Henry Watson (1735 - 1816)

Born 24 Feb 1735 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland

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Died 26 Oct 1816 at age 81 in Central, Harrison, Indiana, United States

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Biography

HENRY WATSON and SARAH (Surname Unknown), who resided in NELSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY between 1770/80 and 1810/15. Moved to HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA between 1810 and 1815. Henry died Harrison County, Indiana about 1816.

Census records place Henry in Virginia (1761) and Nelson County Kentucky (1800). The History of the George W. Cannady family placed Henry in Harrison County, Indiana at his death (1816).

DAR: Ancestor #: A122483 record showed Henry served as a private under "CAPT JOHN SWAN; and COLS WILLIAM LINN & GEORGE ROGERS CLARK; MILITIA" July to August of 1780. (See uploaded PDF). After service he made a "Tomahawk claim" for 400 acres in Nelson County, Kentucky. He sold this claim in 1810 in preparation for moving to Harrison County, Indiana.

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Note: Henry Watson Biographical Information

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Note: Henry & Sara Watson descendants ~ James Watson Hanging

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Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47901713/henry_john-watson: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Henry John Watson Sr. (24 Feb 1735–26 Oct 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47901713; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Jesse Lee Stamper (contributor 46859371).
• Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890. Name Henry Watson Residence Date 1792 County Nelson State Kentucky.
• Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890. Name Henry Watson Residence Date 1800 County Nelson State Kentucky.
• Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965. Name Henry Watson Child Rebekah Watson Film Number 000009666.
• The history and genealogy of the George W. Cannady family. Available Ancestry.com. See chapter "History of the George W Cannady(3) Family.
• Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890. Name Henry Ex. Watson Residence Year 1761 Residence Place Rent Rolls, Fairfax, Virginia Title Va Early Census Index.
• Speed, Thomas. “KINCHELOE’S, OR ‘THE BURNT STATION.’” Register of Kentucky State Historical Society, vol. 32, no. 99, 1934, pp. 169–77. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23370440. Accessed 14 Mar. 2024.

• <http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=995&p=localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.nelson />

• WikiTree profile Watson-1828 created through the import of Michael John McCook Family Tre.ged on Aug 8, 2011 by Michael McCook. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.

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