Born in Ireland
Daughter of John Lesly
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Watt
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 51
in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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Biography
According to her tombstone pictured on Findagrave [1] Janet was born 2 May 1753 possibly in Ireland. She married Samuel Watt. They had six children Rosey Ann Watt Bowie Gilmer, Mary (Polley) Watt Kyle, Nancy Ann Watt Grisham, Elizabeth Watt Lesly, and Samuel Lesly Watt, and Jane/Jenny/Jennet Belgen Watt Weatherall. She died 3 February 1805 in Abbeville County, South Carolina and is buried in the Upper Long Cane Cemetery. [2]
In her will, Jennet Watt, widow of Abbeville County named the following heirs. The will was proved March 2, 1805:[3]
- Samuel Lesly Watt, son
- Nancy Watt, daughter
- Jennet Watt, daughter
- John and Samuel Watt Bowie, nephews
- Jennet Lesly Miller
- Peggy Miller
- Rosey Ann Bowie, daughter
- Polly Watt, daughter
- Elizabeth Watt, daughter
Enslaved Persons
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Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30780895/janet-watt
- ↑ Will Jennet Watt "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-FXZ9-K?cc=1919417&wc=M6NW-SMS%3A210902801%2C210902802 : 21 May 2014), Abbeville > Wills, 1787-1815, Vol. 01 > image 183 of 257; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- ↑
Probate:
"South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
Wills, 1787-1868; Author: Abbeville County (South Carolina). Judge of Probate; Probate Place: Abbeville, South Carolina
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9080 #50725 (accessed 29 September 2022)
Jennet Watt probate on 7 Mar 1805. - ↑ Estate and Probate Papers of Samuel Watt "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-FD8G-Z?cc=1911928&wc=MPPJ-7MS%3A190566901%2C190568402%2C190566903%2C192119101 : 21 May 2014), Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 098, Packages 2398-2423 > image 194 of 244; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- Estate and Probate Papers of Samuel Watt "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-FD8G-Z?cc=1911928&wc=MPPJ-7MS%3A190566901%2C190568402%2C190566903%2C192119101 : 21 May 2014), Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 098, Packages 2398-2423 > image 194 of 244; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30780895/janet-watt With picture of tombstone
- Will Jennet Watt "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-FXZ9-K?cc=1919417&wc=M6NW-SMS%3A210902801%2C210902802 : 21 May 2014), Abbeville > Wills, 1787-1815, Vol. 01 > image 183 of 257; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- Will and Probate Papers of Jennet Watt "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-F86J-1?cc=1911928&wc=MPPX-82Q%3A190566901%2C190568402%2C190566903%2C192166601 : 21 May 2014), Abbeville > Probate Court, Probate records > 1782-1958 > Box 101, Packages 2473-2503 > image 39 of 234; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
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