Hi Cousin Mike! This is wonderful!!! We do have a match! I would appreciate any info on Thomas Watson, Susan Sullivan, etc. ya have. I am a descendant of Jeptha P. Watson, Samuel's brother, as ya know. I am willing ta share any info I have with you, unfortunitly I don't have a lotta stories, but can give ya Jeptha's descendants, do ya need them? Also I would like ta compare our notes on Samuel's descendants. It is so nice ta finally find a cousin in this line. My Dad, Edsel Bruce Watson, Sr. (On his birth certificate it states Bruce Edsel Watson tho) started doing genealogy on our family about 15 years ago. We are so proud of all that he'd done, specially since he dropped outta school in the 8th grade ta help on the farm. And he didn't have a comp. His research was done by phone calls and snail mails. He typed up many genealogy style pages in a leather bound book, all by typewritter. It's getting late so I'll write again tmo with info, lemmie know what ya need. I'm also sending this ta my sister Becki, who did research for many years after Dad passed away. Hugs, Cousin Carol PS. I am Samuel's 3rd great-grand niece and Jeptha's 3rd great-granddaughter :) MIKE O'HEARN wrote: > Hello Cousin Carol! > > Bingo! Your information looks a whole lot like mine..... > > I'm a descendant of Samuel Redd, and I can tell you some stories about > him. > > Descendants of Thomas Watson > > 1 Thomas Watson b: in England > . +Susan Sullivan b: in Ireland > ...... 2 Delina Watson > .......... +Lucian Rankins > ...... 2 Matilda Vileta Watson > .......... +Ripper Lee Crawford m: September 25, 1852 > ...... 2 Samuel Redd Dekalb Watson b: July 1834 in Estill County, > Kentucky d: June 25, 1904 in Estill County, Kentucky > .......... +Elizabeth Jane Hughes b: July 1838 in Estill Co Ky d: July > 12, 1932 in Ky > ...... 2 Jeptha Watson b: July 18, 1819 in Bath Co > .......... +Susan Rogers b: 1824 m: July 18, 1839 > > Jeff & Jeanne: Sorry no Catherine as of yet, also no Goreys or Sheas > > Edwin: I have some Adamses tied in with Fraziers in my line.... > > On Wed, 06 Oct 1999 15:12:44 -0500 Carol Meier <[email protected]> > writes: > > Hi possible Watson Cousins! > > > > Jeff and Jeannie, we have been searching for a Thomas Watson, family > > tradition > > suggests he came from England between 1780-1819, but he could be > > from Ireland. > > We think ours married a Susannah O'Sullivan (Sullivan in the US, > > because Ireland > > made emmigrants change their surname when they came ta the states.) > > We only > > have record of 3 children, Matilda Vileta b. unknown, Jeptha P. b. > > 7-18-1819 in > > Bath Co., Ky. and Samuel Redd DeKalb b. July 1835. Now Bath Co was > > est. in 1811 > > from Montgomery Co. was est. 1797 from Clark Co. was est. 1793 from > > Bourbon Co. > > and Fayette Co. (Talk about the chain of counties...) > > > > Ed, we don't have a Catherine Watson, but it could be cause we're > > not that far > > back on our Watson line yet. > > > > Any links? > > > > Hugs, > > Possibly Cousin Carol > > > > > > > > Jeff and Jeannie Goethe wrote: > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike O'Hearn > Tempe, Arizona > [email protected] > [email protected]