Re: Response re: Col. Samuel Watson
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Re: Response re: Col. Samuel Watson
11/18/11
First of all, Y-DNA has to be ALL male line only.So, the fact that he has a Watson female ancestor makes him ineligible for Y-DNA testing on the Watson line.Family Finder on FTDNA might be of interest, though.
I know the Venables surname well from York County.Be SURE to go to the McCelvey Center in York.That's where a lot of books/records are located.Now, keep in mind, that most of the family history stuff is undocumented and full of assumptions and errors.
Let me say, again, that I am NOT descended from David and Hannah Watson, but only researched them in order to separate out Col. Watson and his descendants from those of David and Hannah.
David and Hannah Watson arguably suffered the most, along with the Neal family, in York County in that they lostthree of their sons (all of whom served) during the American Revolution.Gilbert Watson was assassinated bef 10 Dec 1776 as he embraced his wife at the door of his home.John Watson died "with the enemy" after being captured in the Battle of Briar Creek near Augusta, Georgia.William Watson died at the Battle of King's Mountain.All of this is easily verifiable.
I can send you a footnoted report, if you like, on the first couple of generations of David and Hannah Watson's family, keeping in mind that the true expert on this family is Susan Zimmerman and her husband, a descendant of David and Hannah.It would be"dump" report out of my database.I write from my genealogy software, never expecting software to produce well-written English.Given the time of year, I can't possibly write a true report on the family.
Toby
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