From Terrie Treadway, Watson Family Researcher:

MARRIAGES Cumberland Co. Marriage bonds

Abner Watson m. Nov 22 1788 Polly Price sur. Archibald Wright

Also listed in Allied Families of Todd County, KY and the Watson Family Bible.

There appears to be some confusion between this Abner Watson and perhaps another (or his father).

From Terrie Treadway:

REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION- National Archives

For Abner Watson, by widow, Hannah ---W18258 ??? right Watson1

Aber and "Polly" are said to have had twelve childen on the website, Virginians - The Family History of JOHN W. PRITCHETT.

An extract of a deed for Abner Watson as grantee found by Dorothy Hankins (email 26 Aug 2004) entered into theDeed Book for Rockingham Co, NC, on 1832 Dec 25 and in Book 2E, Page 185-186:

John A. Patrick of the State of NCarolina and County of Rockingham sells & confirms to Abner Watson of the State of Virginia and County of Prince Edward, for the sum of $4337.50, 890 acres of Land situate on the North side of Haw River, bounded by said river on the south, adjoining James Patrick Senr, Blake W Brasewell(?) on the West; James Sharp on the South West; the heirs of James Lemonds Junr on the South; the heirs of James Cunningham on the South; Alexander Bevel and Alexander Johns on the East; running down a branch of said Haw River to said River together with all woods, waters etc.

/S/ Jno A Patrick (& Ackd)

In the presence of Joseph Hitton (or Hutton?)

February Session 1833, The Execution of the within deed was duly Acknowledged and ordered to be Recorded.

/S/ Ro Gallaway Cl

A follow up comment on this by Diana Bradley (email 28 Aug 2004):

It's amazing to me that Abner paid over $4,000 for 890 acres of land in NC. That was a lot of money then. Do you think he knew John Patrick, or was it just coincidence that he found 890 acres? The Patrick's had inherited the land from the father, Hugh Patrick, who allegedly was a supporter of the Revolution - at least he gave money. Hugh Patrick's father supposedly received a Granville land grant in the early 1700's, at least that was what a researcher in Rockingham county told me.

Further references about John A. Patrick are in the material for Celestia Virginia Rankin.