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Samuel Watson 1715 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina

Death Date: Abt 1789

Death Location: Craven, North Carolina, USA

Father: Capt. Watson

Mother: Sarah Collins

Spouse(s): Sarah Whitehurst

Children(s): Malissa Watson

According to available records, Samuel Watson was born in 1715 in Craven, North Carolina, the child of Capt. John Watson and Sarah Collins. Following those early years, Samuel Watson married Sarah "Sary" Ann Whitehurst, and their family grew to include Malissa Lucy "Etta" Watson. In the later years of life, Samuel Watson died in 1789 in Craven, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Capt. Watson
1690 – 1745
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
CW
Sarah Collins
1698 – 1765
Birth Location: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Whitehurst
1723 – 1785
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
SW

Children(s)

Malissa Watson
1775 – 1799
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1715
    Event Place: Craven Co, NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1715
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 15 Nov 1846
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P79/WH/003

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1769
    Event Place: Dobbs, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1770
    Event Place: Cape Fear, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cape Fear, North Carolina; Year: 1770; Page Number: 127

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1780
    Event Place: Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Jan - Feb 1781 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions JP; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Craven County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1790
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt 1789
    Event Place: Craven County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt 1789
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA
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