Hi Karen, I kept seeing your e-mail and telling myself I am so busy, but I need to send something to her... truth is I was burnt out on tons of e-mails. So, I am sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Have you seen any of this? Information provided by Ralph Riggin, local Delmarva Geneologist http://www.goldenlyon.com/lowe.html http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/4386/waller.htm great and lengthy site for Waller line ********************************************************* the book, "They Lived in Old Somerset" by Wilmer O. Lankford http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/4386/waller.htm The Waller site is a really good one, be sure to check it out! Then there is this from my notes: Ancient Waller Line Generation I, Alured de Valer came to England with William the Conqueror, fought at Battle of Hastings Oct. 14, 1066, name appears in Doomsday Book.  Generation II,  de Valer Generation III,  de Valer Generation IV, Alured de Waller married Adelina de Hockerton, died 1183. Of Newark, Co. Nottingham, England. Generation V, John de Valer born about 1165.  Generation VI, Henry de Valer born about 1200.  Generation VII, Vilhelm de Valer born about 1230, died 1278.  Generation VIII, Valer de Valer born about 1260, died 1316.   Generation IX, Henry de Valer of Hockerton, born about 1295, married Alicia de Mortimer, died 1371.   Generation X, Thomas Waller born 1330, married Christina Chalfunt (daughter of Henry Chalfunt), died 1390. Purchase Groombridge estate in 1360.  Generation XI, John Waller born 1363, married Margaret Lansdall (daughter of Thomas Lansdall of Sussex Co.), died 1420.  Generation XII, Sir Richard Waller born 1395, married Margaret Gulby, died 1462. "The hero of Agincourt", knighted by King Henry V on the battlefield Oct. 25, 1415, for the capture Prince Charles the Duke of Orleans commander of the French forces.   Generation XIII, John Waller born about 1420, married Elizabeth Fairnfold (daughter of William Farinfold of Leigh Kent Co.), died about 1490. Purchased Beaconsfield Castle in Buckinghamshire about 1450. Generation XIV, Richard Waller of Beaconsfield Burks, married Anne Symmons (born about 1524, daughter of Dr. John Symmons of London).  Generation XV, Robert Waller of Agmondesham and Beaconsfield of Sussex, born 1482, married 1st Elizabeth Fryer, 2nd Elizabeth Duncomb, died 1545.. His children by 1st marriage: William Waller born 1510, married Jane Bowland, died 1557/8. Anthony Waller died 1558. Ralph Waller married Sarah Sanders. Thomas Waller married a Hampden. Robert Waller born about 1538. By 2nd marriage: * Edmund Waller our ancestor. See generation XII. Generation XVI, Edmund Waller born about 1530, married 1555 Cicelie Bell, died 1603. His children * Robert Waller our ancestor. See generation XIII. Margaret Waller died 1632. Elizabeth Waller married a Fredway. Thomasine Waller married a Ballenger. Susan Waller married William Widner. Generation XVII Robert Waller of Coleshill, born about 1560, married Anne Hampden (born about 1589, daughter of Griffith Hampden) buried Sept. 2, 1616 at Beaconfield. Anne died April 9, 1653. His children. Cicely Waller married Feb. 10, 1624-5 Nathaniel Tompkins. Edmund Waller born Mar. 3, 1605-6, married 1st July 5, 1631 Ann Banks, 2nd Oct. 21, 1687 Mary Bruze, died Oct. 1, 1687. Of Buckingshire. Noted poet. Ancestor of the Waller family of VA. ************************************* After the Battle of Hastings, the Normans introduced into England their system of land tenure based on military service, and William seems to have been generous with his knights in apportioning the spoils of war. In the years following the Conquest, a few hundred Norman barons took over the lands of more than 4000 Anglo-Saxons. Land was the major form of wealth. Let it never be said that the Conquest was not profitable to the Conquerors! Norman and Anglo-Saxon customs were combined in such a way to make the best use of each, while avoiding the chief disadvantages. The English counties or "shires" had been established by the Saxons and William the