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|name = Nathan Waller |
| name = Nathan Waller |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1753|03|07}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1753|03|07}} |
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|birth_place = [[Cornwall, Connecticut]] |
| birth_place = [[Cornwall, Connecticut]] |
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1831|7|11|1753|3|7|mf=yes}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1831|7|11|1753|3|7|mf=yes}} |
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|death_place = [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] |
| death_place = [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] |
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|nationality = American |
| nationality = American |
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|occupation = soldier, farmer, landowner |
| occupation = soldier, farmer, landowner |
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|spouse =Elizabeth Weeks |
| spouse = Elizabeth Weeks |
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|children = [[Phineas Waller (1774-1859)|Phineas Waller]], |
| children = [[Phineas Waller (1774-1859)|Phineas Waller]], Eliud Waller |
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'''Nathan Waller''' (March 7, 1753 – July 11, 1831) was an [[American Revolutionary War]] soldier |
'''Nathan Waller''' (March 7, 1753 – July 11, 1831) was an [[American Revolutionary War]] soldier. He was originally from Connecticut, but became an early settler in the [[Wyoming Valley]] region of present-day Pennsylvania. He fought in the [[American Revolutionary War]], reaching the rank of captain. Later, he became a relatively prosperous farmer and landowner. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Waller was born to Phineas |
Waller was born to Phineas and Rhoda Waller in [[Cornwall, Connecticut]], on March 7, 1753. He was the eldest of five sons. At an early age, he moved to the [[Wyoming Valley]], in [[Pennsylvania]], becoming one of the early settlers there.<ref name = "colonial"/><ref>{{Citation|editor = Frederick Charles Johnson|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3AkUAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Nathan+Waller%22+%22wyoming+valley%22&pg=PA57|title = The Historical Record, Volume 1|page = 57|year = 1887|accessdate = October 11, 2015}}</ref> Like many others, he had purchased land from the Susquehanna Company in the area.<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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While in Connecticut with his family in 1775, Waller joined the Revolutionary army as a [[private (rank)|private]] within Captain Hickock's Company, which was part of Colonel Beardsley's Sixteenth Regiment, which was in turn part of the [[Connecticut Line]]. In 1779, he participated in the expedition to Farfield and Darbury, Connecticut.<ref name = "colonial"/> He was also wounded in a military engagement at Horse Neck, close to West Greenwich, in the same year.<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/><ref name = "colonial"/> |
While in Connecticut with his family in 1775, Waller joined the Revolutionary army as a [[private (rank)|private]] within Captain Hickock's Company, which was part of Colonel Beardsley's Sixteenth Regiment, which was in turn part of the [[Connecticut Line]]. In 1779, he participated in the expedition to Farfield and Darbury, Connecticut.<ref name = "colonial"/> He was also wounded in a military engagement at Horse Neck, close to West Greenwich, in the same year.<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/><ref name = "colonial"/> |
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Waller eventually attained the rank of [[Captain ( |
Waller eventually attained the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]].<ref>{{Citation|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=00YVAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Nathan+Waller%22+%22wyoming+valley%22&pg=RA2-PA10|title = Historical Record ...: The Early History of Wyoming Valley and ..., Volumes 1-3|page = 10|year = 1887|accessdate = October 11, 2015}}</ref> Once the war ended, Waller returned with his family to the Wyoming Valley.<ref name = "colonial"/> |
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===Later career=== |
===Later career=== |
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After returning to the Wyoming Valley, Waller came to own significant amounts of land in and around Wilkes-Barre. Prior to 1787, he constructed a house on his lower farm. More than a hundred years later, in the early 20th century, it was still standing on what was then Division Street. In the early 19th century, he sold his farm in South Wilkes-Barre and bought the Putman Catlin farm, a large farm on the [[Susquehanna River]] in |
After returning to the Wyoming Valley, Waller came to own significant amounts of land in and around Wilkes-Barre. Prior to 1787, he constructed a house on his lower farm. More than a hundred years later, in the early 20th century, it was still standing on what was then Division Street. In the early 19th century, he sold his farm in South Wilkes-Barre and bought the Putman Catlin farm, a large farm on the [[Susquehanna River]] in Oquago, New York (now part of [[Windsor, New York|Windsor]], in [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]]).<ref name = "colonial"/> |
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When the state of [[Pennsylvania]] was awarded sovereignty of the Wyoming Valley region in December 1782, Waller did not oppose this action. On April 21, 1787, he signed a document supporting the laws of Pennsylvania and in that year, he took an oath of loyalty to that state. In 1795, he was on a jury that conditionally convicted several anti-Pennsylvania conspirators.<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/> |
