23RD GENERATION

160. Reverend William Edmund WALLER was born in 1746 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He Resided in 1784 in Garrard County, Kentucky. He Resided in 1803 in Virginia. He died on 17 Jul 1830 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Baptist Preacher that emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky. In Frankfort is where William S. was placed as an apprentice in the office of said William Trigg. William Trigg was the husband of Susanna, first cousin of William S.. William S. was 13 at the time.

After a short stay the Preacher William Edmund Waller and his wife and family left for Shelby County, Leaving William S. behind. (see pg 13 of THE WALLER'S)

William was a distinguished colonial Baptist minister. He preached most of 50 years at Waller's Church in Spotsylvania.

He was married to Mildred SMITH in 1766. In the book "Folks of Elkhorn Church" by Darnell, published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1980. There is a reference that Mildred's father was Stephen Smith.

However, the same book later mentions that a George Smith and Ann Bailey had a child, Mildred Waller. Mildred SMITH ⁽¹⁵⁾ was born in 1746. She died in 1803. Reverend William Edmund WALLER and Mildred SMITH had the following children:

+244 i. Stephen WALLER.
+245 ii. Rev Edmund WALLER.
+246 iii. Rev. George WALLER.
+247 iv. Richard WALLER.
+248 v. Mary WALLER.
+249 vi. William Smith WALLER.
+250 vii. Nancy Jane WALLER.
251 viii. Sarah WALLER.
+252 ix. Lucy WALLER.

He was married to Evea JOHNSON.

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