Waller Family

Waller Family
Submitted by: Judy Bowman

Following is information several of us have gathered on John Waller Sr. and John Waller Jr.
My line is John Jr. I firmly believe this group of Wallers are from the Del/Md Wallers as
Nathaniel, Nathan, and Elijah all have paper ties to Md/Del. It might help others who are
researching the John Jr/Sr’s Also I am trying to get people to submit
DNA to the WALLER group so we can make the firm commitment

Judy Bowman

DUPLIN COUNTY WALLERS
Dates in ( ) are range for census ages. Names have been inserted so the people can be
identified.

1778 land to John Waller Bk6,p111
1779 land entry Nov. 4, p 75 , John Waller enters 200a on D side of Limestone: border:
John Waller Sr, John Brumel, & Benjamin
Smith: includes his own improvements ( would indicate 2 Johns Jr.-Sr.)
1780 deed witnessed by John, James on oath of Nathan Bk 7 ( Since James is mentioned
this would be our John)
1782 Nathaniel b (1764) in Rev War application states he was in NC in 1782
1783 /Duplin Co.: head of household as John Waller, Jr. (Duplin co. Tax Lists: Capt. Stallings
company)
1784 18 Oct Session: John Waller cited as overseer with Nathaniel Waller (Duplin Co:
Quarter Session Records)
1784 land grant NC to John Jr. B p67 300 a Bachelor Swp
1784 Grant NC to John Jr. B p68 200 a Limestone Creek
1786 16 Jan Session: John Waller summoned for jury duty for next session (Duplin Co:
Quarter Session Records)
1786 16 Oct Session: John Waller is judged aged, poor, & infirm& exempt from poll tax.
(Dup Co : Quarter S. R)
This has to be John Waller Sr. as Jr was born July 6 175? And is on the 1790
census)
1784-87 state census
From George Wallers research and web page listed as census Index for data prior
to 1789
1783 Waller, Elijah Duplin Co:
1783 Waller, John Duplin Co:
1783 Waller, Nathan Duplin Co.
1786 Waller, John Jr. Duplin Co. Location Southerlands Terr
1786 Waller, John Sr. Duplin Co. Location Southerlands Terr.

1787 15 Jan Session: John Waller summoned for jury duty for next session ( Dup.Co
Quarter session Records)
John Waller in this case has to be John Jr. as Johns Sr is declared aged the same
year)

There is a JOHN JR. and a JOHN Sr. John Sr is gone by 1790 census— A John in GA
has a Leven in 1808 –probably the John married to Rhodes and if Vern is correct last son
of Thomas MD/. A Joseph Waller moves to GA and has Leven b 1802 as far as I can
determine he did not live in Duplin so Leven of John Jr. is the only one in Duplin Co., NC
except for Nathaniels Leven who moves back ca 1840-50 after our Leven has gone to TN.
There is a reference to “Captain John Waller’s District” I have no idea to what or whom the
reference is made.

JOHN WALLER Jr. head of household
2wm-21/60, John JR b ca 1750 and James ca 1753-55
2wm- under 21 1) ?
2) Leven 1784
4 f Tempy/Temperance Southerland wife of John
2) Sarah (1770-80)
3) Rhoda
4) Katey (1784-87)

1786 Sh deed Sheriff to John Jr. I (orL) p 436 100 a Limestone Swp

1790 census
2wm 16+ John and James
2wm 16- 1) ? (1774+)
2)Leven (1784)
5 f Tempy
1) Sarah (1770-80)
2) Rhoda
3) Katey
5) Elizabeth

1794 Deed Matthew Edwards to John Jr. 3A p 81 25a Limestone Swp
1797/Oct Land deed Nathan to John Jr. K 19 p 434 300 a at Limestone
1798-99 Land deed John to Nathaniel M p353 99 ˝ Limestone Creek
1798-1803 listed in C Pleas book by Eachern part 5 James p 51; John p 28, 42,51,95

1800 census (I don’t have copy per Bill Waller listed Walder)
page 635 line 12 TWO families/John and James
2wm 45+ John and James page 635 line 2
1 wm 26-45 (1755-1774)
1 wm 10-15 Leven
2 f 45+ Tempy and wife of James
2 f 16-25 1) Sarah (1775-84)
2) Rhoda
2 f 10-15 1)Katey (1785-90)
2)Elizabeth
2 f -10 1) Jenny (1790-1800)
2) ? (could this be a child of James ?)

