Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Jacob WATSON / Sarah PRITCHARD (F5741)

m. 15 Oct 1816


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  • Jacob WATSONFather | Male
    Jacob WATSON

    Born  CA 1787  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Aug 1860   
    Buried     
    Married  15 Oct 1816  [1, 2]  Monongalia Co, (W)VA  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Elizabeth GANDY | F8603 
    Married  9 Jan 1812  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William WATSON | F30024 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Jane PATTON | F30024 Group Sheet 

    Sarah PRITCHARDMother | Female
    Sarah PRITCHARD

    Born  CA 1797  Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father  Thomas PRITCHARD, Jr. | F13424 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy TICHENELL | F13424 Group Sheet 

    Mary "Polly" WATSONChild 1 | Female
    + Mary "Polly" WATSON

    Born  CA 1816  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Oct 1890  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Spring Creek Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John JETT, Jr. | F5622 
    Married  1836  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    William M. WATSONChild 2 | Male
    + William M. WATSON

    Born  CA 1818  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Feb 1890  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hebron Memorial Church Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy NUTTER | F4583 
    Married  22 Oct 1840  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ellen Jane STINESPRING | F7666 
    Married  25 Sep 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Elizabeth WATSONChild 3 | Female
    Elizabeth WATSON

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Owen WESTFALL | F8604 
    Married  1834   

    Nancy WATSONChild 4 | Female
    + Nancy WATSON

    Born  CA 1820   
    Died  Bef Sep 1870   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Andrew J. DIVERS | F15094 
    Married     

    ___ WATSONChild 5 | Female
    ___ WATSON

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  ___ CASTOR | F8605 
    Married     

    George W. WATSONChild 6 | Male
    + George W. WATSON

    Born  14 Feb 1822   
    Died  14 Oct 1893  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susan DIVERS | F8613 
    Married     

    Angeline "Ann" WATSONChild 7 | Female
    + Angeline "Ann" WATSON

    Born  9 Dec 1823   
    Died  10 Feb 1902   
    Buried    Simons Cemetery, Brushy Fork, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lair SIMONS | F8609 
    Married     

    Amanda WATSONChild 8 | Female
    + Amanda WATSON

    Born  CA 1827  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lemuel DIVERS | F8607 
    Married     
    Spouse  John WELCH | F38918 
    Married  10 Mar 1858  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Jane WATSONChild 9 | Female
    Jane WATSON

    Born  CA 1828  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jul 1891  Limestone Hill, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Limestone Cemetery, Rockport, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lewis H. RUSH | F8608 
    Married  19 Mar 1862  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Wilson WATSONChild 10 | Male
    + Wilson WATSON

    Born  20 Nov 1830  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Apr 1903  Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  (NO DATES)  Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret E. WILLARD | F7664 
    Married  4 Sep 1851  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Martha WILSON | F7663 
    Married  14 Sep 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Emily WATSONChild 11 | Female
    + Emily WATSON

    Born  CA 1832   
    Died  Bef 1911   
    Buried     

    John WATSONChild 12 | Male
    + John WATSON

    Born  CA 1835  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Jan 1888   
    Buried  (NO DATES)  Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah Catherine THRASH | F8620 
    Married     
    Spouse  Sarah Elizabeth MAXWELL | F8621 
    Married  15 Mar 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Barbour County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 18 1850:
      Jacob Watson, 63, farmer; Sarah, 57; Angeline, 24; Jane, 22; Wilson, 20; Emily, 18; John, 15. All born in Virginia. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1863] The Pritchard Family History, Emily Pritchard Cary, Scottsdale AZ , (Heritage Books, Bowie MD, 1999, rev 2001), p. 107.

    2. [S2626] Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com).