James WATSON

James was born on January 23rd, 1687 in , Carlow, Carlow, Ireland.  James' father was Samuel WATSON and his mother was Elizabeth THOMPSON. He had nine brothers and eight sisters, named John, Solomon, Samuel, Benjamin, Jonathan, Nathan, William, Benjamin, Oliver, Susanna, Sarah, Elizabeth, Phebe, Olivia, Dinah, Ruth and Lydia.  He was the sixth oldest of the eighteen children.  He died at the age of 22 on September 2nd, 1709.