| Name |
Luke Watson [1, 2] |
| Prefix |
Capt. |
| Suffix |
I Esq. (Gateway Ancestor) |
| Birth |
Bef 24 May 1635 |
St. Peter's Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England  [3] |
- He was baptized on this date.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Anecdote |
- Capt. Luke Watson was Magistrate at Jamaica, Nassau Co., NY (1659); Selectman (1663); a Founder of Elizabeth, NJ (1664); Constable of Middlesex Co., NJ (1666-1668); Lieut. Commander of New Jersey Militia (1668-1670); Justice of the Peace of Sussex Co., DE 1678-86; President, Justice of the Peace of Sussex (1680-83); Representative at First Assembly in Pennsylvania (1682, 83, 85, 94, 97) and Provincial Council (1684-86, 1688-90); High Sheriff of Sussex Co., DE (1703-05); Captain (1697).
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| Anecdote |
Bef 1638 [4] |
- According to First Settlers of Piscatawsay and Woodbridge, Luke Watson was son of John Watson of Connecticut, who d. before 1638 and had a daughter Anna Watson by a former wife; his then wife, Elizabeth was called mother-in-law (step-mother) to Anna Watson in 1639. William Cramer of Elizabethtown, NJ, sold out on 1 Sep 1677 to John Tow, weaver, and soon after removed with Luke Watson to Whore-Kill, Lewes, DE. Cramer d. in 1695. According to Biographical And Genealogical History of the State of Delaware ... published by J. M. Runk and Co. (hereafter cited as Runk), Luke Watson, son of John Watson and wife Elizabeth, dau. of William Frost of Fairfield, CT, was b. 1630-40, d. Oct 1705. His mother after the death of his father, m. 2nd John Gray in 1644 and moved to Jamaica, Long Island, NY. Luke m. 1st Sarah (N) by whom he had Luke Watson, Jr., d. 1708, constable 1687, member of PA assembly. Luke moved to Lewes c1677.
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| Anecdote |
1677 |
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA [4] |
- Luke moved to Whore-Kill, Lewes, DE circa 1677.
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| Anecdote |
7 Oct 1678 |
Whorekill, Sussex Co, Delaware [4] |
- on 7 Oct 1678 petitioned for land at the Whorekill. . Associated with him in Whorekill and similarly a removal from New York to Delaware was Hon. Peter Alrichs. Luke Watson. Luke was a representative from Delaware to Governor's Council of PA, 1683-88; member of Provincial Council, PA, 1685; Delaware Assembly from Sussex Co., 1682, 83, 87, 94, 97, 98. He was called Captain, 1684-1705; High Sheriff, 1705.
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| Land - they received a land patent |
21 Jan 1681 |
Mispillion Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware [4] |
- A tract of land, warrant bearing date 21 Jan 1681, was surveyed and laid out 1500 a. for Luke Watson of Sussex Co., Esqr., in Mispillion Hundred called Hunting Quarter, and Luke Watson by his will bearing date 6 Sep 1705 did bequeath all the residue of his estate unto my well beloved wife Sarah and my dau. MARY to be equally divided between them, and the afsd. Sarah Watson died intestate leaving issue John Paynter, Richard Paynter and Thomas Paynter, afsd. Thomas Paynter died leaving Mary who intermarried with Peter Hoffman and Lydia, his lawful issue to whom his share of the half of 1500 a. did equally descend ... beginning on Mispillon Creek ... 112 a.
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| Reference Identifier |
Gateway Ancestor |
| Record ID |
79306 |
| Will |
6 Sep 1705 |
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA [1] |
- He was shown as Luke Wattson Sr., Esq, of Lewes. Heirs: wife Sarah Wattson; sons Luke, John, Samuel and Isaac Wattson; daughter Mary Wattson (by former wife Margery, daughter of Capt. Henry Smith), and Elizabeth Morris wife of Antoney Morris Sr. of Phila. Extrs: wife Sarah Wattson. Witt: Phillip Russell, Sarah Russell, Dorothy Givens, Anna Corbett & Roger Corbett. Overseers: son-in-law (step-son) Richard Paynter & Justice Phillip Russell.
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| Death |
Bef 6 Nov 1705 |
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA [1] |
- It was on this date that his will was probated.
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Origins  |
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| Patriarch & Matriarch |
John Watson, b. Abt 1613, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England d. Bef 1638, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (Age < 24 years) (Father)  Margaret Mawle, b. Abt 1565, County Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother) |
| Person ID |
I79306 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
4 Jun 2023 |
| Father |
John Watson, b. Abt 1613, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England d. Bef 1638, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (Age < 24 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Frost, b. 24 Nov 1614, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England d. Bef 12 May 1682, Newtowne, Nassau Co, New York (Age < 67 years)
Other Partners:
╚═John Gray, b. Abt 1615, England d. Feb 1663, Newtowne, Nassau Co, New York (Age 48 years) m. 1639
╚═John Ramsden, b. Abt 1615, England d. Oct 1686, Newtowne, Nassau Co, New York (Age 71 years) m. 1664 |
| Marriage |
24 Jun 1634 |
St. Peter's Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [3] |
| Family ID |
F25956 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Sarah Whitehead, b. Abt 1650 d. Yes, date unknown
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| Marriage |
Abt 1670 [4] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Isaac Watson, I, b. Abt 1670, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 1728, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 58 years) |
| | 2. Elizabeth Watson, b. Abt 1673, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 2 Feb 1767 (Age 94 years) |
| | 3. Luke Watson, II, b. Abt 1678, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 26 Apr 1708, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 30 years) |
| + | 4. John Watson, b. Abt 1680, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 27 Feb 1729/30, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 50 years) |
| + | 5. Samuel Watson, b. Abt 1682, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 27 Jan 1724/25, Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 43 years) |
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| Family ID |
F25957 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Mar 2023 |
Bef 1635 - Bef 1705 (< 70 years)
