The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27
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England and this country, Is derived
from Watt, Wattys, and Waite. and
during the Norman period Jean fiji
dc Watt" meaning John, son OF Watt
or Watts son, and eventually dropping
the and apostrophe. becomes our
| Watson. Early In the eighteenth CEN
tury there We're many plays upon the
word Wat" and Watt" such as the.
following rhythmic verse:
| Ere the morn the east has crimsoned,l5
\ When the stars are twinklIng there.
| LAS they did in Watts Hymns, and
| Made him wonder what they were.v)
But in this country the Watts AMI
Watsons have always been distinct
and II they bore no coat Of arms In
England, yet they have always borne,
what Is far better, very high repu-
tation for integrity and great literary
attachments.
The first of the name in Virginia is
70 DC found among the first settlers In
1870 being Sir Thomas Watson. who
is also mentioned In Hening, Volume
!, page SO, as being prominent in the
colony. Then We ind Alexander Wat
son IN Brunswick county, 17s:, and
Jonathan Watson fin Gloucester coun.
" ABOUT the same time. Wilkins Wat
son was living In Amherst county,
ants OF Nelson, .Nlbemarle and upper
counties sprang Elijah and jesse
"atson. the latter who married Pris-
cllla Joyne, We're living In Accomar.
ltsl' Many Of - Watsons also set
tled IN Henricc lnty. who must have
peen or the sttsaa connection. John
" son lass, and. Philip Watson. 1850
~, y. LOU. l,oo' We're yestrSmen In Henrico
Parish; James Watson was liyinc. IN
richmond in 1900; his wife. Ann q.
VINO was born In Charleston, S. c.
Ivy. died 1899. and was buried IN
st, Johns Churchyard.
In Kew. p. Woods History of A1he-
marie. lie gives the first in that co,,,.
y as William Watson, 17se, and died
wh Msou t. 1922 y ~, John Watson Of milton
one of the sons OF James Watsnn ~
James Citt county. This John wa.
MAGISTRATE In 1900 and sheriff. 1895. He
ra ouRh, mean ane ,, celebrated Forest Hii
MS death in ls41. He married jane Jane.
daughter OF Richd Price. and had many nam:
sons and daughters. Of whom was
Judge ,n Egbert r.. Watson. one of the
AIbemar,a us ana. and haa prominent lawyers
Gircuit Court until his death, 1887.
Judge Watson was married three tirnes
,i-hrss Miss Norris. second. Miss
dsv,sh. and third. Miss White. OF the
ried Ira Garrett. the noted clerk Of
the county for SO many years; Isabella
married MIR Shaw. and Ellen, the wife
, OF Mr.. Sinton. Colonel James Richard
Watson. one OF his sons. married. Anne
Clarke. daughter OF James Clarke, Of
.Ciarkesyille" place. near Keswick.
! Colonel Watson was great hoteI-.
Keeper. and was the grandfather OF
Of ore Present tbs E A. Fry. the popular host
mond Another son. John Watson, was
lawyer. who married N sister OF.
rro1essor Davis. OF the University OF
virginia ,n and moved to Holly Springs.
MISS. where are many OF his de-
scendants; he REPRESENTED the State in
the Confederate Congress. There ara
several of the grandchildren of the fret:
1 n., watson; stili living in Char
entail citizens There were also sew
eral other branches of Watsons living
IN the county. but not OF close con-
nectlon to the above.
mo. 1850
/ Price.
me mrs Prices mentioned In Virginia
came over in 1920, were Henry Price
and John Price. pro badly brothers. See
Burke's History OF Virginia. Vol. i.
John Price settled on $50 acres of
land on the south side OF James River,
t not far below the falls at Richmond
] which Is now Chesterfield county. In
q tist OF the inhaDilants5 OF 5Jaliiestown
1874, as taken from ''Hotten's Emil
grants to America" pages li3-Ho. Is
the name OF Edward Price. His SON:
a.gn IN the colonial militia. LOST, of
that county (See. Middlesex Records
!: In state Libraryl His son Robert mar.
Robert was the father of Richard Price,
9 who moved to Spotsylvania county. and
tually to Aibemarie. as shown in the.
j, preceding article on the Watson fani-
: lily.
In spotsylvania Records. Deed Book
;, ~. 1714-17S2. 1t is stated in a deed
!, !, that Richard Price. and his Wife
= Agatha of Orange county. We're parties
. to sale OF land by Chas. Bruce TN
: l77S. This name, ..Agathu.' his Wife,
: James. who had died 1772, leaving By
n will several lots In the town OF Fred
!? ercksburs to be sold and divided be-
Q tween his two. daughters, Molly and
: Agatha: this Thomas James lived TN
: Fauauier, Where his Will was pro-
i bated 17T6.
n Richard Price was in Captain Daniel
q Smiths Company. August til /, 1774, dur
Ing Lord Dunmore's War, being TWEEN
ty-four wears OF age when he entered
the service under Washington; and
was mt Braddock's defeat, He was sta
toned at Elk Garden Fort. on the bor-
. Der ana was listed the a3d and dis
/" charged the asth of August, l774 1T
. Is stated In the report. he found
? Ibreud'' meaning he furnished his own
bread. (See Draper,s AISS.) Thomas and
James Price We're adso In the same
: company. Rees Price was wounded at
= Point Pleasant. October IS. IA. Leoll-
~ ard Price was ensign and signed With
q other officers, l765, an address to Colo
r mel Washington commander OF the
/ Forces. on his retirement, 1883. One OF
II the daughters OF Richard Price, Jane,
r. married John Watson. OF Albemarle,
i as shown above. &g 8s
h (No. 13S9.l
sI Wnller--Hnl!
r Dear SHIT is said that the wife
= OF the celebrated Judge Bent Waller
nj OF Williamsburg was "Dorothea Hall
4 OF Caroline county. VA References 70
y Hold Mailer family retnrds show that
g she was a North Carolinian. not a V..r-
y gilman; nor Is there proof that she was
a related TO any Virginia family named
Y Hall. There have been for many gems
ii erations several different families ~