Individual Details

In the Walters book, William is shown as having married Elizabeth Ball in Pittsylvania Co VA. This is an error. The William that married Elizabeth Ball and then Anna Babb was a son of Thomas Walters who moved to Henry Co TN and died there in 1824. These marriages and the children from them are well-documented in Bible records and cemetery records in Tennessee. He was a 1st cousin to this William and very close to the same age.

There is a marriage for a William Walters to Mary E. Blank on 2 Dec 1835 in Franklin Co GA. As this is quite late in life, perhaps he did have a previous wife, or perhaps this is a different William.

It is likely that William never came to Georgia with the rest of the family but may have remained in Virginia,at least for a time. He is also probably much older [possibly 20 years older] than indicated in some files as being born in 1777. He appears to be in tax lists in Pittsylvania Co as early as 1782 along with his father and brothers Elijah and Robert Jr. [I did not find William listed in the Land Tax book, c. 2006, prior to 1786, although others have stated he was there - I have not seen the actual film. A deed of 1783 does indicate he was a land owner that early.]

The 1786 Pittsylvania Land Tax List shows William Walters as William Walters [son of Robert] with 120 acres. Yes, the designation "son of Robert" was included.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 7
p.102 18 Aug 1783 Enoch James of Halifax Co to Matthew Hendason of Pittsy. 40#'s. Tract of waters of Burches Creek. 232 acres. Begin William Walters corner, with William Walterses Line. Signed: Enock James
Wit: Rotherick McDaniel, Thomas Bennett, John Hall, Thomas Dodson
19 Aug 1783 Proved by oaths of three of the Witnesses
[This would seem to be this William. His uncle William is already believed departed for Kentucky but often deed records refer to former land owners as markers. His cousin William, son of Robert was too young to own land at this time.]

Father	Robert Walters ( - 1793)
Mother	Joannah McBee (1733 - )
Sibling	Robert Walters Jr. (1754 - 1827)
Sibling	Peter Walters (1755 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth "Betty" Walters (1755 - )
Sibling	Elijah Walters (1758 - 1829)
Sibling	Susannah Walters ( - )
Sibling	John Walters ( - 1836)
Sibling	Samuel Walters (1764 - 1815)
Sibling	Hannah Walters (1765 - )
Sibling	Moses Walters (1770 - 1850)
Sibling	Mary Walters ( - )