This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HSB.2ACE/1385.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I know your post is dated 2002 but I just ran across it. I saw a William James Watson in Cumberland Co. Deed records listed as s/o of John in records of the 1764/65 time frame. In Book 6, transaction dated 6-23-1765: John Walsh to William James Watson s/o John Watson for 10 Lbs. 65 a on S/S of Cape Fear River. Witness Alex Watson. Hope this helps, Brenda