the tazewells of dorset county were churchmen and scholars of the law. william tazewell, attorney, born in 1691, emigrated to virginia in 1715. his descendants include members of the house of burgesses, the u.s. house of representatives, the senates of both virginia and the united states, and the virginia supreme court. tony waller's maternal grandfather littleton waller tazewell was, in turn, a u.s. congressman, a u.s. senator, and governor of virginia. he built the family home, "wishing oak", on granby street in norfolk in 1802 and died there on may 6, 1860.