Person:John Walker (329)

Col. John Walker

• 28 Feb 1652/3 Lancaster New England Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. XXXIX, p. 166, p. 62

John Walker was burgess for Warwick in 1644, 1646, and 1649, removed to Gloucester County, and was Lt. Col. and Councillor in 1656. He married SARAH, WIDOW of Henry Fleet.

• LANCASTER COUNTY DEEDS & WILLS 1661-1666; Antient Press; Page 193, Lancaster County Court 10th of September 1662

This Bill bindeth mee, Collonell JO. WALKER, my heirs Executors Administrators & assignes to pay unto MARY BYRDEN, the natural Daughter of Mrs. SARA FLEETE, the somme of foure hundred pounds of lawful money of England at or wth.in the expiracon of six moneths after hir arrivall to the age of sixteene yeres or her day of marriadge. & in case the sd. MARY BURDEN should dye before the terminaon of the tyme abovesd., then the sd. somme to devolve unto the next heire or heires of Mrs. SARA FLEETEs body begotten by the abovesd. Coll. JOHN WALKER & for the true performance of the p:misses, I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this 15th day of October 1662.

THE CONDICON of this Obligation is such that if the abovesd. Coll: JO: WALKER, his heires Executors, Administrators or assignes doe well & truly pay or cause to bee paide the just somme of two hundred pounds of good and lawful' money of England unto the abovesd: MARY BURDEN, accordinge as in the above sd. Bill is exprest., or in case of her decease to the next heire or heires of Mrs. SARA FLEETEs body as above exprest., then this Obligacon to bee voyde, otherwise to stande in full force & effect

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of DAVY FOX, JOHN WALKER, ye seale

ROBT. GOODYEARE

Recordat. in Cur. Com: Lanc: 10th Sept. 1662 p EDWD. DALE, Cl Cur

• Richmond County, Virginia Wills {Robert K. Headley, Jr}

f107v - John WALKER, of Rapp. County, will; 22 Feb 1665, 3 Feb 1668, [re-recorded 14 Feb 1706/07]

dau. Anne (mentions previous legacy to her from Francis BAYLIE);

daus. Frances, Jane, Elizabeth; All land in Gloucester Co. to be eq. div. among four daus. Anne, Frances, Jane, and Elizabeth;

daus. Sarah and Hester to receive all land in Rapp. Co. consisting of 1000 ac. (all daus. are under 16); wife Sarah 400 acres in Rapp Co.;

ex: wife;

wits: Richard FOX, Abraham WARREN;

Cod. dated 6 Jul 1668 mentions that dau. Anne had, by that time, mar. John PAYNE. Prov. by the depositions of Richard FOX, aged 39 years or thereabouts, and Joseph CHISSELL aged 27 years or thereabouts.

• Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia [William Montgomery Sweeny]

Will of Colonel John Walker. His will dated 22 February, 1665, was proved 3rd and recorded 10th February, 1668, in Rappahannock County.

A copy of his will was recorded in Richmond County, Virginia, 10 February, 1706.

He was dead by 28 January, 1668/9, when his widow Sarah Walker, made her will. She was a widow before she married Colonel Walker and in her will she mentions her only son merely as "my Sonne Henry."

She remarried, to Colonel John Stone. Rappahannock County Deeds No. 5, 1672-76, page 97.