Mary (Brannan) Watson (1743 - 1827)

Born 8 Oct 1743 in Richmond, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Watson Sr — married about 1783 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1827 at age 84 in South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary Brannan was born in 1743 in Virginia. She was christened 8 October 1743 at North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia. ^[1] She married first an Unknown Howell about 1773.^{[citation needed]}

Mary married John Watson about 1783. They had at least the following children:

1. James Watson 1785–1865
2. John Watson 1787-1876
3. Hannah Watson 1789- ^[2]

She died in 1827.

The inscription on the contemporary headstone reads:

John Watson

1752-1823

Born in County Down Ireland

Settled in VA

Bought land in Greenville Co in 1709

Stone Mason

Rev War Vet

Married ca 1783

Mary Brannon Howell

1743-1827

Children

James 1785-1865 John 1787-1876

Born in Frederick Co. VA

Stepsons

Enoch and Dudley Howell

Graves moved from Fisher Drive at Highway 291

Mary received John's Rev. War Pension until she died - there is a note on the Pension payment record stating her death and the fact that her pensions payments were paid in full.

Name Mary F Watson

Event Type Military Service

Event Date 1838

Event Place South Carolina, United States

Event Place South Carolina, United States

Death Date 29 Jun 1857 [27 instead of 57 - transcription error?]

Spouse's Name John Watson

Page 328^[3]

Find A Grave: Memorial #8818800, 26 Dec 1827 (aged 84), White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA. Tombstone inscription for she and her husband:

MARRIED CIRCA 1783

MARY BRANNON HOWELL

1742 - 1827

Research Notes

MyHeritage lists children by marriage to Howell as Joseph Howell born 1770, Dudley Howell Jr born 1773 in Frederick County, Virginia and Enoch Howell born 1775 and Francis Howell born 1776. If children are correct, husband's full name was likely Dudley Howell Sr.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRRH-X3F : 5 December 2014), Mary Branan, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 975.523 V2K.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5T-QBG : 23 February 2021), Mary in entry for Hannah Watson, 31 Aug 1789; citing Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,057.
3. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-PY91 : accessed 28 September 2018), John Watson in entry for Mary F Watson, 1838; citing South Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 14; FHL microfilm 1,319,394.

See also:

• "Descendents of Caron Brannon." Home - Melinda Patrick. Accessed August 17, 2016. http://www.melindapatrick.com/familytree/brannon/overview.htm.
• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2SH-H9KQ : 1 July 2016), Mary Brannon Howell Watson, died 1827; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at White Oak Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVV4-61NM : 11 July 2016), Mary Brannon Howell, 1827; Burial, Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America, White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 8818800, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• https://www.marylandgenealogy.com/family_trees/mead_family.html
• Maryland Compiled Marriages 1685-1850
• https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/trees/447550/I36540158/benjamin-mead/individual