Michael Watson & Smithy Ham

!CENSUS:1810;

!CENSUS:1820 Marion Dist, SC pg 68 w/Seasebook WATSON age 16-25 (1794/1804);

!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 801 Marion Co., SC S. B. Watson 1826
Jesse Ford, adm 13 Nov 1826 for Scacebook Watson, late of Marion Dist.
... of Little Pee Dee ...
15 Dec 1826 We the heirs of S. B. Watson ...:
Jesse Ford
Thomas Watson
Michael Watson
Sally Watson
...
12 Jan 182(7)? ... Dawson Waters one of the heirs is out of state
Mrs. Sally Watson widow 1/3
2/3 between Bryant Ralls, James Ralls, Dawson Waters, Jesse Ford, Michael Watson, Thomas Watson, John Watson and Virginia Ann Watson (last two under 14)
...;

!MARRIAGE BOND:26 Feb 1827 Robeson Co., NC
Michael Watson & Smithy Horn (sic)
John Brown, bm;

!CENSUS:1830;

!CENSUS:1840 Marion Dist, SC pg 142 Michael WATSON age 20-29 (1810/20)
"12001-03001";

!CENSUS:1850 Robeson Co, NC pg 407B Southern Division # 834/834
Michael WATSON, 47 SC
Smithy, 47 Wayne Co, NC
Christiana E. 20 SC
William C. 19
Susan, 17
Absalom, 14
Michael R. 12
Samuel, 11;

!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 2138 Marion Co., SC Scacebook Watson 1872
12 Nov 1872 heirs are Virginia Ann Haynes, Calvin Haynes, Dawson Waters, Elizabeth Waters, Sarah F. Watson and Beedy Amanda Watson
... divide among:
widow Sarah F. Watson
Martha E. Grantham wife of J. F. Grantham
V. A. Watson
W. F. Watson
C. H. Watson
J. C. Watson
J. N. Page purchaser from Calvin Haynes and wife Virginia Ann Haynes
the children of Elizabeth Waters
B. A. Watson
S. F. Watson
Calvin Watson son of John R. Watson shows that Scacebook Watson died leaving his widow Sarah who married Moore Lennon and the following children:
John R.
Michael
Thomas
Mary wife of Jesse Ford Sr
Sarah married a Rawls
Elizabeth Watson married Dawson Waters, moved to MS 40 years ago
Calvin Haynes and wife to TX.
John R. Watson died in 1852 leaving:
widow Sarah
James
Martha E. wife of Jno F. Grantham
Wm F.
Calvin H.
Calhoun
Virginia Ann
Sarah Frances
Beedy A.
James Watson died in War unmarried;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 199-206
...
There was another family of Watsons in what is now known as Hillsboro Township, and of whom something has already herein been incidentally said. Seacebook Watson came from Virginia, and settled on the road leading from Nichols to Lumberton, N. C, more than one hundred years ago; he succeeded well in life, raised a large family, sons and daughters; the sons, Michael, Thomas and John R., were known to the writer. Michael and Thomas went to North Carolina, married sisters. Smithy and Kitsey Ham, very excellent women, and each raised respectable families; they were just across the line, and many of their descendants are now in South Carolina. John R. Watson, the youngest son, married Miss Sallie Ford, who had the phenomenon of a black eye and a blue one; they lived on the old homestead of his father, and had a large family of four sons and several daughters. John R. Watson died in middle life, and left his widow and children, many of them small ; the widow managed well and raised her family respectably, and died a few years ago ; some of them are now in the county, and among our best people. If all these Watsons and their thrice multiplied connections, hereinabove referred to, were destroyed, it would cut a mighty swathe in our county population. There may be, and perhaps are, some few families larger or more numerous, but not many — the name will not soon become extinct. ;

!MARRIAGE BOND:26 Feb 1827 Robeson Co., NC
Michael Watson & Smithy Horn (sic)
John Brown, bm;

!CENSUS:1840 Marion Dist, SC pg 142 w/Michael WATSON age 20-29 (1810/20);

!CENSUS:1850 Robeson Co, NC pg 407B Southern Division # 834/834
Michael WATSON, 47 SC
Smithy, 47 Wayne Co, NC
Christiana E. 20 SC
William C. 19
Susan, 17
Absalom, 14
Michael R. 12
Samuel, 11;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 199-206
...
There was another family of Watsons in what is now known as Hillsboro Township, and of whom something has already herein been incidentally said. Seacebook Watson came from Virginia, and settled on the road leading from Nichols to Lumberton, N. C, more than one hundred years ago; he succeeded well in life, raised a large family, sons and daughters; the sons, Michael, Thomas and John R., were known to the writer. Michael and Thomas went to North Carolina, married sisters. Smithy and Kitsey Ham, very excellent women, and each raised respectable families; they were just across the line, and many of their descendants are now in South Carolina. John R. Watson, the youngest son, married Miss Sallie Ford, who had the phenomenon of a black eye and a blue one; they lived on the old homestead of his father, and had a large family of four sons and several daughters. John R. Watson died in middle life, and left his widow and children, many of them small ; the widow managed well and raised her family respectably, and died a few years ago ; some of them are now in the county, and among our best people. If all these Watsons and their thrice multiplied connections, hereinabove referred to, were destroyed, it would cut a mighty swathe in our county population. There may be, and perhaps are, some few families larger or more numerous, but not many - the name will not soon become extinct. ;

!CENSUS:1850 Robeson Co, NC pg 407B Southern Division # 834/834
Michael WATSON, 47 SC
Smithy, 47 Wayne Co, NC
Christiana E. 20 SC
William C. 19
Susan, 17
Absalom, 14
Michael R. 12
Samuel, 11;

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