Alice (Watson) Truitt (abt. 1624 - abt. 1663)

Born about 19 Sep 1624 in England

Wife of George Truitt — married about 1654 in Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died about 1 Jul 1663 at about age 38 in Accomack, Virginia, British Colonial America

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Biography

Alice (Watson) Truitt

Marriages

"U.S. & Int'l Marriage Records, 1560-1900"

Name: Alice Watson

Spouse name: George Truitt

Spouse birth year: 1622 (on one of them & the 2nd one under George I Truitt :just says birth place: of EN

Marriage state: VA."

the 2nd one is under George I Truitt name giving Alice Watson as spouse,

George Truitt paid for Alice's passage from England after his 1st wife Francis Graves died abt 1645-49.

Alice lived in George's home after arrival in 1654. They were married shortly thereafter. (Note: She arrived in 1652)

Children

James Truitt born 1663 - 1718

Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Maryland :Inscription: Loving Memory

George Truitt 1680

Alice Watson His wife

James Truitt 1718

His wife

Sarah Riley

Thomas Truitt 1764

His Wife

Mary Truitt

James Truitt 1787

Josiah Truitt 1836

His Wife

Lenina Truitt 1826 (?)

Josiah Truitt 186_

His Wife

Nancy Melson 187_

Phillip Thomas Truitt

His Wife

Elinor Ann Vins___

Research Notes

1. Her mother, Elizabeth FROST-WATSON, well, that is not good, check out the profile for Elizabeth Frost-Gray

"She, that would be Elizabeth Frost, "married first 24 June 1634 to John WATSON at St. Peter's Church, Nottingham, apparently as second wife (see Lechford's Note-Book p. 199). They had at least three children.

ANSWER: Our Alice Watson was born 1624, which makes Elizabeth 10 years old when Alice was born???????????????

There are numerous familysearch TREES that name John Watson and Elizabeth Frost as Alice's parents, however I have found a U.S. INTL PASSENGER LIST, 1500-1900 that has

John Watson birth abt 1600 ARRIVAL 1624 Virginia.

And on the other hand we have proof that this

"Alice Watson was born 1629 in England,

if George Truitt paid for her passage."

Which means, her mother and father came over in 1624 before she was born then I guess John/Elizabeth went back to England before 1629 and had Alice and then they came back to America again.????? I will research this further to make sure of her parents: JOHN WATSON and ELIZABETH FROST.

• This Alice clearly cannot be the daughter of Elizabeth Frost-Gray and that link has been removed.
• There are assertions made here that she was born either in 1624 or in 1629 - neither date appears to have any source associated (findagrave in this context does not count as a source).
  • If she was the daughter of John Watson (evidence??) then she may have been the daughter of his first wife, Ann Sorsbee, but only if the 1629 birth year is correct.
  • If the 1624 date is right, then she may still be daughter of John Watson, but it would have to be from another, as yet undiscovered, earlier spouse.
  • In either case, no corresponding baptism has been found in Nottinghamshire
• The date given for her birth (baptism) of 19 Sep 1624 may hold a clue. One tree on ancestry ^[1] points out that this date alludes to the baptism of an Alice Watson on 19 Sep 1634 in Elton, Huntingdonshire, d/o John Watson. This may well be the original source of this confusion, multiple copies of an original typo propagated via ancestry trees.
• Nothing has been found yet to support the assumption that Alice Watson who was brought over by George Truitt to Virginia has anything whatsoever to do with John Watson of Nottinghamshire who appears to have emigrated to Connecticut. The John Watson that may be her uncle, brother or cousin had land transactions with George Truitt in Northampton, Virginia.

Research Notes from 2017

Who was Alice Watson Truitt's Father? Posted 09 Oct 2017 by gresham970

The widely held belief is that her parents are John Watson and Elizabeth Frost Watson. Just cannot be true.

They were married in 1634 and there is a marriage citation from England documenting it. The citation says John Watson nuptae Elizabeth Frost, no confusion there, but Alice would have to have been born after 1634 and her birth date is closer to 1622-1629.

John Watson and wife Elizabeth immigrated to Conn. in 1635, the year after they married.. The Frost Genealogy states that Elizabeth Frost married John Watson FROM BOSTON, MASS. John and Elizabeth were here long before Alice immigrated.

Alice Watson was living with George in 1652 according to Northampton Court and Order book. There is another record for 1654 when she was sponsored by her father or uncle or brother named John Watson and someone named John Bognell. The immigration record in 1655 is the date of George Truitt's land patent. ALL RECORDS SAY "TO VIRGINIA".

Alice married George Truitt in Virginia abt 1652/3. Alice's father or brother or uncle MAY BE THE JOHN WATSON WHO IMMIGRATED TO NORTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA and died in Northampton, VIRGINIA.. Her mother's name may not even be Elizabeth. That may have come from the mix up of the two John Watson's.

John Watson of Northampton, Virginia immigrated early and had a connection with George Truitt in land deed transactions. He might just be Alice's uncle, not father.

If you look at Elizabeth Frost's baptismal date of 1614 in England and then Alice Watson's estimated birth date between 1622-1629, it just makes Elizabeth too young to be her mother.

Thoughts?

Mary Gresham

Research Notes

• George Truitt and John Watson together on a land Patent IN VIRGINIA. This clearly is not the same John Watson as the man who married Elizabeth Frost and settled in Connecticut. This headright was for 10 persons sponsored by George Truitt in 1660 and included John Watson. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/20682/images/dvm_GenMono004915-00120-1?ssrc=pt&treeid=6989691&personid=-1185783719&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=228

• In Virginia Immigrants, Old Vol 5, State Land Office 20 it states that George Truitt and Alice Watson with others immigrated in 1652 not 1655 which was the Headright Land Patent Date. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/20682/images/dvm_GenMono004915-00120-0?ssrc=pt&treeid=6989691&personid=-1185783719&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=227

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry tree of user Eunice_Eversdyk

• "Early Frost, Gray and Hobby Connections of England, Connecticut and Long Island" by Josephine W. Beers and Paul W. Prindle, in "The American Genealogist" vol 64, 1989, p 161-
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930) Vol. 1, Page 211, 233.
• History of Elizabeth, New Jersey; By Edwin Hatfield pp. 62 & 75
• "U.S & Canada, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index. 1500-1900" Alice Watson Arrival year: 1654 Place: Virginia Annotation: Includes 25,000 names from records of the Virginia State Land Off. :Excerpts of the Irish names from the GREER LIST were published in # 6258, :O'Brien, Early Immigrants to Virginia..."
• England and Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 on ancestry.com
• Passenger and Immigration lists Index, 1500s-1900s on ancestry.com
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 via ancestry.com
• findagrave.com
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=fineconfection&id=P833
• Ancestry.com family trees
• Gresham, Robinson & Allied Families https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6989691/person/-1185783719/facts