Waters

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Waters Surname Origin

Waters Lineage
John Waters 1590-1626, father of Samuel Waters Sr 1617-1665, father of Mary Elizabeth Waters 1654-1697

Bill's Lineage 

Mary Elizabeth Waters > Temperance Overton > Robert Overton Harris > Tyre Harris > Lydia Harris > Jeremiah Harris Brown > William Hiram Brown > James Henry Brown > Harris Brown Brown > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr.

Cheryl's Lineage

Mary Elizabeth Waters > Temperance Overton > Henrietta Baker > William Harris Jr > John Harris > Mary Ann Harris > Waymen C Whitney > Missouria L Whitney > Eddie Morris Robertson > James Clifton Robertson

Waters Migration
Northamptonshire, England > Greater London, England > Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia

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Mary Elizabeth Waters, Cheryl's 8th & Bill's 9th Great-Grandmother
30 December 1654 - 1697
b. Greater London, England
d. Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

Tags: Immigrated_to_USA

Parents:
Samuel Waters Sr 1617-1665
Ann Peake 1619 - 27 June 1700

Maternal Lineage:
Katherine Cooke, mother of Joan Clarke, mother of Ann Peake, mother of Mary Elizabeth Waters

Spouse: William Overton 1638-1697
Married: 24 November 1670
Children:

1. Mary Elizabeth Overton 1673-1735
2. Temperance Overton 1679-1710
3. James Carr Overton 1688-1749
4. Barbara Overton 1690-1766

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Samuel Waters Sr, Cheryl's 9th & Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1617 - 16 September 1665
b. Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
d. London, City of London, Greater London, England

Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard
London, City of London, Greater London, England

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Parents:
John Waters II 1590-1626
Alice Ann Getlande 1593-1648

Maternal Lineage:
Alice Ann Getlande 1593-1648

Spouse: Samuel Waters Sr 1618-1665
Married: TBD
Children:

1. Mary Elizabeth Waters 1654-1697

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John Waters, Cheryl's 10th & Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
22 November 1590 - 20 July 1626
b. Northamptonshire, England
d. Northamptonshire, England

St. Mary Matfelon Church
Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Alice Ann Getlande 1593-1648
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. Samuel Waters Sr 1617-1665
2. Elizabeth Waters 1625-1683

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 18 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60861465/mary_elizabeth-overton: accessed November 8, 2025), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Waters Overton (30 Dec 1654–1697), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60861465; Maintained by Lori Linnell (contributor 47192375).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142654078/samuel-waters: accessed November 8, 2025), memorial page for Samuel Waters Sr. (1617–Sep 1665), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142654078, citing Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard, London, City of London, Greater London, England; Maintained by Wm. Winston Cochrane IV (contributor 47602204).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144658244/john-waters: accessed November 8, 2025), memorial page for John Waters II (22 Nov 1590–20 Jul 1626), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144658244, citing St. Mary Matfelon Church, Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England; Maintained by Lark S. (contributor 47252396).

Google. "AI Overview." Search term, "Waters Surname Origin." Google. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Waters+Surname+Origin  Accessed 3 December 2025.

Robertson, Marielle. "Robertson," "Whitney." Family Research Book. ca. 2010. Marielle Robertson, daughter of Clifton James Robertson and Anna Louise Cooper. Print, limited copies reproduced.

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 15 October 2025.

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