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Barbara’s family

Philemon Waters

8 OCT 1711 – 20 JAN 1779 · 7th great-grandfather

Philemon Waters (8 October 1711–20 January 1779) was Barbara’s 7th great-grandfather. In 1767, he and his wife Sarah conveyed 30 acres in Prince William County, Virginia, to William Tyler.

At a glance

Name: Philemon Waters
Birth date: 8 October 1711
Death date: 20 January 1779
Relationship: Barbara’s 7th great-grandfather
Family branch: Barbara’s family
Residence: Prince William County, Virginia, in 1767
Wife: Sarah Waters, named in the 1767 deed
Land sale date: 27 January 1767
Land sold: 30 acres
Purchaser: William Tyler
Consideration: 35 pounds current money of Virginia
Land history stated in deed: The 30 acres were part of a larger tract granted to Charles Cornwell, then conveyed to William Looe, Richard Wright, and Philemon Waters
Deed witnesses: Abraham Farrow, William Calvert, John Calvert, Catherine X Smith, and John Waters

Family connection

James Dempsey Waters "WWII-TDCJ" (father)
James Dempsey (Bud) Waters (father)
James Benjamin William Waters "Farmer" (father)
William James Waters (father)
Darius Waters (father)
William V. Waters "War of 1812" (father)
James Andrew Waters "Rev.War" (father)
William Waters (father)
Philemon Waters (father)

Philemon Waters was born on 8 October 1711 and died on 20 January 1779. He is identified as Barbara’s 7th great-grandfather in the Waters family branch.

On 27 January 1767, Philemon Waters and his wife, Sarah, both of Prince William County, Virginia, sold 30 acres to William Tyler for 35 pounds current money of Virginia. The land was described as part of a larger tract that had been granted to Charles Cornwell and afterward passed to William Looe, Richard Wright, and then Philemon Waters.

The deed was witnessed by Abraham Farrow, William Calvert, John Calvert, Catherine X Smith, and John Waters. The original notes describe Catherine X Smith as the widow of “Philemon I”; the meaning of that identification is not otherwise established in the supplied material.

Sources & research

Prince William County, Virginia, Deed Book Q, pages 544–547, deed dated 27 January 1767, Philemon Waters and Sarah Waters to William Tyler.

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