Individual Details

William Walters that married Elizabeth Ball is also sometimes given as a son of Robert Walters and Salethia McBee; this is incorrect.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 9
p.542 19 Apr 1794 John Johnson & wife Anne to Asa Thomas. 14£. 56 ¾ acres. Head of Sandy Crk. Road on Wm Dix's line, pine on Anne Daniel's line. Dividing line bet sd Johnson & the Excr of John Watkins dec'd, up the road to the beginning. Signed: John (X) Johnson, Anne (X) Johnson
Wit: William Payne Jr., Peyton Thomas, William Walters, Richard Rannolds, W. Wilkinson. 21 Apr 1794 Ack. by Johnson

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 10
p.80 11 Aug 1794 John & Francis Akin to Jeremiah Simpson. 20£. Tract of 43 acres being part of tract where Edward Bryant now lives at upper end of sd tract on the S side of the upper double creek. Begin at the Crk on Jeremiah Simpsons line, along his line to Erasmus Simpsons line, Basil Hawkens line at the upper end of Hawkins Old field, Hardy's line, running with the Crk to the beginning. Signed: John Akin, Frances Akin. Wit: Benjamin Burgiss, Loyd Simpson, Erasmus Stimson, William Walters, William Bryant.
15 Dec 1794 Proved by oaths of three of the witnesses.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 11
p.54
2 Nov 1796
Moses Hanks to John Cheney. 35£. Tract on waters of Double Creek, 100 acres. Maple corner tree in Charles Collies line and William Walters, thence Walters line to post aok corner, thence Walters line to pine corner tree in Walters line and Jonathan Weldon's, thence Weldons line to white oak in John Madden's line, on Madden's line, William Wilder's line. Signed: Moses Hanks Wit: Heath Gardner, Charles Chaney, James Donneson, George Dodson. 17 Apr 1797 Proved by three of witnesses.
p.270 4 Oct 1797 Charles Waddill to Allen Waddill 300£ land on Sanday Creek of Dan River. 400 acres. Begin black oak S side of Sandy Creek, new dividing line to corner pin in Robert Williams, Woodes line, William Harrison dec'd line to Noell Waddill Junr corner in Harrisons line thence Noel Waddills line to his Spring branch, down the branch to Sandy Creek
Signed: Charles Waddill Wit: Henry Cook, Champness Terry, John Scott, Robt Walters, Wm Walters, Archer Walters 16 Apr 1798 Proved by three witnesses
p.271 3 Oct 1797 Noel Wadill Senr to Charles Waddill. 300£.Tract both side Sandy Creek 800 acres. Begin mouth of Noel Waddill Junior's Spring branch, to Charles Waddills line, his line to Robt Williams, along Williams to John Walters, along his line to Williams line across the Creek to Woddes, along his line toAkisson, to Burgess's, his line to the creek Signed: Noel Waddill Wit: Robert Walters, Wm Walters, Archer Walters Proved 16 Apr 1798 by witnesses
p.373 1 May 1798 William Russell to William Burges. 40£ Begin at Dodsons corner, white oak in Macbees line, along the same, Samuel Harris's corner black jack, along his line; to William Walters corner maple on abranch, along Dodson's line to the beginning. Signed: William Russell. Wit: Benjamin Twedwell, Ezekiel Russell, James Harden 18 Jun 1798 Proved by two witnesses. 15 Oct proved by another.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 12
p.30 26 Sep 1799 John Hall of Boon Co KY, attorney for Daniel & Sarah Johnson of Scott Co KY to John Herring of Pittsylvania. 100#s. Waters of Birches Crk 100a. tract sold by Joseph Terry dec'd to Chichester Grubbs. Signed: John Hall Wit: Robert Walters, William Walters, Bennett Shelton, Allen Watson 21 Oct 1799 proved by three wit
p.31 19 Oct 1799 John Chaney to William Walters. 5£. tract of 5a on Waters of lower Double Creek. Begin maple corner on branch of said Chaneys & said Walters & Charles Collies land. Up the meanders of the branch to waid Walters line, with Walters line to his corner, corner with said Williams' line. Signed: John Chaney. Wit: John Herring, John Slaydon, John Mading. 21 Oct 1799, Ack by John Chaney
p.396 21 Oct 1801 John Chaney & wife Susany to Charles Collie. 150£ 95 acres. Waters of lower Double Creek. Begin fork of crk, corner of said Collie & William Walterses land, up the meanders to branch, said Walterses line in another place, with his line, Jonathan Weldons line, Madings line, Weldons old tract, said Colleys line. Signed: John Chaney. Susanah (x) Chaney. Wit: William Slayden, John (x) Collie, James (x) Collie. 19 Oct 1801 proved by three sitnesses.

