Vic Watt
Honor Code SignatorySigned 7 Oct 2012 | 203,060 contributions | 10,841 thank-yous | 1,908 connections
Signed 7 Oct 2012 | 203,060 contributions | 10,841 thank-yous | 1,908 connections
Vic Watt
Ancestors 
Child of Robert Watt
and Catherine (Viles) Watt
Sibling of
[private sister (unknown - unknown)] and [private brother (1930s - unknown)]
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Biography
Vic Watt is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger William Brewster.
Vic is the child of Robert Watt and Catherine Viles. [1]
Location
I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, USA, and I still live in the Northwest.
Genealogy Hobby
I started genealogy more than 30 years ago. My father's family had been traced back to the Mayflower, and my mother wanted to get on too! Never did get her there, just to 1630.
My brother and sister, their children and in-laws have all been subjects of my genealogy hobby, so it ranges all over the United States and Europe.
Education
I received an MA in German from the University of Washington and completed the coursework for an MA in French from New York University in Paris. After studying Law at the University of Puget Sound, I practiced as an attorney for 27 years before retiring.
Hobbies
Of course, genealogy is my all-the-time, every day, hobby. Sailing my primary summer hobby. Dad was a competitive sailor, and I grew up on boats. I race a Starboat and sail on a bigger boat. When I'm not sailing, I play classical guitar and spend 10-12 hours a day on WikiTree, to which I am addicted.
Interesting and unique names catch my interest. I am currently working on a number of One Name Studies:
Presidential Relationships
1. George Washington - 10th cousins 6 times removed
2. John Adams - 6th cousins four times removed
3. Thomas Jefferson - 6th cousins four times removed
4. James Madison - 9th cousins five times removed
5. James Monroe - 14th cousins four times removed
6. John Quincy Adams - 7th cousins three times removed
7. Andrew Jackson - No relationship
8. Martin Van Buren - No relationship
9. William Henry Harrison - 7th cousins four times removed
10. John Tyler - 11th cousins four times removed (Uncertain)
11. James Polk - 14th cousins four times removed
12. Zachary Taylor - 4th cousins 7 times removed
13. Millard Filmore - 6th cousins four times removed
14. Franklin Pierce - 6th cousins four times removed (Uncertain)
15. James Buchanan - 12th cousins 6 times removed
16. Abraham Lincoln - 7th cousins four times removed
17. Andrew Johnson - 12th cousins twice removed
18. Ulyssess S. Grant - 7th cousins five times removed
19. Rutherford B. Hayes - 5th cousins four times removed
20. James A. Garfield - 8th cousins three times removed
21. Chester A. Arthur - 8th cousins twice removed
22 and 24. Grover Cleveland - 5th cousins four times removed
23. Benjamin Harrison - 9th cousins twice removed
25. William McKinley - No relationship
26. Theodore Roosevelt - 14th cousins once removed
27. William Howard Taft - 7th cousins three times removed
28. Thomas Woodrow Wilson - No relationship
29. Warren G. Harding - No relationship
30. John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. - 7th cousins once removed
31. Hebert Clark Hoover - 11th cousins
32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt - 8th cousins twice removed
33. Harry S. Truman - 18th cousins
34. Dwight David Eisenhower - No relationship
35. John Fitzgerald Kennedy - 18th cousins
36. Lyndon Baines Johnson - 14th cousins twice removed
37. Richard Milhous Nixon - 10th cousins
38. Gerald Rudolph Ford - 9th cousins
39. Jimmy E. Carter - 17th cousins
40. Ronald Reagan - 16th cousins (Uncertain)
41. George H. W. Bush - 8th cousins twice removed
42. Bill J. Clinton - 16th cousins twice removed
43. George W. Bush - 9th cousins twice removed
44. Baraka Hussein Obama - 9th cousins three times removed
- ↑ Entered by Vic Watt, May 5, 2013
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Vic:
- Vic Watt is a Wonderful WikiTreer Nov 29, 2023.
- Vic Watt is a Wonderful Wikiteer Nov 15, 2023.
- Vic Watt is a Wonderful WikiTreer Nov 30, 2022.
- Vic Watt is a Wonderful WikiTreer Feb 18, 2021.
- Vic Watt is a Wonderful WikiTreer Oct 21, 2020.
- Vic Watt is a Wonderful WikiTreer Aug 7, 2020.
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Mary Pritchard
I wanted to thank you for all your diligent work on my Grandma Grace's profile! I appreciate this so much! :)
Thank you, no I didn't see that, so my apologies
Take care
Karen
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edited by Rand Simmons
I also discovered that you and I are cousins!!!
Vic and Jill are 8th cousins once removed
Vic Watt and Jill (Turkington) Lee are both descendants of James Barrett.
1. Vic is the child of Catherine (Viles) Watt [confident] 2. Catherine is the daughter of Marcia Louise (Sheldon) Viles [confident] 3. Marcia is the daughter of Henry Lyman Sheldon [confident] 4. Henry is the son of Betsey W. Sawyer [confident] 5. Betsey W. is the daughter of Abigail Bryant (Willard) Sawyer [unknown confidence] 6. Abigail is the daughter of Sarah (Scollay) Willard [unknown confidence] 7. Sarah is the daughter of Grover Scollay [unknown confidence] 8. Grover is the son of John Scollay [unknown confidence] 9. John is the son of Hannah Barrett [unknown confidence] 10. Hannah is the daughter of James Barrett [unknown confidence] This makes James the eighth great grandfather of Vic.
1. Jill is the daughter of Jack Turkington [confident] 2. Jack is the son of George Edward Turkington Jr. [confident] 3. George is the son of Isabel Minerva (Barrett) Turkington [confident] 4. Isabel is the daughter of Anthony Barrett [confident] 5. Anthony is the son of Jacob Barrett [confident] 6. Jacob is the son of Jonathan Barrett [confident] 7. Jonathan is the son of John Barrett [confident] 8. John is the son of James Barrett Jr. [confident] 9. James is the son of James Barrett [unknown confidence] This makes James the seventh great grandfather of Jill.
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