In 1779, his properties, including his "Rose Hill" estate (which is now occupied by Fordham University), were seized by the New York State Legislature. His father, a Loyalist, fled the colonies to England during the Revolutionary War. The role included serving as a "mayoral assistant, judge, and in sundry administrative and judicial functions." In 1774, he was appointed the Recorder of New York City under Mayor David Mathews, and was the last to serve in this role under the English Crown. degree from King's College in May 1769, and studied law. He completed preparatory studies, graduated with an A.M. 1654) and Stephanus van Cortlandt (1643–1700), the Chief Justice of the Province of New York. His maternal grandparents were the French born Etienne de Lancy (1663–1741), a minor member of the French nobility, and Anne van Cortlandt (1676–1724), the third child of Gertrude Schuyler (b. His younger siblings included Anne Watts (1744–1783), who was married to Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis (the parents of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa), Susannah Watts (1749–1823), who was married to Phillip Kearney, Mary Nicoll Watts (1751–1815), who was married to Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet, Stephen Watts, who was married to Sarah Nugent, and Margaret Watts, who was married to Robert Leake. His elder brother, Robert Watts (1743–1814), was married to Mary Alexander, the daughter of Lord Stirling. He was the son of John Watts (1715–1789), a Scottish immigrant from a wealthy family, and Ann DeLancey (1723–1784), a descendant of the Schuyler family and Van Cortlandt family. John Watts was born on August 27, 1749, in New York City. Statue of John Watts in the Trinity Church Cemetery in New York
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