Mary
Ann
Watson
formerly Porterfield
Born about in Clare, Crosserlough, Cavan, Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Porterfield
and Susanagh (Unknown) Porterfield
Sister of
William Porterfield, Jane Porterfield, Martha Porterfield, Moses Porterfield, John Sproule Porterfield, James Porterfield and Susanagh Porterfield
Wife of
John Watson
— married
before 1816 in County Cavan, Ireland
Descendants 
Mother of
William Watson, James Watson, Robert Watson, Susan (Watson) Manning, Moses Watson, George Watson and Charles Watson
Died
at about age 75
in Penville, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2015
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Biography
Mary Porterfield was born in County Cavan, Ireland in 1795.[1] She married John Watson who passed in Ireland. After his passing she moved to Canada with her six sons and 1 daughter.[2] She passed away in 1870.[1]
Their children were:[2]
- William (1816-1893)
- Robert (1823-1903))
- Susan (1825-1905)
- Moses (1825-1916))
- George (1827-1869)
- James (1829-1895)
- Charles (1831-1910)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98373229/mary-ann-watson: accessed 24 December 2022), memorial page for Mary Ann Porterfield Watson (1795–29 Apr 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98373229, citing St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Penville, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by ceross (contributor 46612830).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 16 December 2015), memorial page for Moses Watson, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98405966. Note: Includes unsourced family information including being a son of Mary Porterfield.
- "From Immigration to Suburbia", by Thomas Keith Porterfield. Published 2008 by Authorhouse.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
Keith McConnell
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~12.50%
David Carlson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A676604 [compare], Ancestry member CARLS9N
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