1801 John Waller to M Sumner 60a Limestone
1801 Nathaniel to M Sumner 99a proved by John Waller
1802 land proved by John Waller deed signed by James Waller

1803-1805 Court Pleas & Q. Sessions. 6 1804 court John Waller mentioned as follows:
1804 court allowed road John Wallers property
John mentioned: Wallers Mill, John p58, 79
Wallers Road p 79
Wallers Shop, John p 26

1805 Tuesday 22 Oct, Granted John Waller Jr., an Order to build a Public Grist Mill on
Limestone Creek or Swamp where he owns
one side of the Swamp & Mr. Rhodes the other side, at a place where the path
crosses between the fork of the Swamp & the the upper corner of Joseph T. Rhodes
land. Court of Pleas & Qtr Session Part 7 p.2
1806 Shr deed from James Waller by Sheriff to John Waller 7A p373 200a Beaver Dam Swp
1806 tax list included John, Leven, James and Nathan
1806 John Waller rendered his account for Repairing the Court House amounting to f18-5-0
which is allowed
1806 Court of Pleas.. Jan 21, Grand Jury sworn: William McGee Foreman…John Waller,…
1807 23 Apr. Ordered following be Jurymen next Court: …John Waller,…
1807 21 Jul Grand Jury sworn:…John Waller, …

Leven son of Nathaniel Waller born 1808 (not Leven of John Jr. in Duplin)

1808 Oct Ct. Bk 3A Duplin Deeds p 111 wit. Sale Negro -Leven Waller and James Coston
1808 18 Oct. Upon Petition of sundry Inhabitants that the New Road formerly laid off by
Order of Court to lead from Staffords Swp Meeting House towards the Road
commonly called the Newbern Road as far as the County line. (Which Road was not
opened agreeable to way first laid off by Jury) Ordered said road shall be cut open agreeable
to first plan returned by the Jury to cross Limestone above Wallers Mill, & that part of said
Road that was opened below Wallers Mill shall be abandoned. (Ct of Pleas) Ordered
Leven Waller be Overseer of said Road to open & Repair same agreeable to first order &
that …&John Wallers Negro Israel shall work under him on said road.
1809 Jan 17 Court proceeded to draw the Jury for the next Superior Court to be held for
County of Duplin the 4th Monday in March next…John Waller…

1809, Jan: Katey married James Costin/Coston bondsman John Waller

1810 census p 696, line 10 this census doesn’t make sense. 2 extra children/who
came home to live?? Census John Waller
1wm 45+ John Waller
1 wm 16-25 Leven
1 wm 10-15 ? (1795-1800)
1 wf 45+ Tempy
3wf 16-25 Sarah, Rhoda, Elizabeth
1wf 10-15 ? (1795-1800)

1811 Oct 19: Elizabeth married John Rogers bond Phil Southerland

1814 Jan 18: Jenny married John Garmon bond Phil Southerland

1820 censes p168 line 5 It would appear that a child of John (possibly his oldest
unknown son) the spouse and a child born 1794-1804 have moved into the home. I have
discarded the girls because evidently Sarah and Rhoda did not marry (deed of land to
Sarah Waller and Rhoda Waller by John 1825) and the younger girls have not been married
long enough to have a child born 1794-1804. OR is it the unknown children from 1810 and
another child???
JOHN Waller 1 m 45+
1m 26-45 ? (1775-94)
1 f 45+ Tempy
3 f 26-45 Sarah (1775-94)
Rhoda
?
1 f 16-26 ? (1794-1804)

