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Intro
Old Chester encompasses a large area in southeastern Pennsylvania, including modern Adams, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York Counties. Multiple lines of Walkers are known from the area prior to the Revolution.
Register
Wigton
| Group | Person | Note
| | The Wigton Walkers | This line is detailed in Source:White, 1902, Descendants of John Walker of Wigton Scotland. The Wigton Walkers are believed to have initially settled between 1726 and 1730 in or near the Nottingham Lots, either in Chester County, PA, or modern Cecil County, MD. YDNA results for descendants of this line show them to be composed to two separate lineages, corresponding to YDNA Groups 8 and 33 of the Walker YDNA project. It is unclear which of these two lines actually descend from John Walker of Wigton Scotland.
| | John Walker II | White 1902 tells us that John II and wife Katherine Rutherford are buried in the Cemetery of the Nottingham Presbyterian Meeting House. This cemetery no longer survives, but is known to have been located in Rising Sun, Cecil County MD. No direct evidence for John II, wife Katherine, various nephews said to have come to America with him, or most of his children, has been identified. The only exception is for son John Walker III, and wife Ann Houston, for whom some evidence exists confirming their presence in the area.
| | John Walker III | John III, b. 1705, probably in Ireland or Scotland, married Ann Houston on or near the Nottingham Lots in Old Chester. White 1902 tells us that he moved south into the Valley of VA, settling near Staunton, and near kind on Walkers Creek. From here he moved south during the F&I about 1756, settling in what is now Caswell County NC. When southwest Virginia opened up for settlement, he moved there, settling on Sinking Creek between Castles' Woods and the modern community of Dungannon. He died there sometime between about 1775 and 1778. A single surviving son, John IV, is believed to have moved to Blount County TN, along with brotherinlaw William Cowan. A grandson, William, was captured by Indians at about age 11, grew to adulthood among the Wyandotte Indians, and became a tribal leader. His children relocated with the other Wyandotte when they moved south to the area near modern Kansas City.
| | Samuel Walker |
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Welsh
| Group | Person | Note
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| | Chester Valley Walkers | Lewis Walker, a Welsh Quaker, settled in the Chester Valley, near Radnor, Chester County, about 1692 His descendants are detailed in Source:Streets, 1896. As of October 2009 no YDNA results have been reported for this lineage.
| | Person:Lewis Walker (3) | Immigrant Ancestor, settled c1692 near Radnor, in Chester Valley, outside Phildadelphia
| | Daniel Walker | Established Valley Forge
| | Joseph Walker | Remained in Chester Valley
| | Enoch Walker | Remained in Chester Valley
| | Person:Abel Walker (2) | About 1747 Able relocated to Winchester Virginia, son Issac to NC
| | Isaac Walker | Remained in Chester Valley, Some children to York County, PA
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Letterkenney
| Group | Person | Note
| Letterkenney Walkers
YDNA Walker Group 33
YDNA Walker Group 14
YDNA Walker Group 5 | The lineage of this group is given in Source:Egle's Notes and Queries, written about 1900. This group is said to be descended from a Robert Walker of Letterkenny, Ireland [1]. Descendants of this Robert Walker emigrated from Ireland by 1735, settling in the "Path Valley" in what is now Cumberland, Dauphin, and Lebanon Counties. At the time of settlement these areas were within Lancaster County; as a result, they are often described as being from Lancaster. New research shows that these Walkers were not part of a single tree at all; there were at least 5 completely unrelated Walker families in the area. This group can be subdivided into two distinct components: 1. Path Valley Walkers West of the Susquehanna including William and Robert initially in Cumberland County; 2. Swatera Creek Walkers including early immigrants Andrew (?), James, and Henry in Lebanon and Dauphin Counties. 3. Undocumented Letterkenney Walkers, of whom little is known, presumed to have settled in PA. (Samuel and Andrew)
| | Path Valley Walkers
| | Person:William Walker (186) | Immigrant, Settled in west of the Susquehanna, in Cumberland County, E. Pennsboro TWP on Conodoguinet Creek
| | Person:Robert Walker (52) | Immigrant, Settled in west of the Susquehanna, in Cumberland County, E. Pennsboro TWP
| | Swatera Creek Walkers
| | Archibald | 1751, E1 Derry, Dauphin, Tax. Probably Archibald, son of James the immigrant, of Swatera Creek branch
| | Archibald | 1751 Londonderry, Dauphin, Tax. Probably a member of Swatera Creek branch of Letterkenney Walkers | | Person:James Walker (161) | Immigrant, Settled east of the Susquehanna, in modern Dauphin County, on the east bank of Swatera Creek, north of Hershey
| | Person:Henry Walker (43) | Immigrant, Settled east of the Susquehanna, in modern Dauphin County, on the east bank of Swatera Creek, north of Hershey
| | Undocumented Letterkenney Walkers
| | Andrew | Immigrant, of whom little is known. An Andrew Walker settled on the west side of the Swatera near James and Henry, and may be either the immigrant, or his son Andrew, or someone else yet again.
| | Samuel | Identified by Egle as one of the immigrant brothers, but family knew nothing about him. Some believe this Samuel to be Samuel the Orphan of Caswell County NC. if so, then his proximity to John Walker III of the Wigton line needs to be explained. Possibly John III or his father John II is an otherwise unrecognized brother in the Letterkenney Walker Lineage. In anycase, the YDNA signature for descends of Samuel the Orphan, John III, and some of the Letterkenney Walkers indicates a close family relationship of some sort.
