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William Walker, of Hogan's Creek
Facts and Events
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Related
- Walker Waynick Papers
- Lenox Castle Walker Land Grants
- Will of William Walker, Orange County, NC, 1769
- Newville Walker Tax Records
- YDNA Walker Group 33
- The Early Walker Settlers of Central Pennsylvania
Overview
William Walker was presumably born in North Ireland. Sometime in the 1740's he settled along the Conodoguinet Creek in what is now Newville, Pennsylvania. Robert Walker and James Walker settled nearby. Given the very close YDNA signatures between descendants of all of these men, it is likely these three men were brothers. William Walker also was a witness to the will of James. Shortly after the French and Indian War, he moved his entire family to the southeast corner of Rockingham (then Orange) County, North Carolina. He is almost certainly a member of YDNA Group-33 based on his strong connections with other verified members of that Walker line. His children intermarried with the McClintock and Herron families that also took the migration from Newville, Pennsylvania to Rockingham, North Carolina. David Herron was a neighbor of William in Pennsylvania, and two of his children, John and Mary, married into William's family and accompanied him to North Carolina. The connection with Cumberland, Pennsylvania is further strengthened with the Walker-Waynick Papers[2] which involved William's children. He also gives his son John Walker property in Pennsylvania in his will[3], further substantiating this claim. While some genealogies state his wife's name was Mary Roseborough, the will of Robert Gibson, in Hopewell, Pennsylvania[4] mentions his wife as Jean.
Most of his children remained in the Lenox Castle area at least for a few generations. His son John Walker however migrated to Fishing Creek, Chester, South Carolina and later to Nashville. This William Walker is often confused with separate, unrelated William Walkers both in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. His children are often confused as well. Some genealogies state his children as John Walker of Jordan Creek and William Walker of Grimbsy, Ontario. However, the William Walker of this page lived far from these men, and his biological son William W. Walker lived contemporaneously with the unrelated William Walker of Grimbsy, Ontario in North Carolina. The mention of Hogan's Creek[5], John Correy[6], and John Robertson[7]in his will clearly place William in what is now the southeast corner of Rockingham County, North Carolina. At the time his will was written, this region was part of Orange County. Three of his children later received land grants consistent with land mentioned in his will.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Often Confused With:
- William Walker of East Pennsboro (Lived in another location in Cumberland, PA)
- William Walker of East Pennsboro (YDNA Group 14, lived in another location in Cumberland, PA)
- William Walker of Lurgan (Lived in another location in Cumberland, PA)
- William Walker of Ontario Canada (YDNA Group 6, lived over 20 miles away in Orange, NC)
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 |
Tax Records in Pennsylvania
Cumberland County Archives Tax Books[15]
[16]
- 1751
- Hopewell Township
- William Walker
- 1758 (Mislabeled as 1753)
- Hopewell Township
- William Walker Sr
- William Walker Jr
- 1759
- Hopewell Township
- William Walker Senior
- William Walker Junior
- 1760
- Hopewell Township
- William Walker
- 1763
- Hopewell Township
- William Walker
- William Walker
- 1763
- West Pennsboro Township
- William Walker
- William Walker Junior
From this point forward for decades, only one William Walker (The son of James Walker, William's nephew) is listed in Hopewell/Newton Township, and he is never referred as "William Sr." It is likely that William
had migrated to North Carolina after this point sometime in the mid to late 1760's.
Migration to North Carolina
 William migrated from Cumberland, PA to North Carolina with a number of families in the 1760's.
Will
The family settled in the upper reaches of Hogan's Creek in what is now Rockingham County, but was then Orange County, NC. William died between March of 1769 (will date) and the following July (Probate date). His will indicates that his wife survived him, but her name is not mentioned. He identifies sons:
- John
- James
- Alexander
- Abraham
- William
Notes
GIBSON, ROBERT, Hopewell.
September 16, 1754 7 June 1756.
Sons Andrew and Robert.
Daus. Jean, Martha and Ann Gibson.
Exs: William Patton, Hugh Tomson, Andw. Giffen.
