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Watson Cantrell 1785–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, S C

Death Date: 15 JAN 1870

Death Location: Sink Creek, Warren, Tennessee, United States

Father: Abraham Capt.

Mother: Lucy Watson

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Watson Cantrell was born in 1785 in Spartanburg County, S C, the child of Abraham Cantrell Capt And Lucy Watson. In 1850, Watson Cantrell resided in District 5, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA. Watson Cantrell passed away in 1870 in Sink Creek, Warren, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Watson Cantrell was born in 1785 in Spartanburg County, S C, the child of Abraham Cantrell Capt And Lucy Watson.
  • In 1850, Watson Cantrell resided in District 5, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA.
  • Watson Cantrell passed away in 1870 in Sink Creek, Warren, Tennessee, United States.

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Watson Cantrell's Ancestors

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Watson Cantrell
1785–1870
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, S C
Parents
Abraham Cantrell Capt.
1744–1883
New Castle, Lawrence, PA, USA
Lucy Watson
1745–1782
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John ('the Miller' Cantrell) I
1724–1803
Wilmington, New Castle County, Pennsylvania, (now Delaware) United States
Hannah Brittian
1720–1769
Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel Watson
1715–1789
Craven, North Carolina
Sarah ('Sary' Whitehouse) (Whitehurst)
1720–1785
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cantrell
1695–1753
Catherine Heath
1697–1755
John Britten)
1695–1784
Elizabeth Mason
1684–1736
John Watson
1695–1745
Sarah Collins
1698–1765
Robert Whitehouse
1670–1741
Sarah Tranther
1670–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cantrill
1666–1753
Dorothy Jones
1672–1730
John Brittian
1673–1754
Rachel Dorn
1680–
John Mason
1660–1730
Elizabeth Clake
1665–1736
Thomas Collins
1664–1726
Abigail House
1668–1700
Robert Whitehurst
1642–1679

Watson Cantrell's Timeline

3 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Watson Cantrell in Spartanburg County, S C
Spartanburg County, S C
1850
1850
Age 65
Watson Cantrell resided here in District 5, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
District 5, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
1870
15 JAN 1870
Age 85
Death of Watson Cantrell in Sink Creek, Warren, Tennessee, United States
Sink Creek, Warren, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, S C
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Cantrill-Cantrell genealogy : a record of the descendants of Richard Cantrill, who was a reside
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 5, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M432_876; Page: 79B; Image: 290

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 5, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 5, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M432_876; Page: 79B; Image: 290

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1870
    Event Place: Sink Creek, Warren, Tennessee, United States

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