Sixth Generation

145. Nancy CHANEY was born in 1783 in Virginia.¹³⁰

Nancy CHANEY and Laban WALTERS were married on 8 August 1803 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.^90,108 Laban WALTERS^{1,130,131,132,133}, son of ROBERT WALTERS and SELETHA MCBEE, was born about 1779.¹³⁰ He died after 1850 at the age of 71 in Tennessee.⁷⁵

Nancy's parents were Ezekiel Chaney and Lette Dodson, dau of Joseph4, Thos3, Thos2, Charles1.

Pittsylvania Co VA DB 12
p.96 18 Jan 1800 Robert Walters to Archer Walters of Halifax. In consideration of love, good will & affection to the said Archer and for the better maintenance of the said Archer Walters, confirms to him a tract of 103a. In Pittsy Co. S side of lower double Crk; metes & bounds. Signed Robert Walters. Wit: Laban Walters, John Slaydon, Geo. Dodson 17 Feb 1800 ack by Robert Walters
p.170 11 Sep 1800 John Templemon to Samuel Walker. 50£. Begin pointers in Samuel Walkers red oak in Benjamin Burgesses line. Robert Walters's old line, along the same. Dodsons line to Samuel Walkers corner, along Walkers corner. [no acres given] Signed: John (x) Templeman, Ann(X) Templemon Wit: Charles Shelton, Laban Walters, Elisha Ford, Daniel (x) Slaydon Junr, John (X) Hubbard
15 Sep 1800 Proved by oaths of 3 wittnesses. Anne, wife, relinq dower.
p.171 18 Apr 1800 John Collie & Fanney his wife to John Templemon. 20£. 78a on waters of Birches Creek. Signed: John (x) Collie, Fanny (x) Collie Wit: Charles Shelton, Daniel Slaydon, Laban Walters, Samuel Walker Jun 1800 Proved oaths of two. 15 Sep 1800, further proved

Pittsylvania DB 15
p.350 5 Feb 1807 Elijah Creel to Robert Walters. 160£. 300 acres on waters of fall and Birches Creek, part of a tract of 504 acres granted to Robert Walters Senr by patent duly recorded. The said Robert Walters Senr sold unto William Rice and William Rice conveyed to William Russell as by record in the County Court in the Clerks office. Joining Reynolds land and others. Signed: Elijah Creel. Wit: Geo. Dodson, Josiah Atkinson, Laban Walters, Lemuel Walters, A. Whitlock, John Dodson, Lemuel Walters, John Slayden, Thos. Shelton, Robert W Ragland, William Ragland
15 Jun 1807. Proved by three of witnesses. [Lemuel Walters was listed twice as a witness.]

1820, Davidson Co TN. Laban Walters. 2m -10, 1m 10-16, 1m 26-45 [Laban]; 2f 10-16, 1f 26-45.

Laban age 71, b. in Virginia, Nancy age 67 also b. VA, and Gilbert M. age 15 b. in TN, found in the Williamson Co TN 1850 Census.

A son of Laban was probably L. L. Walters, born 1811 in Virginia. He married Martha Ann Marshall on 12 Jan 1834 in Williamson Co TN. She was the daughter of Gilbert Marshall and Martha McMullen. Martha was born 29 Dec 1815 in Franklin, Williamson Co TN and died 1855.

Robert B. Walters wrote the National Archives for a copy of Claim # 19025, filed by L. L. Walters 10 or 11 Aug 1877 for reimbursement of property - mules and horses - taken by the Union Army during the Civil War. The claim was for $749; $500 was allowed and paid. L. L. Walters stated that he was 66 years of age and resided about 8 miles from Franklin in Rock Hill, Williamson Co TN. He was a farmer and lived there for 28 years. He was opposed to the war.

1860 Census. Williamson Co TN. East Subdivision, Arington P.O. Page 215, Household 494.
L. L. "Waters" age 49. Farmer. Value of real estate $12,800, Personal Estate $19,940. Born Virginia
M. G. age 30, b. TN. Female; presumably a young wife.
Thos. L. Waters age 19, Eli age 13, and Sarah age 11.

1870 Census. Williamson Co TN. 14th Civil District; Franklin P.O. Page 232, Household 151.
Laban L. "Waters" age 59. Farmer. Value of Real estate $8540. Personal $600 [Looks to me like he might have owned slaves before the war.] Born Virginia.
Maria age 35. Keeping House, b. TN [she aged only 5 years!]
Mary age 9, b. TN. Attends school

1880 Census. Williamson Co TN, 14th Civil District; Household 210
[This page is barely readable.]
Linsy L. Walters age 69, Farmer, born VA as were both his parents.
Mariah, Wife, now age 25 [good trick if you can do it] Keeping House; born TN as were both parents.