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Matthew William Walker 1775–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1775

Birth Location: Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 8 Mar 1848

Death Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Walker

Mother: Jane Walker

Spouse(s): Nancy Townsend

Children(s): Martha Walker, William Walker, Jemima Walker, Henry Walker, Mary Walker, Joseph Walker, Elizabeth Walker, Sarah Walker, Nancy Walker

In 1775, Matthew William Walker entered the world in Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, born to William H Walker And Jane Walker. Matthew William Walker married Nancy Townsend, and had children including Elizabeth Walker, Henry Walker, Jemima Walker, Joseph Taylor Walker, Martha Patsy Walker, Mary Walker, Nancy Walker, Sarah Walker, William C Walker. Matthew William Walker passed away in 1848 in Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Matthew William Walker entered the world in Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, born to William H Walker And Jane Walker.
  • Matthew William Walker married Nancy Townsend, and had children including Elizabeth Walker, Henry Walker, Jemima Walker, Joseph Taylor Walker, Martha Patsy Walker, Mary Walker, Nancy Walker, Sarah Walker, William C Walker.
  • Matthew William Walker passed away in 1848 in Knox, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Walker's Ancestors

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Matthew Walker
1775–1848
Birth Place: Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Parents
William H. Walker
1749–1790
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Jane Walker
1755–1829
Grandparents
Alexander (Rutherford) Walker
1716–1784
Ireland
Jane Hammer
1726–1798
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Joseph (Rutherford) Walker
1722–1806
Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Nancy McClung
1729–1789
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John II
1680–1734
Katherine Rutherford
1682–1730
Johannes Hammer
1683–1765
Jane Andrews
1689–1744
John II
1680–1734
Katherine Rutherford
1682–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1671–1726
Jane McKnight
1650–1744
John Rutherford
1653–
Katherine Alleine
1655–1740
Johann Hammer
1655–1687
Catharina Heghnan
1656–1686
John Walker
1671–1726
Jane McKnight
1650–1744
John Rutherford
1653–
Katherine Alleine
1655–1740

Matthew Walker's Descendants

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Matthew (William) Walker (abt 1775–8 Mar 1848) m. Nancy Townsend (1785–28 Nov 1846)
  1. 1. Martha (Patsy) Walker 1805–1850
    1. 1. Lewis (Franklin) Eubanks 1826–1868
      1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth "Annie" Eliza Eubanks) Brown 1852–1947 m. Rufus (Cicero) Brown 1849–1928
        1. 1. Ruby Brown 1889–1956 m. Joseph (Nichols Dillard) Sr 1888–1958
        2. 2. Homer (Franklin) Brown 1892–1922
        3. 3. Hazel Brown 1881–1975 m. A (H) Ferguson 1873–
        4. 4. Ethel Drummond 1886–1973
        5. 5. Infant Brown –1901
        6. 6. Infant Brown –1892
        7. 7. Bess Brown 1883–
        8. 8. Corinne Brown 1896–
  2. 2. William (C) Walker 1807–1880 m. Frances (W) Russell 1806–1844
    1. 1. Lucinda (Frances) Walker 1836–1922
      1. 1. Gula (Catherine) Matlock 1863–1963
        1. 1. William (Allen) Sigler 1898–1987
    2. 2. Martha (Ann) Walker 1832–1880
      1. 1. John (Joseph) Mills 1860–1946
        1. 1. Dee (Herchell) Mills 1891–1986
    3. 3. Elizabeth Walker 1833–
    4. 4. Mary (J.) Walker 1837–
    5. 5. Jemima (A.) Walker 1838–
  3. 3. Jemima Walker 1802–
  4. 4. Henry Walker 1804–
  5. 5. Mary Walker 1813–
  6. 6. Joseph (Taylor) Walker 1818–1897
  7. 7. Elizabeth Walker 1819–
  8. 8. Sarah Walker 1811–
  9. 9. Nancy Walker 1815–1887

Matthew Walker's Timeline

2 Records

1775
abt 1775
Birth of Matthew William Walker in Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1848
8 Mar 1848
Age 73
Death of Matthew William Walker in Knox, Tennessee, United States
Knox, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1775
    Event Place: Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1848
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States

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