Deborah O. (Ryker) Watts (1777 - 1850)

Born 23 Jan 1777 in Tappan, Rockland County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Mason Watts — married 18 Jun 1793 in Shelby County, KY

Descendants

Died 1850 at about age 72 in Ripley County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Deborah O Ryker was born on 23 January 1777 in Closter, Bergen County, New Jersey to Gerardus Ryker (1740-1781) and Rachel Demaree (1743-1814). ^{[1] [2]}

Deborah O Ryker married Mason Watts on 18 June 1793 in Shelby County, Kentucky. ^{[3] [4]}
They had 13 children between 1794 and 1818: ^{[1] [2]}

Lydia B. Watts (4 May 1794 - ?) m. Daniel Sullivan on 21 Sep 1828

Sarah Watts (4 Feb 1797 - 6 Feb 1797)

Rachel Watts (12 Dec 1796 - ?) m. James Wise on 25 Dec 1814 in Jefferson County, Indiana

Mary Watts (27 Jan 1799 - ?) m. James Stevens on 20 April 1817, Jefferson County, Indiana

Rhoda Watts (28 Dec 1800) m. William Pretherow on 13 Aug 1819 in Jefferson County, Indiana

David Watts (8 Dec 1802 - ?) m. Nancy Ross on 17 Sep 1824 in Ripley County, Indiana

Margaret Watts (15 Jan 1807)

m. (1) James Mavity on Sep 21, 1825

m. (2) George Sumna

John Watts (13 Feb. 1808 - 28 Nov 1857) m. Ruth Cox in 1824

Charity Watts (6 Nov. 1809 - ?) m. Morton Mavity on 21 Oct 1828

Thomas B. Watts (1 Dec. 1811 - ?) m. Elizabeth Carter on 13 March 1830 in Ripley County. Indiana

Deborah Ann Watts (7 June 1813 - ?) m. Wise

Mason Watts Jr (5 Nov. 1815 - ?)

Peter Watts (13 May 1818 - 20 Oct 1897) m. Eleanor Durbin (1816-1894) on 1 Oct 1838

The Watts first settled Jefferson County, Indiana, then moved to Ripley County, and later to Jennings County. ^{[citation needed]}

Deborah O (Ryker) Watts died aged 73 on 1850 in Posey County, Indiana, and was buried in Mavity Family Burying Ground, Rexville, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America. ^[5]

Sources

^{[3] [4] [1] [2] [5] [6]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2}
   http://ingenweb.org/injennings/pages/military/revolutionarysoldiers.html
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2}
   The Ryker Family Bible
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1}
   Church Record of the Tappen Dutch Reformed Church, New Jersey
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1}
   "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F477-KMC : 12 January 2020), Debora Ryker in entry for Masson Watts, 1793.
   "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W8-HY7 : 12 January 2020), Debora Ryker in entry for Masson Watts, 1793.
   "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-SVTX : 26 September 2018), Masson Watts and Debora Ryker, 18 Jun 1793; citing Marriage, , Shelby, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 259,276.
   "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4W8-HY7 : 4 December 2014), Masson Watts and Debora Ryker, 18 Jun 1793; citing , Shelby, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 259,276.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1}
   Deborah Ryker Watts on Find A Grave: Memorial #83754592 retrieved 26 January 2020
6. ↑
   Ancestry Deborah Ryker Watts

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.