The Watsons and Allied Families

The information below is from a group of 'cousins', I have been working with for several years on the Howard Brickwall! The group comprises of Sandra, Eddie, Tonya, Darien, Esther and recently Katherine, who is searching for Watsons and tumbled down our brickwall for us,

From Katherine:

Richmond Watson, who was married to Sarah _?_ when he died, probably had at
least 10 children. In four deeds of Edgefield Dist., SC, Deed Book 44, pages
346-330, a number of Watsons were mentioned. Sarah Watson inherited 1/3 of a
250 acre tract of Richmond's land, though the name Richmond is not mentioned.
Sarah deeded her 1/3 portion as a gift on her death to her children, Amos
Watson and Archibald Watson. The other 2/3 of that 250 acre tract was
divided into 10 parts. Six of those portions were inherited by Temperance
Watson Howard (wife of Michael Howard), Amos Watson, Celia Watson Padget
(wife of Samuel Padget Jr.), Mary Watson, Milly Watson, and Michael Watson.
Amos, Celia, Mary, Milly, and Michael were stated to be children of Richmond
Watson in the deeds. In the deed of sale by Michael Howard and his wife
Temperance Watson (both of Pike County, GA) the name Richmond Watson is not
stated but the Relinquishment of Inheritance is stated and the land
description is the same. The six named Watson inheritors all sold their 1/10
portions to Abner Watson and Archibald Watson. I have not yet found the
remaining four inheritors of 1/10 portions.
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The Watson Cemetery, Edgefield District, SC (Information from Tonya)

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Two Watson Brothers: John Elijah and William

Descendants of John Elijah Watson

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN ELIJAH¹ WATSON was born July 07, 1718 in VA, and died August 17, 1791 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC. He married ANN BLAIR MURPHY July 10, 1740 in Isle of Wright County, VA. She was born June 27, 1722 in England, and died March 05, 1795 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield Dist , SC.

Notes for JOHN ELIJAH WATSON:

Will recorded in Probate Judge's Office at Edgefield, SC in Book A, Page 29 and was made the 4th of April, 1788.

Wife: Ann

Sons: Arthur, Willis Murphy Watson, Jacob, William, John

Daus: Charity Anderson, Ceale Watson, Mary Odom, Martha Odom, Lucretia Jones

Wit: Samuel Niper, Thos. Fairchild, Whitten Pines

Children of JOHN WATSON and ANN MURPHY are:

2. i. ARTHUR² WATSON, b. 1745; d. 1806.

ii. JACOB WATSON, b. 1747.

iii. WILLIAM WATSON, b. 1749.

iv. JOHN WATSON, b. 1741.

v. CHARITY WATSON, b. 1751.

vi. WILLIS MURPHY WATSON, b. April 04, 1743.

vii. LUCRETIA WATSON, b. 1755.

viii. MARY WATSON, b. 1756.

3. ix. MARTHA WATSON, b. November 1753; d. September 1817, Ridge Spring, Edgefield Co., SC.

x. CEALE WATSON.

Generation No. 2

2. ARTHUR² WATSON (JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born 1745, and died 1806. He married ANN CORLEY, daughter of ABNER CORLEY.

Notes for ARTHUR WATSON:

Will of Arthur Watson as taken from Edgefield County SC Wills - 1787-1836.........

Page 239, 17 Feb. 1806.....I, Arthur Watson, being in perfect health and of perfect mind and memory. First, I give to my beloved children to wit. son Richmond Watson, Hezekiah Watson, Abner Watson and dtrs. Fanny Satcher, Patience Eidson and Lydia Warren one shilling to each from the estate and no more as I have given to them already. I give to my son Arthur Rice Watson one negro named Tohalso. I give to my son Abraham Watson five negroes named Isaac, Gurdin, Hanner, Vilit & Dol & stock of every kind and all my household furniture. I appoint my son Absolam Watson and John Eidson as executors and John Eidson to have one dollar per day and reasonable expenses for his trouble as Executor. Wit. Burrell Arronton, Charly Arrington & Absalom Thearly. Signed Arthur X Watson. Proven by the oath of Burrell Arronton & Absalom Thearly the 12 Sept. 1806. Same time qualified Absalom Watson as executor and recorded the 18 May 1807.....

Children of ARTHUR WATSON and ANN CORLEY are:

4. i. ABSOLOM³ WATSON.

5. ii. ARTHUR RICE WATSON.

iii. ABNER WATSON.

