Person:John Walker (193)

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Sources

Will of John Walker, 1796

Edwards and Frizell, 1978

Related

Delijim's Notes

Walker Family in Southwest Virginia

Notebook:Children of MCJW

Notebook:Meadow Creek John Walker

Confusion

Vita Summary

Overview

This article is about "Meadow Creek" John Walker who appears for a brief period (c. 1786 to 1796) living on Meadow Creek, in southern Greene Co, TN. We have no information about where he lived prior to this, though it is suspected that he came to the area from Virginia. He is commonly identified as "Meadow Creek John Walker" or MCJW, to distinguish him from numerous other John Walkers in NW NC, SW VA, and NE TN.

Vista in Southern Greene County, TN

This shows an area close to the point where Meadow Creek enters the Nolichucky River. MCJW settled close to this spot.

John settled on Meadow Creek shortly after the end of the Revolution. One of his near neighbors was Charles Kilgore, whose daughter married one of John's children. Charles was a known participant at the battle of King's Mountain, and his personal history has been much researched and is well understood. He, too, arrived on Meadow Creek just after the Revolution. Prior to that he lived in Southwest Virginia very close to John Walker III of the Wigton Walker line. John III's son, John IV left that area about the same time as Charles, and it is often assumed that the John Walker who appears in Green County living near Charles Kilgore is in fact John IV. Recent YDNA analysis, however, has shown that the YDNA of direct male line descendants of MCJW do NOT match that of direct descendants of John III. [insert link to analysis].

The parents of MCJW remain unknown. YDNA analysis has revealed that he had near relatives (Joseph and Isaiah Walker) living in Greene and Washington County. Anderson, son of MCJW lived for a time near Joseph on Horse Creek in Washington County TN. About the time of the death of MCJW Anderson moved south to Meadow Creek, apparently to be near his parents. Shortly after this (c.1805) both Joseph and Isaiah left the area settling first in Blount County TN, and later moving to the Kingston area. Thomas Walker (son of MCJW) also moved about this time to Blount County, settling in Tuckaleechee Cove. There were multiple "John Walkers" living in this area about this time. One of these John Walkers, known as "Indian Killer", had previously settled along the Little River, in what is known as the "Long Bottom". Indian Killer also owned property in nearby Tuckaleechee Cove, (insert map). He is believed to have died (or left the area) about 1817, but some of his sons continued in the area. Because of the similarity of names Indian Killer became confused with MCJW father of Thomas Walker. YDNA testing of the Indian Killer line has not been accomplished. There is, however, good reason to believe that he is John Walker IV of the Wigton line.

Personal Data

Footnotes

1. ↑ Source:Edwards and Frizell, 1978:81.
2. ↑ MCJW's son Daniel is commonly identified as his eldest son, with a DOB of 1761. This implies that his parents were married by 1760, and that they were born prior to c1740. Direct evidence is needed for Daniels DOB, as well as his parents DOB's and DOM
3. ↑ Source:Edwards and Frizell, 1978 provide a transcript of MCJW will dated 18 Feb 1796. They note that his will was "probated later that year" but given no data on the probate record. The citation for the original will is needed, as well as probate record, etc to confirm DOD
4. ↑ There's an alternative view that the John Walker who received the property of Meadow Creek John, was actually a cousin, probably the son of Joseph Walker who lived on Horse Creek before moving to Blount County.