John Watson (1703 - 1757)

Born 21 Jun 1703 in Falls, Buck, Pennsylvania

Husband of Ann (Stephenson) Watson — married 18 Sep 1729 in Falls, Buck, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1757 at age 53 in Leacock Township, Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania

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from the book: FIVE TYPICAL SCOTCH IRISH FAMILIES of the CUMBERLAND VALLEY, by:Mary Craig Shoemaker 1922

JOHN WATSON 1705(?)-1757

In 1730, there came from Donegal, Ireland, "John Watson, Yeoman", with his family and relatives,

sternly leaving behind him, oppression both civil and religious and turning with hardy thrift and

Scotch determination and agressiveness to found a new home surrounded by liberty and freedom.

He settled in Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, twelve miles east of the city of Lancaster but did not get a warrant for his land until 1734-36, as warrants were not issued until then

in Lancaster County.

His cousin, John Watson, settled near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In 1731, John Watson married Ann Stephenson, daughter of James Stephenson (died 1767) who preceeded him to this country and settled near Donegal, Lancaster, Co. Five children were born to John Watson and Ann Stephenson

and so faithfully were religious and patriotic principles instilled into them by their God fearing parents, that they were always foremost in loyalty to both church and country. Both of their sons were officers in the Revolutionary Army and each of their three daughters married officers in that army. On December 15th, 1774, there was chosen in Lancaster County a committee of "sixty proper persons to observe the conduct of all persons touching the General Association of the General Congress."

David Watson and Nathaniel Lightner were chosen members of this committee from Leacock Township. In his will, made January 19, 1757 and which is on record in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, John

Watson leaves his realestate to his eldest son David and to his son James, then fourteen, he leaves "sixty pounds lawful money to be paid him when he arrives at the age of 21 years with lawful interest on the same." David is also to "duly maintain and decently clothe him and give him one whole year's schooling of such lawful learning as my son James shall choose." To David Watson was entrusted the maintenance and care of his mother as well as of his younger brother. Each of the daughters was left a money legacy and his temporal estate being methodically disposed of, John Watson expressed his Christian belief in the immortality of the soul and the resuurrection of the body and set his mind toward things above. He died February 4, 1757 and was buried in Leacock graveyard, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

rootweb.com ID: I1284

Name: John WATSON 1 2

Sex: M

Birth: 21 JUN 1703 in Falls, Buck, Pennsylvania 1 2

Death: 17 JAN 1757 in Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 3 4 2

Father: Thomas WATSON b: 24 JAN 1669/70 in Strawberry, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Mother: Rebecca MARKS b: 24 FEB 1662/63 in , Cumberland, England

Marriage 1 Ann STEPHENSON b: 1712 in , , Ireland

Married: 18 SEP 1729 in Falls, Buck, Pennsylvania 3 1 2

Children

David WATSON b: 7 OCT 1734 in , , Ireland

Hannah WATSON b: 1735 in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Susanna WATSON b: 1738 in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Elizabeth WATSON b: BET. 1740 - 1748 in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

James WATSON b: 1743 in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Sources:

Title: Ancestral File (TM)

Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Publication: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996

Note: ABBR Ancestral File

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NAME Family History Library

ADDR 35 N West Temple Street

CONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

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Text: Date of Import: Jun 1, 2000

Title: Abstract of Lancaster County Pennsylvania Wills 1721-1820

Author: The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

Note: ABBR Abstract of Lancaster County Pennsylvania WillsTITL Abstract of Lancaster County Pennsylvania Wills 1721-1820

The Collections of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

Page: page 1065, Vol II

Text: QUAY 1

Title: Wills

Note: ABBR Wills

Page: James Stephenson will (1768); Lancaster County Pennsylvania, Registerof Wills, Microfilm no. 0021355, Family History Library [FHL], SaltLake City, Utah.

Text: QUAY 2

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ID: I2190

Name: John WATSON

Surname: WATSON

Given Name: John

Sex: M

Birth: 21 Jun 1703 in Falls, Buck, Pennsylvania 1

Death: 17 Jan 1757 in Leacock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1

_UID: 4E6EC42D460CD6119D6B4445535400001E22 2

Change Date: 2 Mar 2003 at 12:42:25

Marriage 1 Ann STEPHENSON b: 1712 in Ireland

Children

Elizabeth WATSON b: 1741 in Pennsylvania

Sources:

Title: Ancestry.com World Tree Project

Note: Ginni Morey

Repository:

Name: Family History Library

Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

Title: LDS Ordinance Index