John Watts (1715 - 1789)

Born 16 Apr 1715 in New York, New York

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Died 15 Aug 1789 at age 74 in Wales

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John WATTS. ^[1]

John Watts was born 15 April 1715 in New York. ^[2][3]

He passed away 15 August 1789 in Wales.^[4]

A few notes from FindAGrave: "John married Anne deLancy, the daughter of Stephen deLancy, an immigrant from France whose original name was Etienne deLancy. See his wife's cyber grave for the names of their children. John was a Loyalist and he and his wife went back to Wales in 1775 as the Revolution approached. His lands were confiscated. Some were bought back by his two sons after the Revolution was over. John Watts, subject here, was one of the original founders and trustees of the New York society library in 1754, presented its first clock to the New York exchange in 1760, and was elected the first president of the New York city hospital in 1760. Though John and Anne deLancy Watts never returned to America, several of their married children did remain and/or return and are prominent in the history of New York City, the state of New York and on the National scene as well."

A Report on Forfeited Estates in NY City from 1784-1789 includes the sale in 16 June 1784 of 11 acres, a farm and residence in Great Dock St, of Loyalist John Watts Sr., to Robert Watts and John Watts Jr. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Watts-3620 was created by Veronica Williams through the import of DELANCEY - St Helena Connections_2012-03-23_2014-12-01.ged on Nov 30, 2014.
2. ↑ Wikipedia Page: JOHNSON Sir John 2nd Baronet of New York Abbreviation: Wikipedia, DelANCEY Stephen (Etienne).
3. ↑ Research Conversations Page: ALTERITZ Josepha - 2011 Data Text: ltca2z@gmail.com
4. ↑ Find a Grave
5. ↑ Page 216 Loyalism in New York during the American Revolution by Alex C Flick PhD. Columbia Univ. Press, London 1901. Accessed Meehan-411 16 Jan 2020.