Eliza S. Waring and her four children Robert Payne, William Lawson, Lucy Robb, and Thomas Robinson Waring, were mentioned in the 11 January 1844 will of her father-in-law and the children’s grandfather Robert P. Waring, proved 10 February 1844. They were to receive half the estate. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 25, page 217.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 84A, Dwelling 310, Family 310
Waring, Eliza, 51, female, $40,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Waring, Robert, 23, male, farmer, $40,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Waring, William, 21, male, farmer, $40,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Waring, Thomas, 18, male, $40,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Waring, Lucy, 19, female, $40,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Waring, Ellen R., 24, female, born in Virginia