1820 census LEVEN Waller I am including this for the following reasons:
Leven son of John is the only Leven in the county at this time . Leven son of
Nathaniel is born 1808 and his children are not born until the 1830’s The children in the
census are of the right age to be Leven and Charity’s. I checked the original census and
it is marked the same way. This household is on the same microfilm page as John 3
lines away. The census is ten years off on the ages of Leven and Charity Fifer Waller,
but I have inserted their names since I believe it is a census of Leven of John Jr.
1 m 16-26 Leven (1794-1804)
3 m under 10-- (1810-1820)
John E. (1815)
Amos J. (1817
Leven F (1820)
1 f 16-26 Charity
1 f under 10 Ellender

1820 census James Waller has 1m 45+ and 1f 45+
It was reported by an Ann Waller that he had one female child—She was named Elizabeth,
but could it have been Jenny. I have no documentation for this or any of Ann’s notes.

1822 Aug 22 James Waller died

1825 land deed John Waller gives Sarah Waller 100 acres at Limestone Bk Z p. 279
1825 land deed John Waller gives Rhoda Waller 100 acres at Limestone Bk Z p. 280
1826 land deed John to Daniel Bradshaw Bk 2 p 268 and 381
1826 Duplin Co. Deed of Trust Book 2 p. 269 by John to
Daniel Bradham/Bradshaw mentions Temperance, son Leven, and
Leven Waller, James Canton and John Rogers

(there is a question about the following land in Goshen Swp—Others believe this is
Leven son of Nathaniel)
1827 deed James Grimes to Leven Bk 2 p 88 170a Goshen Swp (Probably son of
Nathaniel)
1829 deed Levin Waller to Nathaniel Waller 4B p124 170a Goshen Swp. (probably son of
John as he was moving to TN)
1830 deed Ralph Jerigan to Levin Bk 2 p 395 68a Goshen Swp (Probably son of Nathaniel)

1826-1830 Tempy dies after 1826 mention in the deed of trust bk and before 1830 census

1830 census p.175
Sarah might be living on her own land—there is a Sarah Waller in the 1840 census.
The other unidentified could be the children of those named in the 1826 document or a family.
James Costen who m. Katey is listed next to Leven (shown below p.175 in the census)
It could be one of Katey’s children (James Costen 1 m 40-50 and 1 f 40-50) James Waller
died 1822 could his wife be living with John?
1m 70-80 John (1750)
1m 20-30 ? (1800-1810)
1 f 40-50 Rhoda (1780-90)
2 f 30-40 (1790-1800)
1 f 15-20 (1810-1815)

1830 census p.175
1 m 40-50 Levi (LEVEN)
1 m 15-20 John E. (1810-1815)
1 m 10-15 Amos J. (1815-1820) Amos JACKSON Waller—not to be confused with Amos
Johnson Waller s.of Nathan
1 m 5-10 Leven F. (1820-1825)
2 under 5 Roderick Palmer (1825-1830)
William Nelson/Nelse (1825-30)
1 f 30-40 Charity (1790-1800)
1 f 10-15 Ellender (1815-1820)

1831 A Leven was bondsman for a marriage (note from Dallas Herring—no other
documentation)

1840 census Sarah Waller wf 60-70 (1770-1780)
1840 census 1m 70-80 (Not our) John Waller (1760-1770)

The family of John Waller and Tempy (Temperance) Southerland
(daughter of Wm Southerland b. 1745)would appear to be:

John Waller b July 6, 1750
Tempy b. March 17, ca
? male b. ca 1774-75
Sarah b. ca 1778
Rhoda b. ca1780
Leven b. 1784
Katey b. ca 1785-90
Elizabeth b ca 1785-90
? Jenny

The family of Leven Waller and Charity Fifer
follows:
Leven Waller b January 26, 1784
Charity b ca 1793
John E b ca 1815
Amos Jackson b May 1817
Ellender (?) b ca 1820
Leven F b. 1824
Roderick Palmer b.ca 1828
William Nelson b ca 1830
James A b.ca 1835 TN

DOCUMENTATION OF: SOUTHERLAND, , birthdates of Wm Southerland, John, Leven,
Charity, Leven F and Amos Jackson.
Found in a book which was saved –pages missing I have copies and the certified copy
submitted by JV Waller. The material was copied and sent to me by Dallas Herring.
The original certified copy is in Dallas Herring’s library.

