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Waters

Hotten's list of emigrants to America between 1600 and 1700 gives a census or "list of names of those living in Virginia February 16, 1623" (1624). Edward Waters his muster includes: "Edward Waters, age 40, in ship Patience, 1608; Grace Waters, age 21, in the Diana, 1618; William Waters; Margaret Waters, born in Virginia." Among the land patents issued in the corporation of James Cittie, 100 acres were patented to Edward Waters.

Note: The connection to the Waters line is not bolstered by sources but instead only assumed on the basis of oral history and what could be (but really would be a stretch if it in fact were) coincidence — specifically, the names of Anthony Garrard's daughter Sarah Waters Garrard and grandson William Waters Garrard.

Sources: Waters and Milam, Waters and Kindred Families; Hurley, The Waters Families

generation no. 1

John Waters, born c 1537 in Reed, Hertfordshire, England, died c 1600.

generation no. 2

William Waters, born 13 September 1557, died c 1588. Married 14 October 1582 in William Parish to Alice Canon, born 5 June 1560, died 1620.

generation no. 3

Edward Waters, the emigrant, born November 30, 1589, died September 20, 1630 (see will abstract). Married Grace O'Neil, born c 1603, died c 1681.

Sources: Virginia Historical and General Magazine, vol. I, pp. 92-93; vol. II, p. 179. William & Mary Quarterly, p. 130. E. G. Simm's Index, p. 1034

generation no. 4

William Waters I, born 1623, died 29 July 1689 (see will). Married (1) Margaret Robbins Clarke, born 1625, died 1663, (2) Dorothy Marriott.

Source: Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, vol. 3, p. 517

generation no. 5

John Waters, born 1671, died 1708. Will dated 2 March 1707, probated 15 June 1708 Somerset Co. MD. Married 19 February 1679 Mary Maddox.

generation no. 6

John Waters, born c 1702, died 1761. Will dated 27 March 1760 (see will abstract). Married c 1720 Mary Elizabeth Hack.

Thomas Waters [collateral, William 1664], born 1681, died 1760. Married Rose Wickliffe, born c 1692.

generation no. 7

Sarah Waters, born 1725, died 1756. Married Jacob Garrard.

Source: Somerset County, MD Wills Liber EB #4 1760-1769

Will abstract: Edward Waters

20 August 1630

Edward Waters of Elizabeth City in Virginia, gentleman. All his lands in Virginia to William Waters his son. All his other goods in England, Virginia, Ireland or elsewhere to be sold by his executor on the advice of his brother John Waters of Middleham, Yorks, and Mr. Lionel Rowlston of Elizabeth City, gent, and the proceeds equally divided between his wife Mrs. Grace Waters, son William Waters, and daughter Margaret Waters; the children's portions to be used by overseers in their minority etc. Appoints his son William Waters as executor.

Signed 20 Aug. 1630. Probate 18 Sept. 1650 to John Waters, brother of deceased, in minority of William Waters, son & executor. Index states testator died at Hormead Herts.

Will: William Waters I

8 October 1685

NOTE: Only William Jr is of age. Edward is near, the other 4 younger, & Thomas the youngest.

In the name of God, Amen. I, William Waters of Northampton County in Virginia, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in writing in manner and forme as followeth: ....

Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son William Waters and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever all my plantation I now dwell upon lying in the aforesaid county with all the housings orchards and ____ thereon and to belonging forever: and if my said son William Waters shall depart this life and leave no heirs of his body lawfully begotten then my will & desire is that my well beloved sons Obedience Waters and Thomas Waters shall have hold and enjoy my above said plantation with all what thereabouts belongeth asaforesaid to them and their heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Edward Waters part of my devident of land that I have at Animess in Somerset County in the Province of Maryland all that part of my said devident that I have settled and built upon and cleared and fenced upon it lying and bordering on ye north side of Animess River beginning at and bight or branch all along the river side unto the land of Thomas Tull which was formerly given to ditto Tull by me:  and so alongst by the said Thomas Tull unto my head line and from the said Thomas Tull alongst my headline as far as against the head of the bight or branch aforesaid that parts the low neck and my calfs pasture this part of my devident I say I do hereby give and bequeath unto my son Edward Waters and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, forever, and for want of such heirs my will and desire is that my well beloved sons Obedience & Thomas Waters shall hold and enjoy my above said plantacon according to ye bounds aforesaid to them & their heirs forever. Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Richard Waters and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever the other half of my neck of land called ye Low Neck. It being part of my devident of land I have at Somerset County in the Province of Maryland aforesaid. I say part of this land called the Low Neck that lyeth and adjoyneth unto the land I have given aforesaid unto my son Edward Waters: and the other half of the said land called Low Neck I do hereby give, will and bequeath unto my well beloved son John Waters and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever and if my son Richard Waters shall depart this life and leave no heirs of his body lawfully begotten, then my will and desire is that my well beloved son John Waters shall have hold and enjoy all that part of the land abovesaid hereby given to my son Richard Waters to him the said John Waters and his heirs forever: and if my said son John Waters shall depart this life and leave no heirs of his body lawfully begotten then my will and desire is that my well beloved son Richard Waters shall have & enjoy all that part of the land above I hereby give unto my son John Waters and to his heirs forever.

