Pleasant Waller (abt. 1790 - bef. 1835)

Born about 1790 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Affhia (Dodson) Townes — married 10 Dec 1810 in Halifax County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died before 1835 before about age 45 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Pleasant Waller was born about 1790, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Pleasant is the son of John Waller and Lydia Dodson.^[1]

Pleasant was left bequest in the 1808 will of his father John Waller, as follows: ". . .Item I also give and bequeath unto my son Pleasant Waller the tract of land whereon I now live to be freely enjoyed by him and his heirs forever . . . will that Pleasant Waller my son to have Negroes Abram and Daniel, Rear and her two children Mary and Jency and one coult . . ."^[2]

Pleasant married Affhia Dodson on the 10th of December, 1810 in Halifax county, Virginia.^[3]

Pleasant's exact date of death is unknown. He died in Pittsylvania county, Virginia sometime before the 1st of June, 1835. His widow Affhia married her second husband, Robert Townes on the 1st of June, 1835 in Pittsylvania county, Virginia.^[4]

Slaves

Pleasant had the following slaves during his life time: John Waller left the following slaves named in his 1808 will to his son Pleasant:

Abram

Daniel Rear and her two children Mary and Terry

Pleasant's estate inventory taken on the 8th of April 1836, ^[5]list the following slaves

Negro man Daniel

Woman Esther,

Woman Rear

Milly & 3 children - Mary Martha & Dudly, inventory states "Dudley was born since the death of Pleasant Waller."

Negro Amanda

Man - Allen

Boy - Allen Waller

Girl Elmira

Woman Rear & 3 children, Wisdom, Washington & Isabella, inventory states "born since the death of Pleasant Waller"

Negro boy Thompson in the possession of Wilson P. Oliver

It is hoped profiles can be completed for each of the enslaved people Pleasant enslaved during his lifetime. See profile of Allen Waller, the husband of Cretty (Dodson) Waller for records located on Allen and Cretty Waller and their known children.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of John Waller, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deeds & Wills No. 11 1780-1820, pages 322, 323 & 324; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-G2Z7
2. ↑ Will of John Waller, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Deeds & Wills Book No. 11 1780-1820, pages 322 & 323; Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68TJ-RQJB : 4 April 2023), Pleasant Waller, 1810.
4. ↑ Pittsylvania County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1767-1862, page 111; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LX-MHV7?i=153&cc=4149585&cat=475922
5. ↑ Accounts current, inventories, etc., 1767-1949; general index to accounts current, inventories, etc., 1767-1949: "Accounts current, inventories, etc., 1767-1949; general index to accounts current, inventories, etc., 1767-1949"
   Catalog: Accounts current, inventories, etc., 1767-1949; general index to accounts current, inventories, etc., 1767-1949 Accounts current, nos. 11-13, 1834-1843
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   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TC-JSNZ (accessed 18 October 2023)