Martha Woods Walker
Birth 22 Dec 1761
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Death 13 Dec 1834 (aged 72)
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Walker Cemetery
Potts Creek, Alleghany County, Virginia, USA
Wife of Capt Henry Walker.
Mother of:
Andrew Woods Walker,
Robert Walker,
William Walker,
James Walker,
Henry Walker,
Archibald Walker,
Mary Woods Walker,
Joseph Walker,
George Walker,
Martha Walker
Daughter of
Andrew Woods 1722-1781
Martha Poage 1728-1818.
Andrew Woods (1722-1781), of Scots-Irish descent, settled in the frontier region of Pennsylvania in the early 18th century, but emigrated to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where he and his family were soon accepted among the local gentry. Throughout his life, Woods took a deep interest in his ever-growing family and community. He and his wife, Martha Poage (1728-1818), whom he married in 1750, raised children, and at the same time, he contracted with his siblings Archibald (b. 1716) and Martha (b. 1720), to care for their mother and provide for her until death. In public life, Woods was commissioned by Patrick Henry to serve as sheriff of Botetourt County on October 18, 1777, serving for three years as a collector of taxes and fees and representative of order.
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