Conqueror recognized these political subdivisions, but established his own control over them by appointment of the sheriffs. As a royal official, the sheriff looked after the King's interests in his county by attending the county courts, collecting taxes for the King. This is of interest because, as we shall see, the office of Sheriff was often held by a member of the Waller Family. The conquest had a profound and lasting effect on the English language. The Norman nobles were the aristocracy of the land and held all positions of honor and profit. At first, they held a deep contempt for the Saxon population, which was returned with ardor, and clung to the Latin-French of their native Normandy. Latin remained the language of law and business for several generations, but though it was a powerful medium of expression, Normans began to find advantages in the short Saxon words, often developed from physical sounds they represented. Gradually, the two races mingled and inter-married and differences disappeared. The result of the fusion of the two languages has been to make Modern English the richest and most powerful language of all times. The blending of the languages affected the spelling of the Waller name. To begin with, there was no "W" in either medieval Latin or Old French. To confirm this we find the name of William the Conqueror, when it appears on the Bayeux Tapestry, spelled variously as, "Vvillelm, Vvilgelm", etc. In the Square of Falaise, birthplace of William the Conqueror, in present day France, there stands a bronze statue of him on which his name is spelled "Guillaume Le Conquerant." Webster's New World Dictionary has this to say about the letter W: "W, the 23rd letter of the English alphabet. Its sound was represented in Angle-Saxon times by 'uu' until about 900 A.D., then by a character borrowed from the runic alphabet of the ancient Scandinavians called the "wen". In the 11th Century, a ligatured VV or W was introduced by Norman scribes to replace the wen. No doubt this change took place in the years following the Conquest, as the fusion of the Latin-French of Normandy with the Saxon-English language was under way. Thus, we find justification for the acceptance of the name "Valers", as it appears on the Roll of Battle Abbey, and "Alured de Valer" as it appears in the Domesday Book. It was not until the time of Thomas Waller, who lived from about 1330 to 1390 and was a four-times-great grandson of the Veteran of Hastings, that the fusion of the languages overtook the family. It was Thomas who purchased the old Saxon Castle of Groombridge in County Kent in the year 1360, settled the family there and modernized the name of de Valer to Waller. births, deaths & marriages: page 271 - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsomers/histrec/earlyvit.htm ************************************* John Waller b 1617 England d 1667 Accomack County, Va. was the original immigrant and married to Alice Major, here is her information: Family Data Collection - Marriages Record about Alice Major Name: Alice Major Spouse: John Waller Marriage Date (Day, Month, Year):  1642 ********************************************************** Alice Major, b. abt 1640 in Accomack, Virginia, d. aft, 8 Mar 1679.  She married (1) John Waller, married abt. 1660, b. abt. 1625 in ENGLAND, d. bef. 30 July 1667 in Little Monie, Somerset, maryland.  She married (2) Thomas  (Shiels) Shiles, married abt 1666/67, b. bef.1642 in  London, Middlesex, England, d. bef.. 3 Nov. 1675 in Somerset, MD.  She married (3) Richard Whitty, married after 12 Dec. 1676, d. bef. 15 March 1693 in Somerset Co., MD. I. William Waller, b. 26 Dec. 1661 in Accomack, Virginia, d. 1713 in Somerset, Maryland.  He married Bridget Nelson, married Abt. 1680 in Accomack, Virginia, b. Abt. 1665 in Accomack, Virginia, (daughter of John Nelson and Katherine Bozman).   Alice's children Alice Major, b. abt 1640 in Accomack, Virginia, d. aft. Dec 1676.  She married (1) John Waller, b. abt. 1625 in ENGLAND, d. bef. 30 July 1667 in Little Monie, Somerset, maryland.  