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Descendants of Evan Thomas Watson

Generation No. 2

2. NANCY L.³ WATSON (EVAN THOMAS², UNKNOWN¹) was born January 11, 1787 in Albermarle County, Virginia, and died August 08, 1839 in Benton County, Missouri. She married JONATHAN LAMB December 16, 1802 in Madison County, Kentucky, son of JOHN LAMB and MARY UNKNOWN. He was born May 07, 1776 in Virginia, and died March 03, 1842 in Benton County, Missouri.

Children of NANCY WATSON and JONATHAN LAMB are:

	i.	POLLY G.⁴ LAMB, b. July 22, 1803, Kentucky; d. September 03, 1843; m. GREENVELLE DEATHEREDGE, July 11, 1832.
	ii.	EVAN THOMAS LAMB, b. December 22, 1804, Kentucky; d. December 08, 1872; m. ELIZABETH SCOTT, April 28, 1830, Sangamon County, Illinois.
8.	iii.	WATSON BENJAMIN LAMB, b. June 11, 1806, Kentucky; d. August 25, 1898, Amorita County, Oklahoma.
9.	iv.	JOHN W. LAMB, b. June 11, 1806, Fayette County, Kentucky (likely); d. September 18, 1885, Kentucky.
	v.	LUCY LAMB, b. July 21, 1808, Kentucky; d. March 01, 1835; m. JOSEPH MULLICAN, August 07, 1833.
	vi.	JAMES LAMB, b. December 01, 1809; m. MARTHA JANE WARDER, September 18, 1835.
	vii.	DOWNING LAMB, b. September 05, 1811, Fayette or Simpson, County, Kentucky; d. August 06, 1891, Dayton, Columbia County, Washington; m. ELIZABETH MAXWELL, September 10, 1833.
	viii.	SUSAN LAMB, b. August 08, 1813, Kentucky; m. DAVISON BOSTICK, September 19, 1832.
	ix.	NANCY LAMB, b. February 13, 1815, Kentucky; d. October 29, 1822.
	x.	JONATHAN LAMB, b. March 28, 1822, Simpson County, Kentucky.

3. JESSE³ WATSON (EVAN THOMAS², UNKNOWN¹) was born September 07, 1788 in Albermarle County, Virginia, and died August 04, 1834 in Hickman's Prairie, Miller County, AR Ter. (Bowie County, Texas). He married REBECCA DENTON Abt. 1817 in Kentucky, daughter of JACOB DENTON and ELIZABETH SPANGLER. She was born Abt. 1798 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, and died 1842 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Children of JESSE WATSON and REBECCA DENTON are:

10.	i.	JACOB DENTON⁴ WATSON, b. Abt. 1818, Casey or Warren County, Kentucky; d. Bet. 1860 - 1870, Noxubee County, MS?.
11.	ii.	LUCINDA C. "LUCY" WATSON, b. Abt. 1820, Warren County, Kentucky; d. Bet. 1838 - 1847, Sumter County, Alabama.
	iii.	ELIZABETH S. "BETSEY" WATSON, b. Abt. 1822, Warren County, Kentucky.
12.	iv.	ELIZA WATSON, b. Abt. 1823, Warren County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1870, Sumter County, Alabama.
	v.	EVAN THOMAS WATSON, b. April 06, 1824, Warren County, Kentucky; d. December 1850, Sumter County, Alabama.
13.	vi.	REBECCA WATSON, b. Abt. 1827, Warren County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1870, Sumter County, Alabama?.
14.	vii.	JOHN WATSON, b. June 28, 1828, Warren County, Kentucky; d. February 26, 1909, Grayson County, Texas.
	viii.	JESSE WATSON, b. Bet. 1830 - 1834, Warren County, Kentucky or Old Miller, Arizona; d. Bet. 1840 - 1842, Sumter County, Alabama.

4. JOHN³ WATSON (EVAN THOMAS², UNKNOWN¹) was born March 27, 1793 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died June 26, 1826 in Simpson County, Kentucky. He married MARY SPEARS Abt. 1815 in Kentucky or Tennessee. She was born Bet. 1794 - 1800, and died Aft. 1830 in Simpson County, Kentucky?.

Children of JOHN WATSON and MARY SPEARS are:

15.	i.	WILLIAM⁴ WATSON, b. Abt. 1816, Kentucky.
	ii.	LUCINDA "LUCY" ANN WATSON, b. Abt. 1818.
	iii.	SARAH "SALLY" R. WATSON, b. Abt. 1820.
	iv.	MARY "POLLY" WATSON, b. Abt. 1822.
	v.	ELIZA JANE WATSON, b. Abt. 1825.

5. WILLIAM³ WATSON (EVAN THOMAS², UNKNOWN¹) was born November 11, 1793 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died September 04, 1834 in Hickman's Prairie, Miller County, AR Ter. (Bowie County, Texas). He married MARY ELIZABETH "BETSY" SUTNER Abt. 1816 in Kentucky or Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1796 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1860 in Lafayette County, Arkansas?.

Children of WILLIAM WATSON and MARY SUTNER are:

	i.	SOLOMON⁴ WATSON, b. Abt. 1817, Warren County, Kentucky; d. Abt. 1840, Red River County, Texas.
16.	ii.	LUCINDA WATSON, b. Abt. 1819, Simpson County, Kentucky; d. Bet. 1844 - 1847, Bowie County, Texas?.
17.	iii.	EVAN THOMAS "TOM" WATSON, b. Abt. 1820, Simpson County, Kentucky; d. July 26, 1882, Montague County or Bowie County, Texas.
	iv.	NANCY ANN WATSON, b. Abt. 1822; m. JOHN NIX.
	v.	SARAH WATSON, b. Abt. 1824, Simpson County, Kentucky.
18.	vi.	JOHN WATSON, b. Abt. 1825, Simpson or Warren County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1880, Arkansas.
	vii.	FRANCES WATSON, b. April 06, 1828, Warren County, Kentucky; d. February 04, 1902, Bowie County, Texas?; m. PETER R. JOHNSON, Bef. 1850; b. Abt. 1823, Tennessee; d. Aft. 1870, Bowie County, Texas.

6. SUSANNAH³ WATSON (EVAN THOMAS², UNKNOWN¹) was born February 09, 1795 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died May 10, 1889 in Bates County, Missouri. She married SAMUEL JOHN COLEMAN February 01, 1814 in Madison County, Kentucky, son of SAMUEL COLEMAN and MILDRED COFFEY. He was born Abt. 1794 in Albermarle County, Virginia, and died 1833 in Todd County, Kentucky.

Children of SUSANNAH WATSON and SAMUEL COLEMAN are:

	i.	SAMUEL LEAKE⁴ COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1815.
	ii.	NANCY COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1817.
19.	iii.	JOHN DARIUS COLEMAN, b. September 10, 1820, Todd County, Kentucky; d. January 07, 1883, Bates County, Missouri.
	iv.	JAMES WILLIAM COLEMAN, b. August 27, 1821, Kentucky; m. LEVANDA BELISLE.
	v.	EMILY "EMMA" COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1823.
	vi.	LAFAYETTE COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1826; d. Abt. 1862.
	vii.	EVAN WATSON COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1827, Kentucky.
	viii.	COMMODORE PERRY COLEMAN, b. February 12, 1827; d. March 30, 1897, Bates County, Missouri.
	ix.	LUCY COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1831; m. UNKNOWN STRODE.
	x.	NAPOLEON BONAPARTE COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1832; m. ELIZABETH MCCOMBS.
	xi.	MARTHA "MATTIE" COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1833.
	xii.	PEDIFORE COLEMAN, b. Abt. 1834.

7. COLEMAN³ WATSON (EVAN THOMAS², UNKNOWN¹) was born January 28, 1800 in Logan or Madison County, Kentucky, and died July 06, 1876 in Farmington, Grayson County, Texas. He married (1) JANE HOUSTON SLAUGHTER. He married (2) LUCY L. COLEMAN September 13, 1821 in Todd County, Kentucky, daughter of SAMUEL L. COLEMAN. She was born November 17, 1803 in Lincoln or Todd County, Kentucky, and died April 13, 1862 in Grayson County, Texas.

Notes for COLEMAN WATSON:
A farmer, commisioner of Grayson County, Texas. Served in early Indian wars and border conflicts. Prominent Mason. Member of Christian Church.

LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF COLEMAN WATSON

Filed July 18, 1876

The State of Texas

Grayson County

I Coleman Watson of the County and State aforesaid being seventy five years of age and knowing that in the course of nature I cannot survive for many years, and having a desire that my Earthly effects shall descend and pass in a particular manner after my death, and believing that I still have mind and memory sufficient to comprehend the extend of my effects both Real and personal, as well as those who may have claims upon my bounty, I do, after commending my soul to God who gave it, make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. And in order that this Will may be read and understood by the light of the circumstances surrounding me at this time I will preface by stating,

That my first wife Lucy (and who was the mother of all my children) and myself were married on the 13th day of September 1821. This wife Lucy died on the 13th day of April 1862 leaving the following children surviving her, all of whom were at the time more than 21 years of age (except Edward T.) viz Emily E.; Samuel C.; Nancy M.; Louisa Jane; Mary Susan and Edward T., and all of whom were married except Edward T. Since the death of their Mother Lucy, the following have died viz Mary Susan, wife of R.E. Butridge leaving five children two of whom have since died in their minority leaving three living. Edward T. who died whilst still a minor and at the age of 19 years. Before my wife Lucy died I had given to my daughter, Emily E., two hundred and fifteen acres of land about nine head of cattle and some other household furniture (and a Negro girl and a Negro boy after the death of my wife). To Samuel C. I gave 338 acres, two Negro boys, and some household and kitchen furniture. To Louisa Jane I gave 1261/2 acres of land, a Negro girl and a Negro boy (this last boy given since the death of my wife, as also the boy given Nancy M.) and some household furniture and c. All this property except four Negro boys was advanced to my children as stated, prior to the death of their Mother.

At the time of the death of my wife Lucy in 1862, we owned in Common as Community property, a tract of land where we resided in Grayson County supposed to contain 1731 acres, less 985 acres which I had before that time Deeded to my children as hereinbefore stated. Also 20 acres that had been Deeded to Shirley, leaving according to the surveys made at the time of my wife�s death 726 acres (It seems by surveys since made however that there was only about 500 acres). That is the Deeds show according to purchases 726 acres but the actual surveys seem to make it about 500 acres in this there may be a mistake that the future can correct.

I also owned as Community property at the death of my wife about 20 Negroes all of whom were shortly afterwards freed by operation of law. About twelve head of horses. About 100 head of cattle, 250 head of sheep, farming utensils, household furniture & c. and a part of a Lot in Sherman which was sold and the net proceeds divided, one half to myself & balance to my children equally. Also 39 acres in Collin County disposed of in the same manner.

In the year 1868 I made an agreement with my children to set apart them a certain portion of the land yet left, (That is the portion remaining at the death of their mother) on condition that my present wife in case of my death should have and enjoy the homestead of about 100 acres during her life, and that the remainder of the tract should be partitioned in such manner that in estimating advances made before and subsequent to the death of my wife � their Mother � all should be made equal including the heirs of the deceased Mrs. Butridge. This agreement was not carried out for the reason on my part that when the lands were partitioned as agreed, some of the children refused to give me a receipt for their interest in the community property, and believing that the want of such receipt might be the means of harassing my present wife, I did not file an Inventory and Appraisement as agreed. My object in attempting this settlement with my children was to not only advance them all the interest they had as heirs of their Mother in the community property, but also to give them all my own interest except a homestead which I desired should remain for the use of my wife during her lifetime, with remainder as provided by law, or as I might provide by Will. As this agreement was never perfected I shall make that disposition of it by this Will, that I then intended. And I will here state, that in Deeding the lands mentioned to my children during the life of their Mother it was intended as advances made to them and to be accounted for by them, when after the death of their Mother or myself a distribution came to be made. And it is now my desire that in all advances ever made that all shall be equal and that lands left shall be distributed in such manner as to equalize all, reserving to myself for my own use and the use of my present wife my homestead of about 160 acres.

