Re: agnes muirhead, born 1701,scotland
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Re: agnes muirhead, born 1701,scotland
David Carruthers 9/23/00
I note you referred to Margaret Shearer as the wife of Thomas Watt. This is a common misspelling in GEDCOMs. Below is, I believe, the information you require:
The name of Thomas Watt's wife was Margaret Sherrer [oftentimes misspelled as "Shearer"]; by her he had six children, of whom Margaret, Catherine, and Thomas, all died in infancy, and Dorite,-so the name is spelt,-at the age of eighteen.(John and James were the only two children who survived their parents.)
Source: The Life of James Watt with Selections From His Correspondence, by JAMES MUIRHEAD, M.A. (cousin of James Watt). Published 1858.
Hope this helps. :)
Cindi