Samuel Waits (1753 - 1836)

Born 1753 in Wiltshire, England

Husband of Susan (Tidmore) Waits — married about 1796 in Newberry, South Carolina

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1836 at about age 83 in Troup, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Samuel as a resident citizen of Newberry District, SC, enlisted in the Revolutionary Army in 1780-81 serving two tours (7 months) of duty as a private soldier under the command of Col. Waters. He was in the battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina12. Records indicate that the "Waight" spelling was apparently changed to Waits before 1774 or about the time Samuel married, as his children's names appeared as "Waits" on the census records 7. Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773. pgs. 103, 106, 108. Compiled by Janie Revill, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1981.) 8. Death Declaration Document, Randolph Co., AL., dated May 7, 1855. 9. Excerpt from Waits Family History, compiled by Wally Waits. 10. The descendants of Samuel S. Waits and Beatrice Hicks Waits, Compiled by Tommy A. Waits and Sue Watkins Waits, 1981 11. Death Declaration Document, Randolph Co., AL., dated May 7, 1855. 12. Bobby Gilmer Moss, Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution, p. 959 (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1983.) 13. Declaration Document, Randolph Co., AL., dated March 2, 1855.

Samuel Waits born 1753 Migrated out of South Carolina between 1801 and 1804 . The following quote likely bears directly on his family's migration into Jackson Co. Georgia. In 1803 the United States recieved permission from the Cherokees to construct a road through their nation bit it was not until 1815 that the road was finished . Known as the federal road ,the route crossed Jackson Co. georgia along the ridge from Oconee Heights to Belmont,passing 3 miles west of Jefferson

It was common practice to Migrate during the fall and winter months following the harvesting of crops. If Sarah was both born 1n 1803 and born in Georgia,and if Samuel Waits was not in Jackson Co prior to June 1803, the logical conclusion is that the family migrated within months of the annoucement that the federal road was built. If these facts are true the trip would have been hard on Susanna who would have been pregnant with Sarah at the time. While the Federal raod was yet to be built .there already existed trailes over which high bottomed wagons could travel . It was very likely the federal govermant road was constructed by widening and clearing out tree stumps along one of the trailer which already existed.

Samuel as a resident citizen of Newberry Dist.,S.C. enlisted in the Revolutionary Army in 1780-81 serving two tours(7 months of duty as a private soldier under the command of Col. Walters. He was in the battle of Eutaw Springs in South carolina 12. Records indicate that the "Waight" spelling was apparently changed to Waits before 1774 or about the time Samuel married,as his children's names appeared as "Waits" on the census records

notes cont from John Wright cont. 7--Origional list of Protestant immigrants to South carolina, 1776-1773.pages 103, 106, 108. compiled by Janie Revill.(Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co.Inc. 1981 8---Death declaration Document -Randolph Co. Ala. dated 7 May 1855 9--Excerpts from Waits family history-compiled by Walley Waits. 10--The decendents of samuel S. Waits and Beatrice Hicks Waits,Compiled by Tommy A. waits and Sue Watkins Waits. 1981 11---death declaration Document,Randolph Co. Ala. dated 7 May 1955 12--Bobby Gilmer Moss,Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. page 959(Baltimore,Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. 1983 13--Declaration Document Randolph Co. Ala. dated Mar 2, 1855

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"Prior to 1757 the immigrant John Waight and his family sailed from Bristol, England headed for the American Colonies. The Waight/Wait(e)(s) families had lived in the Shires of Gloucester and Wiltshire for over one hundred years. JOHN WAIGHT and his family came to Charlestown, SC aboard the ship St. Helena, whose master was George Arthur. "Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773, pgs. 103, 106, 108. Compiled by Janie Revill, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1981.)

The colony of South Carolina was offering to pay a bounty to both the immigrant and the ship's captain in an effort to promote the immigration of Protestants. This bounty may have been the determining factor in deciding which of the colonies the family selected. In 1757 JOHN WAIGHT SR. and his family were granted warrants for 550 acres of land in Craven Co., SC. JOHN WAIGHT SR. apparently died before receiving a second grant in 1762. Thomas Waite and Andrew Johnson were executors of his estate in 1762 in Prince George Parish, Craven , Co., SC .

Deed records abstracted by Brent H. Holcomb, Newberry Co., SC Deed Abstracts, VOl 1: Deed Books A-B, 1785-1794 (1751-1794) SMCAR, Columbia, SC, 1999 include several transactions involving land owned by John Waits and transactions involving land owned by Samuel Waits in Newberry County, South Carolina, on the north side of the Saluda River. These transactions occurred between 1789 and 1794.

Another source of information is an old letter that describes an interview with Myrtle Waits Davis, the youngest child of Joseph and Eunice Waits. The writer of the letter is Mrs. Elizabeth Chupet and she says.."I believe that our first Waits ancestors from Scotland were John Waight who arrived in South Carolina in 1767 or 1768 with wife Mary and their four children. According to Mrs. T. Alvis Davis (Myrtle Waits Davis), a daughter, is still living (and) will be 92 April 1, 1977, of Joseph Waits, brother of James Cope Waits, our great grandfather, 'Allen's father Samuel came to the Carolinas with two other brothers and a sister. Either the father or grandfather was named John'. Although Myrtle Waits Davis is nearly 92, she is very much on the ball. Her husband was a Presbyterian minister in the Galveston area. Until recently she kept up her own household, now, however, is not well enough and is in a rest home in Texas City, Texas." Mrs. Chupet is the one who interviewed Myrtle.

Samuel was born in 1753. He passed away in 1836.

Sources

Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773, pgs. 103, 106, 108. Compiled by Janie Revill, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1981.)

Deed records abstracted by Brent H. Holcomb, Newberry Co., SC Deed Abstracts, VOl 1: Deed Books A-B, 1785-1794 (1751-1794) SMCAR, Columbia, SC, 1999

More info from Ancestry.com:

Name: John Waight Age: 60 Birth Year: abt 1708 Arrival Year: 1768 Arrival Place: South Carolina Primary Immigrant: Waight, John Source Publication Code: 9598 Source Bibliography: WARREN, MARY BONDURANT. Citizens and Immigrants - South Carolina, 1768. Abstracted from Contemporary Records. Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1980. 463p.

Source Citation Place: South Carolina; Year: 1768; Page Number: 26

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.

Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.

Add alternate information Report issue Name: John Waight Age: 60 Birth Year: abt 1707 Arrival Year: 1767-1768 Arrival Place: Charles Town, South Carolina Primary Immigrant: Waight, John Source Publication Code: 7343 Annotation: From the Journals of the Council of the Colony of South Carolina. Names and land allotments under the Bounty Act of 1761. Source Bibliography: REVILL, JANIE. A Compilation of the Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773. Columbia [S.C.]: State Co., 1939. 163p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1981. Household Members: Name Relation John Waight

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Birth, Marriage & Death

Name: Samuel Waits Event Type: Census Event Date: 1800 Event Place: Newberry District, South Carolina, United States Note: Page: 98 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M32 Affiliate Film Number: 50 GS Film Number: 181425 Digital Folder Number: 004955934 Image Number: 00194

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-3L3 : accessed 8 August 2018), Samuel Waits, Newberry District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 98, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.

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