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Michael Watson 1750 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1781

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

Father: William Watson

Mother: Patience Moore

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Michael Watson was born in 1750 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Watson and Patience Moore. Michael Watson passed away in 1781 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Michael Watson was born in 1750 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Watson and Patience Moore.
  • Michael Watson passed away in 1781 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Michael Watson's Ancestors

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Michael Watson
1750 – 1781
Birth Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Watson
1728 – 1767
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Patience Moore
1728 – 1799
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Penelope ("Penny" *Neville) Watson
1699 – 1740
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
William (alfred) Moore
1704 – 1770
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Chastain
1711 – 1760
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Bohannon
1661 – 1760
William Moore
1690 – 1744
Mary Roberts
1681 – 1731
Pierre Chastain
1659 – 1728
Anne Soblet
1675 – 1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Sheldon
1670 – 1737
Sarah Burnap
1653 – 1696

Michael Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Michael Watson in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
1781
1781
Age 31
Death of Michael Watson in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

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