6. iv. RICHMOND WATSON, d. Abt. 1823, Edgefield County, SC.

v. FANNY WATSON.

vi. LYDIA WATSON.

vii. ABRAHAM WATSON.

7. viii. HEZEKIAH WATSON, b. 1767, Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC; d. 1818, Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC.

8. ix. PATIENCE WATSON, b. Abt. 1765, Edgefield County, SC; d. Aft. 1850, Barbour Co., AL.

3. MARTHA² WATSON (JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born November 1753, and died September 1817 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield Co., SC. She married (1) MICHAEL WATSON, son of WILLIAM WATSON and PENELOPE NEVILLE. He was born April 10, 1726, and died May 05, 1782 in Orangeburg, S.C.. She married (2) JACOB ODOM.

Notes for MARTHA WATSON:

After the death of Capt. Michael Watson, Martha married Jacob Odom. She is buried in the cemetery at Ridge Spring, SC, but her grave has never been marked, as the Watson family opposed this second marriage.

Will recorded in Edgefield County, SC in Book B, Page 397. It was probated November 4, 1817.

Children of MARTHA WATSON and MICHAEL WATSON are:

9. i. ELIJAH³ WATSON, b. May 18, 1775, Edgefield County, SC; d. May 20, 1841.

ii. MARY "POLLY" WATSON, m. EZEKIEL PERRY.

Notes for MARY "POLLY" WATSON:

She sat in President George Washington's lap, she was 13 years old, while he was visiting the family on his way from Augusta to Columbia, South Carolina. Washington gave her a gift which has been a prized posession of the family for many generations.

iii. PATIENCE WATSON, m. WILLIS ANDERSON.

iv. KEZIAH WATSON, d. June 16, 1846; m. ROBERT WILLIS; d. April 06, 1849.

Notes for ROBERT WILLIS:

Willistown if named after Robert and Keziah (Kissie) Willis and is built on their plantation.

v. SARAH WATSON, m. JAMES PERRY.

Children of MARTHA WATSON and JACOB ODOM are:

vi. CHARITY³ ODOM, m. JOSIAH COTTON.

vii. MARTHA ODOM.

Generation No. 3

4. ABSOLOM³ WATSON (ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹)

Notes for ABSOLOM WATSON:

Moved to Loundes County, Alabama.

Children of ABSOLOM WATSON are:

i. MILLY⁴ WATSON.

ii. TURNER WATSON.

iii. LAKE WATSON.

iv. NICHOLAS WATSON.

v. NATHANIEL WATSON.

5. ARTHUR RICE³ WATSON (ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹) He married SYLVIA PERRY 1800.

Notes for ARTHUR RICE WATSON:

Moved to Alabama in 1820.

Children of ARTHUR WATSON and SYLVIA PERRY are:

i. ALEXANDER⁴ WATSON.

ii. PERRY WATSON.

iii. EMSLEY WATSON.

iv. MARLIN WATSON.

v. ARTHUR WATSON.

vi. ISAIAH WATSON.

vii. ELIZABETH WATSON.

viii. CLARA WATSON.

ix. CAROLINE WATSON.

x. AMELIA WATSON.

6. RICHMOND³ WATSON (ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹) died Abt. 1823 in Edgefield County, SC. He married SARAH.

Children of RICHMOND WATSON and SARAH are:

i. ARCHIBALD⁴ WATSON.

ii. ABNER WATSON.

iii. TEMPERANCE WATSON, b. 1793.

iv. AMOS WATSON.

v. CELIA WATSON, m. SAMUEL PADGET.

Notes for CELIA WATSON:

South Carolina,

Edgefield District:

Before George Stockman, Justice of Quorum, Celia Padget, wife of Samuel Padget, relinquished her claims of inheritance and dower of her interest in the land estate of her father, Richmond Watson, dec'd.

Date: 9 April 1830

Signed : Celia X Padget (her mark)

Recorded: 7 July 1830

vi. MARY WATSON.

vii. MILLY WATSON.

10. viii. MICHAEL WATSON, b. Bet. 1775 - 1790, Edgefield County, SC; d. Abt. 1845, Marion County, GA.

7. HEZEKIAH³ WATSON (ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born 1767 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC, and died 1818 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC. He married (1) ? PADGETT. He married (2) MARY HOLMAN 1802. She was born February 14, 1775, and died 1854.

More About HEZEKIAH WATSON:

Military service: Served in the Revolutionary War under Capt. Michael Watson and Capt. William Butler

Children of HEZEKIAH WATSON and ? PADGETT are:

i. PICKENS⁴ WATSON.

ii. STANMORE WATSON.

iii. JOHN WATSON.

