Person:William Watson (88)

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Capt. William Watson, Justice of Amelia County, VA
b.Est 1710
d.Bef 26 Mar 1752 Amelia County, Virginia
  • HCapt. William Watson, Justice of Amelia County, VAEst 1710 - Bef 1752
  • WAmey JonesAbt 1719 - Abt 1780
m. Sep 1739
  1. Sarah WatsonAbt 1740 - Aft 1788
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Name Capt. William Watson, Justice of Amelia County, VA
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1710
Marriage Sep 1739 Amelia County, Virginiato Amey Jones
Death[1] Bef 26 Mar 1752 Amelia County, Virginia
References
  1. Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of purse and person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, c2004, 4th edition)
    pg. 854.

    Amey5 Jones (Richard,4, Richard3, Martha2 Llewellyn, Daniel1) left will dated 4 Oct. 1780. She married (1), (bond 23) Sept. 1739, Capt. William Watson*, justice of Amelia County, who left will 23 Dec. 1751 - 26 March 1752, and as his (2) wife, (bond9) Nov. 1763, Maj. Wood Jones, vestryman, justice, sheriff, member of the House of Burgesses, 1752-55 and County Lieutenant of Amelia County, 1770, who left will 10 June 1777 - 23 Oct. 1783. He married (1) Unity Claiborne.

    * He may be the William Watson, baptized 17 Dec. 1704, son of George Watson, harness maker, who was admitted to Christ's Hospital, April 1717, from St. Andrew Holborn and released, 8 Nov. 1719, to his mother Jane Watson and Micajah Perry, Esq., to serve Maj. Robert Bolling of Virginia, merchant (Peter Wilson Coldham, Child Apprentices in America from Christ's Hospital, London, 1617-1778 [Baltimore, 1990], pg. 58)