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PATRIOT Robert Walters, Jr.[1]

Male Abt 1754 - 1827  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Robert Walters 
    Title PATRIOT 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born Abt 1754  Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1827  Franklin Co., Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2072  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2017 

    Father Robert to Georgia Walters, Sr.,   b. 30 Sep 1731, Prince George Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1794, Franklin Co., Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Joannah McBee/Magby/Mocobee/Mocaboy/McGehee,   b. Est 1733, Henrico Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1790, Franklin County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married Y  [2
    • Children of Robert and Johannah (McBee) Walters, named in his Will:

      (WILLIAM: no further information
      (JOHN: married Mary Cawthon
      (ROBERT, SR.: b. ca. 1754 - d. 1827, married Mary (unknown)
      ca. 1773 in Pittsylvania Co., VA
      (ELIJAH: b. 1758 - d. ca. 1829, married Judith Cawthon
      (SAMUEL: married Molly (unknown)
      (MOSES: b. ca. 1770, mar. Elizabeth Cauthon, died in Smith
      Co., TX
      (PETER: married Elizabeth(Lydia?) Cawthon
      (BETTY: married John Prestridge
      (SUSANNAH: mar. Henry Wall in 1786 in Pittsylvania Co., VA
      (MARY: no further information
      (HANNAH: married Claiborne Cawthon
    Family ID F6106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Cleveland,   b. Abt 1751, Lunenburg Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • Pittsylvania Co DB 9
      p.226 2 Jan 1792 Matthew Tanner & Wm White, overseers of the poor of Pittsy Co to John Spencer. Order of court to bind out Travis Carter, orphan of Richard Carter dec'd. Until 25 Oct 1794.. Signed: John Spencer, Matthew Tanner, Wm White. Wit: Robert Walters.
      18 Jun 1792 Ordered recorded

      p.340 15 Dec 1792 Robert Walters and wife Mary to Benjamin Burgess. 40#'s. Tract of 200 acres. Begin at Creed Tanner's corner, his line. Small branch in Collie's line, along his line, John Gwins corner, his line. Crossing a branch to a gum in Walter's line and along same.
      Signed: Robert Walters, Mary (H) Walters.
      Wit: Jas Simpson, Erasmus Simpson, Loyd Simpson
      21 Jan 1793 ack by Robert Walters
      [See land entry of 1790. This seems to be the only tract of land Robert Jr owned. I believe after the sale of this 200 acres, he moved to Georgia. It does appear he went back to Pittsylvania Co circa 1794 for the sale of the remainder of his father's property.]
      p.379 27 Oct 1792 John Givens & Betty his wife of Montgomery Co NC. To John Collie. 35#'s
      Tract on waters of Burches Crk. James Collies corner, along his line, on Robert Walters Junr's line; to a gum in Robert Walters Sen. Old line crossing a branch. William Collies Corner, his line. 150 acres. John (x) Givens. Wit: Charles Collie, Robert Walters, Billey Holloway, William Bennett.
      15 Apr 1793 Ack by oaths of witnesses.
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Zimmerman Research on the Walters Family
Descendants of William Walters
    Zimmerman Research on the Walters Family Descendants of William Walters
    Walters_Zimmerman.pdf

  • Notes 
    • p.240 20 Mar 1781 Robert Walters Senr of Pittsy to William Reynolds. 20£. Tract on branches of Birches Creek. Begin pointers in William Twedels line, crossing a branch, white oak in Robert Walters's line, along his line, red oak in Thomas Walters line and along the same. Signed Robert (R ) Walters Wit: Fortun Dodson, John Pond, Robert Walters Jr

      16 Oct 1781 proved by one of the wit 19 Feb 1782, further proved [no acerage given, but DB 7, p.518, suggests this was 204 acres and part of a tract of ? acres]

      Pittsylvania Co Land Tax Lists, 1782. Robert Walters Senior - 722 acres.

      p.518 14 Oct 1785 Robert Walters to William Rice. 80£. 300 acres part of tract in Pittsy Co on waters of Falls creek containing 504 acres granted to said Walters by patent dated 13 Jun 1785. Begin Orlandes Smith corner, crossing two branches, crossing another branch, white oak in Robert Walters's line, along the same, red Oak in Walters line, along the same, Along William Russells line, along Smith's line to the beginning. 204 acres part of patent of 504 acres sd Walters had sold to William Reynolds. The remaining 300 acres I the sd Walters do sell to the sd Rice. Signed: Robert (R) Walters

      17 Oct 1785. Ack by Robert Walters

  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Rootsweb, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/walters/b20121.html#P20121.
      Robert Jr was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Capt John Watters' [sic] Company in 1781 and served at the battle of Guilford Court House. Pittsylvania Court Records, May 1781.

    2. [S107] Family Histories, http://www.birdsongfamily.com/genealogy/set4_mcbee/gen_3.html.
      Children of Johannah McBee and Robert Walters are:

      33 i. Elijah4 Walters.
      34 ii. William Walters.
      35 iii. Samuel Walters.
      36 iv. Betty Walters.
      37 v. Susannah Walters.
      38 vi. Hannah Walters.
      39 vii. Mary Walters.
      40 viii. Robert Walters,b. Abt. 1754; d. Jul 1827.
      41 ix. Peter Walters, born Abt. 1755.
      + 42 x. Moses Walters, born Abt. 1770.
      43 xi. John Walters, born Abt. 1775.