Pittsylvania DB 13
p.98 22 May 1802 Henry Cook of Halifax to Achilles Whitlock . 177£, 2sh. Tract on upper double Crrek, 99 and ¼ acres. Begin at corner pine, metes & bounds. Signed: Henry Cook. Wit: Wm Barksdale, Samuel Walker, Bird Moore, Bartlett Cates, Presley Dodson, John Dismukes, Archer Walters, Jas. Richarson, Wm Walters, Robert Carter, Benjamin Marable, Stepn Edwards, Fleming Bates. 20 Sep 1802 Ack. By Henry Cook

Pittsylvania DB 15
p.318 7 Mar 1807 John Hardy, aged & Inabled in body , place of residence for myself and wife Martha. Deliver to Samuel Walker of Pittsylvania the following property for the purposes of obtaining a Suport. Two cows, one calf & one yearling, feather bed & furniture, dishes, etc, one bay horse 8 years old. …..during the time we may be on the premesis of the said Walker fully authoring him as he may think proper to make sale Signed: John (x) Hardy. Wit: Benja. Watkins, Sto. Turner, Wm Walters, Archer Walters, William Walker. 20 Arp 1807, proved & recorded.


Marriage to Elizabeth Ball, dau of John Ball. Sur: Carter Ball.


William and his brother Abraham came to Henry Co TN soon after the death of their father - about 1820. William and his brother Abraham came [early] to Tennessee, according to The History of Henry County, Tennessee by E. McLeod Johnson, Vol. 1, 1958. The first tobacco was raised in Henry County, Tennessee, by William Walters.

Lila Moorer email Aug, 2003:
"From Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book 26 - 1823-24 p 471 29 March 1819 William Walters gives Power of Attorney to Archer Walters...................."One certain tract piece or parcel of land in the County of Pittsylvania Virginia on waters of the lower double creek (sic) containing by estimation one hundred and eighty six acres more or less adjoining lands of Charles Colley Jason Brightwell & others............
"Note: This is the only time William Walters sells land in Pittsylvania County. This is the same land his father left him "bounding on Colley."

Mervin Walters has written that William Walters had a land purchase in Henry Co in 1823; Abraham not until 1827. No details were provided.

From "Early Deed Abstract, p.60" from Henry County "Old Time Stuff": Genealogical Records: Early TN Settlers, 1700s-1900s. Genealogy.com.
4 Dec 1823 Indenture: R.E.C. Dougherty of Carroll Co TN. 260 acres to William Walters of Henry Co.
"It was around 1826 that William Waters raised the first tobacco in the county".

Henry County settlers mentioned in Goodspeed's History of Tennessee published in 1887
Early Settlers of Henry County
Southeastern Henry County
Joel Hagler, Willis Hagler, James Williams, William Wyatt, Rev Benjamin Peeples, Rev John Manly, Richard Manly, Hamilton F. Manly, John Stoddart, Abraham Waters, William Waters, Cullen Bryant, William Jones, James Hicks, Thomas Lilly, Johanan Smith, Henry Wall, ? Randle, Reuben Bomar, William Porter, John Porter
Please Note: According to Brenda Wyatt, the two men referred to by Goodspeed as Waters, Abraham and William, were actually Walters.

