23RD GENERATION
138. JOHN "KW" WALLER
(13)
(14) was born on 28 Oct 1739 in Virginia.
(14) He died on 25 May 1822 in UNION COUNTY KENTUCKY. JOHN AND MARY
CAME TO KENTUCKY IN 1784. HE IS BURIED ON WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE HARRIS FARM NOW
OWNED BY MR. ELLIOTT NEWMAN.
WILL OF JOHN WALLER
DATED JUNE 8, 1820
I, JOHN WALLER OF UNION COUNTY, KENTUCKY, BEING UPWARDS OF 80 YEARS OF AGE
WILLS:_ THAT ALL JUST DEBTS BE PAID BY MY EXECUTRIX.
IF MY AFFECTIONATE AND BELOVED WIFE MARY WALLER, SHOULD SURVIVE ME, SHE
SHALL HAVE DURING HER LIFE DINAH AND HER SON ABRAM, AND GIRL NANCY, WITH HOUSE
AND GARDEN AND HALF THE PROPERTY OF THE PLANTATION, AND ONE-THIRD OF HOUSE FURNITURE
AND STOCK IF SHE WISHES TO KEEP THAT MUCH.
TO MY SON THOMAS WALLER $1000. IN ADDITION TO WHAT I HAVE ALREADY GIVEN
HIM. TO MY DAUGHTER NANCY CATHERINE $1000. TO THE CHILDREN OF MY DECEASED DAUGHTER
POLLY WEBB $400. TO MY DAUGHTER LYDIA ROBB $1000. TO MY SON DEMPSEY WALLER
$1000. TO MY DAUGHTER ELIZABETH ROBB $850. TO MY SON AARON WALLER $850. TO
DAVID McCLURE WHO MARRIED MY DAUGHTER MASSY AND SHE WITH HER CHILD HAVING DIED
I WILL NOTHING EXCEPT WHAT I ADVANCED TO HIM OR THEM DURING HER LIFETIME. THE
EXECUTORS TO SELL ON 12 MONTHS CREDIT ALL SLAVES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY EXCEPT
STORES WILLED TO MY WIFE. THE PROCEEDS OF SALE TO GO TO MY WIFE, OR IN CASE
SHE DOES NOT SURVIVE ME, THIS MONEY TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN MY CHILDREN THOMAS
WALLER, NANCY CATHERINE, LYDIA ROBB, JOHN WALLER, DEMPSEY WALLER, ELIZABETH ROBB;
AND AARON WALLER.
EXECUTORS, THOMAS WALLER AND AARON WALLER
WILL PROBATED APRIL 15 1822.
Shortly after the close of the Revolutionary war John Waller came from Virginia,
where he was born, and settled in Washington county, Ky. In 1811 he decided to
remove to Union county, and on the way he was captured by the Indians and held
a prisoner for two years before he found an opportunity to escape. He married
a Miss Small, who died in Union county. One of their sons was Aaron Waller,
the father of Mathew R. He was born in Washington county in 1789, came with
the family to Union county in 1811 and died there on Feb. 5, 1851. He married
Mary Allison Givens, a native of Hopkins county, and they had eight sons and
two daughters.
He was married to MARY SMALL on 7 Mar 1771. JOHN AND MARY MARRIED
IN VIRGINIA AND CAME TO KENTUCKY IN 1784 MARY SMALL
(5) was born on 23 Jan 1755 in Virginia.
She died on 23 Dec 1823 in UNION COUNTY KENTUCKY. JOHN "KW" WALLER
and MARY SMALL had the following children:
+225 i.
THOMAS WALLER.
226 ii.
ROBERT WALLER(5) was born on 25
Nov 1773 in Virginia. He died IN INFANCY in Virginia. ROBERT WAS A TWIN
227 iii.
JOHN WALLER(5) was born on 25 Nov
1773 in Virginia. He died IN INFANCY in Virginia. JOHN WAS A TWIN
228 iv.
ANN WALLER(5) was born on 25 Apr
1775 in Virginia.
+229 v.
LYDIA WALLER.
+230 vi.
JOHN WALLER.
+231 vii.
DEMPSEY WALLER.
+232 viii.
MARY WALLER.
+233 ix.
ELIZABETH WALLER.
+234 x.
AARON WALLER.
235 xi.
ELI WALLER(5) was born on 15 Jul
1791 in Kentucky. He died on 2 Mar 1794 in Kentucky.
+236 xii.
MASSIE WALLER.
237 xiii.
NATHAN WALLER(5) was born on 2 Jan
1797 in Kentucky. He died on 29 Jun 1819 in Kentucky. BURIED ON THE HARRIS
FARM NOW OWNED BY MR. ELLIOTT NEWMAN-INFO 1940'S
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