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John W Walker 1675–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1675

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 17 Nov 1778

Death Location: Wades Mill, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Walker

Mother: Catherine Rutherford

Spouse(s): Sarah Taylor, Nancy Houston, Mary (Walker)

Children(s): Thomas Walker, John Walker, John Walker, Stephen Walker, Anne Walker, Mary Cowan, Samuel Collum), John Walker, John Iv, Jane Walker, Col. Walker, Susannah Walker, James Walker, Col. Walker, JANE Walker, Susannah Porter, Mary Walker, Margaret Walker, Margaret Walker, John Anderson), John Walker, Elizabeth Walker, Joseph Houston, Catherine Walker, John Walker, Katherine Houston, Southy Walker, John Sr., Joseph Jr., Joseph Jr, John Sr., John Anderson)

John W Walker was born in 1675 in Yorkshire, England, the child of John Walker And Catherine Rutherford. John W Walker married Mary Mcguffey Walker, Nancy Ann Hudson Houston, Sarah Taylor, and had children including Anne Walker, Catherine Hettie Walker, Col John Chief Rutherford Walker, Col John Chief Jack Rutherford Walker, Elizabeth Walker, James Walker, Jane Houston Walker, Jane Walker, John Chief Walker, John Alexander Houston Indian Killer Walker Iv Senator Col Iv, John Alexander Walker, John Houston Meadow Creek Walker, John Houston Walker M Anderson, John Indian Killer Walker, John Walker Sr, John William Walker, Joseph Walker Houston, Joseph Walker Jr, Katherine Hetty Walker Houston, Margaret Houston Walker, Margaret Walker, Mary Houston Walker, Mary Jane Walker Cowan, Samuel Walker M Collum, Southy Walker, Stephen Walker, Susannah Ann Walker, Susannah Anne Walker Porter, Thomas Walker, Walker. John W Walker passed away in 1778 in Wades Mill, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John W Walker was born in 1675 in Yorkshire, England, the child of John Walker And Catherine Rutherford.
  • John W Walker married Mary Mcguffey Walker, Nancy Ann Hudson Houston, Sarah Taylor, and had children including Anne Walker, Catherine Hettie Walker, Col John Chief Rutherford Walker, Col John Chief Jack Rutherford Walker, Elizabeth Walker, James Walker, Jane Houston Walker, Jane Walker, John Chief Walker, John Alexander Houston Indian Killer Walker Iv Senator Col Iv, John Alexander Walker, John Houston Meadow Creek Walker, John Houston Walker M Anderson, John Indian Killer Walker, John Walker Sr, John William Walker, Joseph Walker Houston, Joseph Walker Jr, Katherine Hetty Walker Houston, Margaret Houston Walker, Margaret Walker, Mary Houston Walker, Mary Jane Walker Cowan, Samuel Walker M Collum, Southy Walker, Stephen Walker, Susannah Ann Walker, Susannah Anne Walker Porter, Thomas Walker, Walker.
  • John W Walker passed away in 1778 in Wades Mill, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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John Walker's Ancestors

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John Walker
1675–1778
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Walker
1684–1734
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
Catherine Rutherford
1682–1738
Wigton, Galloway, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *Lived on the River Tweed
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Walker's Descendants