West Tennessee Land Grants, Book 2A, p.755
Grant #1643
Certificates 3147 & 3148 dated 8 Mar 1826 for 25 acres each in the western district. Entered in the 12th Surveyors District, Entry 2047 dated 6 May 1826 to William Watters.
50 Acres by survey dated 29 Sep 1826 in the County of Henry, 12th Surveyors District in Range Five & Six and Section five and bounded Entry No. 981 for 183 1/4 acres in the name of the Heirs of David Poiner, pointers. 23 Oct 1830.

1830 Census. Henry Co TN
William Waters: 1m -5, 2m 5-10, 3m 10-15, 3m 15-20, 1m 20-30, 1m 50-60
2f -5, 1f 10-15, 2f 15-20, 1f 40-50

Early Tennessee Tax Records:
1836. Henry County. William Walters.

William and both wives are buried in the Walters Cemetery, 4 miles south of Paris, Henry Co, TN.

William died at age 64 years, 4 months.

FindAGrave.com:
WALTERS CEMETERY IS ON HWY 641 SOUTH, HENRY COUNTY,TENNESSEE
COPY OF WILLIAM WALTERS WILL, DATED 5-JUL-1830, ON FILE. EXECUTOR WAS "MY FRIEND JOHN BABB". THE FOLLOWING NOTATION WAS ON A GROUP SHEET FROM HENRIETTA HILL ON WILLIAM WALTERS SR. AND ANNA BABB (William's Second wife): "RESIDED NEAR MANLEYVILLE IN HENRY COUNTY,TN. AFTER COMING FROM PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA. 1820-1821. SHE RESIDED ON FARM GRANTED TO HER FATHER FOR SERVICES IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Estate settlement is listed in the index of "Tenn. Wills and Admin. 1779-1861", Sistler

Birth	Jan 1775	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Marriage	10 Dec 1804	Pittsylvania County, Virginia - Elizabeth Ball
Marriage	Abt 1825	Henry County, Tennessee - Anna Babb
Death	23 Apr 1839	Henry County, Tennessee

Spouse	Elizabeth Ball (1787 - 1824)
Child	Jane Walters (1805 - )
Child	Lucy Walters (1806 - )
Child	Thomas Walters (1808 - 1880)
Child	Martha Jane "Patsy" Walters (1810 - 1880)
Child	Elizabeth Walters (1811 - 1856)
Child	William Walters (1813 - 1885)
Child	Spencer Walters (1814 - 1846)
Child	Joel Walters (1815 - 1836)
Child	Nancy Walters (1817 - 1840)
Child	John Walters (1818 - 1863)
Child	Robert Walters (1820 - )
Child	Obadiah Walters (1822 - 1883)
Child	Sarah Ann "Sally" Walters (1824 - 1878)

Spouse	Anna Babb (1782 - 1874)
Child	Henry Babb Walters (1826 - 1892)
Child	Emily Walters (1827 - 1902)
Child	Mary Walters (1829 - )

Father	THOMAS WALTERS (1727 - 1796)
Mother	LUCY ?Clement or Walker (1731 - )
Sibling	ROBERT Walters (1750 - 1834)
Sibling	Thomas WALTERS Jr. ( - 1795)
Sibling	Capt John Walters (1753 - 1836)
Sibling	Wilmoth Walters ( - 1830)
Sibling	Agatha Walters (1760 - )
Sibling	Lucy Walters ( - )
Sibling	Clement Walters (1762 - 1835)
Sibling	Obediah Walters (1765 - 1836)
Sibling	Archibald "Archer" Walters (1768 - )
Sibling	Margaret Walters (1778 - 1843)
Sibling	Abraham Walters (1781 - 1847)