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Jacob WATSON

Jacob WATSON

Male 1787 - Bef 1860  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Jacob WATSON
    Birth CA 1787  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Residence UNTIL About 1812  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence Aft 1812  Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1840  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Death Bef Aug 1860  [3] 
    • He did not appear in the 1860 Census.
    Person ID I16046  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2013

    Father William WATSON,   b. 1745, Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1809, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Jane PATTON,   b. 1747   d. 1832 (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F30024  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth GANDY,   b. 27 Mar 1787   d. 1813, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)  [2]
    Marriage 9 Jan 1812  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Children 
    +1. Otho G. WATSON,   b. 1813   d. 16 Aug 1894, Spencer District, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F8603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah PRITCHARD,   b. CA 1797, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2]
    Marriage 15 Oct 1816  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Barbour County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 18 1850:
      Jacob Watson, 63, farmer; Sarah, 57; Angeline, 24; Jane, 22; Wilson, 20; Emily, 18; John, 15. All born in Virginia.
    Children 
    +1. Mary "Polly" WATSON,   b. CA 1816, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1890, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
    +2. William M. WATSON,   b. CA 1818, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1890, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    >3. Elizabeth WATSON
    +4. Nancy WATSON,   b. CA 1820   d. Bef Sep 1870 (Age ~ 50 years)
    >5. ___ WATSON
    +6. George W. WATSON,   b. 14 Feb 1822   d. 14 Oct 1893, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +7. Angeline "Ann" WATSON,   b. 9 Dec 1823   d. 10 Feb 1902 (Age 78 years)
    +8. Amanda WATSON,   b. CA 1827, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    >9. Jane WATSON,   b. CA 1828, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1891, Limestone Hill, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years)
    +10. Wilson WATSON,   b. 20 Nov 1830, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1903, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +11. Emily WATSON,   b. CA 1832   d. Bef 1911 (Age ~ 78 years)
    +12. John WATSON,   b. CA 1835, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jan 1888 (Age ~ 52 years)
    Family ID F5741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1850 Census, Barbour Co, Virginia (now W Va), 18Sep1850    		1850 Census, Barbour Co, Virginia (now W Va), 18Sep1850

  • Sources 
    1. [S2191] 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.

    2. [S293] Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 237.

    3. [S2068] 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    4. [S2626] Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1863] Emily Pritchard Cary, Scottsdale AZ , The Pritchard Family History, (Heritage Books, Bowie MD, 1999, rev 2001), p. 106.

    6. [S1863] Emily Pritchard Cary, Scottsdale AZ , The Pritchard Family History, (Heritage Books, Bowie MD, 1999, rev 2001), p. 107.