Colonel
Joseph
Watson
Born before in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Hinde
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
after age 42
in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2016
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Biography
Joseph Watson was born about 1699/1700 to John Watson (mother's name not mentioned), and baptised 21 Jan 1700 in Chirnside, Berwickshire. [1]
Research Notes
Not sure the above is correct. Other mentions of him state he was born in Argyll.
Sources
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 08 Mar 2023), Joseph Watson, parent: John Watson; 21 Jan 1700, Chirnside; citing Parish Number 730, Reference Number: 136 343.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~1.56%
Jim Watson
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jtw_watson
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~0.78%
John Wilcox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RQ5743069 [compare], yourDNAportal JOHfb1f5a72, Ancestry member jaydubya26241
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~0.39%
Blair (Cooke) Davey :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Mary Margaret (Brooks) Block :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M066244 [compare]
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~0.39%
Eric Wilcox :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member talktoericw
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~0.39%
Stephanie Wilcox :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member steph_muphin
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~0.39%
Pat Patrick :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member olpatrick4916
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~0.39%
Anonymous Todd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FA9016275 [compare], Ancestry member Lin_Todd
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Thanks for pointing out this error. My Dad is checking into this and we will make a correction ASAP.
Thanks again!
James