Richard (6) Waters

Abt 1667 - Bef 1720  (< 53 years)

• Name	Richard (6) Waters  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1667	Northampton County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	8 Oct 1685	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as a son Richard Waters in the will of Lt. Col. William Waters. He was given land in Somerset Co, MD, on the north side of Annamessex River, already "settled and built upon," known as "Waters River," which became the family seat. To the plantation acreage was added land inherited by his wife Elizabeth (16) Littleton. Richard Waters was generally recognized as a "very wealthy planter" and he and his wife became active members of the Annamessex Meeting of Friends (Quakers), organized in 1662.
  Will - Named as a Brother-in-law in a will	2 May 1696	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as brother-in-law Richard Waters in the will of Bowman Littleton. He and brother Nathaniel Littlteon was given my neck of land called Farsalia
  Reference Identifier	N'hamp-Som
  Record ID	58532
  Will	21 Apr 1720	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	To son William, Extr, and tract Waters River. To cousin John Waters land. Mentions brother John Waters (dec'd) & Charles Hall. To son William, Richard, Littleton tract Fletcher's Lands. To brother William Waters. To wife Elizabeth Extr. Mentions Quakers at West River. Mentions William Robins, Richard Hill & Thomas Chalkley. To daughter Elizabeth. To daughter Esther. To daughter Sarah. Mentions Uncle Marnol in England & William Cooper. Mentions John Hyde Sr. & John Hyde Jr. Witt: John Brown, William Pearson, Thomas Fairclo & Edward Harper.
  Death	Bef 12 Jul 1720	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4, 5]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Waters,   b. Abt 1560, England d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandfather)  Dorothy Marriott,   b. Abt 1630, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England d. Bef 1717, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 86 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	5 brothers
  + 1. William (4) Waters, (Burgess),   b. 1664, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 19 Apr 1721, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 57 years) ▻ Isabel Harmanson,  m. 1690 ;   Mary (--?--),  m. 4 Oct 1707   2. Edward (5) Waters,   b. Abt 1665, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Richard (6) Waters,   b. Abt 1667, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 12 Jul 1720, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 53 years) ▻ Elizabeth (16) Littleton,  m. Abt 1687 + 4. John (7) Waters,   b. Abt 1669, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 15 Jun 1708, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 39 years) ▻ Mary Maddox,  m. Abt 1700   5. Obedience (8) Waters,   b. Abt 1671, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Thomas (9) Waters,   b. Abt 1673, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I58532	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Lt. Col. William (2) Waters, (Burgess),   b. 1623, Elizabeth City, Virginia d. 1689 (Age 66 years) Other Partners: ╚═Katherine (--?--),   b. Abt 1625   d. 20 Aug 1650  (Age 25 years)  m. Bef 1646    ╚═Margaret Robins, (Robins?),   b. Abt 1625   d. Abt 1663  (Age 38 years)  m. bt 1650-1650
  Mother	Dorothy Marriott,   b. Abt 1630, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England d. Bef 1717, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 86 years)
  Marriage	Bef 16 Jun 1665	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F18557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (16) Littleton,   b. Abt 1671, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 20 Apr 1754, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1687
  Children	+ 1. William (12) Waters,   b. Abt 1688, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1732/33, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 45 years) ╚═ Abigail Upshur  (Age < 69 years)  m. Abt 1720   2. Richard (13) Waters,   b. Abt 1690, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef Jun 1747 (Age < 57 years) + 3. Littleton (14) Waters,   b. Abt 1692, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 1 Aug 1750, Calvert Co, Maryland (Age < 58 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Birckhead  m. Abt 1740 + 4. Elizabeth (15) Waters,   b. 12 Sep 1694, Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 25 Oct 1740, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 46 years) ╚═ Francis Hutchins  (Age < 48 years)  m. Abt 1710 + 5. Esther (16) Waters,   b. Abt 1698, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Henry Lowes  (Age < 72 years)  m. Abt 1720   6. Sarah (17) Waters,   b. Abt 1700, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1667 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 8 Oct 1685 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - Named as a Brother-in-law in a will - 2 May 1696 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 475 (Waters Family), 940. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 138 (will of Lt. Col. William Waters), 497. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 26 (will of Bowman Littleton), 570. [S2124] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Som Co, MD Wills 1667-1748, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 7 (will of Richard Waters), 2124. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 476 (Waters Family), 940.