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Elisha Bennett Watson 1789–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1789

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 MAR 1870

Death Location: Walton County, Georgia, USA

Father: John Watson

Mother: Martha Stancil

Spouse(s): Christina Morgan

Children(s): Jonathan Watson

In 1789, Elisha Bennett Watson entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to John Gordon Watson And Martha Ann Stancil. Elisha Bennett Watson married Christina Morgan, and had children including Jonathan Mazire Benjamin Watson. Elisha Bennett Watson passed away in 1870 in Walton County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1789, Elisha Bennett Watson entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to John Gordon Watson And Martha Ann Stancil.
  • Elisha Bennett Watson married Christina Morgan, and had children including Jonathan Mazire Benjamin Watson.
  • Elisha Bennett Watson passed away in 1870 in Walton County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Watson
1744–1807
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina colony, America [USA]
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Martha Stancil
1745–1824
Birth Location: Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Christina Morgan
1775–1835
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Jonathan Watson
1821–1864
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Elisha Watson's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Watson
1789–1870
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Gordon Watson
1744–1807
Bertie County, North Carolina colony, America [USA]
Martha (Ann) Stancil
1745–1824
Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Wheeler Fallowfield) Watson
1705–1757
Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England
Anna (maria Harrison) (Watson)
1709–1770
Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England
William (Stansell) (Stancil)
1697–1767
, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Wimberly) Griffin
1696–1751
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Twin
1670–1720
Margaret Minter
1676–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Watson
1658–1718

Elisha Watson's Descendants

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Elisha (Bennett) Watson (abt 1789–18 MAR 1870) m. Christina Morgan (1775–1835)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Mazire Benjamin) Watson 1821–1864 m. Rutha Watson 1820–1864
    1. 1. Rachel (A. WATSON Cochran) Halsell 1844–1925 m. John (Daniel) Cochran 1840–1864
      1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth COCHRAN) Ellis 1862–1909 m. Dowlin (Columbus) Ellis 1853–1933
        1. 1. John (Daniel) Ellis 1877–1946

Elisha Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1789
abt 1789
Birth of Elisha Bennett Watson in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1870
18 MAR 1870
Age 81
Death of Elisha Bennett Watson in Walton County, Georgia, USA
Walton County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1789
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1870
    Event Place: Walton County, Georgia, USA
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