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Joel Walker 1728–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: Radiant, Madison County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Walker

Mother: Judith Langford

Spouse(s): Sally Bass

Children(s): John Walker, Benjamin Walker, Warren Walker

In 1728, Joel Walker entered the world in Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA, born to William Walker And Judith Stovall Walker Cooper Cargill Baker Langford. In 1740, Joel Walker resided in Westmorland, King George, Virginia. Joel Walker married Sally Bass, and had children including Benjamin F Walker, John Alexander Walker, Warren Benton Walker. Joel Walker passed away in 1794 in Radiant, Madison County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1728, Joel Walker entered the world in Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA, born to William Walker And Judith Stovall Walker Cooper Cargill Baker Langford.
  • In 1740, Joel Walker resided in Westmorland, King George, Virginia.
  • Joel Walker married Sally Bass, and had children including Benjamin F Walker, John Alexander Walker, Warren Benton Walker.
  • Joel Walker passed away in 1794 in Radiant, Madison County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Walker's Ancestors

Self
Joel Walker
1728–1794
Birth Place: Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Walker
1694–1752
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Judith (Stovall Walker Cooper Cargill Baker) Langford
1703–1768
Isle of Wight, VA
Grandparents
Thomas Walker
1669–1744
James Baker
1674–1734
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary (Sarah) Bennett
1666–1773
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walker
1644–1703
John Baker
1643–1690
Preserved Trott
1646–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Walker
–1652
Richard Baker
1614–1689
Faith Baker
1616–1689

Joel Walker's Descendants

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Joel Walker (1728–1794) m. Sally Bass (1729–1819)
  1. 1. John (Alexander) Walker 1773–1838 m. Judith Wood 1775–1809 m. Jane McKnight 1775–1811
    1. 1. John (Scott) Walker 1809–1893
    2. 2. Benjamin (Morgan) Walker 1797–1867 m. Elizabeth Henshaw 1793–1851
      1. 1. Sarah ("Sally" Ann) Walker 1828–1880
        1. 1. Susan (Walker Sue Timberlake) Cox 1866–1941
    3. 3. Lucy Walker 1800–1821 m. Jas. Henshaw 1798–1822
    4. 4. Sarah (W.) Walker 1801–1884 m. Alexander Taliaferro 1798–1855
    5. 5. Joseph (Wood) Walker 1798–1873
  2. 2. Benjamin (F) Walker 1805–1851
  3. 3. Warren (Benton) Walker 1799–1873

Joel Walker's Timeline

7 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Joel Walker in Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1728
1728
Birth of Joel Walker
None
1740
1740
Age 12
Joel Walker resided here in Westmorland, King George, Virginia
Westmorland, King George, Virginia
1755
1755
Age 27
Joel Walker resided here in Early Tax List, Granville County, NC
Early Tax List, Granville County, NC
1780
1780
Age 52
Joel Walker resided here in Cape Fear, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
Cape Fear, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 62
Joel Walker resided here in Granville, North Carolina, USA
Granville, North Carolina, USA
1794
1794
Age 66
Death of Joel Walker in Bedford Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Bedford Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Cumberland Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Westmorland, King George, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Early Tax List, Granville County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Cape Fear, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Apr - May 1780 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions JP; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Granville, North Carolina; Series: M637; Page: 89

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Bedford Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Radiant, Madison County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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