Mary Elizabeth Sively

Notes:

Thomas Walters was born in 1757 in England.He fought in the Rev. War from Pittsylvania County, Va.He moved to Tenn. (Jefferson County). His wife was 14 yrs. old at the time he married her.He spent his last yrs. in Huntsville, Al.Thomas fought at Yorktown and other battles under George Washington and was paid 52 lbs., seven shillings and ten pence which was made to his account May 11, 1784. Adjunt Attorney General-Washington D.C.
He married Mary Sively. She was born in Germany.
He served as a soldier in the Rev. War fought at Yorktown and other battles under George Washington and a payment of 52 lbs., seven shillings & ten pence for his services. Account of services adjutant General-Washington, D.C.
The D A R Chapter in Lewiston, Ill. is named after Thomas Walters a Rev. War Veteran and father of William Walters.
He is listed in the DAR Patriot Index.
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Children of Thomas Walters [and presumably Mary Sively] are:
+William Walters, b. April 15, 1787, Jefferson County, TN, d. September 16, 1877, Fulton County, Farmers Township-close to Lewiston, Ill.1700.
Sarah Walters, b. December 17901700, d. date unknown.
George Walters, b. March 09, 17951700, d. date unknown.
Daniel Walters, b. January 01, 1801, Alabama1700, d. date unknown.
Thomas J. Walters, b. October 05, 18051700, d. UNK.
John Walters, b. April 05, 1808, Alabama1700, d. August 14, 1926.

Mary married Thomas to Alabama Walters, Jr.. Thomas (son of Thomas Walters, Sr. and Lucy Clement) was born Feb 1757, Henrico Co., Colonial Virginia; died Feb 1837, Huntsville, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William Walters, brother of John migrated from Tennessee to Alabama to Illinois;
William Walters (son of Thomas Walters, brother of John) was born April 15, 1787 in Jefferson County, TN, and died September 16, 1877 in Fulton County, Farmers Township-close to Lewiston, Ill..
Includes Notes for William Walters:
[Hysel-Matheis Genealogy.GED]
William Walters, in 1822, loaded his wife and two children in a Kub Boat in Alabama, and made his way to Illinois by way of the rivers, and landed in Sangamon Co., where he remained one year, and then removed to Fulton County.We frequently speak of old settlers being well known in the early history of this county, but Mr. Walters was known nearly all over the state and none knew him but to love him.
When he first landed in Illinois, he had one bed(straw), a rifle and .25 cents in money.The first horse he owned he mauled rails to pay for and this horse was killed by over-riding by a negro who took it without the knowledge of Mr. Walters.
Before his death, his property was valued at $10,000.He was a very strong man both mentally and physically and was called jokingly Paul Bunyan.He was born May 1788 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 serving under General Jackson and consequently was a pensioner up to his death, which occurred September 16, 1877. He also fought in the Black Hawk War.I understand that in Lewiston, Ill. the D.A.R. is named after his father Thomas Walters.
William Walters bought the area, now Bernadotte Township, from the Pottawotamie Indians in exchange for an armful of fur pelts.The Indians atfirst were friendly then they put a price upon his head because of the land deal. We have a copy of the painting of William Walters trading with the Indians,(Jack L. Hysel).This picture was in the Lewiston, Il post office for years and nobody seems to know where it went. It is a very famous picture.
They have the following children:
Sarah Reneau Walters b. Dec. 7, 1790
George Walters b. March 9, 1795
Thomas J. b. Oct. 5, 1805-married Elizabeth Barker
John Walters b. April 5, 1808
Daniel Walters b. October 14, 1827
Among the mountains of Tennessee William Walters developed the physical strength and mental courage essential to successful pioneering.Through his veins flowed Scottish-German ancestors and on the maternal side his people were vigorous patriots during the Revolutionary War.His mother not only had carried on the work of the farm during her husband's absence, but she had carried supplies to the soldiers of the Continental Army, often wading through ice-clogged streams up to her waist upon her mission of mercy.William was a man of remarkable physical prowess and all through his life was wont to astonish observers by his feats of daring.It is recorded of him that he could take a two-bushel sack of wheat in his teeth and throw it ten feet and he at one time shot a deer across Spoon Creek, waded the ice-bound stream and swam back again, carrying the deer by the ear with his teeth.He was an unerring shot and there was plenty for him to shoot in those days.He knew much of military tactics, as he had served in the War of 1812 and subsequently was a soldier in the Black Hawk War.There were but twelve voters in what is now Fulton County at the time of his arrival, but there were plenty of Pottawatomie Indians, the majority of whom were peaceable inclined.There were bad Indians to be disciplined also and Mr. Walters use toalwayscarry his gun when he went to feed his stock.When it became known that he had been in the Black Hawk War the Indians of his neighborhood offered a hundred bucksins for his scalp and it is believed that a number of seekers after this prize met death at the hands of the able cracksman.Always on the lookout for danger from Indians or wild beasts, he became remarkably cleer of vision and quick of motion.About 1834 Mr. Walters sold his Bernadote farm for $400.00 and a horse and moved to Farmers Township, where the old soldier and pioneer passed his last days, his life milestones piling up until he reach ninetyyears, his death occurring in 1877.His wife preceded him in 1852.