Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Leonard Watson

Male 1770 - Aft 1860  (> 91 years)


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  • Name Leonard Watson 
    Birth 1770  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 1860  Dent County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21491  Tree1
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Father William Watson,   b. Bef 1745, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1802, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lucy {Unproven} Hardacre,   b. Abt 1742, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1802, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Aft 17 Feb 1772  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Cooksey,   b. 1778, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1850, Crawford County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 71 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1792  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Coleman Watson,   b. 24 Oct 1794, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1874, Dent County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Philip Cooksey Watson,   b. Bef 1797, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     3. Susannah Watson,   b. 1797, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     4. Sarah Mahalia Dee Watson,   b. 6 Mar 1799, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1881, Dent County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Leonard Watson,   b. 1802, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Short Bend, Dent County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 79 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Mary Watson,   b. 1804, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F14063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1; 1797-1803;
      Folio 495 WILLIAM WATSON, Jr. 05/16/1801 04/06/1802
      "being week in Body ."
      Bequeaths to:
      1. Lucey Watson --wife
      -to have part of 2 tracts of land where "we now live" called "Watson's Luck" and the other "Runawy" for her natural life
      -to have Negroes "Annaca" "Saba" "Poi" "Hsaac" "Jin" "Abraham" "Abagar For her natural life and then to testator's son Leonard
      -to have all personal estate for her natural life and then to testator's son Leonard wi exception of 1 cow
      2. Leonard Watson --son
      -to have the land left to widow at her decease
      3. Leven Watson --son
      -to have the land where he now lives for his natural lfe
      4. John J. Watson --grandson (son of Leven)
      -to have the land where his father now lives at his father's death
      5. Ann Deuone --wife of Thomas Deuone
      -to have 1 cow and calf
      Witnesses: William Hardacre
      Thomas Hardacre (mark) Moses Hardacre (mark)
      Codicil to the will:
      1. Leonard Watson --son
      -should testator be the heir at law of plantation lying in Charles County --then Leonard to receive the rent fro the said land until he pays "the Expence of Lingern Sickness it Charge of my Buried and then the survive to return to the Survivor to which 1 sign as aforesaid but not haveing the use of my hand I request William Hlardacre to set my Name."
      Witnesses: Moses Hardacre (mark)
      Thomas Hardacre (mark)
      'then came: the three above named subscribers to the will
      Note: the testator signed the will with his mark
      === Contributed by Ralph D. Smith

      1828 - Prince George's Co., Md. Roads. District No. 4 Nottingham. Road No. 16 is a fork of No. 15 and leaves it near Henry Compton's Woods gate, thence by the land sold by T. Mundell to L. Watson, thence by James Badens, thence by Thomas N. Badens, and intersects No. 5 at James G. Harveys Gate which joins his fence to J. H. Warings.
      Source: Wilcox, Shirley L., "1828 Tax List, Prince George's County, Maryland," Page 7.

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