Mariah Puryear

Samuel Puryear was a slave trader and a slave owner in Virginia and he is the father of Mariah Puryear. Mariah is matriarch of the Watson Family. Samuel Puryear fathered and owned Mariah until she was around 10 or 11 years old when he transferred of her ownership to his daughter Jane. Jane did not have Mariah long before she was deeded to her brother Alexander Puryear along a horse bridle and a saddle. Alexander was maintained ownership of Mariah and was in his will to his wife after his death around 1851. There is no record that Mariah was every sold but was always property of Alexander Puryear. Records suggest that the Puryear's were notorious slave traders and he eventfully settled in Burnt Corn, Alabama but keep Mariah as his personal property. Mariah had a son named Prince Albert Puryear who is the father of Victoria Puryear-Watson. Victoria married William "Bill" Watson. To fully understand the complete Watson History, one would have to look how far back can we trace both sides: the paternal and the maternal sides of the Watson Family. On the paternal side I can safely go back to Dick Watson and Angelina Straughn who were the parents of William “Bill” Watson(1862-1923). The family refer to William Bill Watson as "Pa Bill."

On the maternal side, I can back two generations further starting with Samuel Puryear and Unknown Slave Woman that give birth to Mariah Puryear. Mariah Puryear and an Unknown Slave in turn gave birth to Prince Albert Puryear. Then Prince Albert Puryear married Annie B. McMillan and they had seven children and was one was Victoria McMillan who married William "Bill" Watson.

Starting with the maternal side, the Watson Family can be traced back to Samuel Puryear and (Unknown Slave Woman) who gave birth to a daughter named Mariah Puryear (1815-1870). Mariah and husband or partner an Unknown Slave give birth to Prince Albert Puryear; Mary Puryear; Mc Tom Puryear; Henry Puryear and Victoria Puryear. Mariah was the half sister of Alexander B Puryear; Robert B Puryear; Robert Clausell Puryear and Samuel Puryear, Jr. Samuel Puryear was the slave owner who Mariah Puryear belonged to. It is only a guess that he is Mariah's father

Mariah Puryear was born a slave circa 1815 - 1870.) in Meckleburg, Virginia.

She was daughter of Samuel Washington Puryear and (Unknown Slave)
Her Husband or Partner was an unknown slave
Mariah is the Mother of
Prince Albert Puryear, born circa 1855;
Mary Puryear;
Mc Tom Puryear;
Henry Puryear
and Victoria Puryear

Half sister of Alexander B Puryear;
Robert B Puryear;
Richard Clausel Puryear
and Samuel Puryear

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