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JAMES WATERS 1685 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Charles, Maryland, United States

Father: John Waters

Mother: Elizabeth Giles

Spouse(s): MARGARET (Waters)

Children(s): James Waters

JAMES WATERS SR was born in 1685 in Charles, Maryland, United States, the child of John Waters and Elizabeth Giles. JAMES WATERS SR married MARGARET CORNELL (Waters), and had children including James Waters. JAMES WATERS SR passed away in 1742 in Charles, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • JAMES WATERS SR was born in 1685 in Charles, Maryland, United States, the child of John Waters and Elizabeth Giles.
  • JAMES WATERS SR married MARGARET CORNELL (Waters), and had children including James Waters.
  • JAMES WATERS SR passed away in 1742 in Charles, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Waters
1660 – 1693
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England, Wales
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Elizabeth Giles
1668 – 1746
Birth Location: West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

MARGARET (Waters)
1685 – 1742
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

James Waters
1709 – 1771
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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JAMES WATERS's Ancestors

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JAMES WATERS
1685 – 1742
Birth Place: Charles, Maryland, United States
Parents
John Waters
1660 – 1693
Bristol, Somerset, England, Wales
Elizabeth Giles
1668 – 1746
West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
John (J Caines) Waters
1640 – 1704
Calvert Co., Maryland USA
Susanna (Alling) White
1648 – 1684
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
John Giles
1645 – 1688
Salem, Essex County, British Colony of Massachusetts
Mary (Elizabeth) GALLEY
1650 – 1692
West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Waters
1606 – 1676
Elizabeth Arnolde
1605 – 1684
Ensign White
1638 – 1674
Jane Cumber
1640 – 1720
Edward Giles
1625 – 1680
Bridget Scudder
1630 – 1693
John GALLEY
1605 – 1683
Florence Ingraham\Ingham
1606 – 1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Waters,
1587 – 1644
Alice Getlande
1592 – 1626
Ralph Arnold
1575 –
Elinor Andrews
1575 –
Capt. Cumber
1610 – 1677
Judith Cumber
1613 – 1677
Edward Gyles
1580 – 1650
Henry Scudder
1605 –
Francis Gale\Galley
1578 – 1652
Joan Breedon
1584 – 1606
John ^1583
1583 – 1622
Katherine HUNTE
1584 – 1633

JAMES WATERS's Descendants

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JAMES WATERS (1685 – 1742) m. MARGARET (CORNELL) (Waters) (1685 – 1742)
  1. 1. James Waters (1709 – 11 Oct 1771) m. Susana Poston (1724 – 06 Jun 1784)
    1. 1. William Waters (15 Aug 1745 – November 1780) m. Elizabeth Welch (11 Jan 1747 – After 1777)
      1. 1. Sarah Waters (9 Feb 1776 – ) m. Jeremiah Jones (abt 1778 – )
        1. 1. America Jones (28 Dec 1810 – 12 Dec 1893) m. Rebecca ATKINSON (17 December 1822 – 06 May 1909)

JAMES WATERS's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of JAMES WATERS SR in Charles, Maryland, United States
Charles, Maryland, United States
1742
1742
Age 57
Death of JAMES WATERS SR in Charles, Maryland, United States
Charles, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, United States
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