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Dorcas Gardiner1,2,3

#7262, (1656 - Bef 1702)
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Key Events:

  • Dorcas Gardiner was born in 1656.1
  • Dorcas married John Watson Bef Nov 1673.4,5,6
  • Dorcas died Bef Aug 1702 in North Kingston, Rhode Island.7,8

Children with John Watson:

Citations

  1. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound."
  2. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999.
  3. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2.
  4. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows married.
  5. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows married.
  6. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2, shows as his first marriage, and by 7 Nov 1673, when they appeared as witnesses to a deed.
  7. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows year, as c 1702, town, and state.
  8. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2, show prior to 4 Aug 1702, when her husband married her sister.

John Watson1,2

#7263, (1676 - 18 or 25 Nov 1772)
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Key Events:

  • John Watson was born on 22 Jul 1676 in Kingstown, Rhode Island.3,4
  • John married Hannah Champlin, daughter of Jeffrey Champlin, on 8 Apr 1703.3,5
  • John married second Abigail Northup, daughter of Stephen Northup and Mary Thomas, on 22 Apr 1722.3,6
  • John married third Sarah Mowrey on 28 Sep 1738.7
  • He died 18 or 25 Nov 1772 at age 96.8,9
  • He was buried in Side Hill Farm, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on the easterly side of Tower Hill.10

Children with Hannah Champlin:

Children with Abigail Northup:

Citations

  1. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999.
  2. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2.
  3. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date.
  4. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 5, shows date and town.
  5. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2, shows date and his first marriage.
  6. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 3, citing North Kingstown 1:2, shows date and his second marriage.
  7. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2, shows date and his third marriage.
  8. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows date, as 8th.
  9. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 5, shows date, as 18th or 25th.
  10. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 5, citing South Kingstown Cem #88.

William Watson1,2

#7264, (1692 - )
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Key Events:

  • William Watson was born in Sep 1692.3
  • William married Mary Bef May 1722.4,5

Children with Mary:

Citations

  1. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999.
  2. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2.
  3. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 9, shows birth date unknown, but that he was the third son of John and Dorcas. Since Samuel was born in 1688, and Dorcas died before 1702, 1692 seems a reasonable estimate.
  4. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows married.
  5. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 9, shows Mary shown as his wife on a deed dated 11 May 1722, citing Westerly Land Evidence 4:214.

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