Person:Alexander Walker (26)

Name	Alexander "Sawney" Walker
Gender	Male
Birth[2]	1718
Marriage		to Jane _____
Death[1]	Bet 1783 and 1785	Augusta County, Virginia

Alexander Walker was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Sources

Notebook:"Sawney" Alexander Walker (26)

Source:White, 1902

Related

Analysis. Family of Alexander Walker of Wigton Scotland

Family Relations

Overview

From Source:White, 1902

ALEXANDER Walker...the nephew of John and Katherine Walker, the emigrants...came to America with them in 1728 ^[3] with his older brother John (called Jack) and sister Eleanor; first settled in Pennsylvania, and then with his brother John and cousin Alexander (eighth child of John and Katherine) went to Virginia and settled on what was called Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County, then Augusta County; this was in the fall of 1734. ^[4] Alexander Walker lived on the farm now owned by William Walker; his brother John settled about one mile up the creek, and their cousin Alexander pitched his tent nearer the Jump Mountain, about one-half mile from his cousin Alexander's place, they being the first settlers there. The creek which runs parallel with the valley was called for them, and still bears that name.

This graphic shows the location of the land patents of various Walkers in the Walkers Creek area of Borden's Grant. The land of John "Gunstocker" Walker (217) lies to the north. That of his brother Alexander "Sawney" Walker (26), the wheelwright, lies below it. The 321 acre parcel just below that is shown as belonging to James Walker (120), son of Person:Alexander Walker (28), cousin of Swaney Alexander and Gunstocker John. The property appears to have been a bequest of Alexander (28) to son James. The date shown here (1773) probably reflects when the property was actually patented, rather than when the property was sold by Borden to Alexander. Furthest to the south is the property (dated 1754) owned by John Walker III and wife Ann. [5] Somewhat separated from the above properties is a 343 acre parcel dated 1753, owned by a "John Walker Jr.". The identity of this John Walker is somewhat problematical. There are a number of John Walkers, among the descendants of the original immigrant family, who could have been described as "John Jr."[6] John IV bc 1735, son of John III Person:John Walker (211) b >1737, son of James (126) Person:John Walker (249) b >1740, son of Sawney Alexander, the Wheelright Person:John Walker (207) b 1747, son of son of Alexander (28) Person:John Walker (220) bc 1750, Son of Gunstocker John Person:John Walker (202) b 1755, son of Samuel of Natural Bridge Person:John Walker (258) b >1767, son of Joseph (55) Based on age alone, none of these candidates fit well, as all would have been under age 21 when the patent was secured in 1753. The eldest of them, John IV, would have been about 16 years of age at that time. As a result, associating ANY of the known John Walkers in the area and within the Wigton Walker family line, is problematic. Perhaps there is yet another John Walker in the area who could have acquired this property.

Footnotes

1. ↑ White, Emma Siggins. Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland: with records of a few allied families, also war records and some fragmentary notes pertaining to the history of Virginia, 1600-1902. (Kansas City, Missouri: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1902)
   626.

   Will date is 24 Jan 1783; Probate date is 4 may 1785

2. ↑ This DOB is probably based on baptismal records for Alexander son of Alexander and Jane Cowan of Wigton Scotland. It is not clear that this is the same person as Sawney Alexand of Rockbridge County. ~~~~
3. ↑ Note that this is an alternative date of arrival, one of several, given by White 1902, without explanation, other than to reference "other documents". The 1726 date is probably contained in the Joel Walker Record, but we don't know that for certain. What other documents she used for the other dates occasionally cited, are not usually known.
4. ↑ If the initial settlement was on Walkers Creek, 1734 would have been too early, as the area was essentially unsettled until 1738 when Borden received his land grant. It may be that these families settled initially sonewhat further north, perhaps north of Staunton. White places ALexander's kinsman, John III in that area. However, documentation for John III suggests that he remained in Cecil County Maryland/Old Chester County PA, until after 1742.
5. ↑ The fact that the wife of this John Walker is given as "Ann", seems to confirm that this must be John Walker III, whose wife is confirmed as Ann Houston through surviving wills and probate records in Old Chester County, PA.
6. ↑ the designation "Jr." does not necessarily indicate a father-son relationship. It was also used to distinguish an elder John Walker from a younger John Walker, such as a cousin. The designation did not even imply (necessarily) that the two were related.