In endeavoring to settle with my children in 1868 as stated an estimate of the claim of each child was made as well as a survey and partition of the land, by Y.S. McKinney, W. W. Wheat & William Tolbert, and their estimate signed by them and attested by me as a Notary Public is now approved and made a part of this Will, and the partition and plat as appears on a paper also made a part of this Will is approved, and it is my desire that the partition as there appears to be carried out and that each party have the lands allotted (except about 8 acres reserved out of the tract to Emily E. & Louisa Jane) provided they comply with the conditions stated viz that Emily E. pay to the heirs of Mary Butridge $81.00 and on this condition she shall have for her own and her heirs all the lands described as for her in said paper except a strip in the shape of the letter V and containing about eight acres, and which commences thirty feet North of the NE Corner of my old farm, thence running South to a point opposite the SE Corner of my presence farm, thence West about 22 rods o my old farm, then in a North direction with the fence of the old farm to the beginning. This piece of eight acres is taken off the land described in the papers aforesaid as set off to Emily E. & Louisa Jane and includes my spring & well.

To Louisa Shirley all that is there describe for her except the part that comes within the eight acres above described, provided she will pay the Butridge heirs $81.00.

To Nancy all that is described for her provided she pays to the Butridge heirs the sum of $70.00.

And to the Butridge heirs I give them the 245 acres as described for them and the sums so to be paid them by Emily, Louisa & Nancy.

To my present wife Jane H. Watson I give my present homestead to wit: The one hundred acres described in the plat as set off to me and also described in the Deed of Ewell D. Fox to me, recorded in Book G page 623 Grayson County Records. Also the 241/2 acres lying immediately North of and adjoining said 100 acres and being of the same width. Also the V shaped 8 acres hereinbefore described. Also 461/2 acres timber lying on the East side of Squirrel Creek as appears upon said plat in the papers before referred to. To have, use and enjoy the same during her natural life, on this condition viz: That she relinquish and abandon any claim she may have against me or my estate by virtue of a Marriage Contract entered into between her and myself, with remainder in fee simple after the death of my said wife to my Granddaughter Virginia T. Coffee, formerly Virginia T. Butridge.

I also give to my wife all my personal property of every description or kind whatsoever that may be left after the payment of my just debts to be hers absolutely.

I appoint my wife Jane W. and my friend O.C. Bivins as Executors of this Will. I do not require that either of them shall give any Bond. I desire that they or one of them Probate this Will, file and Inventory and Appraisement of my property, pay debts and close the Estate as quickly and with as little expense as possible.

In testimony whereof I have on this the 64th day of August A.D. 1875 set my hand and scroll for seal.

/s/ Coleman Watson (seal)

We certify that the above and foregoing will of Coleman Watson was signed by the Testator, Coleman Watson in our presence and in the presence of each other. That we have signed the same as subscribing witnesses in his presence and at his request, and that he at the time declared the same to be his last Will and Testament, on the day and year last above written.

/s/ I. P. Hopson

C. A. Dickerman

Children of COLEMAN WATSON and LUCY COLEMAN are:

	i.	JOHN DENTON⁴ WATSON, b. Abt. 1822, Warren County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1862.
	ii.	JAMES (OR JOSEPH) SIDNEY WATSON, b. Abt. 1823, Warren County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1862, Red River County, Texas.
20.	iii.	EMILY ELIZABETH WATSON, b. November 09, 1825, Warren County, Kentucky; d. December 26, 1908, Ranger, Eastland County, Texas.
21.	iv.	MARY SUSAN "POLLY" WATSON, b. November 26, 1827, Warren County, Kentucky; d. September 11, 1862, Grayson County, Texas.
22.	v.	SAMUEL COLEMAN WATSON, b. September 30, 1829, Warren County, Kentucky; d. February 11, 1899, Farmington, Grayson County, Texas.
	vi.	EVAN THOMAS WATSON, b. Abt. 1831, Warren County, Texas; d. Bef. 1862.
	vii.	LOUISA JANE WATSON, b. June 04, 1836, Bowie County, Texas; d. June 24, 1877, Grayson County, Texas; m. ALEXANDER H. SHERLEY, December 29, 1852, Grayson County, Texas.
	viii.	MARTHA EMELIE WATSON, b. Abt. 1837, Bowie County, Texas; d. Bef. 1850.
23.	ix.	NANCY MARGARET WATSON, b. May 19, 1838, Bowie County, Texas; d. June 21, 1908, Grayson County, Texas.
	x.	EDWARD H. TARRANT WATSON, b. 1843, Bowie County, Texas; d. 1862, Grayson County, Texas.

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