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Descendants of Evan Thomas Watson

Generation No. 1

1. EVAN THOMAS² WATSON (UNKNOWN¹) was born January 11, 1759 in Albermarle County, Virginia, and died June 15, 1834 in Hickman's Prairie, Miller County, AR Ter. (Bowie County, Texas). He married LUCINDA "LUCY" COLEMAN January 04, 1785 in Albermarle County, Virginia, daughter of JAMES COLEMAN and ELIZABETH LEAK(E). She was born Abt. 1762 in Albermarle County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1820 - 1830 in Kentucky.

Notes for EVAN THOMAS WATSON:
Occupation: Reverend
Source: Title: Quarterly of National Genealogical Society Page: 30, 114

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Military Service: Revolutionary War, enlisted September 18, 1777

Revolutionary Pension: Applied August 1833 in Warren Co., KY
Issued October 31, 1833 - Certificate #22,378
$23.33 annually, from March 4, 1831

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From the "American Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Texas," author Clovis Brakebill, Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT GRAVE MARKING PROJECT

Evan Thomas Watson was born January 11, 1759 in Albemarle County, Virginia, and served under General Lafayette as he retreated from Lord Cornwallis. He came to Texas after fighting in the American Revolution and settled in Bowie County, when he died June 15, 1834 at the age of 76. He was buried in the Watson Family Cemetery in Bowie County, but when lake Wright Patman was built only two token graves were moved from the lakebed, and Evan Watson was not one of them!

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Source: Mark T. Watson <mailto:watsonresearch@hotmail.com>

Descendants of Evan Thomas WATSON (1759-1834) who came from KY to Arkansas Territory
in the Fall of 1833. Here is a brief summary:
Evan Thomas WATSON, a veteran of the Revolutionary War, migrated to Arkansas Territory with
his three living sons, Jesse, William and Coleman in the Fall of 1833. They settled in Hickman's Prairie,
joining the McKINNEY and AKIN families, among others, who had preceded them. Evan's son,
Evan Thomas WATSON, Jr. had come to Arkansas the previous year, and died in 1832 in Hempstead County.

The area they settled in was at the time considered Miller County, Arkansas Territory, but the border
with Mexico was in dispute. When Texas gained independence as a Republic in 1836, the border was
redrawn, and Miller County was abolished. The region of Hickman's Prairie became Red River and
Bowie counties of Texas. What had been the eastern portion of Miller County was absorbed into
Lafayette County, Arkansas. These events, coupled with the deaths of Evan and his sons Jesse and
William by late 1834, has made the search for estate documents concerning this family very challenging, as some records have been found in Red River and Bowie TX, but some are likely held yet in Arkansas.

The surviving son of Evan WATSON, Coleman WATSON, resided for a time in Bowie County TX, but
moved to Grayson County TX by 1850. The descendants of William WATSON remained in NE Texas,
and Rebecca DENTON Watson, widow of Jesse WATSON, moved to the Alabama/Mississipi border
where her brothers lived. Jesse and Rebecca's son, John WATSON, migrated to Collin County Texas
when he turned 21, and sought out his uncle Coleman WATSON to help him apply to the state of Texas
for land stemming from his father's early settlement, and alleged headright grant in Texas. The application failed, but John remained in Texas and married Coleman's daughter Lucy WATSON. Lucy died shortly thereafter, and John WATSON remarried to Julia WHITAKER in 1860; it is this union from which I descend.

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Source: Mark T. Watson <mailto:watsonresearch@hotmail.com>

We do know of that the biography written by Samuel C. WATSON for the BIOGRAPHICAL SOUVENIR OF GRAYSON COUNTY TEXAS does contain some errors. Notably, Evan was not brought to (Logan Co.) KY as a child - he migrated to Madison Co., KY with Joseph WATSON and Jesse WATSON about 1788; and perhaps followed by John WATSON by 1790. It is this John who may be Evan's father. Evan's father, however, may have been William - and not John: A William WATSON also sold land in Madison Co., KY in 1816 - the same time Evan sold his land and left Madison Co., KY. This William could have been Evan's father - the William from Orange Co., VA circa 1750's - or this William could be another possible brother. Evan remained in Madison Co., KY until 1816, and therefore all of his children were born in Albemarle Co., VA or Madison Co., KY. It is not known where Evan resided from 1816 to 1819 (during which his sons Jesse, John and William were married), but he appears in Warren Co., KY in 1819. I do however think that the claim that Evan's father may have indeed come from London. It is not too hard to believe that Evan's grandson Samuel would have known of his families ultimate heritage. Yet, I also think that the London link might have been another generation further back. My latest theory is that our WATSON line landed in Baltimore in the early 1700's, with a John and William migrating south to Orange Co., VA where lines were redrawn in the 1760's to include at least John in Albemarle Co., VA. Other Maryland WATSON's which were possibly kin then came to the Orange/Albemarle area in the late 1700's. These would be Walter WATSON and Isaac WATSON. Isaac had three children marry into the same LAMB family as Evan's daughter Nancy. I have also researched the lines of Jesse, Joseph and John "Hightop" WATSON. John "Hightop" was indeed the son of John WATSON and Margaret "Peggy" UNKNOWN. It is likely this John WATSON that Evan gave power of attorney to in 1801 from Madison Co., KY. Other WATSON men who settled on Muddy Creek in Madison Co., KY who were likely kin where Paul WATSON, Samuel WATSON, David WATSON and Elizabeth WATSON who married Samuel YATES/YEATS.

