I have copies of a couple of deeds where John Waller deeded some land to his daughter Elizabeth and specifically omitted her husband. I have no further info on the children of John and Elizabeth. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dianna Rose <drose@searnet.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] John & Elizabeth Waller > Mary: > > The county seat of Clark County is Winchester, Kentucky. I am unsure where > you are located, so I may be giving you a geography lesson you don't need -- > Clark, Bourbon, Scott, and Fayette Counties are in central Kentucky (other > counties are considered central Kentucky too but these are in close > proximity to each other). I believe there were at least two (maybe more) > John Wallers in Kentucky at the same time. A John T. shows up on the 1850 > Clark County census and a John L. shows up on the 1850 Woodford County > census. Since the will was dated 1826, John L. may not be the same person > since he is still listed in the 1850 census. Perhaps this could be his > son. I don' t know if this information helps -- I hope it does! > > > Dianna Rose > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Duncan <mari@comteck.com> > To: DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 4:41 PM > Subject: [DAVENPORT] John & Elizabeth Waller > > > >John Waller b. abt 1780 VA > >Elizabeth Davenport b. abt 1783 Spots Co., VA, dau of James Davenport & > Mary Rutherford > > > >John may have been a minister - his name appears on several marriage > records in the area. This family also is mentioned in the History of the > Coleman Family. > > > >Someone gave me the following copy of his Will without a date or the > location where the copy was made. > > > >CLARK CO KY > >In care and affection, I have for my children, William, Sally and Mary > Jane, John, Eliza and Rebecca, James and Elizabeth. I do hereby give unto > them the following named property towit: one negro boy named Martin about > eight years of age, four head of horses, nine head of cattle, twenty head of > hogs and all my household and kitchen furniture of every description to have > and to hold to them and their heirs forever but during the life time of > their Mother Elizabeth Waller they are to hold said property as trustees for > her sole use and benefit and not to be subject to her power and control in > any measurs whatsoever but to be for her separate use and benefit and after > her death said property is to belong to my said children each one to have > one equal part there of. > >In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of > December 1826. > >John B. Waller (Seal) > >Clarke Co. Clerks Office 7th day of December 1826. This deed of gift from > John Waller to his wife Elizabeth R. Waller and his children was produced > before me Phillip B. Hodgkin, deputy for James P. Bullock, Clerk of the > County aforesaid. Know all men by these presents that whereas James > Davenport some years since gave to my wife during her life and to her > children at her death a negro woman named Judy and said negro woman not > ______me in any respect. I obtained leave of our said James Davenport and > told her for the sum of five hundred dollards promising to vest said money > in other property to go in the same way and not yet having got any property > to be placed in heir thereof, and the said James Davenport being my wifes > father insisting that I shall make a deed of gift to my children of other > property of equal value at least now _____ that I John Waller of the County > of Clarke and State of Kentucky for and in consideration of the ______ and > also in consideration of the natu! > >ral children. > >John Waller (X) > > > >I believe John lived in Fayette & Bourbon Counties in Kentucky. Does > anyone have further information? > > > >Mary Duncan > > > > > >==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > >View the Cousins Directory at > >http://Jack.Ralph.org/davnport/others.htm > > > >============================== > >RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! > >Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Search the List Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/DAVENPORT-L/ > > ============================== > FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! > Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account today: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi