The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08


ELMIRA, N. Y.
no issue recorded: Thomas (5), justice
1892. Burgess 1743-4. He died In 1874.
He Inherited West Point and other es-
tates from his cousin, Charles mar
ried CO. and left John 90, OF West
Point. Burgess 1861. 5s. etc. vestry-
man of st. Johns Parish I'M, married
Elizabeth Seaton; Colonel Francis co.,
Of King William, Burgess from 17+S-
1858, married Mrs. Langhorne. daugh-
ter Of William Cole. OF Warwick Coun-
t., Virginia. One of his daughters
tname unknown) married her cousin.
William cambridge: another daughter
married Richard Gregory. ancestor of
Judge Roger Gregory. owner of Elsing
Green, in King William County, Vir-
ginia-
There was n Delaware West living
In King william County In 1905. but
as far as is known. not ono or the name
OF West now lives in tho county where
palities upon which they lived have
been divided and subdivided since they
passed from their lordly hands.
The Dabneys and Quarles's come
from the Wests-how exactly we can't
say; but we should delight to print
the record II some descendant who
has 1t would lend It to us.
Anne, the youngest child OF John
West and Ursula Croshaw. married
Henry Fox, OF King william.
The families of West OF Fairfax. and
adjoining counties do not come from
the Lords Delaware. They descend
from a brother of the artist Benjamin
West, who removed from Pennsylvania
to Virginia.
n.
in Virginia not at all connected with
the family just treated.
The WALLER Family (ContinueO,
% Alweed de Waller. of Newark
County. Nottingham, England. Died
1iS3 (see Domesday Booltl He had
! co David and CD Henry Waller.
| CD Henry Waller had John Waller
(4> John waller had Richard wal
Ter t5.>
Co John Waller. grandson of Rich
ard Waller (5). died 1917 Issue.
CD John Waller. son Of John Wal
Ter CO.., ancestor OF the poet, Edmund
Waller. Of Virginia.
(s) Colonel John Waller. married
Mary Key. and in 1886 settled in New
Kent, Virginia
t9) Colonel John Waller, of Enfield,
King William County. moved to spot
| Sylvania County. He was horn 1873.
| died 1854. married Dorothy King. and
was sheriff OF King William In 1909.
Burgess. 1910 First clerk of Spot
syivania County, 1922. Issue.
Mary. who married Zachary Lewis
Edmund CO... John. Thomas. Benjamin
and William.
Go) BENJAMIN Waller, of Williams
burg. born October. 1716. died 1856.
married 1916. Martha Hall. Had
among others GI John Waller. born
1898. clerk OF Spotsyivana County.
married September II, 177+, Judith
Page. and had John, who married Miss
Sharp; second, Miss Robinson; Ben
jamin; Sarah married John Byrd. Patsy
married Montague Williams. second
Joseph Travis.
G2) Benjamin Waller, inherited I'm
field. and married Elizabeth Travis.
died In Alabama. Had William. Susan
| Hall. Walker. married Lucy walker;
Logan. married. first, Ann Barrett; sec
ond, Mary Winfree. and Judith Page
u3) Judith Page Waller married
1929 General Philip Aylett whose son
| was killed in the capital disaster. April
| 27,1S7o. Patrick Henry, born 1925. mar
ried Emily Cole Rutherford. ancestor
of Mrs. William Royal. of Richmond.
G6) Edmund Waller. son OF Colonel
John and Mary Pendloton, had Rev.
William Edmund Waller, who married
| Mildred Smith. daughter or Stephen
| Smith. of Orange. had daughter, Mary
Waller. married Richard Price. and had
Sallie Waller Price, married Lyddnll
| Bacon Bowles. sreat-grandfather of
| Mrs. II. s. Kelley OF Richmond
Walters of Virginia and Kentucky.
Tho earliest of our name. found In
books OF heraldy, is Allured de Waller.
| who came TO England from Normandy
with william the Conqmoror, and set
tied In the County OF Kent and died
| 1888 From him are descended the
| Kentish Walters. Richard Waller of
! this family, distinguished himself so
| greatly In the battle OF Apincourt
where he took prisoner tho Duke of
| Orleans, commander in chief of the
| French army, that Henry V. OF Eng
| land added. In honor of his heroic SER
vices. to the armoriai hearings of tho
family crest viz: "Thc arms OF
France hanging by tendril from ar
oak. with this motto"
This we learn from life Of Edmund
Waller. the famous poet laureate, pre-
fixed to nm edition of his poems, which
| is still extant IN the waller family
| From the same we learn that the wal
| nut leaf or tree was the ancient coat
OF arms OF the family. and described:
A shield sable, three walnut leaves or
between TWO IendriIS, or me audltlon
| assigned to Richard Waller being "a
| walnut tree proper. on the sinister side
nm escutchcon pendant CHARGED with
| the arms of France (thrce nicur dc lis)
| with - OF three points white
| We saw accounts of MANY others OF the
same line, who wer6 distinguished for
their patriotism and ability so much
so that the family Is considered one al
the most noble as well as the most
ancient In ENGLAND
| Tho immediate ancestor OF the Wal
lers, OF Virginia was Edmund Waller
who came from England about the lat
ter part OF the seventeenth century
'during the reign of William III. and
settled in tho County OF Spotsylvania
! County, Va. He was appointed It's
| first clerk I'm tho reign OF George RI.
as the cop,s,t records OF 1910 will show
[HeN "a 40 nember of tho Housc
hna three anna WI.