David Watson and Mary Hamilton

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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: Sarah Patterson (      -      ) 3 7

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Wife Mary Hamilton ^{3 7}

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         Father: William Hamilton (1712-1794) 3
         Mother: Jane [Unk] (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Jane Watson ^{3 7}

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           Born: 7 Mar 1761 7
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         Spouse: William Houston (      -      ) 3 8 9

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2 M Dr. John Watson ^{3 10 11 12}

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           Born: 25 Dec 1762 or 1763 - Strasburg (later Paradise) Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 7 13
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         Spouse: Margaret Clemson (      -1849) 7 12 13
           Marr: 25 Jul 1784 7

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3 M William Watson ^{3 7}

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           Born: 10 Nov 1765 7
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         Spouse: [Unk] Chambers (      -      ) 7

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4 F Mary Watson ^{3 7}

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           Born: 1 Sep 1768 7
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         Spouse: Emor Jeffries (      -      ) 7

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5 F Margaret Watson ^{3 7}

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         Spouse: [Unk] Willson (      -      ) 7

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6 M Nathaniel Watson ^{3 7}

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           Born: 21 Sep 1774 7
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         Spouse: [Unk] Hamilton (      -      ) 7

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7 M James Watson ⁷

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           Born: 20 Dec 1777 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.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Hamilton

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Her father resided at "Waterloo," in Salisbury township [Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?].

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.

8 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 248, 590.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 164.

10 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 438.

11 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 249.

12 —, Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (J. H. Beers & Co., 1903), Pg 163.

13 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 34.