Waller family papers

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Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Waller family papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1.92 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger boxes (1 oversize)
Creator:
Reddy, Anne Waller, 1890-
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Waller family papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Waller family papers contains original documents including correspondence, deeds, land indentures, receipts, photographs and other papers related to the genealogical research of the Waller family by Anne Waller Reddy (1890-1971). Materials contain those belonging to or documenting Governor Littleton John Waller Tazewell as well as Benjamin and John Waller.

The 18th century papers concern a lawsuit between Benjamin and John Waller over land in King William County. There are also court papers relating to a capital murder trial in the General Court of Benjamin Waller.

Leaves land to his son William Peters Martin.

Granted to John Talbott and Elias Downes by William Berkeley. Copy made by Benjamin Waller for Matthew Koury..

Plat shows land owned by Elias Downes that was sold to John Waller. One hundred of acres reserved to Thomas Baker. Later marked to show division of land to William Waller.

Survey for John Waller of land purchased from Elias Downes. Gives metes and bounds.

Plantation news. Killing of steer and hogs. Death of President Thomas Lee. Think it may cause some revolution in State affairs. Illness of brother Edmund

Deed of John Waller to Benjamin Waller for 421 acres in King William County, Virginia.OVERSIZE

Reports on work of overseer Samuel Brown. Your brother William has surveying instruments with him and will run dividing line for land sold to Benjamin.

Land sold by John Waller to Benjamin Waller. Surveyed by William Waller.

Has just been sworn in as clerk and started work. Send rough plan (survey) of land. Talked to father and when affair is settled, he will send better plan.

Has looked at survey and plat of land he left him. The land was to be divided between land he designs to give to son John and what he sold to Benjamin. Will try to do equal justice between them.

Has received letters, Gazettes, and lemons. Thanks him for helping with son William to secure county clerk position upon resignation of son Edmund. His brother William showed him the plat of the 500 acres designed for son John. Visited his plantation and thinks it good land and convenient to a spring.

Gives metes and bounds but does not give acreage.Unsure if 1751 or 1752

Appreciates offer to purchase land. Asks terms.

Declines taking his offer for his land. Will not sell to another purchaser as Benjamin has right of first refusal.

Surveyed by Robert Pollard for John Waller.

Doesn't understand why Benjamin is so afraid of the price of the land. Sorry to have father's will exposed or his name mentioned between us in public. Has had land surveyed and it is 512 acres. Asks for copy of bill of complaint and copy of fathr's deed to him.

Compares his finances with those of his brother. Hopes to avoid lawsuit.

Plat of 626 acres of land in King William County, Virginia surveyed by William Parry. 100 acres marked off. OVERSIZE

Patent (copy) of 626 acres in King William County, Virginia. Made by Sam Cobbs for Benjamin Waller.

Would agree to an impartial person trying to settle dispute. References John's new patent. Fifty years between time of Taylor's survey and William Waller's survey. Wrong course may have been due to variation in instruments. Suggests elements for a deed of partitiion.

Suit concerns land in King William County, Virginia.

Plat of 962 acres of land in King William County, Virginia surveyed pursuant to a court order of 1763 May 20 OVERSIZE

Deed to accept the decree of the chancery court in the lawsuit of Benjamin Waller v. John Waller that had the dividing line drawn between the two son's property. OVERSIZE

Land conveyed by James Quarles and his wife Elizabeth Quarles.

Plat made by Robert Tunstall, Jr. Surveyor of King and Queen County, Virginia

Land conveyed by Elizabeth Martin widow and William Peters Martin and his wife Elizabeth Martin. OVERSIZE

Note is to guarantee that Martin will have 70 acres of land in King William County, Virginia surveyed and conveyed it to Waller.

Pomfrett Waller, John Lewis and James Bullock, executors of the estate of John Waller (d. 1776) selling his land in King William County, Virginia to a son John Waller, the profits from the sale to go to his daughters. OVERSIZE

File Includes note of Aylett waller for money owed to M. Levy anylett Waller's correspondence; and contracts for setting up blacksmigth shop and hire of David the Blacksmith

File includes bill of sale for enslaved person Sam and accounts of Rev. Absolom Waller and Mrs. Ciseley A. Waller

Note of John B. Borough to Mildred J. Walle for hire of Dinah (enslaved person) and to cloth and feed her and her two children for 1846. Will furnish Dinah with good shoes, stockings and blanket.; Nannie Waller, Piedmont Institute to uncle thanking hims for present. Will buy momento with money. Looks forward to seeing Aunt Jane.Account of heirs of Judson C. Waller with sheriff of Spotsylvania County, Virginia for taxes.

File includes letter of Sallie Morrison to cousin William S. E. Waller and letter of unidentified person (incomplete)

Letters concern genealogical research.

Letters concern genealogical research.

Images used in articles on Waller Family in July and October 1951 issues of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

File includes photographs of "Endfield," King William County, Virginia

Dates indicate when photostats were made, not dates of the original documents.

Acquisition information:
The Waller family papers were donated by Mary Caroline Giles Mixon in memory of John Waller.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one series: Series I. General papers.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard