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From: Sholom Simon <>
Subject: [WALLACE-L] Orignial Wallace/Wallis
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:35:34 -0500
In-Reply-To: <200310281840.h9SIeRpi026083@lists5.rootsweb.com>


> I find that I am sadly lacking in knowledge of the orginial
> > Wallace/Wallis bunch that came to the US. Can somebody enlighten
> > me? Am I shooting to tie to someone very early on; were there
> > individual lines that were the Wallace and Wallis, or were they
> > simply intermingles by people that were unsure of the spelling?
> > I would love to know the first known Wallis/Wallace in the US.
> > Billie

While there may be a "first Wallace" in the US, there is no "original
Wallace" in the US. That is to say, many immigrants named Wallace
immigrated to the US and were progenitors of independant lines.

There were, apparently, three Wallaces in the early 1700's at the
beginnings of Londonderry, New Hampshire.

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 56:185-7 (April
1902), Hon Ezra S Stearns, A.M., had an article on my wife progenitor, a
John Wallace.

The article started off this way:

"In the notices of early setlers of Londonderry is found frequent and
honorable mention of John Wallace. In several instances the reference to
the name is presented in words and in connection that invite the reader to
infer there was only one John Wallace among the early settlers of that
historic town, referring to the John Wallace who married Annis Barnett and
had sons Joames, William, John, and Samuel. Parker's History of
Londonderry, p 307, however names a second John Wallace, who married Janet
Steele and was the father of six daughters, all of whom married. Among the
early worthies of Londonderry there was yet another John Wallace, whose
family is outlines in this article.

1. John Wallace came to Londonderry in the early days of the
settlement. For many years his name occurs frequently and honorably in the
records, but it is impossible in some instances to determine which of the
worthy men bearing the name is intended. This John Wallace was the most
active in the land speculations of his time, as appears from the Registry
of Deeds; and in an equitable division of the municipal honors which are
credited to the name, it is certain that he was an important factor."

This John Wallace married Jeanette Janet LINDSEY in 1728 in Londonderry, NH.

>Does anybody know if there are other Wallis/Wallace books available?

There is a "Wallace Notebook" which attempts to be a genealogy of as many
descendants of this John Wallace as possible. It is not "published" per
se, but if there is interest, I can find out how to get a copy of it.

FWIW,

Sholom Simon


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