Edward Waters (colonist)
Commander Edward Waters Commissioner of Elizabeth City | |
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| Born | 1585 Willian, Hertfordshire, Kingdom of England |
| Died | 1630 (aged 45–46) Great Hormead, Hertfordshire |
| Other names | Robert Waters, Lt. Waters, Capt. Waters, Watters [sic] |
| Known for | Sea Venture sailor and castaway, burgess, commissioner |
| House of Burgesses | |
| Assumed office 1625, 1628 | |
| Preceded by | unknown |
| Succeeded by | unknown |
| Spouse |
Grace O'Neil (m. 1620) |
Edward Waters (b. 1585 -- d. c. 1630) was an English-born adventurer in Bermuda and Colony of Virginia in the early 1600s. He is the namesake of Waters Creek in Newport News, Virginia.