Person:David Herron (3)

Documentation

Transcript:David Herron Will 1778

Overview

This man is distinct from another David Herron Person:David Herron (2) (who is likely a relative) living in nearby Franklin County. This David Herron lived in the area around Newville, Pennsylvania. He was heavily entwined with the Walker family in the town. He married Elizabeth Walker Person:Elizabeth_Walker_(253)^[1] and was a neighbor to William Walker Person:William_Walker_(212). Many of his children migrated with William's family to the southwest corner of Rockingham, North Carolina in the 1760's. His will refers confusingly to two William Walkers, one a son-in-law, and the other a brother in law. These two Williams are first cousins referring to Person:William_Walker_(314) and Person:William_Walker_(201) respectively.

Land Records in Pennsylvania

Surveyed 1760. Book A-41 Page 48	Land survey on modern map with relatives and associated families. William Walker's land is the orange section. The McClintock and Herron families lived nearby. The pink and indigo plots are those of James Walker. The older children of James Walker migrated with William and settled across the county border in what is now Caswell, NC [2]

1. ↑ Marriage date March 4th 1772. Records of Marriage Licenses Issued by John Agnew, Esq., Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1771-1789. Accessible here]
2. ↑ Based on USGS Topographic Map. Compiled from Land Warrants and Surveys. See also maps from "First Families of Cumberland County", Hayes R. Eschenmann and Paul Barner, Cumberland County Historical Society. They can be obtained from the society here: