Individual Details

Leah had two daughters by May of 1827 when her father wrote his will. He does refer to her as remaining single because if she marries, her share of property is to fall to Mary & Martha, her daughters.

Leah is said to have been raped by her "cousin" Larkin Cawthon which act resulted in the twin daughters, Mary and Martha. He was subsequently sent to Dallas Co AL to live with an uncle where he married Martha Hester Carpenter on 7 Aug 1843. There is a problem with the Larkin Cawthons as given in the Walters book. There was a Larkin who was a brother to William Cawthon Jr, husband of Rhoda Walters - he is likely the guilty Larkin who raped his sister-in-law, not his cousin, Leah Walters. William Jr & Rhoda also had a son named Larkin, born about 1823, and nephew to Leah, who would not have been old enough to be the guilty Larkin - the marriage to Martha Carpenter is given for both Larkins.....

2 Jun 1819: Franklin Co Court. Robert Waters vs. Larkin Cawthon on charge of Trespass, vict. in the amount of damaged of $10,000.
4 Mar 1820. Robert Walters vs. Larkin Cawthorn. Verdict for the Plaintiff. The Jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of $85 plus costs.
The Petition: on the 25th day of Jul 1818, he did force with a sword and other offensive weapons at the house of your petitioner and made an assault upon Leah Walters, spinster, daughter of your petitioner and beat, wounded and evil treated her and carnally knew her and got her with child. On 25 Apr in 1819, said daughter was delivered of two female children.

There was a Leah Warters in the Franklin Co GA 1840 Census on p.299. She was age 40-50 [b. 1790-1800] and lived alone.

Leah "Waters" married John R. Pack on 20 Nov 1832 in Franklin Co
FRANKLIN CO GA MARRIAGES From 1805-1850; GenealogyLibrary.com
[This is the only known Leah I can find but if she married Mr. Pack, he must have died and she went by her former name....]

Birth

Abt 1790

Father	Robert Walters Jr. (1754 - 1827)
Mother	Mary [Walters] ( - )
Sibling	John Jackson Walters ( - )
Sibling	Lavinia Walters (1774 - 1813)
Sibling	Joseph Walters ( - 1827)
Sibling	Mary Walters ( - )
Sibling	Rhoda Walters (1786 - 1869)
Sibling	Martha "Patsie" Walters (1789 - 1845)
Sibling	Elizabeth Walters ( - )
Sibling	Phoebe Walters (1795 - 1861)