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Descendants of JOHN Watson, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. REVEREND JOHN² WATSON, SR. (WILLIAM¹)¹ was born November 18, 1763 in Cumberland/Chesterfield County, (now Powhattan County) Virginia ², and died July 31, 1849 in Barren County, Kentucky ³. He married ELIZABETH? (UNDERWOOD?)^4,⁵ December 1782 in Virginia. She was born May 05, 1765 in ?⁵, and died October 05, 1839 in Barren County, Kentucky⁵.

Notes for REVEREND JOHN WATSON, SR.:
BARREN COUNTY DEED BOOK U [?] P. 322 MARCH 16, 1849
Will filed---gives total of possessions to John Underwood Watson and his chhildren.

More About REVEREND JOHN WATSON, SR.:
Fact 1: Bet. 1799 - 1809, moved to Kentucky and settled in what is now Adair County ⁶
Fact 2: 1781, early this year, John enlisted in the army and served 1 year⁶
Fact 3: December 05, 1807, Adair Co. Court Book B-93: licensed as a Methodist Episopal minister⁶
Fact 4: February 02, 1807, Adair Co. Court Book B-5:cattle ear mark and slit in right ear registered
Fact 5: 1833, Revolutionary War Pension Application made, Barren Co., KY (granted $60 per year

Children of JOHN WATSON and ELIZABETH? (UNDERWOOD?) are:

2.	i.	JESSE³ WATSON, b. May 18, 1787, North Carolina, probably Surry County; d. January 12, 1855, Adair County, Kentucky---Mount Carmel Cemetary, probably moved from Watson Cem..
	ii.	RACHEL WATSON⁷, m. JOHN STEWART, July 24, 1821, Green County, Kentucky (actually bond).
	iii.	PATSY WATSON⁷, b. Abt. 1783; d. Abt. 1826 ⁸; m. NICHOLAS HARDIN, October 24, 1805.
	iv.	ENOCH WATSON⁹, b. Bet. 1783 - 1787, North or South Carolina?; d. Unknown; m. ELLENDER CRABTREE, July 15, 1812, Adair County, Kentucky.
3.	v.	JOHNSON WATSON, b. February 11, 1784, Surry County, North Carolina; d. April 03, 1841, Adair County, Kentucky---Mount Carmel Cemetery.
	vi.	MARY "POLLY" WATSON⁹, b. 1790, South Carolina ¹⁰; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS H. HANDY, September 07, 1823, Barren County, Kentucky.
	vii.	ELIZABETH WATSON¹¹, b. Bet. 1790 - 1800, Surry County, North Carolina (or somewhere in Tennessee?)¹¹; d. Bet. 1838 - 1846, Barren County, Kentucky; m. BENNETT PEMBERTON, March 05, 1817, Adair County, Kentucky---by father, John Watson, Sr..
	viii.	REV. JOEL H. WATSON^12,^13,^14,¹⁵, b. November 04, 1795, Tennessee¹⁵; d. February 03, 1869, Adair County, Kentucky---Mount Carmel Cemetery (moved from Watson Cemetery); m. (1) MILDRED PEMBERTON, March 06, 1817, Adair County, Kentucky---by father, John Watson, Sr.; m. (2) SARAH "SALLIE" JONES KNIFLEY, August 08, 1839; m. (3) MARY ANN "POLLY" PAGE ATKINSON HUMPHRESS, May 29, 1850.

Notes for REV. JOEL H. WATSON:
Family oral history has Joel losing his legs by freezing in Tennessee trapped atop a shed "treed by wolves" on a circuit riding trip. [Robert Page Watson provided this information.]

More About REV. JOEL H. WATSON:
Fact 1: minister: Methodist Episcopal Church and Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Fact 2: March 01, 1869, administrator for estate appointed by Court as Joel died intestate

	ix.		NANCY ANN WATSON¹⁵, b. Bet. 1799 - 1800¹⁵; d. Aft. 1880, DeKalb County, Missouri; m. STEPHEN PEMBERTON, December 09, 1819, Adair County, Kentucky---by father, John Watson, Sr..
	x.		JOHN UNDERWOOD WATSON¹⁵, b. Abt. 1810, Adair County, Kentucky¹⁵; d. April 01, 1850, Barren County, Kentucky; m. ELIZABETH PEMBERTON, November 28, 1829, Adair County, Kentucky ¹⁶.

More About JOHN UNDERWOOD WATSON:
Fact 1: August 24, 1849, Will: Barren County Will Book 3, page 320

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