I am a descendent of Thomas Watson, born around 1779 in Ireland. Thomas came to Centre County Pennsylvania with four children from a prior marriage, and then had as many as 23 children from a second marriage. I cannot find a Catherine. However, I found it interesting that there were Watsons in Bourbon County, KY since my wife is from Bourbon County, Kentucky and is a Gorey and Shea descendant. It seems there were many Irish in the community. I don't think there is a connection between the Bourbon County Watsons since they were there long before Thomas was born. Good look with finding Catherine. Jeff Goethe Bradenton, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Edwin Jones <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 9:45 AM Subject: Searching for Catherine WATSON late 1700's > Hello WATSON researchers, > It's been awhile since my last posting for my 3'rd gr grandmother > Catherine WATSON. Catherine married Thomas ADAMS 12/16/1794 in Bourbon > County, Ky. Some other family members believe Catherine was born 1773 > somewhere in Md. I have a copy of the marriage bond which was signed by > a Ralph ADAMS as being her guardian. This leads me to believe Ralph was > probably related to this WATSON line but I haven't been able to find a > connection. Some other researchers on this family suggest Hester WATSON > was maybe Catherine's father. Of course there might be a mistake in > spelling and Hester may have been Esther who could have been her mother > rather than her father.I have found a Hester WATSON in Kent County, Md. > as an execturer for John WATSON dated 5/4/1764. An Edward WATSON was > also an execturer. Does anyone have any data regarding any of these > WATSONS ? I have been searching for the parents of Catherine for the > past 15 years & there are now at least a dozen other descendants now > working on this search. > > Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. > > Ed Jones New Palestine, In. > >