Item. I will & desire that all my just debts bee justly paid. A list whereof I doe intend to draw out & leave with my son William Waters, but if I doe not I think my books will show them all.

Item. I will & bequeath all the rest of my estate whatsoever I have in Virginia or in Maryland or in Europe or in any other place in this world I do hereby give & bequeath it all unto my six sons William Waters and Edward Waters and Richard Waters and John Waters and Obedience Waters and Thomas Waters and they all to live apart and not to be divided until my son Edward Waters attain the age of twenty one years and then a just decision to God made and my three eldest sons William Waters and Edward Waters and Richard Waters to have their due share of all my personal estate and my three youngest sons (John Waters, Obediennce Waters & Thomas Waters) share and share, to be and remain in the custody of my executor who hereafter I shall nominate and through it to maintain them in case my advisors shall advise my executor to the contrary which I leave wholly to their decision.

Item. I do hereby constitute my well beloved son William Waters executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby earnestly intrust my well beloved friends Thomas Ebernden and George Johnson and Timothy Coe and Thomas Brown and Daniel Eyre and my dearly beloved brother John Robins to be advising and assisting my executor and all my sons in whatsoever they may see them stand in need of. And I do intreat my cozon (cousin) Charles Hall and Cozon Thomas Tull to take care of my plantation and my stock there now upon until my children come to enjoy it to whom I have bequeathed it and to help my executor therein what they can. I do hereby authorize my executor that when my son Edward Waters attains lawful age and that my estate be equally shared amongst all my children then I desire Thomas Brown, Benjamin Stratton and Charles Hall to take into their care and custody my three sons John Waters and Obedience Waters and Thomas Waters and part or all their estate if they should think it fit for I would not have my friends decide my children kindness and loose by it and if they do so think it fit I desire and intreat my couzin Charles  & Thomas Browne to take Obedience  Waters and Benjamin Stratton to take Thomas Waters until my said three sons can shift for themselves or as my executor and they shall agree for what time they shall keep them. In testimony and confirmation of the contents hereof as being my LW&T I have herunto set my hand and seal this 8th day of ye 10th in 1685.

Signed: William Waters

Will abstract: John Waters

27 March 1760

Note: Sarah's being dead by autumn 1756, when Anthony Garrard christened, would explain her not being mentioned in her father's will. Outstanding is why it doesn't mention Anthony.

John Waters, Somerset Co. To my wife, Mary Elizth. Waters, for life, these negroes — Sam, Charles, Dick, Mark, Jack, Caesar, & Sarah — & on her d., to be equ. div. among my 5 youngest chldn: George, William, Edward, Littleton, & Peter Waters; also to my said wife for life, the plantation I live on, & on her death, to my son John Waters.

To my son John Waters, negro man Berry, 6 silver spoons, a chair, 2 hgshds. tob., my copper stillhead provided he pay 1/2 the value to my son Spencer. To my son Spencer Waters, negroes Will & Ned, my silver can, 1 hgshd. tob., & 1/2 the value of my copper stillhead & worm.

To my son Geo. Nicholas Severn Waters, Hogg Yard, on the NW Br. of Nanticoke R. in Dorchester Co. & these negroes: woman Virginia Sarah, girls Tamar & Rachel, & boy Peter. To my son Wm. Waters, these negroes: Adam, Jane, Hagar, & Ellick. To my son Edwd. Waters, these negroes: Esther, James, Sue, & Andrew. To my son Littleton Waters, these negroes: Daniel, Winney, Palace, & Jefrey. To my son Peters Waters, these negroes: Hannah, Jonathan, Robert, Steven, & Jude.

To John Teague of Worcester Co., — — — , in Worcester Co., where he lives. To John Denwood, son Levin Denwood, negro girl Nanny. To Esabel Selby, wife of Ezekiel Selby, negro woman Abigail, but if she & her husb. not release to my sons Spencer & Geo. the land on the NW Fork of Nanticoke R. I purchased of Levin Denwood, sd. negro woman to my son Geo. Waters. To my sd. 5 youngest chldn. my marshes down Potatoe Neck until my son Peter is 21. To my son Edwd. Waters, the tuition of my son Littleton till he is 21.

John Waters

Extrs: sons John, Geo., & Edwd. Waters. Witn: Henry Lowes, Wm. Waters, Jr., Geo. Waters, Jr. 28 April 1761, sworn to by Wm., Jr., & Geo., Jr., & the widow, by letter, stood to the will. Liber 31, folio 295

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