David + Sophia Watson. Sophia (daughter of James (of Saughton) Watson and Helen Hope) was born on 29 Jun 1746; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Probably a descendants of Richard Watson of Saughton, 1537

In the 1980s, a group of interested Watson descendents in Nova Scotia wrote to The Court of The Lord Lyon to enquire as to whether the Watsons had ever existed as a clan under a chief (a clan can only be a clan if it has a chief - if the Court had no records of a chief, then Clan Watson would not officially exist). The Court responded to the query, and confirmed that the last registered chief was one James Watson of Saughton, who was recorded in their 1818 books as "direct male line from Richard Watson of Saughton, to be described as: Chief of the name in Scotland". This information not only allowed the Nova Scotian Watsons to found their society, but it also enabled them to attempt to establish whether James Watson had any living heirs that may be both eligible and interested in assuming the title of Clan Chief.

They established that James Watsons had two sons, but both were killed in the Boer War, and that his only daughter, Helen, married the Earl of Morton, carrying the Watson Chief's title to the Clan Douglas. The Society contacted the present day Earl of Morton to see whether any of his family would be interested in taking on the title of Chief of Clan Watson, but his first son may be taking on the title of Chief of Clan Douglas (understandable, as the Mortons are Douglases, Clan Douglas is currently Chiefless and the 4th Earl of Morton held the chieftaincy during the 16th century) and there is still no word as to whether his second son or daughter may be interested in the Watson title.

At his death, Charles was the only surviving son. Two of his sons died in the Boer War.

James + Helen Hope. Helen (daughter of Charles (1st Earl of Hopetoun) Hope and Henrietta (of Annandale) Johnstone) was born on 27 Jul 1717; died on 22 Jul 1769. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note difference between bith and baptism

Possibly wrote a will dated 6 March 1703

Probably descended from Richard Watson of Saughton, who lived about 1550, and his wife Jane Stanhope.

The earliest Watsons of Saughton to be recorded in the Registry of the Privy Council in Scotland were James and John, portioners of the lands of Saughton in 1572 and 1576-7. They may have been the sons of David, who was alive in the middle of the sixtenth century. Was he a son of Richard?

James married Bathia Baird in 1709. Bathia (daughter of Sir James (2nd Bt of Saughton Hall) Baird and Margaret Hamilton) was born about 1684; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

or Bethia

Charles married Henrietta (of Annandale) Johnstone on 31 Aug 1699. Henrietta (daughter of William (1st Marquess of Annandale) Johnstone and Sophia (of Craigiehall) Fairholm) was born on 11 Nov 1682; died on 25 Nov 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]