Marty and Karla Grant

!TAXLIST:1779 Jones Co, NC District 1, James WATSON, 9530 pounds;

!DEED: 7 Oct 1785 Onslow Co, NC O-15 Amos LOVE to James WATSON, 43a on Kings Branch. Test: John BURNETT, David GRINTER;

!CENSUS:1786;

!DEED: 1 Apr 1787 Onslow Co, NC P-28 Reuben GRANT and James WATSON, executors of Joseph WHARTON, late of Onslow to John STARKEY. Test: Edward STARKEY, Eli WEST;

!CENSUS:1790 Jones Co, NC pg 143 James WATSON age 16+ (bef 1774) "2-2-2-0-21";

!NAMED:17 Jan 1790 Jones Co, NC Will A-109 of David WILLIAMSON as Executor: James WATSON, Jeremiah WATSON;

!NAMED:18 Jan 1791 Jones Co, NC Will A-100 Jeremiah WATSON, as "son James";

!WITNESS:20 Aug 1791 Onslow Co, NC R-20 Jeremiah WATSON of Jones Co, NC to son-in-law Bazel GRANT of Onslow Co, NC, 3 negro's. Test: Rigdon PITTS, James WATSON;

!NAMED:25 Jul 1792 Jones Co, NC Will A-178 of Micajah FRAZAR, as Executor "Son Lot FRAZAR, son-in-law John MATTOCKS, son-in-law Joseph SANDERSON, and James WATSON";

!WILL:24 Feb 1793 Jones Co, NC A-157 James WATSON. Wife Sarah, son James WATSON, daughter Sarah WATSON, son Earnest WATSON, son Asa WATSON, son Ivy WATSON. Executor: Brother Jeremiah WATSON, and son James WATSON and Friend Joseph SANDERSON, and wife Sarah WATSON. Witness: Thomas MEAD, William NOBLE, Proven May 1793;

!CENSUS:1790 Jones Co, NC pg 143 w/James WATSON no ages (bef 1790);

!NAMED:24 Feb 1793 Jones Co, NC Will A-157 James WATSON as "wife Sarah";

!CENSUS:1800;

!CENSUS:1790 Jones Co, NC pg 143 w/James WATSON age -16 (1774/90);

!NAMED:24 Feb 1793 Jones Co, NC Will A-157 James WATSON as "son Earnest WATSON";

!CENSUS:1800 Jones Co, NC pg 779 Earnest WATSON age 16-25 (1774/84);

!DEED:24 Mar 1803 Jones Co, NC J-18 Earnest WATSON to Richard ROBERTS, 5 slaves, furniture, livestock. Witness: A. DUDLEY, Micajah MORTON;

!DEED:19 Mar 1803 Jones Co, NC J-37 Earnest WATSON to Richard ROBERTS, 1/3 of all land that my father James WATSON, decd owned that he gave me in his Will and 1/3 of plantation where Richard ROBERTS now lives. Witness: Abraham DUDLEY, Micajah MORTON;


!CENSUS:1810;


!CENSUS:1820 * Claiborne Co., MS p. 5A
Ernest Watson age 26-44 (1775/94)
200010-21100
Slaves=9310-4510;


!CENSUS:1830;

!CENSUS:1840;

!CENSUS:1850;