Wit: William Walker, Jean Walker, Jas. Peebles (Pebls).
Original Source:Cumberland County Will Book A. 35.
Intermediate Source: USGENWEB
 Caswell and Rockingham Counties, North Carolina. William Walker is often mistaken for other unrelated William Walker in North Carolina. Image Gallery
References
- ↑ 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:
- ↑ File No. PC 1456.1, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Davidson County. A partial transcription is available here
- ↑ Orange County Wills Volume A Page 101. Transcript available here. Original available here
- ↑ Cumberland ounty Will Book A. Page17 #33. Can be accessed here
- ↑ Orange County Wills Volume A Page 101. Transcript available here. Original available here
- ↑ North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. Rockingham County. Certificate 30, June 25, 1787 for John S. Correy on South Side of Haw River. John Correy Senior is later mentioned in the document. Accessible here
- ↑ Original data:North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. Orange County North Carolina Grants. Certificate 115 Jan 9 1761 for John Robinson of County Line Creek. Accessible here
- ↑ Rockingham NC Land Grants, Number 111. Grant No. 112, Issued 20 December 1791, Entry Number 68 on 11 March 1790. Book No. 79 Page 235. here
- ↑ Guilford NC Land Grants, Number 367, Grant No. 369. Issued March 1, 1780. Entry No 492 on Nov 6, 1778. Book No 33 Page 415. here
- ↑ Guilford NC Land Grants, Number 331, Grant No. 333. Issued March 1, 1780. Entry No 1377 on March 5, 1779. Book No 33 Page 379. here
- ↑ Transcripts for land grants are available here
- ↑ Guilford County Land Grants. No 316. Grant Number 318 Issued March 1, 1780. Entry Number 630. Entered November 19, 1778. Book 33 Page 364. here
- ↑ Guilford County Land Grants. No 1059. Grant Number 1059. Issued November 8, 1784. Entry Number 1650. Entered May 17,, 1779. Book 56 Page 226. here
- ↑ 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:
- ↑ Cumberland County Archives. "Tax Rates. 1736 to 1749. 1750, 1751, 1752, 1753" on spine. Transcription “of taxables was compiled from data contained in J. D. Rupp’s History of Cumberland and from a list published in the ‘American Volunteer’ May 1871…” written on the first page. (CCHS note indicates 1753 should be 1758.) Townships: Allen, Antrim, Carlisle (town), Guilford, Hamilton, Hopewell, Lurgan, Middleton, Pennsboro East, Pennsboro West, Peters. Index: CCHS compiled an index. Can be accessed here
- ↑ Cumberland County Archives. "Book of Rates for the County of Cumberland commencing [20th Oct] 20th Dec 1758" on first page. Some of 1762 twp in the volume 1762-1767. 1762 Townships: Aire, Guildford, Hopewell (in 1763 section), Antrim, West Pennsboro 1763 Townships: Guilford, Middleton, Fannet, Hamilton, Hopewell, Letterkenny, Lech, Fernanach, Upper and Lower Terone, Lurgan, Antrim, Allen, East Pennsboro, West Pennsboro, Aire, Antrim 1764 Townships: Middlton, West Pennsborough, Letterkenny, Carlisle (town), Lurgan, East Pennsborough, Antrim, Hopewell, Hamilton, Allen, Peters, Guilford 1765 Townships: Middleton, Peters, Allen Carlisle (town), West Pennsborough, Hopewell, Lurgan, Peters (cont.), Guildford, Antrim 1766 Townships: Peters, Letterkenny, Guilford, Hopewell, Lurgan, Anrtim, Middleton, Allen, West Pennsborough, Carlisle (town) 1767 Townships: East Pennsborough, Allen, Middleton, West Pennsborough, Carlisle (town), Tyrone, Fermanagh, Lach, Teboine, Rye, Newton, Hopewell, Antrim, Peters, Guilford, Letterkenny, Hamilton, Lurgan, Aire, Fannet, Bedford. Inserts. Can be accessed here
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