Descendants of William Watson

 

Generation No. 1

 

1. WILLIAM1 WATSON was born 1700 in VA, and died 1767 in Edgefield County, SC. He married PENELOPE NEVILLE.

 

Children of WILLIAM WATSON and PENELOPE NEVILLE are:

i. EZEKIEL2 WATSON, b. 1725.

ii. JOHN WATSON, b. 1730.

iii. RICHARD WATSON, b. 1740.

2. iv. WILLIAM WATSON, b. 1755; d. Edgefield County, SC.

3. v. MICHAEL WATSON, b. April 10, 1726; d. May 05, 1782, Orangeburg, S.C..

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

 

2. WILLIAM2 WATSON (WILLIAM1) was born 1755, and died in Edgefield County, SC. He married SALLIE CATES. She died in Edgefield County, SC.

 

Children of WILLIAM WATSON and SALLIE CATES are:

4. i. MARY3 WATSON.

5. ii. ABSOLUM WATSON, d. Bef. 1830.

6. iii. AMOS WATSON, b. 1785, Edgefield County, SC; d. Aft. 1850, Edgefield County, SC.

7. iv. SALLE WATSON, b. 1790.

 

3. MICHAEL2 WATSON (WILLIAM1) was born April 10, 1726, and died May 05, 1782 in Orangeburg, S.C.. He married MARTHA WATSON, daughter of JOHN WATSON and ANN MURPHY. She was born November 1753, and died September 1817 in Ridge Spring, Edgefield Co., SC.

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 MICHAEL WATSON and MARTHA WATSON are:

8. 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.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

 

4. MARY3 WATSON (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) She married MARK PADGET, son of JOSIAH PADGET and MILLY WARREN. He was born 1782 in Edgefield County, SC, and died June 1837 in Edgefield County, SC.

 

Children of MARY WATSON and MARK PADGET are:

i. MEGGY4 PADGET.

9. ii. RANEY PADGET, d. Aft. 1850, Edgefield County, SC.

iii. ALPHA PADGET.

iv. RILEY PADGET.

10. v. LEWIS PADGET, b. Abt. 1820, Edgefield County, SC; d. Bef. 1900, Saluda Co., SC.

11. vi. DRYDEN PADGET, b. 1821, Edgefield County, SC; d. 1847, Edgefield County, SC.

 

5. ABSOLUM3 WATSON (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) died Bef. 1830. He married GRACE PADGET, daughter of JOSIAH PADGET. She was born 1779 in South Carolina.

 

Child of ABSOLUM WATSON and GRACE PADGET is:

12. i. TURNER4 WATSON, b. 1800, Edgefield County, SC; d. April 05, 1871, Edgefield County, SC.

 

6. AMOS3 WATSON (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1785 in Edgefield County, SC, and died Aft. 1850 in Edgefield County, SC. He married SARAH. She was born 1805 in Edgefield County, SC, and died Aft. 1850 in Edgefield County, SC.

 

Children of AMOS WATSON and SARAH are:

i. ELLEN EDNA4 WATSON, b. 1830, Edgefield County, SC.

13. ii. ELIZABETH WATSON, b. January 1831, Edgefield County, SC; d. Aft. 1900, Saluda Co., SC.

iii. AMANDA WATSON, b. 1836, Edgefield County, SC.

14. iv. AMOS B. WATSON, b. 1838, Edgefield County, SC.

v. MILLEDGE WATSON, b. May 1839, Edgefield County, SC; d. May 23, 1915, Edgefield County, SC; m. ELIZABETH, 1870, Edgefield County, SC; b. 1856, Edgefield County, SC; d. 1921.

 

7. SALLE3 WATSON (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1790. She married JOSIAH PADGET II, son of JOSIAH PADGET and MILLY WARREN. He was born 1785, and died December 21, 1844 in Edgefield County, SC.

 

Children of SALLE WATSON and JOSIAH PADGET are:

i. SION4 PADGET, b. 1815.

ii. WILLIAM PADGET, b. 1820.

iii. MANCHESTER PADGET, b. May 14, 1822.

iv. SARAH ANN PADGET, b. March 20, 1828.

 

8. ELIJAH3 WATSON (MICHAEL2, WILLIAM1) 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:

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

ii. WILLIAM WATSON.

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

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

17. 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.

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

19. 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

 

 

9. RANEY4 PADGET (MARY3 WATSON, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) died Aft. 1850 in Edgefield County, SC. She married GORDON FEASTER. He died Aft. 1850 in Edgefield County, SC.

 

Children of RANEY PADGET and GORDON FEASTER are:

i. JOHN5 FEASTER, b. 1818, Edgefield County, SC; d. May 06, 1897, Saluda County, SC; m. DELILAH EIDSON.

ii. HIRAM FEASTER, b. 1826.

iii. LETHY FEASTER, b. 1836.

iv. EDNEY FEASTER, b. 1837.

v. ELVIRA FEASTER, b. 1839.

vi. GINCY FEASTER, b. 1844.

vii. MARY FEASTER, b. 1849.

