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Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson 1747–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Warren County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Watson

Mother: Sarah Whitehurst

Spouse(s): 'Captain' Cantrell

Children(s): Watson Cantrell

The story of Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson began in 1747 in Warren County, North Carolina, USA. Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson married Captain Abraham Cantrell, and had children including Watson Cantrell. Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson passed away in 1799 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson began in 1747 in Warren County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson married Captain Abraham Cantrell, and had children including Watson Cantrell.
  • Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson passed away in 1799 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Watson
1728–1784
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Whitehurst
1720–1785
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

'Captain' Cantrell
1744–1826
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Watson Cantrell
1790–1870
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Melissa Watson's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Watson
1747–1799
Birth Place: Warren County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Watson
1728–1784
Sarah ("Sary") Whitehurst
1720–1785
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
*Robert (Whitehurst) *
1674–1741
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
*Sarah (Sally) TRANTER
1670–1708
Of,Carteret,NC
Great-Grandparents
William Whitehurst
1636–1702
Mary Baston
1636–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whitehurst
1599–1651
Ellen Clements
1610–1654

Melissa Watson's Descendants

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Melissa ("Lucy" Etta) Watson (1747–1799) m. 'Captain' (Abraham) Cantrell (1744–02 Jan 1826)
  1. 1. Watson Cantrell 1790–1870 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin 1792–1860
    1. 1. Elizabeth (J.) Cantrell 1824–1880 m. Obediah (Washington) Moss 1822–1904
      1. 1. William (Arnold) Moss 1850–1920
        1. 1. Elizabeth Moss 1880–1930 m. Edward (Dison) Campbell 1882–1926

Melissa Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson in Warren County, North Carolina, USA
Warren County, North Carolina, USA
1799
1799
Age 52
Death of Melissa "Lucy" Etta Watson in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Warren County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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