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Joseph Watson (c1825) and Sarah Jenkins of Onslow Co, NC[Commentary] [Children] [Researcher List] [Register Report] [A Note about sources] [How to contact me] [Home] I (Marty Grant) am a 3rd Great Grandson of Joseph Watson and Sarah Jenkins. Joseph Watson was born ca 1824/25 (per 1850 census) in NC, presumably in Onslow County, in the area that later became Stump Sound Township, at least that is where he was living by 1850. It is possible he was born elsewhere. I haven't yet been able to identify Joseph's parents. I once theorized that he was a son of Asa Watson (c1787) and Elizabeth Ward, for they lived in the same general area, but I've found no corroborating evidence tying them together, so now I'm fairly sure Joseph is not Asa's child. Joseph Watson would have been about 5 years old by the time of the 1830 census, so he could be enumerated in either the "under 5" age group (born ca 1825/30) or in the 5-9 age group (born ca 1820/25). There were only two Watson households in Onslow that year, and both had possible matches: Asa Watson (c1787) had an apparent son 5-9 (born ca 1820/25), but he is already identified as David Ward Watson (1821). The other possibility was an apparent widow Dorcas Watson (1790/1800) who had an apparent son "under 5" (born ca 1825/30). She could be Joseph's mother, or then again, perhaps his family was in another county in 1830. Joseph Watson would have been about 15 years old by the 1840 census, so he should be enumerated in either the 10-14 age group (born ca 1825/30), or in the 15-19 age group (born ca 1820/25). There were three Watson households in Onslow that year: Jeremiah Watson (1775/80), John Watson (c1810) and Asa Watson (c1787). Of these, only Asa had someone the right age, but as mentioned above, that son is already identified as someone else. This census analysis of the 1830 and 1840 census records shows that Dorcas Watson (widow of ?) is the only real candidate to be Joseph's parent. However, the census alone is not enough to draw any solid conclusions. For the 1850 census, Joseph Watson was living in Onslow County, NC with the Asa and Lucretia Sadbury (Sidbury) family. They were in the Stump Sound region and no other Watsons were nearby, though Elizabeth, widow of Jeremiah Watson (1775/80); John Watson (c1810) and Asa Watson (c1787) were all listed in Onslow that year too, but in Swansboro District. Joseph's future wife was just two houses away in 1850.
1850 ONSLOW CO, NC Page 111 House/Family # 353/ 353 -- STUMP SOUND Twp SADBURY ASA 46 M W FARMER 325 NC 1803/1804 SADBURY LUCRISA 46 F W NC 1803/1804 SADBURY SENNA ELIZABETH 19 F W NC 1830/1831 SADBURY LOUCINDA 18 F W NC 1831/1832 SADBURY MARY MAGDELINE 14 F W NC 1835/1836 SADBURY SAMUEL 12 M W NC 1837/1838 SADBURY WINAFORD 8 F W NC 1841/1842 WATSON JOSEPH 25 M W FARMER NC 1824/1825 WALTON AMOS 15 M W NC 1834/1835 STUART HARRITT 20 F W NC 1829/1830 Joseph Watson could be a son of Lucretia Sidbury, if she had been previously married to a Mr. Watson. Her oldest Sidbury child was 6 years younger than Joseph so that math would work. I haven't been able to find out much about the Asa Sidbury family so far. It is also possible that Joseph was just a hired laborer, and of no relation to the Sidbury family. Joseph Watson obtained a marriage bond in Onslow County on 28 Jan 1851 to marry Sarah Jenkins. Joseph Ennett was the bondsman. I don't know how (or if) he was related to either the Watson or Jenkins families. Jasper Etheridge was a witness to the bond (not the marriage). Sarah Jenkins was a daughter of Osborne Jenkins and Ann ---. Joseph Watson died sometime very soon after their marriage, but before 1860. They had a child born in 1852, but no other children, so he probably died shortly after that. I didn't find a will, nor any estate records for Joseph Watson. Sarah's father (Osborne Jenkins) died in February 1856, and Sarah was listed in his Estate records as "Sarah Parker" on one record (1856) and as "Sarah Packer" on another (1857), but the 1860 census still listed her as a Watson. I don't know if this was just a mistake, or if she was married briefly during that time frame to a "Packer" or "Parker", but that doesn't "jibe" with her 1860 entry showing her still as a "Watson". The 1860 census showed the widow Sarah Jenkins Watson living with her widowed mother and siblings in Onslow County, NC.
1860 ONSLOW CO, NC Page 182 House/Family # 68/ 69 -- STUMP SOUND Twp JENKINS ANN 50 F W FARMERESS NC 1809/1810 JENKINS UZZA 22 M W FARM LABOR NC 1837/1838 JENKINS WILLIAM H 20 M W FARM LABOR NC 1839/1840 JENKINS MILLY A 19 F W NC 1840/1841 WATSON S J 30 F W SPINSTER NC 1829/1830 WATSON WILLIAM H 8 M W NC 1851/1852 George H. Jenkins obtained a marriage bond in Onslow County on 2 Sep 1862 to marry Sarah Jenkins Watson. They were undoubtedly cousins, though I don't know precisely how they were related. Jerre W. Yopp was the bondsman. I don't know if he was a relative or not. They married on 14 Sep 1862, with B. W. Jenkins as a witness. Sarah's mother Anna died 20 May 1862, and in her estate records (June 1863), Sarah was named as an heir, and listed as "Sarah Jenkins". That is the last record I have for Sarah. I didn't find her on the 1870 or 1880 census in Onslow Co, NC, nor any of the other places I've looked. The next record I have is of her son William H. Watson when he married in Columbus Co, NC in 1882. I don't know where he was in those years between 1860 and 1882. ChildrenJoseph Watson and Sarah Jenkins had only one child, per the 1860 census. William H. Watson was born March 1852 in Onslow County, NC, presumably in Stump Sound Township. He was home with his mother for the 1860 census. I have no further record of him until he marries Mary C. Davis in 1882 in Columbus Co, NC. His marriage record lists his parents as "Joseph and Sarah Watson". See his own page for more information on him. Researcher ListPersons researching this family (click here for data on how to get on or off of this list):
Register Report1. Joseph1 Watson , born 1824/25 in Onslow Co, NC; died 1852/60 in Onslow Co, NC. He married on 28 Jan 1851 in Onslow Co, NC Sarah Jenkins , born 1830/31 in Onslow Co, NC, daughter of Osborn Jenkins and Ann (---) . Children of Joseph Watson and Sarah Jenkins were as follows:
Generation 22. William H2 Watson (Joseph1), born Mar 1852 in Onslow Co, NC; died in Marion Co, SC. He married on 16 Nov 1882 in Columbus Co, NC Mary Catherine Davis , born Aug 1866 in Brunswick Co, NC, daughter of (---) ? and Mahala Davis . Children of William H Watson and Mary Catherine Davis were as follows:
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