Elizabeth Watson was born in September 1641, in Staplestown, Ballinacarrig, County Carlow, Ireland. She married William Weldon in 1663. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.
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The Protestant Lord Protector of England, Oliver Cromwell, landed at Dublin. His troops killed 2,000 men. A great part of lands in Munster, Leinster and Ulster (Drogheda and Wexford) was confiscated and divided among the English soldiers.
Over 6,000 Irish boys and women sold as slaves since England gained control of Jamaica.
William of Orange (William III) lands at Carrickfergus and defeats James II at Battle of the Boyne.
Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .
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