Gavin Watson

1685 - 1771  (86 years)

• Name	Gavin Watson
  Birth	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Property	14 Sep 1714	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	On list of debtors to John Bowne of Matawan, listed in the inventory of his estate
  Residence	1727	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Was later to have a pew in the Old Tennent Church
  Will	3 Nov 1766	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Executors: son-in-law Joseph Ker and friend, John Anderson. Codicil 28 Feb 1768
  Burial	1771	Perrineville, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	In a private plot
  Death	24 Aug 1771	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1, 4]
  Probate	3 Sep 1771	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  	Inventory £135 2s 4d made by Michael Johnston, Nicolas Cook, John Perine
  Person ID	I38171	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Peter Watson,   b. Abt 1658, Selkirkshire, Scotland d. Bef 17 Oct 1727, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age < 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	wife 1 (Watson)   d. Bef 1690, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F23633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Peter Watson,   b. Abt 1658, Selkirkshire, Scotland d. Bef 17 Oct 1727, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age < 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eupham _____
  Children	1. Euphemia Watson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ann Watson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Gawen Watson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Peter Watson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Was later to have a pew in the Old Tennent Church - 1727 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Will - Executors: son-in-law Joseph Ker and friend, John Anderson. Codicil 28 Feb 1768 - 3 Nov 1766 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Death - 24 Aug 1771 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Probate - Inventory £135 2s 4d made by Michael Johnston, Nicolas Cook, John Perine - 3 Sep 1771 - Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3554] Symmes, Frank Rosebrook, History of the Old Tennent Church, p12. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p53. [S3650] NJGenWEB, (Location: New Jersey;), Wills: Colonial Wills 1725-1730: Monmouth Co, NJ. http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/wills/colwills09.txt [S3771] Honeyman, A. Van Doren, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, etc, Volume 5 (1771-1780), p570.