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Malin
| Group | Person | Note
| Alexander of Malin
YDNA Walker Group 6 | See: Notebook:Alexander Walker of Malin. YDNA Walker Group 6] Alexander left a family bible and other documents to show that he came in 1739 from Malin, Ireland (north of Londonderry, on coast) to the Brandywine Creek area of Chester County. About 1761 he resettled to Path Valley in then Cumberland County, now Fannin Township of Franklin County. Because of his relatively late arrival in areas through which other Walker passed, as well as precise dating of his arrival in Chester and Franklin Counties, his line should be relatively easy to isolate from other lines.
| | Person:Alexander Walker (33) | Settled about 1761 in Franklin County, Fannet township,
| | John Walker | Son of Alexander 33,
| | Robert Walker | Son of Alexander 33,
| | Samuel Walker | Son of Alexander 33,
| | Person:James Walker (143) | Son of Alexander 33, Died in Fannet Township
| | David Walker | Son of Alexander 33,
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Appoquinimink
| Group | Person | Note
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| | Appoquiniminck Creek WalkersWalkers of Delaware | Walkers in this group seem to be descended from John Walker (240) and wife Dorthy who settled on Appoquiniminck Creek Delaware at a an early date.
| | Person:John Walker (240) | Immigrant Ancestor. Lived in Delaware portion of Sassafras Hundred, Appoquiniminck Creek, poss Duck Creek. Will dated and probated 1686/7, wife Dorthy remarried to Walter Smith.
| <| Person:John Walker (239) | Lived on Georges Creek, New Castle Hundred, DE. Wife Wybregh/Wybergia. Had son Hugh (14). Possible son William. Died by 1698.
| | Person:John Walker (289) | 1697-1742
| | Person:John Walker (273) | Col John Walker 1727/1796, son of John (289), b. Bohemia Creek, New Castle, DE,
married Elizabeth Watson, 1751 Hamshire, VA, YDNA Walker Project Group 5. died Rutherford County, NC
| | Person:Hugh Walker (14) | Lived in Millford Hundred, Cecil County. Died 1744. Son of John (239). Had sons Hugh (remained in area, but did not apparently marry) and Samuel (who moved to Orange/Frederick County VA.)
| | Person:John Walker (268) | Lived Kent DE,
Married Mary Paynter in 1685; died c1707
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Unassociated
| Person | Year | Location and Source | Note/Possible Affinity
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| | Unassociated. | Land, tax and other records exist that show the presence of Walkers in other areas of Old Chester which have not been immediately associated with any particular line. Currently, within the context of the Tapestry, the family connections for either of these "unassociated" Walkers are unknown. Some of them may be connected to one or another of the existing known lines. Further work is needed to sort these folks out. Most of these seem to be associated with the Letterkenney Walkers
| | Abraham | 1751 | Hopewell tax list, Cumberland County | Most likely Abraham, son of James son of Robert the immigrant, of the Cumberland Branch
| | Alexander | 1751 | Lurgan Twp, Franklin, tax Assessment | Presumably this is Alexander of Malin
| | person:Alexander Walker (43) | 1746 | Will, Goshen Twp, Chester County | Wheelwright
| | Andrew | 1751 | W. Hanover, Dauphin, Tax | Probably Andrew of Swatera Creek branch of Letterkenney Walkers
| | David | 1751 | W. Derry, Dauphin, Tax | Probably David son of James son of James the Immigrant, of the Swatera Creek branch
| | Henry | 1751 | Londonderry, Dauphin, Tax | the immigrant, of the Swatera Creek Branch
| | James | 1751 | E Derry, Dauphin, Tax | James the Immigrant or James son of James the immigrant of the Swatera Creek branch
| | James | 1751 | Londonderry, Dauphin, Tax | James the Immigrant or James son of James the immigrant of the Swatera Creek branch
| | James | 1751 | Hopewell, Cumberland, Tax | James., son of Robert the Immigrant, of the Cumberland Branch
| | John | 1751 | Londonderry, Dauphin, Tax | Unknown, or John son of Henry the Immigrant,
| | John | 1751 | E Derry, Dauphin, Tax | Unknown, or John son of Henry the Immigrant
| | Peter | 1751 | Hopewell, Cumberland, tax | Unknown
| | Robert | 1751 | E. Pennsboro, Cumberland, tax | Robert the immigrant or his son Robert, of the Cumberland Branch
| | Robert | 1751 | W. Pennsboro, Cumberland, tax | Robert the immigrant or his son Robert, of the Cumberland Branch
| | Samuel | 1751 | Hopewell, Cumberland, Tax | Samuel son of James son of Robert the immigrant, of the Cumberland Branch
| | William | 1751 | Hopewell, Cumberland, Tax | most likely William the son of Person:William Walker (186)of the Cumberland Branch
| | William | 1751 | E. Pennsboro, Cumberland, tax | Most likely Person:William Walker (186) the immigrant, or his son William of the Cumberland Branch
| | William | 1751 | Lurgan, Franklin, tax | Unknown, possibly a son of William the immigrant,or Robert the immigrant
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| | Person:Phillip Walker (6) | 1775 | | Living in Lack Township, PA Juanita County, in 1775; brother =Person:John Walker (264); in Orange and/or Alamance County NC after 1780
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