William Gillis (75) Waters

1776 - Bef 1815  (< 39 years)

• Name	William Gillis (75) Waters  [1]
  Birth	1776	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	William Gillis Waters was of "Beachwood" in Somerset County.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	22 Oct 1808	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will William Waters gave to son William Gilliss Waters land called My Pocomoke Lands 1,100 acres. To granddaughter Elizabeth Elzey Waters, daughter of son William. To Thomas Evans land purchased of Dr. George Gale, tact Ahill. To daughter Ann Hake Bayley. Witt: John Williams Jr. (dec'd by 1815), Mathias Landon and Babel Mungar.
  Record ID	58870
  Will	18 Jun 1815	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will William Gillis Waters appointed Josiah Bayley, esquire, guardian of children and Extr. Witt: William Jones Sr. & James F. Cogswell. Josiah Bayley renounces except guardianship of Betsy Waters, William's daughter at request of Mrs. Bayley. (NOTE: Josiah Bayley's wife was Ann Hack Waters, sister of the dec'd.)
  Death	Bef 1 Aug 1815	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1, 3]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Waters,   b. Abt 1560, England d. Yes, date unknown  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Eleanor Gillis,   b. Abt 1725   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. William Gillis (75) Waters,   b. 1776, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 1 Aug 1815, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 39 years) ▻ Anne Glasco Elzey,  m. 29 May 1799 > 2. Ann Hack (76) Waters,   b. 1779, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Robert Robertson,  m. 11 Jun 1798 ;   Josiah Bayly,  m. Aft 27 Dec 1803   3. Levin Denwood (77) Waters,   b. 1781, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1796, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 15 years)
  Person ID	I58870	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	William (42) Waters,   b. Abt 1735, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 15 Apr 1815, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 80 years)
  Mother	Sarah (66A) Waters,   b. Abt 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1775  [4]
  Family ID	F18676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Glasco Elzey,   b. Abt 1780, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 May 1799	Somerset Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1, 5]
  	They were shown as William Gilliss Waters and Anne Glascow Elzey.
  Children	1. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Elzey Waters,   b. Abt 1800, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 483 (Waters Family), 940. [S2172] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1800-1820, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 57 (will of William Waters), 2172. [S2172] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1800-1820, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 58 (will of William Gillis Waters), 2172. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 482 (Waters Family), 940. [S564] Pollitt, Roy - Som Co Marriages 1796-1871, (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co, 1986), 564.