A Long Time Ago/27 Waller
Waller
This page is part of A Long Time Ago: A History of the Atkins-Paynter and Allied Families, the chunked book edition on the Wally Atkins Family Wiki.
- Book section: Waller
- Page range in the book: 193-208
- Chunk order: 27 of 36
This section has been lightly cleaned and reconstructed from the transcript seam where the Waller material begins clearly. It preserves the strongest readable Waller material relevant to the Tucker, Ellington, Paynter, and later Atkins branch.
Source note
- Book: A Long Time Ago: A History of the Atkins-Paynter and Allied Families
- Recovered transcript source used: Waller material beginning in `027-cotton.md`
- Editorial note: the local file name is misleading here as well, but the Waller chapter itself appears clearly at the front of this transcript and is usable as a real source section
Cleaned import
The Waller branch matters in this book because it enters the later line through Mary Waller, who married Francis Tucker, and through their son John Waller Tucker and granddaughter Sarah Tucker, who married into the Ellington line.
Early Waller background
The chapter gives a long English background for the Waller family, tracing it back through the Wallers of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, and even earlier Norman ancestry. It says the Wallers of Virginia used the same arms as the Wallers of Newport Pagnell.
The text also pauses to note the distinction of the family in England, including the famous poet Edmund Waller and earlier military service by figures such as Sir Richard Waller at the Battle of Agincourt.
The Virginia Wallers
For the family's later American story, the chapter's most important point is the arrival and establishment of the Virginia Waller branch.
It says that Thomas Waller, brother of Dr. John Waller of Newport Pagnell, was living in Surry County, Virginia, as early as 1674. The original Virginia seat of the family was Enfield on the south side of the Mattapony River, in what was then New Kent County and later became King William County.
Thomas Waller married Mary, last name not given in the surviving summary. The chapter says he patented land in Surry County and that his will, dated February 1, 1720, listed children including:
- John
- Thomas Jr.
- Katherine
- Elsie
- Elizabeth
- Mary
Mary Waller and Francis Tucker
The key family-relevant point is the marriage of Mary Waller to Francis Tucker. Through this marriage, the Waller line joins the Tucker branch.
The chapter then says they had a son, John Waller Tucker, whose daughter Sarah married John Ellington. This is the crucial bridge that carries the Waller line into the later Ellington, Paynter, and Atkins branch.
John Waller Tucker and Amelia County
The chapter adds detail on John Waller Tucker, saying he first appeared in Amelia County in 1735, patented land there on the Appomattox River, and was closely tied to the Waller family land and guardianship network.
The book says that John Waller was bonded as guardian for John Tucker, orphan of John Waller Tucker, and also for Sarah Tucker, his granddaughter. This is one of the clearest signs of how interwoven the Waller and Tucker lines were in Virginia.
Why Waller matters
The Waller chapter matters because it helps explain the Prince George / Amelia / Appomattox background behind the Tucker and Ellington branch. Through the marriage of Mary Waller and Francis Tucker, the chapter gives the later maternal-side line one more deep Virginia support beam.
Context notes
- Waller works best when read together with A Long Time Ago/26 Tucker and A Long Time Ago/16 Ellington.
- The most important family-relevant figure here is Mary Waller, wife of Francis Tucker.
- The chapter also gives useful place context around Surry County, Enfield, Amelia County, and the Appomattox region.
Related pages
- A Long Time Ago/26 Tucker
- A Long Time Ago/16 Ellington
- A Long Time Ago/15 Paynter
- Joseph Henry Atkins
- A Long Time Ago: A History of the Atkins-Paynter and Allied Families
