Rachel Alice "Aunt Jig" Waters

1852 - 1939  (86 years)

John Waters

1606 -

Birth	1606
Children	+ 1. John Waters           b. Bef 1640

Elizabeth

Abt 1655 -

Birth	Abt 1655	St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Family	Samuel "Of Wales" Griffith           b. Abt 1651, Wales
Children	1. Martha Griffith           b. Abt 1677   2. Elizabeth Griffith           b. Abt 1679   3. Samuel Griffith           b. Abt 1681   4. Mary Griffith           b. Abt 1683   5. Rebecca Griffith           b. Abt 1687 + 6. Rachel Griffith           b. Abt 1689   7. Sarah Griffith           b. Abt 1691   8. Zipporah Griffith           b. 11 Feb 1691

Dr. Franklin Waters, Sr.

1804 - 1879  (74 years)

Birth	May 1804	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Died	27 Mar 1879	"Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Henry Waters           b. "Jericho", Prince George's Co., Maryland
Mother	Mary Waters
Married	30 Jan 1783
Family	Rachel Franklin           b. 13 Feb 1809, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Married	2 May 1833	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Children	1. Mary Waters           b. 16 Apr 1834, Maryland   2. Samuel Franklin Waters           b. 16 Jun 1836, Maryland   3. Henry Waters           b. 18 Feb 1838   4. Nannie Franklin (Ann) Waters           b. 28 Mar 1840 + 5. Catharine "Kate" Waters           b. 12 Jan 1842, Maryland   6. Olivia McHenry Waters           b. 3 Apr 1844, Maryland   7. Dr. Franklin Waters, Jr.           b. 10 Nov 1846, Maryland   8. Rachel Alice "Aunt Jig" Waters           b. 2 Jul 1852, Maryland

Rachel Franklin

1809 - 1889  (80 years)

Birth	13 Feb 1809	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Died	15 Aug 1889	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. Samuel Franklin           b. 21 Nov 1780, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Mother	Mary Waters           b. 17 Jan 1782, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	20 Jan 1807	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family	Dr. Franklin Waters, Sr.           b. May 1804, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Married	2 May 1833	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Children	1. Mary Waters           b. 16 Apr 1834, Maryland   2. Samuel Franklin Waters           b. 16 Jun 1836, Maryland   3. Henry Waters           b. 18 Feb 1838   4. Nannie Franklin (Ann) Waters           b. 28 Mar 1840 + 5. Catharine "Kate" Waters           b. 12 Jan 1842, Maryland   6. Olivia McHenry Waters           b. 3 Apr 1844, Maryland   7. Dr. Franklin Waters, Jr.           b. 10 Nov 1846, Maryland   8. Rachel Alice "Aunt Jig" Waters           b. 2 Jul 1852, Maryland