She married (2) Thomas  Shiels, married abt 1666/67, b. 1642 in  London, Middlesex, England, d. 16 FEB., 1674 in Wickocomacco, Somerset Co., MD.  She married (3) Richard Whitty. I. William Waller, (son of John Waller and Alice Major) b. 26 Dec. 1661 in Accomack, Virginia, d. 1713 in Somerset, Maryland.  He married Bridget Nelson, married Abt. 1680 in Accomack, Virginia, b. Abt. 1665 in Accomack, Virginia, (daughter of John Nelson and Katherine Bozman). II. Major Waller, (daughter of John Waller and Alice Major) b. 8 June 1664 in Nandue, Somerset, Maryland, d. in Almodington, Somerset, Maryland.  She married Arnold Elzey, married Oct. 1682 in Somerset, MD. III. Alice Waller, (daughter of John Waller and Alice Major) b. 7 April 1666 in Little Monie,Somerset, Maryland. IV. Thomas Shiles Jr., (son of Thomas  Shiels and Alice Major) b. 12 Nov 1668 in  WicomicoStepney Parish, Somerset County, MD, d. 11 Oct 1737 in Somerset Co., MD.  He married Naomi Bozman, married Abt 1688 in Somerset Co., MD, b. 6 FEB. 1671/72 in Manoakin, Somerset Co., MD, (daughter of John Bozman and Blandina Risdon). V. Elizabeth (Shiels) Skiles, (daughter of Thomas  Shiels and Alice Major) b. 8 May 1671 in Somerset Co., MD. VI. John (Shiels) Skiles, (son of Thomas  Shiels and Alice Major) b. 22 Aug 1673 in Wiickocomoco,Somerset Co., MD.  He married Bridget Betts, married 1698 in Somerset Co., MD, b. 14 APRIL 1682 in Manoakin, Somerset Co., MD, (daughter of George Betts and Bridget Bozman). VII. Sarah Whitty, (daughter of Richard Whitty and Alice Major) b. 8 March 1678 in Somerset Co. MD John and Alice were the parents of your and my William Waller b. 1661 Muddy Creek Plantation in Accomack County, Va. When  you finish reading all this please let me know if there is anything else you would like to know. The Waller line is a very old recorded line... I do not know where you go after William? I go through Richard Waller and then William Cottman Waller and then Esme Marshall Waller. I hope to hear from you again, please do keep in touch! good luck with your research! Gwen ----- Original Message ----- From: "karen.wood" <karen.wood@prodigy.net> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:15:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [LDR] Add to list Hi Gwen, Any family stories, wills, pictures.  Anything that kind of tells something about what kind of person they were instead of just facts.  Can you help, that would be so exciting! Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Hignutt-Wint" <grwint@comcast.net> To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] Add to list > Hi Karen, > > This is the exact same line as William is a son of John and his wife Alice > Major. > What, if any, kind of information are you looking for? > > Gwen > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "karen.wood" <karen.wood@prodigy.net> > >> Hi Gwen, >> >> I am from the William Waller line (1661-1713) in Accomack Co, Va. You >> must >> be a distant cousin! They moved to Waller's Adventure in Old Somerset, >> Maryland (now Delaware) and lines of the family died there. William >> Waller's wife was Bridget Nelson also of Accomack. Keep in touch, we can >> compare notes! >> >> Karen (thanks for the link) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gwen Hignutt-Wint" >> To: >> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:18 PM >> Subject: Re: [LDR] Add to list >> >> >> > Hello Karen, >> > >> > Which Waller line are you from? I descend from John Waller 1617 to 1667 >> > of >> > Joseph. >> > He was born in England and died at Muddy Creek Plantation in Accomack >> > Co, >> > VA. >> > >> > Hear is a link to multiple sites, found on Ralph Riggin's site - local >> > Delmarva genealogist. >> > http://www.goldenlyon.com/relwbsts1.html >> > >> > good luck, >> > Gwen >> > >> > -------------- Original message -------------- >> > From: "karen.wood" >> > >> >> Hello Cousins! >> >> >> >> Please add my names of Waller, Strawbridge and Threlkeld and Nelson >> >> from >> >> Sussex >> >> County and Wallers Adventure, Old Somerset. More names may follow. 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