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Samuel Watson^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: in 1688 in Kingstown, Rhode Island.^4,5,6
• Married First: Mercy Helme bef 14 Mar 1711.^7,8,9
• Married Second: Mary Northup abt 1724.¹⁰
• Married Third: Hannah Carr aft 4 Apr 1741.^8,11
• Died: on 25 Nov 1779 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.^12,13

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound."
2. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999.
3. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2.
4. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows year, as 1688, town, and state.
5. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows year, as c. 1688.
6. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2, shows year, as 1686.
7. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows married.
8. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows married.
9. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 7, shows as his first marriage, and date as bef. 14 Mar 1711, the date of her father's will, in which she is named "Mary Watson." Citations made to Elizabeth C. White, "The Wives of Samuel Watson," New York Genealogical and Biographical Register vol 107:3 (Montpelier, Vermont: Capital Press, July 1976) pp 141-145; North Kingstown 5:79; and to South Kingstown 1A46:141.
10. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 8, shows as his second marriage and year, as c.
11. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 8, shows as his third marriage, and aft. 4 Apr 1741, the administration date of her first husband's estate.
12. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows date, town, and state.
13. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 7, shows date.

John Watson^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Born: in 1646 in England.^4,5
• Married: Dorcas Gardiner bef Nov 1673.^6,7,8
• Married Second: Rebecca Gardiner on 4 Aug 1702.⁹
• Married: Rebecca Wells bef 1710.⁹
• Died: on 11 Mar 1729 in North Kingston, Rhode Island.^10,11,12

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound."
2. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999.
3. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 1.
4. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, show country.
5. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 107, quoting Thomas A. Greene, "Genealogical," an unidentified newspaper clipping from the Watson Collection at Elmwood Library, Providence, Rhode Island. Shows year and country, noting (pg 1) that Greene cites no sources but "the data appear consistent with recognized facts."
6. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows married.
7. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows married.
8. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2, shows as his first marriage, and by 7 Nov 1673, when they appeared as witnesses to a deed.
9. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2.
10. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows date, town, and state.
11. Pound, Leland Earl, Family File "POUNDA~1.FTW," 31 Jan 1999, shows year, as c. 1728, and state.
12. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 2, shows date.

George Gardiner^1,2

Key Events:

• Born: abt 1614 in England.¹
• Married: Herodias Long.^3,4
• Died: abt 1677 in Newport, Rhode Island.¹

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound."
2. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 1.
3. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows married.
4. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 1, shows her as "the divorced wife of" him.

Herodias Long^1,2

Key Events:

• Born: abt 1624 in England.³
• Married: George Gardiner.^4,5
• Married Second: John Porter.⁶

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", show full name.
2. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 1, shows her as Herdias Porter.
3. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound."
4. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound", shows married.
5. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 1, shows her as "the divorced wife of" him.
6. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 1, shows she had been divorced before this marriage.

Rouse Helme^1,2

Parents:

Key Events:

• Married: Mary Eldred.^1,2
• Died: on 17 May 1712 in Kingstowne, Rhode Island.¹

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound."
2. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 7.

Mary Eldred^1,2

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 15 Jun 1646 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.¹
• Married: Rouse Helme.^1,2
• Died: on 9 May 1712 in Kingstowne, Rhode Island.¹

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound."
2. Davis, George C., and Bradley, Jean Adams, John Watson of Narragansett, pg 7.

Christopher Helme¹

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire.¹
• Married: Margaret.¹
• Died: abt 1650 in Warwick, Rhode Island.¹

Citations

1. Pound, Leland Earl, "Ancestors of Leland E. Pound."