Ralph Watt1 
b. say 1560
Ralph Watt|b. s 1560|p10074.htm|Simon Watt|b. c 1539|p10082.htm||||||||||||||||
9th great-grandfather of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
11th great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
- Appears on charts:
- Pedigree for Ruth Minerva Fairfield
Ralph Watt was born, presumably in Cockfield, Durham, England, say 1560.1 He was the son of Simon Watt.2 He married Jane. He was buried on 9 May 1616 in Cockfield.1
Part of Ralph's land was in the Barony of Evenwood, of which the Bishop of Durham was lord, and he served as juror in the Barony Court in 1615 and was presented for not repairing his hedges in 1613 and 1616. His wife Jane may have been the mother of all his children, but the wording of his will suggests that his oldest son George was by an earlier marriage.1
Part of Ralph's land was in the Barony of Evenwood, of which the Bishop of Durham was lord, and he served as juror in the Barony Court in 1615 and was presented for not repairing his hedges in 1613 and 1616. His wife Jane may have been the mother of all his children, but the wording of his will suggests that his oldest son George was by an earlier marriage.1
Additional Data
On 16 December 1574 Simon Watt and his son Ralph witnessed the will of Richard Bayles, parson.2
Ralph Watt was mentioned in his father Simon Watt's will dated 14 October 1583 in Cockfield, Durham.3
The will of Ralph Watt of Cockfield, Durham, was made 19 March 1614, and proved 22 January 1616. He directs that he be buried in the churchyard of Cockfield and laid by his loving wife, Jane Watt, deceased. To my son George Watt my house and copyhold lands at Tofthill as his full child's portion and he to be contented. To my son Moses Watt the inheritance of my house and lands at Cockfield, after the expiration of the lease of twenty-one years, for the use of himself the said Moses Watt and Henry Watts, Ann Watt, Susanna Watt and Barbary Watt. I entreat the said Moses to put in full power my lawful attorney Mr. George Dixon of Ramshaw to give livery and seisin of all my lands and houses in Cockfield to my son Moses, to descend after his death to my son Henry Watt and his heirs male, and, failing issue male, to my son George Watt and his issue male. All the rest of my goods and chattels I give to my son Henry Watt, Ann Watt, Susan Watt and Barbary Watt, whom I make executors. I entreat Mr. George dixon of Ramshaw and my son George Watt to take the tuition of my children. Witnesses: Robert Dixon, George Dixon, Thomas Dixon, Bernard Bowes. Inventory: £330: 16: 2. Administration was granted to Ann Watt and Susan Watt of cockfield, for the benefit of themselves and of Henry Watt and Barbara Watt, in 1616. Their sureties were George Dixon of Ramshaw and George Watt of Lambeth, co. Surrey.4
Ralph Watt was mentioned in his father Simon Watt's will dated 14 October 1583 in Cockfield, Durham.3
The will of Ralph Watt of Cockfield, Durham, was made 19 March 1614, and proved 22 January 1616. He directs that he be buried in the churchyard of Cockfield and laid by his loving wife, Jane Watt, deceased. To my son George Watt my house and copyhold lands at Tofthill as his full child's portion and he to be contented. To my son Moses Watt the inheritance of my house and lands at Cockfield, after the expiration of the lease of twenty-one years, for the use of himself the said Moses Watt and Henry Watts, Ann Watt, Susanna Watt and Barbary Watt. I entreat the said Moses to put in full power my lawful attorney Mr. George Dixon of Ramshaw to give livery and seisin of all my lands and houses in Cockfield to my son Moses, to descend after his death to my son Henry Watt and his heirs male, and, failing issue male, to my son George Watt and his issue male. All the rest of my goods and chattels I give to my son Henry Watt, Ann Watt, Susan Watt and Barbary Watt, whom I make executors. I entreat Mr. George dixon of Ramshaw and my son George Watt to take the tuition of my children. Witnesses: Robert Dixon, George Dixon, Thomas Dixon, Bernard Bowes. Inventory: £330: 16: 2. Administration was granted to Ann Watt and Susan Watt of cockfield, for the benefit of themselves and of Henry Watt and Barbara Watt, in 1616. Their sureties were George Dixon of Ramshaw and George Watt of Lambeth, co. Surrey.4
Child of Ralph Watt
Children of Ralph Watt and Jane (—?—) (Watt)
- Moses Watt5
- Anne Watt+ 1
- Susanna Watt5 b. 2 Sep 1596
- Susanna Watt5 b. 23 Aug 1598
- Henry Watts5 b. 28 Jun 1602
- Barbara Watt5 b. 20 Nov 1603
Citations
- [S908] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Watts, of Cockfield, Co. Durham, and Scarborough," Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): A Reprinting in Alphabetical Order by Surname, of the Sixteen Multi-Ancestor Compendia, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996), Vol. III, 590, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Miller (1939).
- [S908] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Watts, of Cockfield, Co. Durham, and Scarborough," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 588, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Miller (1939).
- [S908] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Watts, of Cockfield, Co. Durham, and Scarborough," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 589, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Miller (1939).
- [S908] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Watts, of Cockfield, Co. Durham, and Scarborough," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 590-591, citing Registry of Durham, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Miller (1939).
- [S908] Walter Goodwin Davis, "Watts, of Cockfield, Co. Durham, and Scarborough," Massachusetts and Maine Families, Vol. III, 591, originally published in The Ancestry of Sarah Miller (1939).
