Overview
This ascending portion of the genealogy begins with the authors ([1] and [2]) and extends back to its early known origins in England and Europe.
The Wallers in our ancestry are known to the beginning
of the 1500s but are unclear before that. This is an unfortunate but common
occurrance in English genealogical research. There is a theory that the
Wallers of Bassingbourne and Ashwell were originally part of the Warren
family with a royal descent from the Earls of Warenne and Surrey. This
idea originated in the 16th Century, but unfortunately no proof has survived
to the present day of a descent of the Wallers of Bassingbourne. Indeed,
we believe that alleged descent to be in error. For further information
see the section "Origins of Our Family".
However, there is sound evidence of a descent from William de Warenne
I, the first Earl of Warenne and Surrey, through ancestors of Anne Jocelyn
(see "Noble Ancestry"). There are known
royal descents through the Jocelyn family.
Anne Jocelyn (pictured on the right, with her signature below [1])
married Samuel Waller in the 18th Century, introducing several lines of
descent from Henry III and the Plantagenet dynasty. That is our main line
to the medieval kings of England and beyond, including Continental royalty
and Charlemagne, the ancestor of many European kings and nobles. Jane
Zouche, spouse of Sir Edward Hungerford [16], is the source of
a line to Henry II through William Longspée, Earl of Salisbury
(also known as William Longsword), one of his illegitamate sons. Margaret
Botreux, spouse of Sir Robert Hungerford [19], descended from the
important Beaumont family, which was related to many other prominent medieval
families and also the source of a second line to Henry II through William
Longspée. Thus, our antecedents include many important noble families,
mostly Norman or of Norman descent, for which the reader may consult the
section "Noble Ancestry". Some ancestral
lines from Edmund Crouchback, first Earl of Lancaster and son of King
Henry III from whom we descend, are shown in the section "Royal
Ancestry".
The principal surnames included in these pages and their lines of descent to our family are summarized in the diagram below:
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Anne Jocelyn [9]
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One main line to Henry III is shown below. Each generation is numbered in an ascending sequence from the authors of this genealogy to the most ancient. The spouse significant for the main line of descent is listed first in each marital pair.
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GENERATION
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SECTION
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| Henry III [26] King of England m. Eleanor de Provence | Royal Ancestry |
| Edmund Plantagenet (Crouchback) [25] m. Blanche D'Artois | |
| Henry Plantagenet (Earl of Lancaster) [24] m. Maude de Chaworth | Noble Ancestry |
| Eleanor Plantagenet m. John Beaumont (2nd. Lord Beaumont) [23] | |
| Henry Beaumont (3rd Lord Beaumont) [22] m. Margaret de Vere | |
| John Beaumont (4th Lord Beaumont) [21] m. Catherine Everingham | |
| Elizabeth Beaumont [20] m. William de Botreaux | |
| Margaret Botreux [19] m. Robert Hungerford (2nd Lord Hungerford) | |
| Robert Hungerford (3rd Lord Hungerford) [18] m. Eleanor DeMolyns | |
| Walter Hungerford [17] m. Jane Bulstrode | |
| Edward Hungerford [16] m. Jane Zouche | |
| Walter Hungerford (Baron Hungerford) [15] m. Susan Danvers | |
| Walter Hungerford [14] m. Ann Dormer | |
| Lucy Hungerford [13] m. Anthony Hungerford | |
| Jane Hungerford [12] m. Robert Strange | |
| Jane Strange [11] m. Robert Jocelyn | Jocelyn Ancestry |
| Thomas Jocelyn [10] m. Anne Braye | |
| Anne Jocelyn [9] m. Samuel Waller | Wallers in Ireland |
| Sir Robert Waller [8] m. Catherine Moore | |
| Jocelyn Macartney Waller [7] m. Elizabeth Willis | Emigration |
| Robert Waller [6] m. Mary Ann Blowers | |
| Jocelyn Waller [5] m. Elizabeth Power | |
| Rev. Dr. Alfred Jocelyn Waller [4] m. Katherine Tarrence | |
| Hardress Jocelyn Waller I [3] | |
| Hardress Jocelyn Waller II [2] | |
| Andrew Jocelyn Waller [1] |
References:
[1] The photograph of Anne Jocelyn was provided by Michael Waller from a portrait owned by Hardress DeWarenne Waller.
www.jocelynwaller.info
Hardress Jocelyn Waller (hardress@jocelynwaller.info)
Andrew Jocelyn Waller (andrew@jocelynwaller.info)
Last updated: May 11, 2009