John Watson was born in Plymouth, MA on Thursday, April 19, 1716 at "10 o'clock in the morning". His father, John Watson, was reportedly the wealthiest man in Plymouth County when he died in 1731. The Watsons had come to Plymouth in the early 1630s and though they were not of the original Pilgrims, they were one of the early influential families in Plymouth Colony. His mother, Sarah Rogers, was the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Appleton) Rogers. She died 1725 and John and