I have a John Watson and it is thought he came from Scotland, the date seems about right and he lived in Fairfax, VA later on. His son Robert was born there. Please send what info you have. Thank you. Pat Harrison>===== Original Message From WATSON-L@rootsweb.com ===== >Content-Type: text/plain > >WATSON-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 60 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Link [MAWats@aol.com] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from WATSON-D, send a message to > > WATSON-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________ > >----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: MAWats@aol.com >To: WATSON-L <WATSON-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Link > >I found a reference in this old Maryland newspaper to a John Watson, who was >on a quarantine ship that came over in 1700's from Scotland. > >_Archives of Maryland, Volume 890, Page 006_ >(http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc4800/sc4872/000890/ html/m890-0006.html)