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Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson 1747–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Watson

Mother: Sarah Whitehurst

Spouse(s): Abraham War

Children(s): Richard GGF)

The story of Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson began in 1747 in North Carolina, United States. Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson married Abraham Abe Cantrell I Captain Rev War, and had children including Richard Cantrell 4Th Ggf. Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson passed away in 1798 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson began in 1747 in North Carolina, United States.
  • Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson married Abraham Abe Cantrell I Captain Rev War, and had children including Richard Cantrell 4Th Ggf.
  • Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson passed away in 1798 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Watson
1715–1789
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina
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Sarah Whitehurst
1720–1785
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
SW

Spouses(s)

Abraham War
1744–1826
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Richard GGF)
1771–1840
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Melissa Watson's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Watson
1747–1798
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Watson
1715–1789
Craven, North Carolina
Sarah ("Sary") Whitehurst
1720–1785
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
*Robert (Whitehurst *) JR
1674–1741
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
*Sarah (Sally) TRANTER
1670–1740
Of,Carteret,NC
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Watson's Descendants

1.
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Melissa ("Lucy" Etta) Watson (1747–1798) m. Abraham ("Abe" Cantrell I Captain Rev) War (1744–2 Jan 1826)
  1. 1. Richard (Cantrell ( 4th) GGF) 1771–1840 m. Constance (Polly Bethel (4th) GGM) 1776–1848
    1. 1. Mary (Polly Cantrell (3rd) GGM) 1799–1863 m. Perry (Green) Magness 1796–1884
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Magness 1828–1908 m. Ransom (Allen) Youngblood 1816–1893
        1. 1. Josephine (Josie" C) Youngblood 1849–1927 m. Leonard Cantrell 1842–1922

Melissa Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1798
1798
Age 51
Death of Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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