Mary (Pomfrett) Waller (bef. 1649 - bef. 1716)

Born before 1649 in Buckinghamshire, England

Wife of John Waller IV — married 13 Jan 1669 in Walton Parish, Buckinghamshire England

Descendants

Died before 1716 at about age 67 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

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� THIS BIO REPRESENTS MARY POMFRETT MARRIED TO DR. JOHN WALLER - PARENTS UNKNOWN

• Parents originally listed as John Pomfrett Mary Key. No supporting documentation and being removed with soft link only.

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Discrepancy

No original source records have been located to confirm birth, marriage or death records. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure. There is a great deal of conflicting information; Several Source-to-Source discrepancies; co-mingling, Lack of records; conflicting family stories; number of Waller’s with the same names, etc.
' See additional research notes at Waller Research'

Biography / Timeline

Mary (Pomfrett) Waller was born in Buckinghamshire, England.

^{[1] [2] [3]}

1645 - 1653 Estimated birth, probably (Newport or Walton) Buckinghamshire, England, ^[4]

Little is known about Mary Pomfrett. Parents have not been identified.

• William Pomfrett A.B. was vicar of Astwood, May 27, 1689 through December 21, 1704 and Mr. Benjamin Pomfrett, of Newport Pagnell, purchased of Sir William Tyreyham, Knt., the right of advowson^[5]. Later, Robert Pomfrett was rector of Emberton from April 30, 1753 until 1804. ^[6]

Apparently, Mary and Dr. John Waller resided in Newport Pagnell during their lifetime, as records exist for children's Birth, Mary's Marriage, and Will of Dr. John.

"Contemporary Mary's"

Mary Pomfrett married Dr John Waller]] - Parents Unknown

• Mary Elizabeth Waller - daughter of Dr. John and Mary Pomfrett - died at age 2 (Death Record located in England)^{[1] [3]}
  
• Mary Key (No supported Marriage to Dr. John)
  
• Mary Pomfrett - cousin of Dr. John
  
• Mary Waller m. Edward Herndon (No supported Marriage)
• Mary Waller, daughter of Col John and Dorothy King, married Zachery Lewis (supported by 3 Wills)
  
• Pomfrett-44 Mary Pomfrett married Issac Butler; Presumed Parents Father: John William Fernor Pomfrett III b: 2 FEB 1720 in King William, Virginia, Mother: Ann Hunt b: 14 JAN 1723 in King William, Virginia, [Unsupported CHILD OF John Pomfrett and Mary (Keates) and s/b unattached]]

Marriage

January 13 1669 Walton Parish, Buckinghamshire England Mary Pomfrett of the Parish of Walton (near Bletchley) Buckinghamshire married 'Dr. John Waller of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire England ^[7]

• Widely reported that Dr. John Waller married Mary Key (aka Kay) vs Mary Pomfrett.
• The marriage of Dr. John Waller to Mary Key is Disputed/discredited by the research of Robert M. Allen.^[8]
• The marriage to Mary Pomfrett is proven/supported by Parish Register ^{[7] [9]}
  

Children

1669-1682 10 children over a period of 13 years, identified] from Will and Parish Records
The register of Newport Pagnell, Bucks, England, contains the recorded births of children of Doctor John Waller and Mary his wife^[10]

Death

No parish records or probate records identified to confirm actual date of death and place. Death presumed before 1716 in Newport Pagenell, Buckinghamshire England (vs September 2, 1735 -- at Spotsylvania County, Virginia.)

Aug 1716 Dr John's Will Written; Mary was unnamed as either a beneficiary or Executrix. (Daughter Jemima was named as beneficiary and Executrix.)
Waller Research Transcription of WILL of Dr. John Waller
1723 - Death of Dr. John. Mary Most likely deceased;

• Much controversy on whether she removed to Virginia as a Widow, or died in Buckinghamshire -
  

1724 Controversy seems to be a result of - Herndon Family Story/Legend Surfaces - Widow Mary relocates to Virginia; living next to Daugher Mary and her Husband Herndon, and Mary's Son Col. John. This appears to have been concluded because of a 1724 Land Transaction (Spotsylvania) where "Mrs. Mary Waller" had land adjacent to Herndon's land.

