Notebook:References to the Killing of William Walker at McCormick's Fort, 1757

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Source:Beers, 1886

During the Indian wars, from 1753 to 1758, there were many murders and depredations throughout the valley. In Rupp (p. 128) we find: "May 13, 1757, William Walker and another man were killed near McCormick's fort, at Conodoguinet."

Source:Rupp, 1846

Citing various 1757 issues of the Pennsylvania Gazette, Rupp notes:

May 13, 1757, William Walker and another man were killed near McCormick's fort, at Conodoguinet

Source:Ogden, 1968

1757 William Walker killed near Shippensburgh

↑ Codman, Ogden. Index of Obituaries In Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800: Boston Athenaeum. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1968. Volume 3 Page 507. Accessed though Ancestry.com U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.