Jesse Watt (1806 - bef. 1850)

Born 10 May 1806 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Floyd — married 8 Jan 1827 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died before 1850 before age 43 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Jesse Watt was raised in Sand Hill, Warren, Kentucky. He was the 2nd born of 15 children. Jesse, along with his 7 brothers and 7 sisters, were the first in this line of Watt’s to be born and raised in Kentucky.  His parents were from Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Very little in known about Jesse Watt and his wife Sarah "Sally" Floyd, other than entries in a Watt Family Bible.  They married young, had 3 children, and passed away before their children were grown.

Sally's date of birth is unknown.  She is either daughter or granddaughter of Jonathan Floyd and Margaret Jane Milton, both from South Carolina.

Sources

Jesse Watt (son of Jonathan C Watt and Elisabeth I. Lowden)

Watt Family Bible (see attached):

Jesse born 10 May 1806

Jesse and Sally married 9 Jan 1828

Wife of Jesse, Sally Watt, died 14 Apr 1835

Western Kentucky University Library:

Genealogy by James M Simmons, great-grandson of Samuel Watt:

JESSE was born on 7 May 1806. He married Sally Floyd, daughter of Jonathan Floyd on 9 Jan 1828 in Warren County, Kentucky.

Children of Jesse Watt and Sally Floyd were as follows:

1) GENTRY F. was born circa 1829. He married Cornelia E. Lewis, daughter of Berton Lewis and Eliza (--?--), on 27 Dec 1847 in Warren County, Kentucky. He married Martha A. Mayhugh on 25 Apr 1858.

2) ADALINE as born on 2 Sep 1830. She married Alexander C. Runner on 6 Apr 1849 in Edmonson County, Kentucky. She died on 14 Nov 1868 at age 38. Another record says 1869.

3) SARAH was born circa 1836. She married Silas M runner on 24 Jul 1853; Sarah and Silas were 1st cousins.

Note: The Simmon's document is located in Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society files

at Western Kentucky University, Kentucky Library, Bowling Green , KY, possibly written in 1966.

Don Burris: notes on Find A Grave Memorial# 51699173:

Jesse Watt: 5/10/1806, Warren County-1849, Warren County. Probably at Watt/Flora Cemetery.

Spouse: Sally Floyd, 1806, Warren County-4/04/1835, Warren County.

Probably at Watt/Flora Cemetery.

Married: 1/07/1828, Warren County.

Daughter of Enoch Floyd, 2/29/1790, South Carolina-9/28/1846, Warren County. Watt/Flora Cemetery

& Susannah Lee, 7/02/1793, Madison County, Ky.-3/28/1858, Warren County. Watt/Flora Cemetery.

NOTE:

There is a conflict on who is the parents of Sally Floyd, between the above 2 genealogies.

Sally is either the daughter of Jonathon Floyd, or Jonathon's son Enoch.

There are no actual records of Sally's birth.

NOTE:

There are NO actual records of Jesse's death, however in 1850, Jesse's youngest child Sarah is 14 yrs old and on the 1850 census living with grandmother (or Aunt) Suzannah Floyd, the widow of Enoch.

Presumably, both of Sarah's parents (Jesse Watt and Sally Floyd) had already passed away.

MARRIAGE:

http://www.burgoo.com/main1797.html

Warren County Marriage Index 1797-1870 (Books A & B only)

Groom: WATT,JESSE

Bride: FLOYD,SALLY

Index: A284

Marriage: 1/08/1827

MARRIAGE:

Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, index, FamilySearch

Name: Jesse Watt

Spouse's Name: Sally Floyd

Event Date: 1827

Event Place: Bowling, Warren, Kentucky

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01638-1

System Origin: Kentucky-EASy

GS Film number: 339890

Reference ID: page 284 image 76