Children of HEZEKIAH WATSON and MARY HOLMAN are:

iv. FRANCES⁴ WATSON, b. December 24, 1803; m. HARDY WHITE.

v. MARY WATSON, b. July 18, 1805; m. ? SALTER.

11. vi. ARTHUR HOLMAN WATSON, b. November 19, 1807; d. 1880.

vii. PATIENCE WATSON, b. June 13, 1809; m. WILLIAM O'HARA.

Notes for PATIENCE WATSON:

Husband was a Methodist minister in Alabama.

viii. LEWIS WATSON, b. March 04, 1814; m. ? EIDSON.

12. ix. SAMUEL JAMES WATSON, b. January 13, 1816, Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC; d. January 12, 1873, Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC.

8. PATIENCE³ WATSON (ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born Abt. 1765 in Edgefield County, SC, and died Aft. 1850 in Barbour Co., AL. She married JOHN EIDSON 1780, son of EDWARD EIDSON. He was born 1760 in Edgefield County, SC, and died Aft. 1810 in Edgefield County, SC.

Children of PATIENCE WATSON and JOHN EIDSON are:

i. DELILAH⁴ EIDSON, m. JOHN FEASTER; b. 1818, Edgefield County, SC; d. May 06, 1897, Saluda County, SC.

13. ii. CYNTHIA EIDSON, b. Edgefield County, SC; d. Bef. 1870, Edgefield County, SC.

iii. JOHN EIDSON, b. Abt. 1787, Edgefield County, SC; m. RHODA BROACH.

iv. PATSY EIDSON, b. Abt. 1789, Edgefield County, SC; m. WILLIAM TOLLESON.

v. JAMES EIDSON, b. Abt. 1791, Edgefield County, SC; d. Aft. 1864, Barbour Co., AL.

vi. WILLIAM EIDSON, b. Abt. 1793, Edgefield County, SC.

vii. SAMUEL EIDSON, b. Abt. 1800, Edgefield County, SC.

9. ELIJAH³ WATSON (MARTHA², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born May 18, 1775 in Edgefield County, SC, and died May 20, 1841. He married CHLOE ELIZABETH WIMBERLY 1796, daughter of JOHN WIMBERLY and ELIZABETH ?. She was born January 14, 1783 in Twiggs County, GA, and died January 15, 1865.

Notes for ELIJAH WATSON:

Elijah was the founder of "Watson Tavern", which is still standing today in Ridge Spring, South Carolina and in use.

Taken from Edgefield County, Misc. Records.....

"Died, on May 20, 1841, Elijah Watson, Sr., in the 67th year of his age, at his residence, the Ridge, in Edgefield District, of a long and painful disease of the bowels. His father came to this country long before the Revolution, and lost his life in defense of his country; he lived on the same tract of land that the deceased lived on at his decease; leaving a wife and eight children. (The Edgefield Advertiser, June 3, 1841)"

Children of ELIJAH WATSON and CHLOE WIMBERLY are:

14. i. MICHAEL⁴ WATSON, b. January 14, 1797; d. February 14, 1847.

ii. WILLIAM WATSON.

15. iii. ARTEMUS WATSON, b. March 14, 1801.

iv. TILLMAN WATSON, b. March 14, 1803; d. February 24, 1874; m. ELIZABETH CLARA JONES.

16. v. STANMORE WATSON, b. June 11, 1805; d. March 24, 1849.

vi. SEBORN WATSON, b. December 15, 1807.

vii. SARAH WATSON, b. March 01, 1810; d. September 21, 1856; m. JOHN D. RAIFORD.

17. viii. ELIJAH WATSON, b. June 01, 1812; d. October 08, 1890.

18. ix. SOPHIA WATSON, b. May 02, 1817; d. October 08, 1890.

x. MARY CATHERINE WATSON, b. December 15, 1820.

xi. CHLOE ANN WATSON, b. April 26, 1825; d. November 17, 1847; m. ROBERT C. MYERS, May 03, 1842.

Generation No. 4

10. MICHAEL⁴ WATSON (RICHMOND³, ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born Bet. 1775 - 1790 in Edgefield County, SC, and died Abt. 1845 in Marion County, GA. He married (2) SARAH.