• Logic would rule out this being the Widow of Dr. John. It is unlikely that Mary Pomfrett (about 80 yrs) would undertake such a hazardous journey to reside with her son/daughter when others of her family were still in England. It is more likely Mary died before the 1716 Will as she was Not Named as a beneficary nor an executrix; and Daughter Jemima inherited all (un-entailed) personal property and goods and was Executrix of will. Mary's sons, Benjamin was the Primary Heir and Executor; Edmond a Dr. in Cambridge -- William a Minister at Walton (nearby parish where Mary married). ^[3]
  

(a) Daughter Mary died age 2 so can't be wife of Herndon;

(b) Mary m. Herndon can't be dau of Col. John - (b. 1699) too young; unmarried as of 1716 (per Dr. John Will); and Herndon children's birth 1698-1716 - Edward Herndon died about 1758

(c) Mary daughter of Col John married Zachary Lewis 1725 (confirmed in 2 wills one before Herndon died -- 1754 and the other after Herndon's death -1759; Zachary Lewis died 1765. It is unlikely she would have been married to both at the same time with children birth estimates during same timeframe.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Andrew Lewis Riffe. “The Wallers of Endfield, King William County, Virginia”. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 59.4 (1951): 458–493.
   • Digital Transcription THE WALLERS OF ENDFIELD], KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA BY Andrew Lewis Riffe; with notes by CLAYTON TORRENCE
2. ↑ WILL OF Dr. John Waller; Transcription published in Andrew Lewis Riffe's "The Wallers of Enfield, King William County, Virginia"; Will [written] August 21 1716 Newport Pagnell in the County of Bucks; Proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury on November 6, 1723
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Rev. Cynthia Forde Source References
   (1) The Herndon’s of Virginia, Volume One, Three Generations, By Dr. John Goodwin, Herndon, Fellow, American Society of Genealogists).;
   (2) Waller’s of Endfield, King William County, Virginia by Andrew Riffe which appeared in the Virginia Magazine of History and Genealogy.Vol. 59, `951, pp. 336-362 and 458-493 and
   (3) also Message Boards, Gen Forum, and The History of King William County website.
4. ↑ married January 13 1669 - Mary Pomfrett - Est Birth 1669-20 = 1649)
5. ↑ the right in English law of a patron (avowee) to present to the diocesan bishop (or in some cases the ordinary if not the same person) a nominee for appointment to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living
6. ↑ Lipscombe, The History and Antiquities of . Buckingham . . Volume IV, pages 5, 139-140.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} The Register of the Parish of Walton (near Bletchley) Buckinghamshire, 1598-1812. Privately printed for the Bucks Parish Register Society by permission of the Reverend Algernon E. Tollemache, B.A.; Rector of Walton. Page 18: "1669 Mr. John Waller and Mistress Mary Pomfrett of Newport Pagnell were married January 13th 1669). (Transcription by Cynthia Forde November 20, 2005
8. ↑ Waller Scrapbook: Vol 7, Tazewell and Allied Families Scrapbook: Anthologies on the Tazewell, Goode, Bradford,Parks, Walke, Waller, Littleton, Jackson, etc., Families in Virginia 9 Volumes
9. ↑ Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 59 No. 3 (July 1951]
10. ↑ William and Mary Quarterly, First Series, Volume 9, pages 63 et seq, gives the dates of births of the children of "Doctor John Waller and Mary, his wife" as recorded in the Register of Newport Pagnell, Bucks, communicated by the Reverend C M Ottley, vicar of Newport Pagnell. (2) births as given in the Quarterly, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 26 pages 32-33 (quoting the Quarterly, Volume 9, page 63) also gives the dates of the births of the children of "Doctor John Waller and Mary, his wife " (3) See Wlrthingron's Virginia Gleanings in England (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.. 1980 p. 455)

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/G9XF-NKS
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 September 2020), memorial page for Mary Pomfrett Waller (1648–12 May 1716), Find A Grave: Memorial #188788316, citing St. Peter and St. Paul's Churchyard, Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England ; Maintained by Ray Isbell (contributor 47188697) .
  
• Her husband's Find A Grave: Memorial #188767288
• S701111232. Source number: 275.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GW1. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1277293&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: APID: 1,7836::1277293
• Harrington-McLaurin. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=90506896-339a-4f4c-9ceb-48c4047439b7&tid=12132211&pid=860
• S701111232. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note: APID: 1,7836::0

Trees

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=12132211&pid=860

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Pomfrett-1 created through the import of Lea and Randol and Ely and Si.ged on May 31, 2011 by Maude Randol.
• WikiTree profile Pomfrett-30 created through the import of Laura's Family Tree_2012-04-21.ged on May 4, 2012 by Laura Mittler.
• WikiTree profile Pomfrett-3 created through the import of Harrington _ McLaurin .ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Linda Griffin.
• WikiTree profile Pomfrett-31 created through the import of Carroll-Dabney-Simons-Wells Fa.ged on Oct 8, 2012 by Janet Dabney.
• Wikitree Profile Pomfrett-40 created by JoAnn Allen, Thursday, August 14, 2014.