When the state of [[Pennsylvania]] was awarded sovereignty of the Wyoming Valley region in December 1782, Waller did not oppose this action. On April 21, 1787, he signed a document supporting the laws of Pennsylvania and in that year, he took an oath of loyalty to that state. In 1795, he was on a jury that conditionally convicted several anti-Pennsylvania conspirators.<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/> |
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Waller's name appears quite frequently in the earliest records of Luzerne County. In 1792, he, Zebulon Butler, and Timothy Pickering were on a committee appointed by Wilkes-Barre to determine a location for a new Congregational Church. The site they chose was on Wilkes-Barre's public square.<ref name = "colonial"/> He eventually went on to become a relatively prosperous landowner and was also a farmer.<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/><ref>{{Citation|author = George Brubaker Kulp|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=BJ0sAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1219|title = Families of the Wyoming Valley: Biographical, Genealogical and ..., Volume 3|page = 1219|year = 1890}}</ref> |
Waller's name appears quite frequently in the earliest records of Luzerne County. In 1792, he, Zebulon Butler, and Timothy Pickering were on a committee appointed by Wilkes-Barre to determine a location for a new Congregational Church. The site they chose was on Wilkes-Barre's public square.<ref name = "colonial"/> He eventually went on to become a relatively prosperous landowner and was also a farmer.<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/><ref>{{Citation|author = George Brubaker Kulp|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=BJ0sAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Nathan+Waller%22+%22wyoming+valley%22&pg=PA1219|title = Families of the Wyoming Valley: Biographical, Genealogical and ..., Volume 3|page = 1219|year = 1890|accessdate = October 11, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Personal life and death== |
==Personal life and death== |
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Waller married Elizabeth Weeks on May 4, 1773. They had two sons, [[Phineas Waller (1774-1859)|Phineas]] and Eliud (died 1814), and eight daughters: Lydia, Lucy, Elizabeth, and five others who moved to western [[New York]].<ref name = "colonial"/> After marrying, he moved to a farm in the [[Wyoming Valley]].<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/> In 1775, Waller returned to [[Connecticut]] with his wife and his infant son Phineas.<ref name = "colonial"/> Early in the 19th century, he moved to his farm in Oquago, taking part of his family with him. In 1822, he swapped farms with his son Phineas and returned to Wilkes-Barre, where he lived until his death.<ref name = "colonial"/> |
Waller married Elizabeth Weeks on May 4, 1773. They had two sons, [[Phineas Waller (1774-1859)|Phineas]] and Eliud (died 1814), and eight daughters: Lydia, Lucy, Elizabeth, and five others who moved to western [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name = "colonial"/> After marrying, he moved to a farm in the [[Wyoming Valley]].<ref name = "preacher, entrepreneur"/> In 1775, Waller returned to [[Connecticut]] with his wife and his infant son Phineas.<ref name = "colonial"/> Early in the 19th century, he moved to his farm in Oquago, taking part of his family with him. In 1822, he swapped farms with his son Phineas and returned to Wilkes-Barre, where he lived until his death.<ref name = "colonial"/> His paternal grandson was [[David Jewett Waller, Sr.]], a Pennsylvanian minister and civic leader.<ref name="preacher, entrepreneur">{{Citation|author = William M. Ballie|title = Preacher Entrepreneur Rev. D. J. Waller Sr.|pages = xiii, 14, 133|year = 2011}}</ref><ref name="colonial">{{Citation|author = John W. Jordan|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=arAfWBsvO1gC&q=%22Phineas+Waller%22&pg=PA759|title = Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania|pages = 757–758|year = 1911|accessdate = May 26, 2015|isbn = 9780806352398}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Waller was described as "a man of powerful physique". According to legend, he once killed a [[bear]] in [[Plains, Pennsylvania|Plains]] when armed with only a pine knot.<ref name = "colonial"/> Waller died on July 11, 1831, in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]], at the age of 78.<ref name = "colonial"/> |
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Waller was one of the early settlers of the Wyoming Valley.<ref>{{Citation|editor = Frederick Charles Johnson|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3AkUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA57|title = The Historical Record, Volume 1|page = 57|year = }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Waller was described as "a man of powerful physique". According to legend, he once killed a [[bear]] in [[Plains, Pennsylvania|Plains]] when armed with only a |
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Latest revision as of 21:28, 30 December 2023
Nathan Waller | |
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| Born | March 7, 1753 |
| Died | July 11, 1831 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | soldier, farmer, landowner |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Weeks |
| Children | Phineas Waller, Eliud Waller |
Nathan Waller (March 7, 1753 – July 11, 1831) was an American Revolutionary War soldier. He was originally from Connecticut, but became an early settler in the Wyoming Valley region of present-day Pennsylvania. He fought in the American Revolutionary War, reaching the rank of captain. Later, he became a relatively prosperous farmer and landowner.
