Jonathan Watson (abt. 1718 - 1803)

Husband of Elizabeth (Bullock) Watson — married 27 Jul 1747 in St Gregory by St Paul, City of London, England

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Died 31 Oct 1803 at about age 85 in Ringshall, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Jonathan Watson was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in about 1718. He was a Barrister-at-Law at Middle Temple in London. He married Elizabeth BULLOCK in 1747 and they had several children, including Jonathan WATSON BULLOCK.

After his wife Elizabeth died in 1763, Jonathan took his children to America and settled at Highgate House, Gloucester County, Virginia, an estate of 2,500 acres left to him by his father. In 1775 he was offered command of a Confederate company, but he refused. He had to leave the country with his family and sold his estate for half its value. He died at Ringshall, Suffolk in 1803.

Sources

• Church Memorial at Ringshall, Suffolk: Mural, a plain tablet of veined marble on the south wall of the chancel, for Elizabeth Watson, daughter of Josiah Bullock of Faulkborn Hall, Essex, and wife of Jonathan Watson Esq, of Bury St Edmunds, who died 20 Jun 1763 aged 38. Also for Jonathan Watson Esq, who died 31 Oct 1803 aged 84. He was FRS, Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant for the county, and Major of the East Suffolk Militia. And two of their children.

• London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages & Burials, 1538-1812: Marriage 27 July 1747 at St Gregory by St Paul, City of London, Elizabeth BULLOCK to Jonathan WATSON.