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John (W) Walker (Dec 1675–17 Nov 1778) m. Sarah Taylor (1700–1750) m. Nancy (Ann Hudson) Houston (1705–1765) m. Mary (McGuffey) (Walker) (1709–1802)
  1. 1. Thomas Walker 1715–1796 m. Mary (M) Anderson 1718–1803
    1. 1. Daniel (H.) Walker 1745–1823 m. Susannah Rehlsbach 1745–1793 m. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Cox 1762–1840 m. Susanah Grover 1751–1826 m. Elizabeth Moore 1748–1793
      1. 1. Jeremiah (A.) Walker 1773–1851 m. Martha Grubbs 1800–1870 m. Amy Hankins 1783–1834
        1. 1. Rebecca (Amanda) Walker 1831–1906 m. William (R Yates) Jr 1831–1893
        2. 2. Thomas Walker 1840–1862
        3. 3. Catherine Walker 1838–1892
        4. 4. Stephen Walker 1847–
        5. 5. Jeremiah ("Jerry" Chapel) Walker 1842–1877
        6. 6. Martha (Jane Walker) (m.Fowler) 1844–1890
        7. 7. William (Demetrius) Walker 1820–1888
        8. 8. Mary (H Walker) (m.Harkness) 1808–1880
        9. 9. Lousia Walker 1823–1900
        10. 10. Margaret Walker 1827–1900
        11. 11. Sarah Walker 1833–
      2. 2. Stephen (Thomas Walker) Sr 1782–1858
      3. 3. William (Walker) Sr 1772–1864
      4. 4. Israel Walker 1790–
      5. 5. John (Wilson) Walker 1788–1868
      6. 6. Mary ("Polly" Walker) Halley 1770–1840
      7. 7. Nancy Walker 1780–1860
      8. 8. William (Cody) Walker 1803–1862
      9. 9. Elizabeth Walker 1806–1881
      10. 10. Margaret ("Peggy") Walker 1788–1850
      11. 11. Israel Walker 1790–
    2. 2. Anderson Walker 1763–1822
    3. 3. Thomas Walker 1740–
    4. 4. Daniel Walker 1761–1834
    5. 5. John Walker 1740–1796
    6. 6. Thomas Walker 1740–1796
    7. 7. Thomas Walker 1826–1896
    8. 8. Daniel Walker 1761–1834
    9. 9. John Walker 1740–1796
  2. 2. John (“Indian Killer”) Walker 1734–1832
  3. 3. John ("Chief") Walker 1743–1832
  4. 4. Stephen Walker m. Comfort Littleton 1721–1785
    1. 1. Charlotte Littleton 1744–1785
    2. 2. Elizabeth ('Betty') Littleton 1746–
    3. 3. Margaret ('Peggy') Littleton 1748–
    4. 4. William Littleton 1759–1792
    5. 5. Mark Littleton 1759–1797
  5. 5. Anne Walker 1739–1789
  6. 6. Mary (Jane Walker) Cowan 1755–1800
  7. 7. Samuel (Walker (m:) Collum) 1735–1778
  8. 8. John (Alexander) Walker 1740–1818
  9. 9. John (Alexander (Houston) "Indian Killer" Walker, IV (Senator & Col.)) Iv 1747–1796
  10. 10. Jane Walker 1741–1802
  11. 11. Col. (John "Chief Jack" Rutherford) Walker 1734–1834
  12. 12. Susannah ("Ann") Walker 1732–1785
  13. 13. James Walker 1735–1791
  14. 14. Col. (John "Chief" Rutherford) Walker 1727–1802
  15. 15. JANE (Houston) Walker 1741–1802
  16. 16. Susannah ("Anne" Walker) Porter 1739–1795
  17. 17. Mary (Houston) Walker 1724–1729
  18. 18. Margaret Walker 1742–1831
  19. 19. Margaret (Houston) Walker 1784–1831
  20. 20. John (Houston Walker (m:) Anderson) 1740–1796
  21. 21. John (William) Walker 1743–1816
  22. 22. Elizabeth Walker 1740–1831
  23. 23. Joseph (Walker) Houston 1722–1806
  24. 24. Catherine (Hettie) Walker 1741–1842
  25. 25. John (Houston ("Meadow Creek")) Walker 1740–1796
  26. 26. Katherine (Hetty Walker) Houston 1741–1770
  27. 27. Southy Walker 1724–
  28. 28. John (Walker) Sr. 1720–1796
  29. 29. Joseph (Walker) Jr. 1728–1767
  30. 30. Joseph (Walker) Jr 1728–1796
  31. 31. John (Walker) Sr. 1715–1796
  32. 32. John (Houston Walker (m.) Anderson) 1715–1796

John Walker's Timeline

5 Records

1675
Dec 1675
Birth of John W Walker in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1707
26 October 1707
Age 32
Birth of John W Walker in Accomack Co, VA
Accomack Co, VA
1734
Mar 1734
Age 59
John W Walker was married
None
1747
25 Aug 1747
Age 72
Death of John W Walker in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1778
17 Nov 1778
Age 103
Death of John W Walker in Washington, VA
Washington, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 October 1707
    Event Place: Accomack Co, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1675
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Mar 1734

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lynn Regis
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, with records of a few allied families
    [2] The captives of Abb's Valley : a legend of frontier life

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1747
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1778
    Event Place: Washington, VA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wades Mill, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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