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Col John Walker 1728–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: DE

Death Date: 25 Jan 1796

Death Location: Hampshire, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Walker

Mother: Nancy Houston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Watson

Children(s): Edward Sr.

Col John Walker was born in 1728 in DE, the child of John Rutherford Walker And Nancy Ann Houston. Col John Walker married Elizabeth Watson, and had children including Edward B Walker Sr. Col John Walker passed away in 1796 in Hampshire, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Col John Walker was born in 1728 in DE, the child of John Rutherford Walker And Nancy Ann Houston.
  • Col John Walker married Elizabeth Watson, and had children including Edward B Walker Sr.
  • Col John Walker passed away in 1796 in Hampshire, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Walker
1705–1778
Birth Location: Ulster, then moved to Newry Down, Ireland
JW
Nancy Houston
1705–1774
Birth Location: Orange City, North Carolina, United States
NH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Watson
1733–1808
Birth Location: Augusta Parish, Bath County, Virginia, USA
EW

Children(s)

Edward Sr.
1756–1838
Birth Location: Duplin, , NC, USA
ES

Col Walker's Ancestors

Self
Col Walker
1728–1796
Birth Place: DE
Parents
John Rutherford Walker
1705–1778
Ulster, then moved to Newry Down, Ireland
Nancy (Ann) Houston
1705–1774
Orange City, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Alexander) Walker
1680–1734
Wigton Bay, Wigtownshire, Scotland, "Gunmaker John", emigrated to America in 1727 (w 3 of his brother-Alexanders sons) landed in Maryland, moved to Chester Co, PA
Katherine (Jane) Rutherford
1682–1738
River Tweed, Wigton, Galloway, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Samuel (L) Houston
1690–1739
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Esther (Linn) Stone
1684–1740
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Houston
1676–1726
Martha Walker
1675–1739
John Stone
1661–1736
Hester Gaines
1660–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gaines
1632–1688
Mary Treadwell
1636–1695

Col Walker's Descendants

1.
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Col (John) Walker (1728–25 Jan 1796) m. Elizabeth Watson (30 Sep 1733–17 Apr 1808)
  1. 1. Edward (B. Walker) Sr. 1756–1838 m. Marie (Jane) Horne 1771–1851
    1. 1. Martha (Annie) Walker 1797–1870 m. John ("Jumping Jack") Crawford 1791–1873
      1. 1. Thomas Crawford 1834–1885 m. Lucinda Tucker 1842–1914 m. Elizabeth ((Sibby\Libby\Eliza)) Pulliam 1834–1878
        1. 1. Edley (David) Crawford 1884–1970 m. Della (Belle Dora) Crawford 1889–1955
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth "Betty") Crawford 1851–1902 m. Wright Light 1851–1920
        3. 3. Anna (Jane) Crawford 1872–1905 m. Samuel (Nathan) Goad 1886–1943
      2. 2. John (Jack) Crawford 1817–1909 m. Ann Dalton 1820–1898
        1. 1. Ann Crawford 1845–1916 m. Emanuel Crawford 1832–1895
      3. 3. Edward ("Ned" Crawford) Sr. 1832–1864
        1. 1. Zachariah Crawford 1857–1915 m. Alice (Jane) Hensley 1853–1928
      4. 4. Ann ("Hannah") Crawford 1830–1901 m. Isaac ("Ike" Libby) Clark 1832–1915
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Clark 1861–1949 m. Reuben (Franklin) Light 1859–1939
      5. 5. William ("Bill") Crawford 1818–1862 m. Amarady Mowell 1815–1862
        1. 1. Katharine (Jane) Crawford 1856–1946

Col Walker's Timeline

3 Records

1728
15 Jan 1728
Birth of Col John Walker in Bohemia Creek, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bohemia Creek, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
1728
1728
Birth of Col John Walker in DE
DE
1796
25 Jan 1796
Age 68
Death of Col John Walker in Hampshire, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Hampshire, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1728
    Event Place: Bohemia Creek, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: DE

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1796
    Event Place: Hampshire, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
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