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Summary

There are several lines of Walkers [1] in the northern portion of the Carolina Cradle. [2] The following depiction shows the approximate location where these Walkers were living. Where available, YDNA affinities are shown based on results from the Walker DNA Project.


The Wigton Walkers

Sometimes referred to as the Walkers Creek Branch of the Wigton Walkers. This line traces its descent from John Walker I of Wigton Scotland, as documented in Source:White, 1902. This line first settled on the Nottingham Lots in Old Chester County, PA, about 1726. They moved to Borden's Grant by 1738. During the French and Indian War John Walker III moved to the Moon Creek area of what is now Caswell county. By 1771 John and his extended family moved to Castle's Woods area of Virginia, where John died sometime before 1778.

John Walker III settled in the Carolina Cradle about 1756. He apparently owned a number of tracts, but is generally thought to have lived in the Moon Creek area. He is a member of what is sometimes described as the "Walkers Creek Branch" of the Wigton Walkers

Person:John Walker (81)

It is likely that John Walker had a close connection to the Letterkenney Walkers which lived very closeby. However, the nature of this relationship is not clear; a descendant of John Walker, William the Wyandotte, matches Walker YDNA group 33, but many other members of the Wigton Walkers match to group 8. It is possible that William the Wyandotte is actually related to John maternally through intermarriage with the Letterkenny Walkers. Another possibilty is that John Walker represents a fourth patriarch in the Walker Group 33 line.

The Letterkenney Walkers (YDNA Group 33)

This line settled immediately to the west of the Wigton Walker line (above), centering on Moon's Creek in Caswell County, and Hogan's Creek in Rockingham County. This group of Walkers moved to the area from what is now Newville, Pennsylvania around 1763. They moved along with other families from Pennsylvania including the Johnsons and Herrons. The term "Orphan Group" is sometimes used to refer to this lineage arose because it seemed obvious that they were related to the Wigton Walkers, yet no direction could be found for them---hence they were "orphans". However, recent research and YDNA evidence actually connect them to the Letterkenney Walkers. However, there exists a relationship between the Letterkenney Walkers and the Wigton Walkers that is not fully understood. There are some indications that a marriage may have occurred between these two lines.

Person:Samuel Walker (55)
Person:James_Walker_(236)
Person:William_Walker_(212)

William Walker came to Orange County, from Newville, PA, prior to his death in 1769. Surviving correspondance of son James Walker and wife Ann shows a clear family connection to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. William left bequests to sons: William, James, John, Alexander and Abraham. Alexander (died 1794) and James Walker (died 1803), received land grants on Hogan's Creek in the 1780s in an area in southeastern Rockingham County. William Walker (1737-1800) established a home on Country Line Creek just a few miles from Alexander and James. John Walker immigrated to Davidson County in the Southwest Territory (present-day Tennessee) some time prior to 1793.

Jordan Creek Walkers (YDNA Group 6)

John Walker and his brother Phillip are said to have come to America From Ireland prior the Revolution. They may have initially settled in Maryland, moved on to Pennsylvania, and finally to Orange County NC, settling on Jordan Creek. John's property lay in what is now Caswell County, while that of Phillip lay in Alamance County. Phillips will of 1796 (probate) identifies his brother as "John Walker".

Person:John Walker (264)
Person:Phillip Walker (6)

Another William Walker, who fled to Canada after the revolution, also matches Group 6 and was related to John and Phillip. However, the exact nature of this relationship is not fully understood. This William is frequently confused with the other William Walker of Hogan's Creek who lived more than 20 miles away.

Person:William_Walker_(319)

Sandy Creek Walkers (YDNA Group 1)

YDNA Group 1. Samuel Walker left a will April 24 1773; proved March 1781 in Randolph Co NC. It mentions his two sons in law - James Hunter and Robert Fields and names his two daughters, Mary and Ann. Fide Mary Ann Hubbell, Walker ShortList, September 19, 2009, citing "The Case for James Hunter of Stinking Quarter and Sandy Creek: Regulator Leader, 1765-1771" Journal of Rockingham History and Genealogy Vol II #2 Oct 1977 page 51-66. Group 1 appears to be composed of several separate lines representing independent importations from Scotland/Ireland. Most of the participants seem to be related to an importation into Delaware probably around 1720. Some descendants moved south into Mechlenburg, Randolph, and Rutherford Counties North Carolina around 1750. The Sandy Creek Walkers are probably descended from one of these emigrants.

John Walker and Rachel Parr (YDNA Group 22)

YDNA Group 22. A John Walker married to Rachel died in Caswell County in 1789. See MySource:Will of John Walker of Caswell, NC, 1789. Line has been traced by some to Nottoway and Lunenberg Counties, VA. Exluded by YDNA from being in Wigton Walkers, or Sandy Creek Walkers. Does not immediately match up with data for Upper Hogans Creek or Jordan Creek Walkers.

Notes

  1. See: Notebook:Walker Family in the Carolina Cradle
  2. It is likely that additional lines are present as well but have not been identified here as yet. Walkers in the southern portion of the Cradle have not as yet been examined.