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Roscoe, of further mention ; Lottie Vesta, born in Craig county, married Thomas H. Hawerton, and resides at Newcastle, Penn- sylvania ; she has a son Roscoe, born there in August, 1897; Mrs. Hawerton is presi- dent of the Craig County Chapter, Daugh- ters of the Confederacy.

Dr. B. Roscoe Caldwell was born in New Castle, Craig county, Virginia, December 22, 1877. His early and academic education was obtained in public and private schools. New Castle Academy, of which he is a grad- uate, and Virginia Military Institute, at- tending the latter but one year (1897). In the autumn of 1898 he entered the Medical College of \ irginia, whence he was gradu- ated Doctor of Aledicine, class of 1901. He pursued post-graduate study at the Post- Graduate College and Hospital, New York, in 1901 and 1902, and at the Polyclinic Hos- pital, New York, in 1903. In 1901 he located in New Castle, Virginia, and is there well established in general practice. He is a member of the American and Virginia State Medical societies, is past master of Moun- tain Lodge, No. 163, Free and Accepted Ma- sons, is a Democrat in politics, and liberal in his religious belief.

Samuel Gardner Waller. The family of Waller, one nf the most distinguished among the English gentry, was founded by Aimed de Waller, a Norman who settled in the county of Kent and died in 1183. From him descended the Wallers of England and other countries. Richard Waller, of Groombridge, Kent, distinguished himself at the battle of Agincourt, where he took prisoner the French prince, the duke of Orleans. Henry v., of England, in honor of his service added the ancient arms of the family (which were sable three walnut leaves, or, between two bendlet? ar. with the inscription medio ti'Jis- siiiiiis iris), the crest, "an oak tree proper, on the sinister side an escutcheon pendant charged with the arms of France, with a label of three points." and the motto, Hacc friictus virtiitis.

The first to whom the Virginia family definitely traces was John Waller, M. D., a grandson of Edmund Waller, of Beacons- field, the poet. Dr. Waller, born in 1617, married Mary Key, and came from England to Virginia in 1635 and was living in 1688.

Colonel John Waller, the third son of Dr. John Waller, was born in ir)73 and was styled "gentleman." He was a member of

the house of burgesses, 1719, and the first clerk of Spottsylvania county, 1722-1742. He married Dorothy King and lived on his estate, "Newport," where he died in 1754. His children were: Mary; Edmund, the sec- ond clerk of Spottsylvania county, 1742- 1751; William^ the third clerk, 1751-1759; John, the fifth clerk, 1774.-1786; Thomas; I'.enjamin, father of the celebrated Judge Waller, of \\ illiamsburg, X'irginia.

Edmund Waller, the eldest son of Colonel John and Dorothy (King) \\'aller, was born HI Newport, Virginia, and died in Spottsyl- vania county. He served nine years as clerk of the county, succeeding his father, the first clerk, and was in turn succeeded by his brother, then by a nephew, John, who later gave way to John (2), son of John (i), the family term of service in the clerk's office covering sixty-four years. Edmund Waller married Mary Pendleton and left issue.

Benjamin Waller, son of Edmund and Mary (Pendleton) Waller, was born in Spottsylvania county in 1749, and died at Prospect Hill in 1835, an old Virginia gentle- man. He married Jeanne, daughter of Colo- nel Rice Curtis, and left issue.

Rev. Absalom Waller, son of Benjamin and Jeanne (Curtis) Waller, was born in Spottsylvania county in 1772, and died there in 1823, an eminent minister of the Baptist church. He married. November 10, 1805, Cicely, daughter of Colonel Clough Shelton and a descendant of Lord Clough,

Dr. Nelson Samuel Waller, son of Rev. Absalom and Cicely (Shelton) Waller, was born in Spottsylvania county, Virginia, De- cember 30, 1817, and died at Prospect Hill. July 20, 1868, an eminent physician of Spott- sylvania county. He married. May 7, 1843, Mary Hampton De Jarnette, daughter of Captain Elliott and Elizabeth De Jarnette, descendant of Lady Jane Grant. She was born at Pine Forest, Spottsylvania county, Virginia, in 1820, and died at Wildwood in 1902. She was also a connection of the Hampton family, her grandmother having been a sister of the grandmother of General Wade Hampton. Children of Dr. Nelson Samuel Waller: i. Nannie, born in 1844, died in 1897, unmarried. 2. Robert Emmet, born December 10, 1846: planter, lawyer, and judge of Spottsylvania county for twen- t-\'-six years, and later commonwealth attor- ney; married (first) Constance Gardner Cazanove, daughter of William G. Cazanove, of Alexandria, \^irginia, and granddaughter