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Facts and Events
Documentation
Based, in part, on
- MySource:Quolla6/Walker-Waynick Papers
- Document. Will of William Walker, Orange County, NC, 1769
- MySource:Walke434/Lenox Castle Walker Land Grants
- a USGenWeb Cumberland County, Pennsylvania query from Lin van Buren, dated 16 Nov 1997
Overview
Often Confused With:
- James Walker of Caswell, North Carolina (First cousin to James. Confusingly also had a wife named Ann and died at a similar time)
James Walker, son of William Walker is a member of the Letterkenney Walkers. He was born in Cumberland Co PA, where he married Ann McClintock. The couple moved with his father William Walker to Lenox Castle, Rockingham Co NC, shortly after the French and Indian War (e.g, circa 1763). He received multiple land grants on the waters of Hogan's Creek[2][3][4]
James' will, dated 21 May 1803 in Rockingham Co NC, named
- wife Ann
- Children
- William
- Jane wife of John Herron
- Nancy wife of James Hodge,
- John
- Elizabeth/ Betsy
- Mary/ Polly
- Abraham
- Alexander
Between 1797 and 1811, Ann McClintock Walker corresponded extensively with kinsmen in Cumberland Co PA in connection with an inheritance from the estate of Hugh Torrance of Cumberland Co PA. fro this correspondence (fide Linn Van Buren) we learn that:
- Hugh's widow died about 1806.
- Ann's brother, Daniel MCCLINTOCK of Newville Township, Cumberland Co PA died during the winter of 1810 / 1811;
- possible other siblings included
- Jean MCCLINTOCK wife of Daniel McDannel/ McDaniel/ McDannel, who lived in Mifflin Township, Cumberland Co PA; ::Catharine MCCLINTOCK who died 10 September 1806;
- and Saraha [sic] MCCLINTOCK who died in October 1806.
- Mention is also made of an Alexander MCCLINTOCK.
- Reference is made to land belonging to an Andrew Walker, who is most likely Andrew Walker first cousin of Ann's husband, James.
References
- ↑ Birth year estimated based on estimated birth years of his wife and siblings.
- ↑ Rockingham NC Land Grants, Number 111. Grant No. 112, Issued 20 December 1791, Entry Number 68 on 11 March 1790. Book No. 79 Page 235. here
- ↑ Guilford NC Land Grants, Number 367, Grant No. 369. Issued March 1, 1780. Entry No 492 on Nov 6, 1778. Book No 33 Page 415. here
- ↑ Guilford NC Land Grants, Number 331, Grant No. 333. Issued March 1, 1780. Entry No 1377 on March 5, 1779. Book No 33 Page 379. here
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