Hannah (Cullimore) Watson (abt. 1690 - aft. 1760)

Born about 1690 in Gloucestershire, Kingdom of England

Wife of William Watson — married 6 Feb 1710 in Bristol, England, Great Britain

Descendants

Died after 1760 after about age 70 in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Hannah was a Friend (Quaker)

Research Notes

Richard Bury of the City of Bristol, Silkman. Will 4, 5th month 1730; proved 20 May 1731.

To be buried in the burial place of my Friends the people called Quakers. To Elizabeth Moore, widow of my kinsman John Moore, and to her two sons John and Bury, £200. To my kinswoman Ann Casey of Cork, Ireland, daughter of my Brother Mark Bury, £100. To her sons Mark and Michael £20 each, and to her daughter Hannah Winsley £70. To children of Joseph Moore, son of my Sister Mary Moore, late of Ireland, deceased, £150. To my kinswoman Hannah Swift, daughter of my Brother Mark Bury, £195. To her daughters Elizabeth and Rebecca £130, and her son Richard £20. To my kinswoman Hannah, wife of William Watson of Pennsylvania, and daughter of James Cullimore, £150. To Elizabeth, daughter of my sister Mary Moore, £10. To Alexander Arscot, James Moon, and Daniel James, my tenements in Elbridge Street, parish of Philip and Jacob, to pay profits to said Elizabeth, and at her decease to Richard and John Bury, grandsons of said Mary Bury, and also to said trustees my shares in Bristol "Water Works to pay profits to said Elizabeth, and then at her decease among my relations, except children of Joseph Moore and Hannah Watson. Also to said trustees my lands in Pennsylvania, two-thirds to Richard and one-third to John Bury. To said trustees £30, and to Elizabeth Wilcox £20. To poor of Quakers in Bristol £50. Executors in trust: Alexander Arscot, James Moon, and Daniel James. "Witnesses: W. Hibbs, Will. Oadell, Rowles Scudamore. Isham, 111.^[1]

Sources

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