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William Walter 1741–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1741

Birth Location: Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, America

Death Date: 6 November 1802

Death Location: Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Father: John Walter

Mother: Ann (Walter)

Spouse(s): ANN SHANKS

Children(s): Walter Walter, Ann Smoot, John Walter, Richard Walter

William Walter was born in 1741 in Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, America, the child of John Walter And Ann Parker Walter. William Walter married Ann Shanks, and had children including Ann Bragg Smoot, John Thomas Walter, Richard Craddock Walter, Walter Bragg Walter. William Walter passed away in 1802 in Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • William Walter was born in 1741 in Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, America, the child of John Walter And Ann Parker Walter.
  • William Walter married Ann Shanks, and had children including Ann Bragg Smoot, John Thomas Walter, Richard Craddock Walter, Walter Bragg Walter.
  • William Walter passed away in 1802 in Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Walter
1714–1760
Birth Location: Froxfield, Wiltshire, England
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Ann (Walter)
1722–1810
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Calvert, Maryland Colony, America
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Spouses(s)

ANN SHANKS
1740–1804
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland ,USA
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Children(s)

Walter Walter
1768–1840
Birth Location: St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland Colony, America
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Ann Smoot
1776–1833
Birth Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America
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John Walter
1764–1829
Birth Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America
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Richard Walter
1773–1836
Birth Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America
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William Walter's Ancestors

Self
William Walter
1741–1802
Birth Place: Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, America
Parents
John Walter
1714–1760
Froxfield, Wiltshire, England
Ann (Parker) (Walter)
1722–1810
Christ Church Parish, Calvert, Maryland Colony, America
Grandparents
Gabriel Parker
1697–1749
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Ann (Hutchinson) (Parker)
1698–1762
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Walter's Descendants

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William Walter (5 Apr 1741–6 November 1802) m. ANN SHANKS (24 Dec 1740–09 Feb 1804)
  1. 1. Walter (Bragg) Walter 1768–1840 m. Anna King 1771–1805
    1. 1. William (S) Walters 1795–1855 m. Mary (Eleanor) Leith 1799–1846
      1. 1. Jane Walters 1831–1903 m. Hyram Street 1827–1868 m. John Ziegler 1829–1904
        1. 1. George (Richard) Street 1853–1916 m. Sarah (Ellen) Conarty 1867–1932
        2. 2. James (W.) Streets 1851–1928 m. Lousie (M) Street 1853–1947
      2. 2. John (Talbot) Walter 1837–1911 m. Phebe (Ellen) Reed 1846–1911
        1. 1. William (Arthur) Walter 1874–1942
        2. 2. Ulysses (Grant) Walter 1868–1944
        3. 3. Jesse (S.) Walter 1871–
        4. 4. James (Cassius) Walter 1877–1927
        5. 5. Blanche Walter 1892–1943
        6. 6. Myrtle (Cecilia) Walter 1888– m. John (W) Douglas 1884–
        7. 7. Maude Walter 1883–
        8. 8. Minnie Walter 1880–1901
      3. 3. James (W) Walter 1835–1911 m. Catherine (E.) Dietrich 1841–
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Walter 1827–1922 m. Alvin Sherwood 1831–1916
        1. 1. William Sherwood 1853–1924
        2. 2. Mary (J.) Sherwood 1858–1937
        3. 3. Chester (F.) Sherwood 1862–
        4. 4. John (W.) Sherwood 1864–1944
        5. 5. Alvira Sherwood 1867–1940
        6. 6. Eleanor (Ellen Elizabeth) Sherwood 1855–1941
        7. 7. Frances (Amanda) Sherwood 1856–1918
        8. 8. Rebecca (B) Sherwood 1860–1861
      5. 5. George (R) Walter 1829–1880 m. Elizabeth Sherwood 1836–1871 m. Martha Webber 1837–1907
        1. 1. Charles ("Charley" E) Walters 1861–
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Walters 1863–
        3. 3. William (A) Walters 1865–
        4. 4. Lillie (A) Walters 1867–
        5. 5. O (Edward) Walters 1869–
        6. 6. Malissa (Anna) Walters 1872–
      6. 6. Rachel (B) WALTER 1826–1905 m. William Cox 1822–1881
        1. 1. Edward (Slauter) Cox 1853–1930
        2. 2. John (Isaac) Cox 1856–1912
        3. 3. William (W.) Cox 1862–1944
        4. 4. Evaline Cox 1864–
        5. 5. Francis (M.) Cox 1869–1955
        6. 6. Joseph Cox 1844–1863
        7. 7. George Cox 1848–1865
        8. 8. Emma (L) Cox 1860–1864
        9. 9. John Cox 1851–1853
        10. 10. Harriet ("Hattie" J) Cox 1867–1881
        11. 11. Julius (Warren) Cox 1855–1898 m. Calista (C Cox -) Harper 1862–1900 m. Cora (Elizabeth) Bridges 1850–1927
      7. 7. Toliver Walter 1832–
      8. 8. Julia (A) Walter 1833–1865 m. Noah Coffenberry 1835–
    2. 2. Lucinda Walter 1795–1825
    3. 3. Jonathan (Joseph) Walter 1796–1839
    4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Walter 1792–1871 m. Joshua Beach 1773–1846
      1. 1. William (Alexander) Beach 1816–1889
      2. 2. Eliza (A Beach) Ennis 1825–
      3. 3. Frances Beach 1834–
    5. 5. Susan Walters 1810–1870
    6. 6. Margaret Walters 1807–1880
    7. 7. Sarah (Garner) Walter 1810–1845 m. John (Chandler) Ford 1791–1866
      1. 1. Bryant (Hanson) Ford 1840–1907
      2. 2. James (Harvey) Ford 1844–1912
    8. 8. Silvern Walter 1801–1861 m. Ruth Gough 1803–1870
      1. 1. Edward Walter 1830–1901
      2. 2. Lewis Walter 1832–1916
      3. 3. Sarah Walter 1835–
      4. 4. Robert Walter 1836–
      5. 5. John (Henry) Walter 1834–
      6. 6. Thomas Walter 1842–
    9. 9. Rebecca Walter 1800–
    10. 10. William Walter 1807–1890
  2. 2. Ann (Bragg) Smoot 1776–1833
  3. 3. John (Thomas) Walter 1764–1829
  4. 4. Richard (Craddock) Walter 1773–1836

William Walter's Timeline

2 Records

1741
5 Apr 1741
Birth of William Walter in Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, America
Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, America
1802
6 November 1802
Age 61
Death of William Walter in Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1741
    Event Place: Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1802
    Event Place: Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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