• Name	Rachel Alice "Aunt Jig" Waters
  Birth	2 Jul 1852	Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Birdsville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 8, born in Maryland
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 30 564 Franklin Waters 56 1804 Male Farmer Maryland 31 564 Rachael Waters 50 1810 Female Maryland 32 564 Mary Louisa Waters 29 1831 Female Maryland 33 564 Mary Waters 26 1834 Female Maryland 34 564 Samuel Waters 24 1836 Male Maryland 35 564 Kate Waters 18 1842 Female Maryland 36 564 Frank Waters 14 1846 Male Maryland 37 564 Alice Waters 8 1852 Female Maryland 38 564 Nathan Warren 40 1820 Male Black Farm Hand Maryland  NARA Pub:  M653  Page:  992  Enumerated:  1 August 1860
  Census	1870	South River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 18, born in Maryland
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 2 163 Franklin Waters 66 1804 Male White Farmer Maryland 3 163 Rachel Waters 61 1809 Female White Keeping House Maryland 4 163 Mary Waters 35 1835 Female White At Home Maryland 5 163 Samuel Waters 34 1836 Male White Farmer Maryland 6 163 Kate Waters 28 1842 Female White At Home Maryland 7 163 Olevia M Waters 26 1844 Female White At Home Maryland 8 163 Frank Waters 24 1846 Male White Medical Doctor Maryland 9 163 Alice Waters 18 1852 Female White At Home Maryland 10 163 Richard Waters 61 1809 Male White No Occupation Maryland  NARA Pub:  M593  Roll:  M593_568  Page:  506A  Enumerated:  6 July 1870
  Census	1880	South River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 27, born in Maryland as with both parents
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 40 436 Rachel Waters Self Female White Abt 1809 71 Widowed Maryland Maryland Maryland Keeps House 41 436 Mary Waters Daughter Female White Abt 1834 46 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland 42 436 Samuel F. Waters Son Male White Abt 1836 44 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland Farmer 43 436 Olivia M. Waters Daughter Female White Abt 1845 35 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland 44 436 Franklin Waters Son Male White Abt 1847 33 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland Physician 45 436 Alice Waters Daughter Female White Abt 1853 27 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland 46 436 Richard H. Waters Brother-in-law Male White Abt 1809 71 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland  NARA Pub:  T9  Roll:  494  Page:  26D  ED:  017  Enumerated:  21 June 1880
  Census	1900	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 51 (born July 1848); born in Maryland as with both parents
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 23 111 Samuel F Waters Head Male White 1836 63 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland Doctor 24 111 Franklin Waters Brother Male White 1846 53 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland 25 111 Mary Waters Sister Female White 1834 63 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland 26 111 Olivia M Waters Sister Female White 1844 56 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland 27 111 Rachel A Waters Sister Female White 1848 51 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland School Teacher  NARA Pub:  T623  Page:  8  ED:  District 0001
  Census	1910	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 58, born in Maryland as with both parents
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 24 150 Samuel F Waters Head Male White 1836 74 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland Farmer 25 150 Franklin Waters Brother Male White 1846 64 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland Doctor 26 150 Olyvia M Waters Sister Female White 1844 66 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland none 27 150 R Alice Waters Sister Female White 1852 58 Single Maryland Maryland Maryland none  NARA Pub:  T624  Roll:  550  Page:  8B  ED:  District 0001  Enumerated:  25 April 1910
  Census	1920	East of Harwood, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 67, born in Maryland as with both parents
  Census	1930	Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 77, born in Maryland as with both parents; a boarder in the house of James Cawood, a medical doctor
  Religion	Episcopal
  Death	28 Apr 1939	"Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [1]
  Burial	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [2, 3]
  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60587507/rachel-alice-waters
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Waters           b. 1606  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth           b. Abt 1655, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	Grandfather called her "Aunt Jig," though she was actually his 1st cousin once removed; she was 30 years older than him, however, and so took the role of an aunt. The censuses from 1850 to 1900 show that Mary, Samuel, Olivia, Franklin, and Alice all stayed living together, all unmarried. In 1900, Samuel becomes the HOH, as the oldest male sibling. Mary dies before the 1910 census; then they are four. In 1920, three are left; and in 1930, Aunt Jig was the last one remaining; she had moved out of Essex then to be a boarder in a friend's house in Owensville. Aunt Jig inherited Essex from her mother Rachel Waters, who was the last surviving of the four Waters sisters. She lived at Essex until the later 1920s, and transferred the property to John Lansdale Sr. in 1934. She never married.
  Person ID	I3791
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. Franklin Waters, Sr.           b. May 1804, Prince George's Co., Maryland           d. 27 Mar 1879, "Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Rachel Franklin           b. 13 Feb 1809, Prince George's Co., Maryland           d. 15 Aug 1889, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1833	Prince George's Co., Maryland

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jul 1852 - Maryland  Census - 1860 - Birdsville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1870 - South River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1880 - South River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1900 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1910 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1930 - Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Death - 28 Apr 1939 - "Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Burial - - Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Rachel Waters (d. 1939) This is Aunt Jig.

  
  

  Essays

  The Waters family at "Essex" A chart of family relationships. Those in bold were owners of "Essex."

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Rachel Alice "Aunt Jig" Waters". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3791&tree=1sttree (accessed April 19, 2025).