Michael Watson^{[1, 2]}

Est 1717 - Abt 1807  (~ 90 years)

• Name	Michael Watson
  Born	Est 1717	Lunenburg, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1807	Henry Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I14753	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family	Margaret McDowell,   b. 1717,   d. 1807, Augusta Co., Virginia  (Age 90 years)
  Children	+ 1. Nancy 'Ann' Watson,   b. Est 1740, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 22 Jun 1805, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia Colony  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F5098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Michael Watson (b. 1717, d. Bet. 1806 - 1807) Michael Watson was born 1717 in VA ?, and died Bet. 1806 - 1807.He married Margaret ??. Includes NotesNotes for Michael Watson: The first information we have on Michael Watson is the tax lists for Augusta County, Virginia.Michael was listed in 1756, "In ye lower end of Augusta County."The "lower end" was the area today known as Patrick, Henry, and Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia.This area was often confused with Lunenburg County, Virginia. On September 10th 1763, Michael gave permission for his daughter, Nancy Ann to marry Thomas Eggleston of Dinwiddie County, Virginia.This marriage was recorded in Lunenburg County. Michael was listed in the St. James Parish of Lunenburg County in 1764 for the area assigned to Richard Witton, Gentleman.Richard Witton was listed on the marriage license of Michael's daughter, Ann, as security.This was the part of Lunenburg County, which became Mecklenburg County in 1765 and Richard Witton was elected as the first high sheriff. Deed Book 1, Page 74, dated 3 July 1765, Mecklenburg County, recorded 8 July 1765.Richard Witton, Gent. To Michael Watson, Planter . . . cons. 30 pounds . . . 395 acres on east side of Allens Creek . . . land granted to Richard Witton by patent 14 May 1763./s/ Richard Witton.Witnesses:John McCutcheon, John Westbrook. Deed Book 1, Page 323, dated 5 Nov 1766, Mecklenburg County, recorded 8 Dec 1766.William Bilbo to John Humphries . . . cons. 105 pounds . . . 426 acres on east side of Allens Creek . . . adjoining Michael Watson, Jennings Whitehead, Joseph Bilbo, and John Bilbo./s/ William Bilbo.No witnesses. He next appeared in the records of Mecklenburg County, Virginia on November 10th 1778 when he gave permission for his daughter Rebecca to wed John Davis. Michael Watson appeared on a short census of Virginia in 1779 in Henry County, as entry No. 4522, entering a deposit of $24.At this time the new government was asking people to turn in money because of a lot of counterfeiting. From 1782 till 1804, Michael was listed in the Henry County tax records.Michael missed the 1805 list and his grandson Michael Watson, son of John, is the Michael listed in 1806 and 1807. In 1787, Michael was "Exempted from paying county levies for the future".This suggests that he was of advanced years and was born before 1717. The Last Will & Testament of Michael Watson, Recorded Henry Co., VA, Bk. 2, P. 132. In the Name of god amen this 22d day of June in the Year of our Lord god one Thousand eight hundred and five.I Michael Watson of Henry County and State of Virginia being very weak in body but of perfect mind and Memory Thanks be to god for the same and Calling to Mind the mortality of my body and Knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of god that gave all and for my Body I recommend it to the earth to be Buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the descretion of my Executors John Davis Sr. and Nicholas Akins and as touching my Worldly estate which it hath pleased god to bless with in this life I give and bequeath unto my eldest Daughter Nancy Eggleton one shilling sterling to be raised and levied out of my Estate by the executors, also I give and bequeath unto grand Daughter Jane Davis thirty acres of land to be truly possessed by her and her assigns forever it being part of the tract of land where on I now live to be Taken on the Chestnut fork of leatherwood Creek across from line to line and the remainder of my Estate to be equally divided amongst the rest of my Children, Namely David Watson, Margaret Griggs, John Watson, Rebecah Davis, Jane Akins, Robert Watson and Samuel Watson, and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments wills legacies requests and Executors by me in any wise before this Named willed and Bequeathed ratefiing and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and testament; In witness whereof I have hereunto sey my hand and Seal the day and year above written Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by The said Michael Watson as his last will and testament in presence of us the subscribers. (s) Vincent Wyatt Michael Watson (his X mark)(seal) (s) Actrin Anglin (s) William Shackleford (Research listed above is from Ernest Watson)

  
  

• Sources

  [S156] Peter Ramsey Bassett History Center. Thomas Eggleton, 1st was born in England and died in Petersburg, Dunwitte Co., Virginia. HE IS THE IMMIGRANT for this line. Thomas Eggleton I, married three times; Mary Unknown; 2nd, Mary Gay Crawley married 2/14/1749 and 3rd, Nancy Ann Watson, d/o Michael Watson; Nancy Ann Watson's daughter, Nancy Watson married Craven Wyatt, F/O Elijah Wyatt; F/O, Elijah Wyatt; f/o Nancy Elinor Wyatt who married John Tyler. Researched with Peter Ramsey at Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia [S40] Will, Michael Watson.