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From Albermarle County, Virginia Deed Book 13:605

Evan T. Watson OF Madison County Kentucky Appoints John Watson of Albermarle County Virginia to ask, demand, sue for, recover and receive all and every tract of the estate of James Coleman, deceased, that is devised to my wife Lucy...in his last will and testament November 05, 1801.

S/ Evan T. Watson

Wit: William Woods, John Martin

Recorded February 01, 1802

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From the GEDCOM of: Debra McCann <chenae@ap.net>

Quarterly of the National Genealogical Society (30,114) as a Revolutionary soldier. Evan T. Watson, Rev. Soldier, S30,770. VA Service KY. Agency; Cert 22,378 issued Oct 31, 1833 at $23.33 per an. from Mar 4, 1831. He applied Aug 29, 1833 from Warren Co, KY, declaring that he was born Jan 11, 1759 in Albemarle Co., VA, where he enlisted Sept. 18, 1777.

Warren Co., KY Deed Book 9, pg. 204
May 1, 1819 John Hoss to Evan Watson, 468 acres of land for $1750. Wit: William Watson, John Watson and Isaac Denton.

Warren Co., KY Deed Book 10, pg. 171
Aug 4, 1821 James W. Tiller to Evan Watson, Sr., 50 acres of land for $150.

Jul 22, 1829 Evan Watson of Warren Co. to Coleman Watson of Warren Co. For consideration of one dollar, for love and affection he, Evan, beareth toward his son, Coleman, the said Evan hath given, granted and sold unto the said Coleman the land whereon the said Coleman now lives. 95 3/4 acres of land; said land borders that of Jesse Watson.

Aug 13, 1834, Miller Co., AR Court Records, Estate of Evan Watson, Intestate, Adm: Coleman Watson. Appraisors: Blatchley McKinney, William Collum and George Collom.
Bondsmen: William Colton and George W. Wright, Heirs: Jesse Watson, Nancy Lamb, John Watson, William Watson, Susannah Coleman, and Coleman Watson (Jesse and William of Miller county; Nancy, John and Susannah of State of Kentucky). Securities: Coleman Watson, William Watson, G. W. Wright. Inventory and Appraisal: Sep 12, 1834, "blacksmith tools, slaves, one $5 note on the bank of Maryland, payable at Baltimore, Nos. 893-marked with letter "B". Sale: Sep 15, 1834. Buyers: William H. Burton, John Dawery, Westly Byres, C. McRae, Charles Collom, J. Dyer, Retis Williams, James Ward, T. L. Clark, Lucy Watson and Betsy Watson. Settlement: Nov 11, 1834, Statement of Rebecca Watson, "... it being my proptionable part of the estate." Statement from Jonathon Lamb, Ebenezer Frazier, agent for Elizabeth Watson, Collin McKinney,
Agent for Susan Coleman and Mary Watson. Suits and Debts: John T. Smith

More About EVAN THOMAS WATSON:
Burial: Bowie County, Texas

Children of EVAN WATSON and LUCINDA COLEMAN are:

2.	i.	NANCY L.³ WATSON, b. January 11, 1787, Albermarle County, Virginia; d. August 08, 1839, Benton County, Missouri.
3.	ii.	JESSE WATSON, b. September 07, 1788, Albermarle County, Virginia; d. August 04, 1834, Hickman's Prairie, Miller County, AR Ter. (Bowie County, Texas).
4.	iii.	JOHN WATSON, b. March 27, 1793, Madison County, Kentucky; d. June 26, 1826, Simpson County, Kentucky.
5.	iv.	WILLIAM WATSON, b. November 11, 1793, Madison County, Kentucky; d. September 04, 1834, Hickman's Prairie, Miller County, AR Ter. (Bowie County, Texas).
6.	v.	SUSANNAH WATSON, b. February 09, 1795, Madison County, Kentucky; d. May 10, 1889, Bates County, Missouri.
	vi.	EVAN THOMAS WATSON, b. December 11, 1797, Madison County, Kentucky; d. June 17, 1832, Bates County, Missouri.
7.	vii.	COLEMAN WATSON, b. January 28, 1800, Logan or Madison County, Kentucky; d. July 06, 1876, Farmington, Grayson County, Texas.
	viii.	DOWNING WATSON, b. April 17, 1803, Madison County, Kentucky.

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