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Watson Family Crest
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Origins Available: English, Scottish

Where did the Scottish Watson family come from? What is the Scottish Watson family crest and coat of arms? When did the Watson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Watson family history?

The ancestors of the surname Watson lived among the Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled much of Britain. The name is derived from Wat, a diminutive form of the personal name Walter, with the addition of the patronymic suffix " -son," or patronymic prefix "Mac-." The name Walter derives ultimately from an Old German name, which meant "mighty army." It was introduced into England and Scotland during the reign of Edward the Confessor and became one of the most popular personal names of the times.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Wattson, Watsone, Watsoun, Walterson, MacWattie, MacQuattie, MacWatty, MacWhatty and many more.

First found in the lowlands of Scotland, where the earliest record is of John Watson, who held land in Edinburgh in 1392.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Watson research. Another 213 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1402, 1446, 1450, 1493, 1494, 1593, 1602, 1612, and 1685 are included under the topic Early Watson History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Watson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Watson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 153 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Watson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • John Watson who settled in Virginia in 1620
  • George Watson, who arrived in Plymouth, Mass in 1631
  • Abraham, Alice, Elizabeth, Francis, Joe, Margaret, and William Watson, all settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Alice Watson, aged 30, landed in Virginia in 1635
  • Christopher Watson, aged 21, arrived in St Christopher in 1635


Watson Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Anna Watson, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1701
  • Charles Watson, who landed in New England in 1711
  • George Watson settled in Georgia in 1775 with his wife and four children
  • Andrew Watson, aged 21, arrived in Georgia in 1775
  • Ann Watson, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1776


Watson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Daniel Watson, aged 35, landed in North Carolina in 1812
  • Edward Wm Watson, aged 29, landed in St Louis, Mo in 1847
  • Felton Watson, aged 33, landed in St Louis, Mo in 1848
  • Esther Watson, who arrived in Illinois in 1850
  • Elizabeth Watson, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1852


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  • Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (b. 1923), American guitar player, songwriter and singer who has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Thomas Augustus Watson (1854-1934), assistant to Alexander Graham Bell
  • Michael Barrett "Barry" Watson (b. 1974), American actor
  • John Broadus Watson (1878-1958), American psychologist
  • James Dewey Watson (b. 1928), American biologist awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1962, the National Medal of Science in 1997, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Private Wilson Douglas Watson (1921-1994), United States Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Thomas John Watson Jr. (1914-1993), President of IBM from 1952-1971 and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Lord William Watson (1827-1899), Scottish judge
  • Alan Watson (b. 1950), award-winning New Zealand magician
  • John Christian Watson (1867-1941), Australian politician, third Prime Minister of Australia

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  • The American Family of John Watson of the Narragansett County, Rhode Island by George C. Davis.
  • Ancestors and Descendants of John and Hannah (Goodwin) Watson of Hartford, Connecticut and Associated Families by Ralph Arthur Watson.
  • Genealogy and History of the Watson Family by Samuel E. Watson.
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Watson Clan Badge
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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Watson
MacOuat, MacOuatt, MacQuat, MacQuatie, MacQuatt, MacQuattie, MacWat, MacWatie, MacWatt, MacWattie, MacWatty, MacWaty, McOuat, McOuatt, McQuat, McQuatie, McQuatt, McQuattie, McWat, McWatie, McWatt, McWattie, McWatty, McWaty, Waddson, Waddtson, Wadson, Wadtson, Wallterson, Walterson, Watson, Wattson, Wollterson, Wolterson and more.

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  2. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
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  7. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  8. Fulton, Alexander. Scotland and Her Tartans: The Romantic Heritage of the Scottish Clans and Families. Godalming: Bramley, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-86283-880-0).
  9. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  10. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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