Per Find A Grave contributor Bob Gilbert:
Cyprian Watson was born on 1 June 1737 and later moved to the Stillwater area when it was still wilderness. He cleared the land and started a farm about 3 miles from Stillwater, New York. He participated in the Revolutionary War battles in the area which led to General Burgoyne's surrender on 17 Oct 1777. He died on 11 Sept 1807.
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Watson, Thomas,. John Watson of Hartford, Conn., and his descendants : a genealogy. New York: Printed for the U.Q. Club, 1865. Pages 15. Name: Cyprian Watson Gender: Male Age: 70 Birth Date: 1 Jun 1737 Death Date: 11 Sep 1807 Father: Cyprian Watson Mother: Abigail Spouse: Dorothy Benton Child: Elijah Watson Cyprian Watson Michael Watson Mary Watson Dolly Watson
Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Name: Cyprian Watson Father: Cyprian Watson Baptism Date: 17 Jan 1731 Baptism Place: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1914) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 89. Name: Deacon Cyprian Watson Watson Birth Date: Abt 1736 Birth Place: New York, United States
Connecticut Historical Society. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762. Vol. I-II. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903-1905. Given Name: Cyprian Surname: Watson Page #: 175 Regiment: Lyman's Regt.Command: Lyman, Phineas Col. Company: Third Co.Command: Payson, Nathan Major Comments: Muster Roll 1757 ; march from Canaan to homes.
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Volume 108. Name: Cyprian Watson SAR Membership: 21528 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 21 Jul 1909 Father: Cyprian Watson Mother: Abigail Watson Spouse: Dorothy Benton Watson Children: Elijah Watson
Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Name: Cyprian Watson Gender: Male Spouse's name: Dorothy Binton Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1762 Marriage Place: New Hartford, Litchfield
Year: 1790; Census Place: Stillwater, Albany, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 345; Image: 319; Family History Library Film: 0568146. Name: Cyprian Watson Number of Household Members: 6
Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987. Name: Cyprian Dea Watson Cemetery: Yellow Mtg Hs Location: Stillwater, Saratoga Co NY 41
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Name: Cyprian Watson Birth Date: 1 Jun 1737 Death Date: 11 Sep 1807 Cemetery: Yellow Meeting House Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Spouse: Dorothy Watson https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48851639
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