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Elizabeth Watson 1774 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 AUG 1838

Death Location: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, United States

Father: Samuel Watson

Mother: Elizabeth McDowell

Spouse(s): John Barry

Children(s): Mary (Henderson), Margaret (Alexander), Andrew Barry, Catherine Barry, Charles Barry, William Barry

In 1774, Elizabeth Watson entered the world in Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA, born to Samuel Davis Watson and Elizabeth McDowell. Elizabeth Watson married John Barry, and had children including Mary Barry (Henderson), Margaret Martha Barry (Alexander), Andrew Lawson Barry, Catherine Barry, Charles Moore Barry, William J Barry. Elizabeth Watson passed away in 1838 in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1774, Elizabeth Watson entered the world in Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA, born to Samuel Davis Watson and Elizabeth McDowell.
  • Elizabeth Watson married John Barry, and had children including Mary Barry (Henderson), Margaret Martha Barry (Alexander), Andrew Lawson Barry, Catherine Barry, Charles Moore Barry, William J Barry.
  • Elizabeth Watson passed away in 1838 in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Watson's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Watson
1774 – 1838
Birth Place: Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Davis Watson
1731 – 1810
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth McDowell
1738 – 1817
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM WATSON
1710 – 1789
Tyrone, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
SARAH DANIELS
1710 – 1780
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
James (Thomas) McDowell
1709 – 1747
Raloo Parish, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Davies
1709 – 1789
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Watson
1685 – 1762
Eleanor Walter
1688 – 1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1661 – 1689
Anne Tomlinson
1647 – 1744
Richard Walter
1650 – 1697
Eulalia Sharsell
1654 – 1730

Elizabeth Watson's Descendants

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Elizabeth Watson (1774 – 31 AUG 1838) m. John Barry (16 March 1771 – 30 March 1844)
  1. 1. Mary (Barry) (Henderson) (22 September 1795 – 14 January 1888)
  2. 2. Margaret (Martha Barry) (Alexander) (12 September 1800 – 18 June 1871)
  3. 3. Andrew (Lawson) Barry (22 November 1806 – 6 January 1892)
  4. 4. Catherine Barry (1808 – 1862) m. John (H) Sloan (1800 – 15 October 1870)
    1. 1. William (H) Sloan (abt 1832 – )
    2. 2. Adam (John) Sloan (23 Dec 1833 – 28 Mar 1901) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Crumpton (17 June 1843 – 15 February 1925)
      1. 1. Jerusha (Catherine Sloan) (Lightsey) (20 Jul 1865 – 7 Oct 1929)
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Sloan) (Gordon) (19 Nov 1867 – 16 Aug 1950)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (A Sloan) (Boyd) (12 Sep 1872 – 6 Dec 1944)
      4. 4. John (William) Sloan (26 Feb 1875 – 20 Nov 1945)
      5. 5. Hugh (Crumpton) Sloan (23 Jun 1878 – 21 Aug 1963) m. Willie (Deborah) Harrison
        1. 1. Virginia (B) Sloan (1904 – )
        2. 2. Cora (Mae) Sloan (1906 – )
        3. 3. Emma (Lee) Sloan (24 MAR 1908 – 19 MAY 1984) m. Otho (Vernon) French (abt 1907 – )
        4. 4. Ruth Sloan (abt 1911 – )
        5. 5. Hugh (C) Sloan (abt 1913 – )
        6. 6. Helen Sloan (abt 1917 – )
        7. 7. Lillian Sloan (abt 1918 – )
      6. 6. James (Talmadge) Sloan (25 Jan 1885 – 27 Sep 1908)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Sloan (abt 1836 – )
    4. 4. Mellisson Sloan (abt 1837 – )
    5. 5. Katharine (M) Sloan (abt 1839 – )
    6. 6. Thomas (M) Sloan (abt 1841 – )
    7. 7. Terral (B) Sloan (abt 1841 – )
    8. 8. Rosanna (B) Sloan (abt 1843 – )
    9. 9. Lucy (A) Sloan (abt 1844 – )
    10. 10. Joseph (F) Sloan (abt 1846 – )
    11. 11. Easter (C) Sloan (abt 1850 – )
  5. 5. Charles (Moore) Barry (16 May 1810 – 6 December 1903)
  6. 6. William (J) Barry (7 July 1814 – 22 February 1868)

Elizabeth Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Elizabeth Watson in Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA
Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA
1774
1774
Birth of Elizabeth Watson in Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA
Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA
1838
31 AUG 1838
Age 64
Death of Elizabeth Watson in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, United States
Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 AUG 1838
    Event Place: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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