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William Watson 1730 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1784

Death Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States

Father: James Watson

Mother: Ann Perry

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Children(s):

William Watson was born in 1730 in Prince Georges, Maryland, USA, the child of James Watson and Ann Perry. William Watson passed away in 1784 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Watson was born in 1730 in Prince Georges, Maryland, USA, the child of James Watson and Ann Perry.
  • William Watson passed away in 1784 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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William Watson's Ancestors

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William Watson
1730 – 1784
Birth Place: Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Parents
James Watson
1705 – 1775
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Ann Perry
– 1778
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
William Watson
1672 – 1743
Dundee, Angus, , Scotland
Katharine Ramsey
1669 – 1705
Kettin, Angus, Scotland
John Perry
1672 – 1753
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Dawson
1680 – 1771
Prince, George, Maryland, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1652 – 1726
Isobel Milne
1649 – 1682
John Ramsay
1636 – 1671
Jean Fargisone\Farguison\Ferguson
1640 – 1671
Edward Dawson
1654 – 1732
Mary Lecompte
1658 – 1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Watson
1617 – 1704
Agnes Gillespie
1621 – 1656
John Gordon)
1619 – 1679
Magdalen Scotach)
1629 – 1689
(Knight\Sir) Ramsey
1613 – 1664
Margaret Robertsone
1605 –
George Fargison\Farguissone\Fargeson\Farguison
1612 – 1640
Christian(a) Cant
1616 – 1640
Dawson

William Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Watson in Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
1784
3 Jan 1784
Age 54
Death of William Watson in Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Wayne, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, United States

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