When John Waterfield Sr. was born about 1683, in Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, William Waterfield Sr, was 23 and his mother, Mrs. William Waterfield Sr, was 20. He married Elizabeth Waterfield before 16 July 1712, in Northampton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. In 1737, at the age of 54, his occupation is listed as planter in Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America. He died before 14 June 1748, in his hometown, at the age of 65, and was buried in Northampton, Virginia, United States.