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Dorcas Walters 1689–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1723

Death Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Father: John Waters

Mother: Catherine Young

Spouse(s): James Taylor

Children(s): Ward Taylor

Dorcas Walters was born in 1689 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of John Waters And Catherine Amelia Young. Dorcas Walters married James Taylor, and had children including Ward Chapman Taylor. Dorcas Walters passed away in 1723 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Walters was born in 1689 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, the child of John Waters And Catherine Amelia Young.
  • Dorcas Walters married James Taylor, and had children including Ward Chapman Taylor.
  • Dorcas Walters passed away in 1723 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Waters
1670–1712
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
JW
Catherine Young
1675–1718
Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
CY

Spouses(s)

James Taylor
1694–1772
Birth Location: Wicomico, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
JT

Children(s)

Ward Taylor
1715–1791
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
WT

Dorcas Walters's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Walters
1689–1723
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Waters
1670–1712
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Amelia) Young
1675–1718
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Peter) Young
1638–1693
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Smith
1647–1687
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, Colony of Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Walters's Descendants

1.
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Dorcas Walters (1689–1723) m. James Taylor (1694–22 Mar 1772)
  1. 1. Ward (Chapman) Taylor 1715–1791 m. Anne Pollard 1740–1800
    1. 1. Moses Taylor 1762–1821 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Morris 1770–1802
      1. 1. Joseph (Milton) Taylor 1798–1872 m. Henrietta (Augusta Matilda) Weatherby 1799–1868
        1. 1. Elizabeth (D) Taylor 1826–1889 m. William (D.) Cox 1795–1881

Dorcas Walters's Timeline

7 Records

1689
1689
Birth of Dorcas Walters in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1714
1714
Age 25
Dorcas Walters was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1714
1714
Age 25
Dorcas Walters was married in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1714
1714
Age 25
Dorcas Walters was married
None
1719
1719
Age 30
Dorcas Walters was married in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1723
1723
Age 34
Death of Dorcas Walters in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1767
Abt 1767
Age 78
Dorcas Walters was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1714

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1767
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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