Capt. Luke Watson, I Esq. (Gateway Ancestor)

Bef 1635 - Bef 1705  (< 70 years)

• 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.
  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).
  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.
  Anecdote	1677	Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware   [4]
  	Luke moved to Whore-Kill, Lewes, DE circa 1677.
  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.
  Land patented	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.
  Reference Identifier	Gateway Ancestor
  Record ID	79306
  Will	6 Sep 1705	Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware   [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.
  Death	Bef 6 Nov 1705	Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  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)
  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
  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)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F25957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret 'Margery' (of Hy) Smith,   b. Abt 1670, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Abt 1694, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1690  [4]
  Children	1. Mary Watson,   b. Abt 1690, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F25958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah (--?--), (widow Paynter),   b. Abt 1655   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1695  [4]
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F25959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 20 (will of Luke Wattson Sr., Esq., wife Sarah), 2194. [S2219] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 2, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 120 (Paynter Family), 2219. [S2429] Sutherland McColley, McColley, Crown of Charlemagne Application Supp#2, (McColley, Sharon, CT), 2429. [S2167] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 1, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 245 (Luke Watson Family), 2167.