Person:William Walker (215)

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William William Walker
  1. Abraham WalkerAbt 1735 - Bef 1783
  2. John Walker1737 - 1818
  3. James WalkerEst 1737 - Abt 1803
  4. William William Walker1737 - 1800
  5. Alexander WalkerAbt 1745 - 1794
  • HWilliam William Walker1737 - 1800
  • WMary Herron1746 - 1813
m. 15 Mar 1764
  1. William Walker1767 - 1835
  2. Abraham Walker1770 - 1809
  3. Jane Walker1775 - 1827
  4. Rachel Walker1775 - 1825
  5. Samuel Herron Walker1782 - 1848
Facts and Events
Name William William Walker
Gender Male
Birth? 1737 Pennsylvania
Marriage 15 Mar 1764 Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Mary Herron
Death? 1800 Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

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Notebook. William Walker of County Line Creek 1737-1800


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Documentation

MySource:Quolla6/Walker-Waynick Papers
Document. Will of William Walker, Orange County, NC, 1769
MySource:Walke434/Lenox Castle Walker Land Grants
Transcript:David Herron Will 1778

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Often Confused With:

William Walker of Grimsby, Ontario Canada (YDNA Group 6, lived over 20 miles away in Orange, NC)

William Walker married Mary Herron in Cumberland, Pennsylvania and moved with his father William to Rockingham, North Carolina in 1763.[2]. Along with his brothers Alexander and James, he received land grants along Hogan's Creek in what is now Rockingham County, North Carolina[3][4]. His middle name was also William as noted in David Herron's will, his father in law.

FindaGrave page can be found here

William's will, dated 13 December 1800 in Rockingham Co NC[5], named

wife Mary
Children
William
Abram
Samuel
Rachel
Mary
Grandson William, son of William
Others
Walter Martin
William Connor

Notes from Mark B. Walker:


1. WILLIAM1 WALKER 1 was born 1737 (2), and died December 14, 1800 in Rockingham County, NC, USA (2). He married MARY (3). William Walker bought 320 acres, as a land grant, on Country Line Creek in Rockingham (then Guilford) County, next to the property of Jeremiah Poston, on 1 March 1780 (Guilford Co. Deed Book 2, p. 140). He had applied for the grant in 1778. He sold a 61-acre portion of that land to Peter O'Neal in July, 1786 (Rockingham Co. Deed Book A, p. 121). William left a will, dated 13 December 1800, probated February 1801 (Book: Old Wills Discovered in Office Dated Prior to 1804, p. 258 - a collection of wills found at Rockingham Co. Courthouse dated before those of Will Book A).

William was buried at Haw River Presbyterian Church; his tombstone is still to be seen there. It is a thin slab of stone with a semicircular top at the approximate center of the grove where the cemetery is located. The marker reads as follows:

14 DECEMBER 1800 W.W DC THIS LIFE IN THE 63 YEAR OF HIS AGE This stone is located with other Walker graves. The tombstone roughly 3' to the left of it bears the following inscription: M. WALKER 23 NOV 1813 IN THE 67 YEAR OF HIR AGE M. Walker is William's wife, Mary. The date tracks well with the probate date of her will. See information for Mary Walker.

Will of William Walker, 13 December 1800 "Old Wills Found In Office Dated Prior To 1804," Rockingham County, NC Divisees: Mary, his wife: 200 acres lying west of their home, All his stock and household furniture, All his plantation utensils, His slaves, except the one chosen by son Abram. William, his son: $125 Abram, his son: 200 acres lying east of William's house, including the McCullough place, 1 slave, Dave or Milley (his choice), 1/2 of William's plantation tools, 1 bed and furniture, 1 cow. Samuel, his son: 200 acres lying west of William's house after Mary's death, 1 slave, Dave or Milley, the one not chosen by Abram, 1 sorrell colt, 1 saddle and bridle, 1 cow, 1 bed and furniture, Monetary support from the estate, as needed. Rachel, his dau.: 1 horse named Smoker, 1 saddle and bridle, 1 bed and furniture, 1 cow, $25 worth of furniture suitable for housekeeping, $30 cash. Mary, his dau.: A negro child named Ann, 1 horse with saddle and bridle, 1 bed and furniture, 1 cow, $25 worth of furniture suitable for housekeeping, $30 cash, Support from Walker's estate while she remains single. William, his grandson (son of William): $30 cash. William Conner: $30 cash. Walter Martin: $30 cash.

To sons Abram and Samuel: Debt owed Walker by the ?Spiners?, to be collected at the expense of the sons.

To sons Wm, Abram and Samuel: Walker's clothing. <Witnesses>Douncan Berth, A. Boyd

Will proved in open court on the oath of Andrew Boyd, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Rockingham County, NC, February Term, 1801.

Notes for MARY: Mary Walker left her own will, dated 13 November 1813, probated November 1813 (Rockingham Co. Will Book A, p. 98). When William died, he left the western 200 acres of his plantation to Mary, with the specification that their son Samuel Herron Walker receive that property upon her death. One researcher has identified her as the daughter of Hugh and Mary Reid, although no source was provided to support the claim. Burial: Haw River Prebyterian Church cemetery

Children of WILLIAM WALKER and MARY are: i. RACHEL2 WALKER3. was to receive, as inheritance, a horse named Smoker, saddle & bridle, a bed & furniture, a cow, $25 worth furniture "suitable for house- keeping and $30 cash. It does not appear that she was married at the time of her father's death in December 1800. ii. MARY WALKER3. was to receive from her father, as inheritance, a Negro child named Ann, a horse, saddle and bridle, a bed & furniture (probably meaning bedroom furnishings), a cow, $25 worth of furniture for housekeeping and $30 cash. She was single at the time of her father William's death - his will states this fact explicitly. 2. iii. WILLIAM WALKER, b. 1767; d. March 11, 1835, Rockingham County, NC, USA. 3. iv. ABRAM WALKER, b. 1773; d. 1809, Rockingham County, NC, USA. 4. v. SAMUEL HERRON WALKER, b. Abt. 1775; d. Bet. 1845 - 1850, Rockingham County, NC, USA.

References
  1.   William Walker, in Find A Grave.
  2. Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1761-1800 here
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Accessible here