DOCUMANTATION OF: FIFER—I do not have copies. Bill Waller wrote that the information
was gained in 1975 from Frances e. Shirley who had a Waller family Bible. Frances,
daughter of Mae V. Waller, dau of John Gentry Waller, son of Leven F. Waller, son of
Leven and Charity Elizabeth Fifer.

CLAIRBORNE COUNTY TENNESSEE
Leven and Charity moved to TN between 1832 and 1835

1838 Martha Jennings m Henry Jennings Jan 5, 1838 bondsman John Waller Grainger Co.
TN (?)

1838 Aug 10 either Claiborne of Grainger County TN. Settlement. (Bill Waller added this
and I assume it is for John) Account current of the returns Joshua Hamilton and Joseph
Rich, overseers of the Been Station to Cumberland Gap Turnpike Road to the
Commissions of said Road for the year 1838 together with the money on hand at the
Commencement of the year and the quarter receipts received of the gate keeper for the
said year. 1838 and 1st by Joshua Hamilton Overseer
1838 Aug 10, 44 ˝ John Waller 10 17.11 (do not know what the columns are for)
1838 Oct 23, 4 days work of John Waller 10 1.54
1839 18 March Account of the Sale of the Estate of Royal Jennings Dec’d. List of the
Property sold: John Waller 1 Iron Wedge .25; John Waller 2 Chessels and ? 1 hoe.
18 ľ; John Waller 1 Axe 1.43 ľ; Leven Waller, one hatchet 1.15; Levin 2 jugs.12; John Waller 2? .50

1840 census p 245
1 m 50-60 Leven
1 m 15-20 Leven F (1820-25)
2 m 10-15 R.P and Wm N (1825-30)
1 m 5-10 James (1830-35)
1 f 40-50 Charity
1 f 20-30 Ellender (1810-1820)

1840 census p.244 (in the same area as the Farmers according to Bill Waller)
1 m 20-30 with John listed as head of household (1810-1820)
John E. b 1815 son of Leven
Amos J b 1817 son of Leven
1m 15-20 ? (1820-1825)

1840 John and Leven bought at a personal property sale Jan 7, 1840 (could have been
1841) Need more information on this.

1841 John Waller married Emily (Emeline) Farmer Jan 6, 1841 witness or bondsman Amos
Waller

1844 March 2, Ellender Waller married GeorgeW. Jennings in Clairborne Co. TN
Ellender Waller has been placed with the family of Leven Waller on the basis of a marriageable
age female in the household on the 1840 census who is gone in 1850 census.
There is also a Jennings living with Leven’s family in the 1850 census.

1848 Wallers in Beach Grove Baptist Church org December 16, 1848
Leven Waller (Sr), Leven F Waller, John E. Waller, JN Waller,
2nd record Charity Waller, Martha Waller, Elizabeth Waller,
June 1, 1869 LF Waller, Wm N Waller, JG Waller, WD Waller, Martha Waller,
M A Waller
1857 last mention of John E. Waller

1850 census Claiborne Co. TN
Leven Waller 66 carpenter NC
Charity Waller 57 NC
L.F. 25 NC
R.P. 22 NC
Wm N 21 NC
James A 15 TN attending school
Louisa Jennings 18 TN attending school

1850 census Grainger Co. TN Dist 11 1280-1337 there has been some confusion
because to many Waller looks like Wallon
John E. Waller 36 NC
Emaline 30 TN
Melissa 8 TN
Sarah 6 TN
Aquillia (Aquillare) 5 TN
Levin (Ivan) 2 TN
Charlotte 4/12 TN

1857-58 John E. Waller and family leave TN for Missouri.
Roderick Palmer and his family leave for Missouri at the same time.
One other brother was reported to have come to MO with John E.—name unknown

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