Early life
[edit]Waller was born to Phineas and Rhoda Waller in Cornwall, Connecticut, on March 7, 1753. He was the eldest of five sons. At an early age, he moved to the Wyoming Valley, in Pennsylvania, becoming one of the early settlers there.[1][2] Like many others, he had purchased land from the Susquehanna Company in the area.[3]
Career
[edit]Military service
[edit]While in Connecticut with his family in 1775, Waller joined the Revolutionary army as a private within Captain Hickock's Company, which was part of Colonel Beardsley's Sixteenth Regiment, which was in turn part of the Connecticut Line. In 1779, he participated in the expedition to Farfield and Darbury, Connecticut.[1] He was also wounded in a military engagement at Horse Neck, close to West Greenwich, in the same year.[3][1]
Waller eventually attained the rank of captain.[4] Once the war ended, Waller returned with his family to the Wyoming Valley.[1]
Later career
[edit]After returning to the Wyoming Valley, Waller came to own significant amounts of land in and around Wilkes-Barre. Prior to 1787, he constructed a house on his lower farm. More than a hundred years later, in the early 20th century, it was still standing on what was then Division Street. In the early 19th century, he sold his farm in South Wilkes-Barre and bought the Putman Catlin farm, a large farm on the Susquehanna River in Oquago, New York (now part of Windsor, in Broome County).[1]
When the state of Pennsylvania was awarded sovereignty of the Wyoming Valley region in December 1782, Waller did not oppose this action. On April 21, 1787, he signed a document supporting the laws of Pennsylvania and in that year, he took an oath of loyalty to that state. In 1795, he was on a jury that conditionally convicted several anti-Pennsylvania conspirators.[3]
Waller's name appears quite frequently in the earliest records of Luzerne County. In 1792, he, Zebulon Butler, and Timothy Pickering were on a committee appointed by Wilkes-Barre to determine a location for a new Congregational Church. The site they chose was on Wilkes-Barre's public square.[1] He eventually went on to become a relatively prosperous landowner and was also a farmer.[3][5]
Personal life and death
[edit]Waller married Elizabeth Weeks on May 4, 1773. They had two sons, Phineas and Eliud (died 1814), and eight daughters: Lydia, Lucy, Elizabeth, and five others who moved to western New York.[1] After marrying, he moved to a farm in the Wyoming Valley.[3] In 1775, Waller returned to Connecticut with his wife and his infant son Phineas.[1] Early in the 19th century, he moved to his farm in Oquago, taking part of his family with him. In 1822, he swapped farms with his son Phineas and returned to Wilkes-Barre, where he lived until his death.[1] His paternal grandson was David Jewett Waller, Sr., a Pennsylvanian minister and civic leader.[3][1]
Waller was described as "a man of powerful physique". According to legend, he once killed a bear in Plains when armed with only a pine knot.[1] Waller died on July 11, 1831, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the age of 78.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l John W. Jordan (1911), Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania, pp. 757–758, ISBN 9780806352398, retrieved May 26, 2015
- ^ Frederick Charles Johnson, ed. (1887), The Historical Record, Volume 1, p. 57, retrieved October 11, 2015
- ^ a b c d e f William M. Ballie (2011), Preacher Entrepreneur Rev. D. J. Waller Sr., pp. xiii, 14, 133
- ^ Historical Record ...: The Early History of Wyoming Valley and ..., Volumes 1-3, 1887, p. 10, retrieved October 11, 2015
- ^ George Brubaker Kulp (1890), Families of the Wyoming Valley: Biographical, Genealogical and ..., Volume 3, p. 1219, retrieved October 11, 2015