 

10. LEWIS4 PADGET (MARY3 WATSON, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1820 in Edgefield County, SC, and died Bef. 1900 in Saluda Co., SC. He married (1) CYNTHIA EIDSON, daughter of JOHN EIDSON and PATIENCE WATSON. She was born in Edgefield County, SC, and died Bef. 1870 in Edgefield County, SC. He married (2) LUCINDA. She was born 1835 in Edgefield County, SC.

 

Children of LEWIS PADGET and CYNTHIA EIDSON 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.

 

 

Children of LEWIS PADGET and LUCINDA are:

vi. OCTAVIA5 PADGET, b. 1874.

vii. LOUIS HAMPTON PADGET, b. 1876, Edgefield County, SC; d. 1913, Savannah, GA; m. CLARA V. JOHNSON, 1895.

 

11. DRYDEN4 PADGET (MARY3 WATSON, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1821 in Edgefield County, SC, and died 1847 in Edgefield County, SC. He married HANNAH EIDSON.

 

Children of DRYDEN PADGET and HANNAH EIDSON are:

i. SARAH ANN5 PADGET, b. 1844.

ii. SUSAN PADGET, b. 1845.

iii. DRYDEN PADGET, b. 1847, Edgefield County, SC; d. 1864, Edgefield County, SC.

 

12. TURNER4 WATSON (ABSOLUM3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1800 in Edgefield County, SC, and died April 05, 1871 in Edgefield County, SC. He married LOIS SATCHER. She was born 1809, and died September 11, 1889 in Edgefield County, SC.

 

Children of TURNER WATSON and LOIS SATCHER are:

i. CELEMIA5 WATSON, b. 1832.

ii. MIKE WATSON, b. 1833.

iii. MIKE B. WATSON, b. 1834.

iv. NICHOLS HENRY WATSON, b. 1839.

v. ELIZABETH WATSON, b. 1842.

vi. HANNAH WATSON, b. 1845.

vii. WILLIAM TURNER WATSON, b. 1847.

viii. LUKE WATSON, b. 1848.

ix. YANCY BUNYAN WATSON, b. 1849, Edgefield County, SC; d. 1928, Edgefield County, SC; m. GEORGIA ANN WHITTLE; b. 1856, Edgefield County, SC; d. 1906, Edgefield County, SC.

 

13. ELIZABETH4 WATSON (AMOS3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born January 1831 in Edgefield County, SC, and died Aft. 1900 in Saluda Co., SC. She married SAMUEL PADGET, JR.. He was born 1829 in Edgefield County, SC, and died May 05, 1863 in Atlanta, GA.

More About ELIZABETH WATSON:

Pension: Confederate Widow's Pension Application, Saluda Co., SC. Receiving money in 1900.

More About SAMUEL PADGET, JR.:

Burial: Oakland Cemetery

Military service: 1862, Wounded at Enfield, MS in leg.

 

Children of ELIZABETH WATSON and SAMUEL PADGET are:

i. MARK MANUEL5 PADGET, b. May 1849, Edgefield County, SC; d. Aft. 1910, Saluda County, SC; m. TELLULAH ANN PADGET, Abt. 1865, Edgefield County, SC; b. December 1848, Edgefield County, SC; d. December 03, 1926, Dry Creek, Saluda Co., SC.

More About MARK MANUEL PADGET:

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

Occupation: Farmer

More About TELLULAH ANN PADGET:

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

ii. JAMES SAMUEL PADGET, b. 1851, Edgefield County, SC; m. MARY JANE FEASTER; b. 1855, Saluda County, SC.

iii. SOLEMMA PADGET, b. 1857, Edgefield County, SC; m. WILLIAM TURNER; b. 1849, Edgefield County, SC.

iv. AMOS PADGET, b. 1859, Edgefield County, SC; m. MARGARET PADGET.

v. ABNER B. PADGET, b. April 1860; m. (1) ARILLA PADGET; m. (2) MELINDA PADGET; b. 1863.

vi. MELINDA PADGET, b. 1863; m. ABNER B. PADGET; b. April 1860.

vii. WILLIAM ALFRED PADGET, b. 1861, Edgefield County, SC; d. September 29, 1943, Dallas, Texas; m. ROSSA THOMPSON; b. April 08, 1872; d. April 06, 1944, Amarillo, Texas.

viii. CLEMENTINE PADGET, b. 1862, Edgefield County, SC.

 

14. AMOS B.4 WATSON (AMOS3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1838 in Edgefield County, SC. He married ELLEN ORANDER May 16, 1858 in Edgefield County, SC, daughter of ISAAC ORANDER and PHOEBE. She was born 1842.

 

Children of AMOS WATSON and ELLEN ORANDER are:

i. MILLEDGE A.5 WATSON.

ii. AMERICA S. WATSON.

iii. SARAH T. WATSON.

 

15. MICHAEL4 WATSON (ELIJAH3, MICHAEL2, WILLIAM1) 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.

 

16. ARTEMUS4 WATSON (ELIJAH3, MICHAEL2, WILLIAM1) 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.

 

17. STANMORE4 WATSON (ELIJAH3, MICHAEL2, WILLIAM1) 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.

 

18. ELIJAH4 WATSON (ELIJAH3, MICHAEL2, WILLIAM1) 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.

 

19. SOPHIA4 WATSON (ELIJAH3, MICHAEL2, WILLIAM1) 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..

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