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1.  Kit #94990

2.  Living

3.  To help further research on the Lost Colony project and to investigate possible Lost Colony roots.

4.  1587 Colonist Roster - William Waters

5.  My Dad (R1a1) is not a match with other Beaufort County Waters family members (I.e., known descendants of Isaac Waters, RS (before 1755-1808) or Amos Waters of the Beaufort County 1755 tax list.  The latter two are both R1b1 and do match each other (genetic distance of 2 but using two different testing laboratories so maybe the genetic distance is closer?).  My great grandmother said that families of Isaac and that of Allen were not related.  I have no idea what that statement was based on.

Closest matches (although not very close) are Willard and Woolard.  From what I understand, the Woolards in Eastern NC are descended from two separate families - Capt. William Woolard originally from Norwich, Norfolk, England and the other from Samuel Willard who’s family came from Barbados to NC.  Dad’s only match on 67 markers is a Willard with a genetic distance of 7.  Based on where some of the Willards trace their ancestry, I think it is possible that my Dad’s line originated somewhere near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, UK.  This area has historically had both Willards and Waters’ so either MRCA was prior to the use of surnames or the line is the result of an NPE.  According the work of at least one researcher, Dad’s uncommon DYS388=10 is possibly Norman in origin and came to England during the Norman invasion.

6.  Living

Leroy Clayton Waters, Sr. - born 1905 in Beaufort County, NC.  Died 1982 in Beaufort County, NC.  Spouse - Vera Sophia Smith (b. 1906 in Pamlico County, NC, d. 1988 in Beaufort County, NC).

Bartimous Macon Waters - born 1868 in Beaufort County, NC.  Died 1938 in Beaufort County, NC.  Spouse - Minerva Elizabeth Waters (b. 1873, Beaufort County, NC; d. 1946, Beaufort County, NC).

Thomas Waters - born 1833 in NC?  Died 1907 in Beaufort County, NC.  Spouse 1 - Harriett Woolard (b.c. 1835 in Beaufort County, NC; d. before 1860 in Beaufort County, NC).  Spouse 2 - Apaley Baynor (b. 1835 in Beaufort County, NC; d. 1910 in Beaufort County, NC).

Allen Warters - b. 1790-1800 in NC?  Died before 1860 in Beaufort County, NC.  Spouse - Permelia “Millie” maiden name unknown (b.c. 1802 in NC?; date of death unknown, Beaufort County, NC).

7.  No family website

8.  Below is transcription of Thomas Waters Bible:

THOMAS WATERS BIBLE

Births

Thomas Waters - son of Allen & Milly born April 23, 1833

Alvana - daughter of Thos. & Harriet Waters born June 5, 1856

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Anderson, son of Thos. & Appla Waters born Aug 12, 1865

Bartimus, son of Thos. & Appla Waters born Apr 5, 1868

Moses Marland, son of Thos. & Appla Waters born Apr 19, 1869

Charles Mayo, son of Thos. & Appla Waters born Feb. 10, 1874

Amanda R., daughter of Thos. & Appla Waters

Hiland

Purvis, son of Moses M. & Sideny Waters born Sept. 12, 1893

Lyda G. Waters, daughter of Bartimus & Minerva born Sept. 19, 1894

Appla Waters wife of Thos. Waters nee Baynor born Aug. 25, 1835

9.  Although Allen’s line does not match with the line of Isaac Waters, there does seem to be a close relationship with Isaac’s family.  1) Allen appears as a witness on several documents along with Isaac’s youngest son, Thomas Long Waters, including the will of Thomas Long’s father-in-law, Thomas Wallace.  2)  Allen’s son, Thomas was living in the household of Thomas Long Waters in the 1860 census with his motherless daughter, Alvania (b. 1856).  3)  Allen’s grandson, Bartimus Macon Waters (1868-1938) was given the same name as a great grandson of Isaac, Bartimus Macon Waters (1840-1917).  4)  Allen’s grandson Bartimus Macon Waters married the great great granddaughter of Isaac Waters, Minerva Elizabeth Waters.

Allen Waters (or Warters) shows up in the 1820, 1840, and 1850 census for Beaufort County, NC.  There is a story passed down by the children of Allen’s oldest son, Allen Jr. (1827-1891) that their grandmother Millie used to tell them stories about when the crossed the mountains of NC being able to “wash your hands in the clouds.”  I don’t know if the Allen Waters family came from elsewhere or they left to try to settle elsewhere (Tennessee?) and decided to come back.  If so, this would explain Allen’s absence from the 1830 census.

10.  Contact should be Karen at [email protected].

11.  Willing to coordinate Waters surname.