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George Walker 1706 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1706

Birth Location: Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Brunswick County, Virginia

Father: John Walker

Mother: Katherine Rutherford

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Children(s):

In 1706, George Walker entered the world in Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland, born to John Walker and Katherine Jane Rutherford. George Walker passed away in 1770 in Brunswick County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1706, George Walker entered the world in Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland, born to John Walker and Katherine Jane Rutherford.
  • George Walker passed away in 1770 in Brunswick County, Virginia.

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George Walker's Ancestors

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George Walker
1706 – 1770
Birth Place: Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland
Parents
John Walker
1680 – 1734
Wigton, Wigton, Scotland
Katherine (Jane) Rutherford
1682 – 1738
River Tweed, Galloway, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Alexander Walker I of Wigton) Scotland,
1650 – 1734
Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, Scotland, Collector of Customs(Inland Reserve) at Cavon, then Armagh, then Dundolly, Northern Ireland
Katherine (Jane Kate Knight McKnight McKnitt McKnaught, Daughter of John McKnitt McKnitt, II \Sarah McKnight) ,
1650 – 1744
Wigton, Scotland, Jane McKnight may have familial ties to William Wallace (Braveheart) of Scotland: for more research, reference Beyond Braveheart
Rev. (John Rutherfurde Rutherford (Eutherford), Presbyterian) Minister,
1656 – 1740
Morebattle, Roxburgshire, Scotland
Isabella (Alleine, Katherine Isabel) Allein,
1655 – 1740
Ditcheat, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Dr. Mary,
1600 – 1677
Lady Stanhope\Stanhoppe-Walker,
1617 – 1654
John Knitt)
1627 – 1708
Lady Alexander
1632 – 1708
JOHN RUTHERFORD
1618 – 1681
BARBARA ABERNETHY-RUTHERFORD
1622 – 1697
Joseph Allein,
1634 – 1668
Theodoshia Alleine\Allen
1630 – 1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McNitt\McKnight
1598 – 1650
Jane Alexander
1610 – 1691
Robert Alexander
1600 – 1677
Catherine Graham
– 1659
Robert Castlewoode
1595 – 1659
Marion Riddell
1602 – 1647

George Walker's Timeline

2 Records

1706
17 Nov 1706
Birth of George Walker in Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland
Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland
1770
1770
Age 64
Death of George Walker in Brunswick County, Virginia
Brunswick County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1706
    Event Place: Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia

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