John Waller (January 23, 1673 – August 2, 1754) was an American politician who served in the House of Burgesses in 1714, 1722, and 1742. His militia service under Captain John West saw him earn the title "Colonel", and a sheriff in both King and Queen (1699–1701) and King William (1701–1702) counties of Virginia.
Waller was born in England, the fifth child of Dr. John Waller of Newport Pagnell[1] and Mary Pomfrett, who had been married on January 13, 1669. Baptized at Newport Pagnell on January 23, 1673, he migrated to Virginia as a young man in the closing years of the 17th century. This was before May 1, 1696, as on that date Waller bought 1039 acres of land in the Pamunkey Neck of King and Queen County, on the south side of the Mattaponi River. He established a plantation here which he named "Endfield", which still exists today as Enfield Sod, Inc. He was a slave owner. [2] A cousin of the English Civil War parliamentarians William and Hardress Waller, Waller had a brother called William who became a Church of England clergyman and another brother, Edmund, who was a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge.[1]
Between 1723 and 1726, Waller established another plantation in Spotsylvania County, which he named "Newport" for his birthplace in England.
Col. John Waller was a justice of the peace and the first sheriff of King William County in 1701. A small building that still exists today at Endfield is said to have acted as the county's first jail. He was the first Clerk of the Spotsylvania County in 1722. His son Edmund succeeded him in 1742. In 1747 he was made a Trustee of the city of Fredericksburg.
Waller sat in the House of Burgesses as a member for King William County in the session of 1720, which was extended into 1722.[6]
Family
John Waller married Dorothy King circa 1697. They had six children: Mary, John, Thomas, William, Benjamin, and Edmund. Mary Waller (1699–1781) married Zachary Lewis (1702–1765), and their daughter Ann Lewis married George Wythe, who signed the Declaration of Independence and taught Thomas Jefferson. Benjamin Waller (d. 1786) married Martha Hall, and their daughter Dorothy Elizabeth Waller married Henry Tazewell in 1774. Their son Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774–1860) was a senator and Governor of Virginia.
References
^ abLothrop Withington, Virginia Gleanings in England: Abstracts of 17th and 18th-century English Wills and Administrations Relating to Virginia and Virginians (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980) p. 529
"Spotsylvania County, Virginia GA Waller Genealogy (Descendants and Records)". www.alleylaw.net. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
"John Waller b. Abt 1701 Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. 18 Apr 1776 Pamunkey, Spotsylvania County, Virginia - Probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties". www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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