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m. 11 Nov 1745 - Jacob Walker1749 - 1783
Facts and Events
| Name |
Jacob Walker |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
31 Mar 1749 |
Weil im Schonbuch, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany |
| Christening? |
1 Apr 1749 |
Weil im Schonbuch, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany |
| Marriage |
1765 |
Leitersburg, Washington, Maryland, United Statesto Elizabeth Washabaugh |
| Death? |
16 Mar 1783 |
Pine Hill, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Burial? |
16 Mar 1783 |
Pine Hill, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United StatesNewt Saylor Farm |
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- Name: Jacob Andreas Wacker
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 31 Mrz 1749 (31 Mar 1749)
Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1749
Baptism Place: Weil (im Schönbuch), Württemberg, Germany
Father: Michael Wacker
Mother: Barbara Carlin
FHL Film Number: 1184696
Ancestry.com. Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA - Jacob married a young widow, Elizabeth Wershenbach (Washabaugh) Coleman, in 1765 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1779 in Capt. Henry Rhoades' Company of the Bedford Co. Militia. He died from injuries which occurred in a 1783 horse race to determine the location of a town later named Berlin [PA]. The accident happened near Pine Hill, Fritz Church area [Brothersvalley Twp, Somerset Co., PA], on a farm owned later by Elias Cober and now owned by Paul Cober of Gettysburg... "The first person reaching a certain site in the race was to be given the choice of a lot. However, a tree stood in the bridle race path; Jacob leaned in the wrong direction when his horse suddenly swerved to pass the tree. Jacob was dashed against the tree and mortally wounded; he died about a month later. The tragic race delayed the mapping out of the town, and in 1784, the present site of Berlin was chosen." Miles Franklin Walker, 'Mongst the Hills of Somerset, p. 403.
- Name: Jacob Wacker
Arrival Year: 1765
Arrival Place: Maryland
Source Publication Code: 9916
Primary Immigrant: Wacker, Jacob
Annotation: Denizations, pp. 1-3 (1660-1771); naturalizations, pp. 5-71 (1666-1775). The compilation covers about 1,600 new citizens. Appendix: place names, clergymen and parishes.
Source Bibliography: WYAND, JEFFREY A., and FLORENCE LEONE WYAND. Colonial Maryland Naturalizations. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975. 104p. Repr. 1986.
Page: 60
Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line].
- Jacob Andrea WACKER/WALKER was born 31 MAR 1749 in Weil im Schonbuch, Wurttemburg, Germany, and immigrated to America on the ship "Edinburg" in 1749, sailing into Philadelphia.
He signed a will on 16 MAR 1783 in Brothers Valley, Bedford Co, PA. He died on 8 APR 1783 in Brothers Valley, PA. He had his estate probated on 19 APR 1783 in Bedford Co, PA.
Jacob WALKER served in the Revolutionary War under Capt Henry Rhoads of the Bedford County Malitia, in the 1st Battalion, PA Line (1777-1778). Jacob, of Brothers Valley Company, was commisioned a Second Lieutenant on May 8, 1779. His service is verified with DAR.
Jacob WALKER is listed as a taxable inhabitant of Brothers Valley, Bedford County, PA in 1774, 1775, and 1776.
Jacob WALKER is listed in Bedford County Return of Property for Brothers Valley in 1779, owning 200 acres, 5 horse, and 4 cattle.
Taken from "History of Bedford and Somerset County" (by William H. Welfley, Pub 1906), Vol. 3, page 31: Jacob WALKER was a member of the early generation of the WALKERS in this country. He immigrated to Bedford County (now Somerset County), Pennsylvania, in 1774. He settled in and resided in Brothers Valley township until his death in (1783) when he was killed by being thrown against a tree while riding a horse. He is descended from the WALKERS, who were early settlers in Maryland.
Taken from "Bedford and Somerset Counties", Vol. 2, page 59: In time the general needs of the community led to the advisability of the laying out of a town in this settlement being considered. Finally it was determined to do so, and a part of the farm now owned by Elias COBER, in the neighborhood of what is now known as Pine Hill, was selected as being suitable for a town site....A day was fixed on which lots were to be staked off and sold....The novelty of begining a new town raised considerable excitement and interest...drew quite a number of people to the place. Among others were a party of young men on horseback...On coming to a smooth place in the road, in a spirit of fun and banter, it was proposed to ride a race for the first choice of lots in this new town. While the race was being run the horse of a young man named Jacob WALKER, while running at full speed, made a sudden lurch to one side, throwing his rider against a tree, killing him instantly. This sad and untoward accident...was looked on as being an unfortunate omen..the project was entirely abandoned. Jacob did live long enough after the accident to write his will, written in German, and dated 16 Mar 1783. In it he lists his wife Elizabeth, and children Philip, Jacob, Peter by name with land grants. He also specifically referes to the "child whereof my wife is pregnant".
Taken from "Mongst the Hills of Somerset", by Miles Franklin Walker, p. 403:"The accident happened near Pine Hill, Fritz Church area [Brothersvalley Twp, Somerset Co, PA], on a farm owned later by Elias Cober and now owned by Paul Cober of Gettysburg... The first person reaching a certain site in the race was to be given the choice of a lot. However, a tree stood in the bridle race path; Jacob leaned in the wrong direction when his horse suddenly swerved to pass the tree. Jacob was dashed against the tree and mortally wounded; he died about a month later. The tragic race delayed the mapping out of the town, and in 1784, the present site of Berlin was chosen."
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