Individual Details
Ezra Walters
(Abt 1777 - Sep 1840)
I have seen a suggested birth year of 1783 for Ezra and he was placed as the youngest. Since he married in 1795, this is not likely. He was surely born by 1775 and was the eldest child of John and Eleanor Spiers Walters. One had to be age 14 to witness a will or deed, the following record is further proof of his age:
Pittsylvania Co VA DB 9
p.457 Wm Davis of Pittsy for 14#’s have delivered to John Walters of sd County one bay Mare with blazed face, one brindle cow with calf formerly property of John Ball and one black cow with calf formerly property of James Woody. 8 Apr 1793. Signed William (X) Davis
Wit Ezra Walters, Kiziah Walters, Chas. Hoyle.
21 Oct 1793. Proved by oaths of one of wit.
Marriage to Elizabeth Shackelford. Bond date. Ezra must have been quite young - maybe only 17/18 years old. There is no other Ezra available. Alexander Glaspy [Gillispy?] and William Rainey were bondsmen/witnesses.
12 Nov 1815. Marriage bond of Ezra Walters & Lydia Nelson. Sur: Evan Shaw. Married 15 Nov by the Rev. William Blair.
1820 Census. Pittsylvania Co VA, p.65 Izra Walters. Over age 45. 1f age 16-26, 1f 26-45.
1830 Census. Pittsylvania Co VA. Ezra Walters. 1m age 50-60. 1f age 30-40.
1840 Census. Pittsylvania Co VA. Ezra Walters, 1m age 60-70. 1f age 40-50.
The will of Ezra is said to mention only two daughters, Sally Walters Ivans and Tabitha Walters Stanley. No information about when his wife Lydia may have died. The Lydia Walters, widow, in the 1850 Pittsylvania Census was the widow of Ezekiel Walters, unrelated to Ezra.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1777 |  | |||
| Marriage | 24 Dec 1795 | Caswell County, North Carolina - Elizabeth Shackelford | | ||
| Marriage | 15 Nov 1815 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia - Lydia Nelson | | ||
| Death | Sep 1840 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | Lydia Nelson (1785 - ) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Shackelford ( - ) |
| Child | Sarah "Sally" Walters ( - ) |
| Child | Tabitha Walters (1800 - 1880) |
| Father | Capt John Walters (1753 - 1836) |
| Mother | Eleanor Spiers ( - 1831) |
| Sibling | Kesiah Walters (1778 - 1815) |
| Sibling | Rhoda Walters (1780 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Spiers Walters (1781 - 1859) |
Endnotes
1. Pittsylvania Co Virginia Deeds; Deed Books 3 & 4, Microfilm #0033263; Deeds & Wills Book 5, Microfilm #0033264; DB 6 & 7 with some Court Records from 1767, Microfilm #0033265; DB 8, Microfilm #0033266; DB 9 & 10, Microfilm #0033267; Deeds & Wills 11, Microfilm #0033290 [these are dated earlier than DB 9; the wills begin in 1780].
2. Katharine Kerr Kendall with Index by Mary Frances Kerr Donaldson, Caswell County North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868. (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981) , p.161.
3. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
4. "Descendants of Thomas Walters Sr" shared by Walters researcher, Robert B. Walters.