Children of MICHAEL WATSON are:

i. RICHMOND⁵ WATSON, b. 1804, SC; d. Bef. April 13, 1858, SC; m. ELIZABETH EAVES.

ii. WILLIS WATSON, b. October 14, 1808, SC; d. April 18, 1878, Alabama; m. ELIZABETH ANN BOLEN.

iii. SEALY WATSON, b. 1812, SC; d. Aft. August 27, 1850; m. ANDREW ELKINS.

iv. MARY "POLLY" WATSON, b. August 05, 1814, SC; d. October 07, 1900, GA; m. ? ELKINS.

v. BENJAMIN R. WATSON, b. August 02, 1819, SC; d. March 15, 1886, SF; m. MARY WATERS.

More About BENJAMIN R. WATSON:

Burial: Blackville Cemetery

vi. MICHAEL PERRY WATSON, b. May 03, 1821, SC; d. May 04, 1894, GA; m. MARTHA HART.

vii. ARTHUR A. WATSON, b. 1826, SC; d. Bef. April 30, 1867.

viii. ELENDOR WATSON, b. 1827, SC; d. Aft. 1880; m. JOHN CALVIN HART.

Children of MICHAEL WATSON and SARAH are:

ix. JULIUS MORE⁵ WATSON, b. 1834, SC; m. SARAH ELIZABETH PARKER.

x. SARENA A. WATSON, b. 1836, GA; m. ANDREW J. YOUNGBLOOD.

xi. ELIJAH WATSON, b. 1839, GA; m. TABITA J. FOWLER.

xii. WINNY WATSON, b. May 13, 1842, GA; d. 1912, GA; m. CALVIN O'HEARN.

11. ARTHUR HOLMAN⁴ WATSON (HEZEKIAH³, ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born November 19, 1807, and died 1880. He married FRANCES OPHELIA O'HARA, daughter of JAMES OHARA and REBECCA FOY. She was born 1804, and died 1847.

Notes for ARTHUR HOLMAN WATSON:

Moved to Alabama.

Children of ARTHUR WATSON and FRANCES O'HARA are:

i. JOHN FREDERICK⁵ WATSON.

Notes for JOHN FREDERICK WATSON:

Lived in Shelby, Alabama

ii. ALLEN HEZIKIAH WATSON, m. MARTHA ANN ANDERSON.

12. SAMUEL JAMES⁴ WATSON (HEZEKIAH³, ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born January 13, 1816 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC, and died January 12, 1873 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield County, SC. He married LOUISA REED April 02, 1839 in Marion, Alabama, daughter of WILLIAM REED and JANE WHARTON. She was born December 17, 1815, and died May 14, 1884.

Children of SAMUEL WATSON and LOUISA REED are:

i. JAMES HEZEKIAH⁵ WATSON, b. January 15, 1840; d. June 17, 1906; m. MARY ANN VIRGINA HOLLAND; b. August 07, 1845; d. April 19, 1917.

ii. WILLIAM ARTHUR WATSON, b. March 17, 1842; d. September 1917; m. MARTHA ANNE PADGETT; b. April 11, 1849; d. December 05, 1924.

iii. HENRY FRANKLIN WATSON, b. May 15, 1845; d. April 04, 1888; m. MARY ALICE CARSON; b. August 26, 1858; d. February 09, 1947.

iv. PIERCE BULTER WATSON, b. June 02, 1847; d. September 23, 1916; m. MARTHA JEMIMA PADGETT; b. September 26, 1856; d. November 22, 1896.

v. JOHN RICE WATSON, b. February 03, 1849; d. September 03, 1908; m. (1) SALLIE HARRIET PADGETT; b. April 15, 1853; d. July 30, 1893; m. (2) CAROLINE ELIZABETH CROUCH; b. June 18, 1876; d. May 12, 1937.

vi. JOSEPH CALHOUN WATSON, b. September 25, 1850, Ridge Spring, S.C.; d. January 09, 1896, Ridge Spring, S.C.; m. ELIZABETH JULIET NICHOLSON, January 23, 1884, Ridge Spring, S.C.; b. October 31, 1859; d. December 15, 1939.

vii. OCTAVIA LUCRETIA WATSON, b. August 29, 1852; d. December 06, 1897; m. PRESTON LAFAYETTE WRIGHT; b. July 27, 1847; d. October 04, 1898.

viii. SAMANTHA ISABELLE WATSON, b. August 29, 1854; d. March 24, 1917; m. WILLIAM WESLEY PADGETT; b. May 30, 1850; d. August 19, 1923.

13. CYNTHIA⁴ EIDSON (PATIENCE³ WATSON, ARTHUR², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born in Edgefield County, SC, and died Bef. 1870 in Edgefield County, SC. She married LEWIS PADGET, son of MARK PADGET and MARY WATSON. He was born Abt. 1820 in Edgefield County, SC, and died Bef. 1900 in Saluda Co., SC.

