John Walters (1779 - 1860)

Born 30 Apr 1779 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

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Died 12 Dec 1860 at age 81 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

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John was born in 1779. He passed away in 1860.

From https://sites.rootsweb.com/~katy/walters/b17547.html

John WALTERS11,166,167 was born on 30 April 1779 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.167 He died on 12 December 1860 at the age of 81 in Union County, Tennessee.167

The Pittslyvania Co Land Tax lists of 1782 show a John Walters with 200 acres. Thomas Jr.'s father restated in his will that 200 acres had been given to John as the child of the deceased Thomas Jr. There was another John Walters in Pittsylvania at that time, but he was called Capt John in the tax list. I suspect that Thomas Jr was already deceased in 1782, since he does not appear on the tax list.

John Walters married Rhoda Walters, dau of John Walters. Sur: Ezra Walters, her brother. John and Rhoda were 1st cousins.

1830 Census, Grainger Co TN John Walters. 1m 5-10 [Lewis], 2m 10-15 [William & James], 3m 15-20 [Joel, Pleasant & Abner], 1m 50-60 [John, age 51], 1f 50-60. Thomas Walters, probably Thomas Spiers Walters, was next door. Braxton and John also were listed.

1840 Grainger Co TN John Walters, 1m 15-20 [Lewis], 1m 60-70. 1f 50-60

I believe John Walters may have married again in his old age. His son Thomas Spiers Walters was living in Grainger Co TN in 1850, and on the previous page was a John Walters, age 70, b. Virginia, with wife Rebecca age 73, also b. VA.

1860 Union Co TN, Dist 3, Hh 288 John Walters Sr. age 81, b. VA. Rebecca 90, b. VA

An online site does list a second marriage for John to Rebecca Bowman, 17 May 1840, Union Co, TN. This site also lists additional children for John and Rhoda. <http://www.deadzoom.com/member/oneofakind/aqwg08.htm>

Maynardville, TN. Union Co. courthouse. Division of the Estate of John Walters lists his children as Thomas Spiers, Braxton, John, James, Pleasent, Joel, William, Abner, Lewis, Nancy, and Eleanor. Will # 4 on page 20 dated 8-13-1857, It was probated December 1875 in Union Co., TN.

John WALTERS and Rhoda WALTERS were married on 7 July 1799 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.8,12 Rhoda WALTERS12, daughter of John WALTERS and Eleanor SPIERS, was born on 29 January 1780.8 She died on 11 October 1839 at the age of 59 in Grainger County, Tennessee.8

Found in post to Walters at rootsweb.com: Feb 2008: Rhoda Jane Walters, b. 29 Jan 1780; died 11 Oct 1839, Grainger Co TN.

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