David Watson and Sarah Patterson

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Husband David Watson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Oct 1732 or 1734 - the north of Ireland 1 3
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         Father: John Watson (1705-1757) 4 5
         Mother: Ann Stephenson (      -      ) 5 6

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   Other Spouse: Mary Hamilton (      -      ) 3 7

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Wife Sarah Patterson ^{3 7}

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            AKA: Margaret Patterson 7
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         Father: Samuel Patterson (      -      ) 7
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Children

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1 M Samuel Patterson Watson ^{3 7}

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General Notes: Husband - David Watson

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He was born in the north of Ireland and came to America with his uncle, James Stephenson, who took up three hundred and twenty-four acres of land adjoining the Donegal meeting-house glebe land on the north, about the year 1740, for which he took out a patent Aug. 11, 1749, and called it "Seat of Beauty." He gave this land to his son Nathaniel, who died without issue.
On Sept. 5, 1780, the executors of Nathaniel Stephenson conveyed the farm to Jasper Yeates, Esq., who reconveyed it to David Watson on the same day.
He and Col. Mercer purchased the land left by Mr. Patterson (father-in-law), and Watson moved onto this farm in Leacock township [Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]. Watson was appointed one of the justices of the Court of Common Pleas. He was a prominent patriot during the Revolution, and rendered valuable service to the cause when serving on various committees. He administered the oath of allegiance to a large number of citizens in his own and neighboring townships.

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 762.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 703.

3 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 33.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 73, 702.

5 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 28.

6 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 73, 703.

7 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 763.