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Lt Col WILLIAM Waters 1656–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 19 Apr 1721

Death Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA

Father: Colonel Sr

Mother: Margaret Waters

Spouse(s): Mary Boynton

Children(s): Thomas Waters

Lt Col WILLIAM Waters was born in 1656 in Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Colonel William Watters Or Waters Sr And Margaret Robins Clark Watters Or Waters. Lt Col WILLIAM Waters married Mary Boynton, and had children including Thomas Waters. Lt Col WILLIAM Waters passed away in 1721 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lt Col WILLIAM Waters was born in 1656 in Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Colonel William Watters Or Waters Sr And Margaret Robins Clark Watters Or Waters.
  • Lt Col WILLIAM Waters married Mary Boynton, and had children including Thomas Waters.
  • Lt Col WILLIAM Waters passed away in 1721 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Sr
1623–1689
Birth Location: James River, Accomack (now Northampton), Virginia
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Margaret Waters
1625–1665
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Boynton
1665–1740
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Waters
1681–1760
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Lt Waters's Ancestors

Self
Lt Waters
1656–1721
Birth Place: Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Colonel William Watters or Waters Sr
1623–1689
James River, Accomack (now Northampton), Virginia
Margaret (Robins [Clark] - Watters or) Waters
1625–1665
Elizabeth City, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lieutenant\Cap. (Francis Edward Waters (The) Emigrant)
1589–1630
Reed, North Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Grace O'Neil (Waters) (Robins) of Shane's) Castle
1603–1681
Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Obedience Robins
1600–1662
Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir O'Neill-Buidhe
1570–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt Waters's Descendants

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Lt (Col WILLIAM) Waters (1656–19 Apr 1721) m. Mary Boynton (1665–1740)
  1. 1. Thomas Waters 1681–1760 m. Mary Ludwell 1681–1760
    1. 1. Mary Waters 1720–1793 m. John (Shaw #) (James) 1720–1775
      1. 1. Archibald (John Shaw) 🌳 1749–1815 m. Sarah (Jane) Hill 1747–1815
        1. 1. James (S.) Shaw 1785–1863 m. Catherine Riley 1786–1876

Lt Waters's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Lt Col WILLIAM Waters in Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America
Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America
1721
19 Apr 1721
Age 65
Death of Lt Col WILLIAM Waters in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Northampton County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1721
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
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