisabeth Lovejoy 1700–1761
    9. 9. Ruth Warner 1716–1740
    10. 10. William Warner 1718–1776

DORCAS WatsoN's Timeline

2 Records

1639
20 September 1639
Birth of DORCAS WatsoN in Roxbury, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
1707
9 Nov 1707
Age 68
Death of DORCAS WatsoN in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1639
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1707
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
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