Nathan 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 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. Like many others, he had purchased land from the Susquehanna Company in the area. Once the war ended, Waller returned with his family to the Wyoming Valley.

Personal life and death 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.

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. Waller died on July 11, 1831, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the age of 78.