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Elkanah Watson 1656–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1656

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1689/90

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Capt Watson

Mother: Phebe Hicks

Spouse(s): Mercy _____

Children(s): Mercy Watson, Mary Wattson, Phebe Watson

The story of Elkanah Watson began in 1656 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA. Elkanah Watson married Mercy, and had children including Mary Wattson, Mercy Watson, Phebe Watson. Elkanah Watson passed away in 1689 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elkanah Watson began in 1656 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Elkanah Watson married Mercy, and had children including Mary Wattson, Mercy Watson, Phebe Watson.
  • Elkanah Watson passed away in 1689 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Watson
1602–1685
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Phebe Hicks
1614–1663
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Mercy _____
1650–1721
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Mercy Watson
1685–1768
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
MW
Mary Wattson
1688–1768
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
MW
Phebe Watson
1681–1748
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Elkanah Watson's Ancestors

Self
Elkanah Watson
1656–1689
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Capt George Watson
1602–1685
London, Middlesex, England
Phebe Hicks
1614–1663
Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Robert Hicks
1575–1653
Southwark, Surrey, England
Margaret ((Hicks)) Winslow
1580–1666
Kempsey Droitwich, Worcestshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Baptist Hickes
1550–1646
Phebe Hicks
1557–1663
Edward Winslow
1560–1620
Eleanor Pelham
1564–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Hicks)
1528–1588
Ephraim Reverend
1527–1618
Nancy Everard
1527–1557
Kenelm I
1534–1607
Katherine Winslow
1532–1607

Elkanah Watson's Descendants

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Elkanah Watson (25 February 1656–8 Feb 1689/90) m. Mercy _____ (4 July 1650–27 Sep 1721)
  1. 1. Mercy Watson 1685–1768 m. John (Freeman) III 1676–1767
    1. 1. John (Freeman) IV 1709–1804
    2. 2. Thankful Freeman 1714– m. Barnabas Sears 1714–1741
      1. 1. Hannah Sears 1740–1827 m. George Webb 1740–1825
        1. 1. Huldah Webb 1767–1842 m. Aaron (W) Smith 1758–1824
        2. 2. Ruth Webb 1764–1815 m. John (Rice) Goulding 1762–1813
        3. 3. Priscilla Webb 1780–1861
        4. 4. Anna Webb 1770–1856 m. Silas Flagg 1766–1850
      2. 2. Stephen Sears 1736–1815
      3. 3. Mary Sears 1738–
    3. 3. Mary Freeman 1719–1785 m. Roland Sears 1711–1784
      1. 1. Barnabas Sears 1743–
      2. 2. Hannah Sears 1754–1756
      3. 3. Freeman Sears 1740–1807
      4. 4. Mercy Sears 1751–1814 m. Reuben Snow 1733–1814
        1. 1. Barnabuss Snow 1777–1837
        2. 2. Stephen Snow 1772–1857
      5. 5. Elisha Sears 1748–1820
      6. 6. Mary Sears 1758–1770
      7. 7. Thankful Sears 1745–1766
    4. 4. Eli Freeman 1722–1760
  2. 2. Mary Wattson 1688–1768 m. Nathaniel Freeman 1681–1771
    1. 1. Prince Freeman 1712–1790 m. Abigail Dillingham 1713–1802
      1. 1. Nathaniel Freeman 1738–1826
      2. 2. Thankful Freeman 1756–1846 m. John (Dillingham) IV 1752–1819
        1. 1. Isaac Dillingham 1777–1807
        2. 2. Polly Foster 1780–1863
        3. 3. Freeman Dillingham 1797–1861
        4. 4. John (Dillingham) V 1774–1825
        5. 5. Abigail Dillingham 1790–1811
    2. 2. Freeman 👼 1711–1711
    3. 3. Mary Freeman 1714–
    4. 4. Freeman 👼 1719–1720
    5. 5. Lemuel Freeman 1716–1790 m. Desire Sears 1717–1802
      1. 1. Isaac Freeman 1759–1823
      2. 2. Ruth Freeman 1739–1812
      3. 3. Seth Freeman 1750–1825
      4. 4. Cyrenius Freeman 1758–1785
      5. 5. Lemuel Freeman 1746–1825
      6. 6. Grace Berry 1743–1810
  3. 3. Phebe Watson 1681–1748 m. Edmund Freeman 1680–1745
    1. 1. Watson Freeman 1704–1757
      1. 1. Phoebe Freeman 1725–1791 m. Moses Maye 1720–1812
        1. 1. Issachar Mayo 1755–1819
        2. 2. Phebe Mayo 1748–
        3. 3. Elkanah Mayo 1756–1834
        4. 4. Watson Mayo 1761–1790
        5. 5. Moses Mayo 1746–1838
        6. 6. Mary Mayo 1746–1820
        7. 7. Edmund Mayo 1756–1841
        8. 8. Hannah Berry 1753–1806 m. Scotto Berry 1745–1832

Elkanah Watson's Timeline

6 Records

1655
25 Feb 1655/6
Birth of Elkanah Watson in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1656
25 February 1656
Birth of Elkanah Watson in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
1656
25 February 1656
Birth of Elkanah Watson in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1689
8 Feb 1689/90
Age 33
Death of Elkanah Watson in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1690
8 February 1690
Age 34
Death of Elkanah Watson in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1690
8 February 1690
Age 34
Death of Elkanah Watson in Taunton, Bristol, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Mass, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1656
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 16556
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1656
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1690
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1690
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 168990
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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