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Drury WATSON

SAR Patriot #: P-314601

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State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Lieutenant

DAR #: A122473

Birth: 1740 / Prince Edward / VA
Death: 1829 / Lancaster Dist / SC

Qualifying Service Description:

Ensign in 1779 and Lieutenant in 1780, being attached to militia of Prince Edward Co, Virginia

Additional References:

GWATHMEY, HIST REG OF VA IN THE REV, pg 810

Spouse: Sally Allen
Children: Susannah; Judith;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
1997-09-05	CT	206680	Kelly Loyd Stewart (144001)	Judith
2007-12-17	NC	30413	James Middleton Chang (170722)	Susannah

Burial:

Old Six Mile Cemetery_(C-0097941)

Location:

Indian Land / Lancaster / SC / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

2235685

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

34.948470 / -80.822030

Find A Grave Memorial #:

36746777

Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Image taken and provided with permission from compatriot Gerald Adams (SC) member 195444

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

From the intersection of US Hwy 521 and SC Hwy 160 in Indian Land, SC, take Hwy 521 south for .5 miles. TurnleftontoMarvin Rd and follow it for .7 miles to the intersection of Henry Harris Rd. Follow Henry Harris Rd for 1.8 miles. Turn right to continue on Henry Harris and follow it for an additional 1.6 miles to the cemetery on the right. There is a cemetery sign at the road. There is essentially no parking for the cemetery as the homeowner behind the cemetery does not allow his driveways to be blocked. Directly across the road is a spot large enough for a vehicle to park, but can be dangerous as it is a busy road
A modern, flat stone. About 40 feet from the road and between the flagpole and the cemetery sign. Not hard to find in the small cemetery

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Author: Frank Grady Hall, III
When Drury Watson was born in 1740 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, his father, John, was 28 and his mother, Mary Allen, was 27. He married Sarah Sally Allen and they had four children together between 1763 and 1767: Henry Claiborn, Susanna who married John McKnight Morrow, Hannah and Elizabeth. He then married Frances Richardson and they had one child, Drury Robinson, together in 1792.

Drury was a great fiddler and dancer. Drury’s father, John, had his will probated in 1805 in Virginia. This will left items to Drury and his daughter Susannah who was the wife of John McKnight Morrow.

During the American Revolution, Drury served as an Ensign and later Lieutenant in the Virginia militia in 1777.

Drury Watson. Deed Book F, p. 241, Lancaster District, S.C. Deeds. March 20, 1805. State of S.C., Lancaster District. "Know ye that I Drury Watson of the State of Virginia Cumberland County hath bargained and sold unto James Morrow of the state and district above mentioned a certain Negro woman named Agg and a boy named London and a child named Ambus, children of said wench for the consideration of 500 dollars cash paid to me in hand to which I do forever quit claim to the said negro wench and children forever...to James Morrow...Witness 27th day of August 1804. Witnesses: Eli Crockett, Jonathan Coffey. Signed Drury Watson.

Drury died in 1829 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, having lived a long life of 89 years, and was buried in the Old Six Mile Cemetery, Lancaster County, South Carolina

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