"John Waller, Esq., Old Stoke, who married Joan Hampden, heiress of Old Stoke-Charitie, was sheriff of the county in 1502. By Will, dated 20 January, 17 H. VIII., 1525-26, for disposing of his personal estate, he desires to be buried in Stoke Church, before the altar of St. Thomas, and appoints Sir William Paulet Kt., overseer thereof, to whom the adminstration thereof was granted 10 October 1526 during the nonage of Richard and Thomas Waller, whom he appoints as his executors. By another will, date 21 February 16 H. VIII, 1524-25 for the disposal of Real estate, viz. the manors of Shalfleet and Chessell in the Isle of Wight, Depedeane in New Forest, Aschurst and Redemerege, Kent, Birchynden, Sussex, Wodmonsley, Co. Oxford, with the land thereto belonging in the counties of Kent, Sussex, Oxford, Bucks, Southampton, and Wilts, he conveyed them to feofees to hold to the use of himself for life with remainder---as regards the revenues of that portion of the lands and tenements, late of Thomas Hampden and Isabel, his wife, belonging to himself and the late Richard Waller, deceased, his son and heir (who left surviving two sons and six daughters)---to educate and maintain the two sons, Richard and Thomas, up to their respective ages of 22 years, and the six daughters, viz., Jane, Elizabeth, Margery, Julyan, Malyn, and Alice, till their marriages or other preferment according to the discretions of the said William Paulet and William Frost, and Julian his wife, and John Kingsmill. Joan his wife predeceased him. It was found by Inquisition taken 9 November, 18 H. VIII. (1526) that he had died 20 March 17 H. VIII. (1525-26) and that at the time of his death, RIchard Waller, son and heir of Richard Waller, deceased, son and heir of him the said John Waller, was his nearest heir, and aged 10 years and more." [1]
[1] B.W. Greenfield, "Old Stoke Charity, Monumental Brasses, Heraldry, &c., in the Parish Church, and the descent of the Manor," Papers and Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club 3 (1898), 1-29, at 11, [GoogleBooks].