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John Watson 1677 – 1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1677

Birth Location: Queens, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 27 Feb 1729

Death Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States

Father: Capt Watson

Mother: Sarah Whitehead

Spouse(s): Sarah Cannon

Children(s): Elizabeth Watson

The story of John Watson began in 1677 in Queens, Queens, New York, United States. John Watson married Sarah Richards Cannon, and had children including Elizabeth Watson. John Watson passed away in 1729 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Watson began in 1677 in Queens, Queens, New York, United States.
  • John Watson married Sarah Richards Cannon, and had children including Elizabeth Watson.
  • John Watson passed away in 1729 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Watson
1635 – 1707
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
CW
Sarah Whitehead
1656 – 1708
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Cannon
1685 – 1729
Birth Location: Dorchester, Maryland, United States
SC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Watson
1705 – 1769
Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
EW

John Watson's Ancestors

Self
John Watson
1677 – 1729
Birth Place: Queens, Queens, New York, United States
Parents
Capt Luke Watson
1635 – 1707
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Whitehead
1656 – 1708
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (THOMAS) WATSON
1605 – 1650
Harby, Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth (Anne) Frost
1614 – 1682
Bankside, Nottingham, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Watson
1562 – 1639
WILLIAM FROST
1589 – 1644
Joyce Baker
1588 – 1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir WATSON
1522 – 1587
Joan Spilsbi
1540 – 1581
Edward Frost
1564 – 1616
Thomasine Belgrave
1561 –

John Watson's Descendants

1.
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John Watson (16 May 1677 – 27 Feb 1729) m. Sarah (Richards) Cannon (1685 – 27 Feb 1729)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Watson (13 Mar 1705 – 15 Apr 1769) m. Stephen Townsend (1694 – 1769)
    1. 1. Mary Jefferson (1725 – 1 May 1806) m. Joseph Skelton (6 Oct 1725 – 5 March 1760)
      1. 1. Mary Skelton (04 Apr 1755 – July 1838) m. Thomas Glaister (11 Jan 1747 – 8 mar 1793)
        1. 1. Robert Glaister (1775 – )
        2. 2. THOMAS GLAISTER (23 MAY 1788 – abt 1858) m. SARAH GLAISTER (12 OCT 1788 – abt 1853)
      2. 2. Sarah Stradling (3 November 1758 – 28 July 1844)
      3. 3. Thomas Carey (17 December 1766 – 1848)

John Watson's Timeline

8 Records

1677
16 May 1677
Birth of John Watson in Queens, Queens, New York, United States
Queens, Queens, New York, United States
1702
1702
Age 25
John Watson was married
None
1702
Abt. 1702
Age 25
John Watson was married in Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County, Delaware
1703
1703
Age 26
John Watson was married in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
1712
10 Jun 1712
Age 35
John Watson was married in Sussex, Delaware, USA
Sussex, Delaware, USA
1714
26 Jan 1714
Age 37
John Watson was married in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts
1715
26 Jan 1715
Age 38
John Watson was married in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1729
27 Feb 1729
Age 52
Death of John Watson in Sussex, Delaware, United States
Sussex, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1677
    Event Place: Queens, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1702

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1702
    Event Place: Sussex County, Delaware

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1712
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1714
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1729
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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