Children of CYNTHIA EIDSON and LEWIS PADGET are:

i. JACK⁵ PADGET, b. 1844.

ii. SARAH ANN PADGET, b. 1847, Edgefield County, SC; d. 1919, Saluda County, SC; m. ALBERT MACK SMITH.

iii. DRYDEN PADGET, b. 1848, Edgefield County, SC; d. Edgefield County, SC; m. HULDAH EIDSON.

iv. TELLULAH ANN PADGET, b. December 1848, Edgefield County, SC; d. December 03, 1926, Dry Creek, Saluda Co., SC; m. MARK MANUEL PADGET, Abt. 1865, Edgefield County, SC; b. May 1849, Edgefield County, SC; d. Aft. 1910, Saluda County, SC.

More About TELLULAH ANN PADGET:

Burial: Dry Creek Baptist Church, Saluda Co., SC

More About MARK MANUEL PADGET:

Burial: Dry Creek Baptist Church, Saluda Co., SC

Occupation: Farmer

v. MILLY ANN PADGET, b. 1849.

14. MICHAEL⁴ WATSON (ELIJAH³, MARTHA², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born January 14, 1797, and died February 14, 1847. He married (1) MARTHA RAINS. He married (2) TABITHA LUCAS.

Child of MICHAEL WATSON and TABITHA LUCAS is:

i. LAURA⁵ WATSON.

15. ARTEMUS⁴ WATSON (ELIJAH³, MARTHA², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born March 14, 1801. He married (1) LUCRETIA DANIEL. He married (2) ELIZABETH MIMS.

Children of ARTEMUS WATSON and ELIZABETH MIMS are:

i. JAMES⁵ WATSON.

ii. ELEANOR WATSON.

iii. KATHARINE WATSON.

iv. SOPHIA WATSON.

v. LLIZA WATSON.

vi. ELIJAH WATSON.

vii. SARAH WATSON.

viii. AMANDA WATSON.

ix. AMERICA WATSON.

16. STANMORE⁴ WATSON (ELIJAH³, MARTHA², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born June 11, 1805, and died March 24, 1849. He married ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON April 11, 1839 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Children of STANMORE WATSON and ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON are:

i. JOHN⁵ WATSON.

ii. STANMORE WATSON.

iii. WILLIAM WATSON.

iv. CHLOE WATSON.

17. ELIJAH⁴ WATSON (ELIJAH³, MARTHA², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born June 01, 1812, and died October 08, 1890. He married ELIZABETH BRIGGS. She was born in Greenville, SC.

Children of ELIJAH WATSON and ELIZABETH BRIGGS are:

i. ROBERT BRIGGS⁵ WATSON, m. LUCY MCIVER, February 06, 1861, Society Hill, South Carolina; b. Society Hills, SC.

ii. SEABORN WATSON, d. About the close of the Civil War..

iii. WILLIAM WATSON, m. MARY WINN; b. GA.

iv. MILTON WATSON, m. IDA COOPER.

v. HENRY BRIGGS WATSON.

vi. MICHAEL WIMBERLY WATSON, m. MARY KIND.

vii. MYRA WATSON, m. DR. JOHN KENNERLY.

viii. MILDRED WATSON, m. THOMAS SMITH.

ix. LIZZIE WATSON, m. FRANCIS MARION THOMAS.

x. ANNA PERRY WATSON, m. JOEL PHILIP SWEANEY.

xi. TILMAN WATSON, m. HELEN O'NEALL MAULDIN, April 19, 1866, Edgefield County, SC.

18. SOPHIA⁴ WATSON (ELIJAH³, MARTHA², JOHN ELIJAH¹) was born May 02, 1817, and died October 08, 1890. She married BURRELL THOMAS BOATWRIGHT November 15, 1831, son of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH FAUST. He was born February 21, 1809, and died September 23, 1888 in Ridge Spring, S.C..

Children of SOPHIA WATSON and BURRELL BOATWRIGHT are:

i. ELIJAH⁵ BOATWRIGHT.

ii. JAMES BOATWRIGHT, b. 1833.

iii. SARAH ANNE BOATWRIGHT, b. 1838; d. January 10, 1921; m. JOHN THREEWITTS NICHOLSON, April 08, 1856; b. January 18, 1835; d. January 1926, Oakland Plantation, Ridge Spring, S.C..