Facts and Events
Documentation
- Document:Will of James Walker, Cumberland County PA, 1750 abstract
- Transcript:Will of James Walker, 1750, Cumberland County, PA transcript
- MySource:Walke434/Newville Walker Tax Records Tax records of James, children, and brother William.
- MySource:Walke434/Walkers in Big Spring Presbyterian Church Church Records.
- MySource:Walke434/Newton Walker Land Transactions Land Transactions of Children.
Related
- YDNA Walker Group 33
- The Early Walker Settlers of Central Pennsylvania
Overview
Robert Walker lived his life in Newville, Pennsylvania alongside many of his brothers. He served in the local militia during the Revolutionary War.[1]. He is not the same Robert Walker who lived in Rye Township nearby, as Robert can be found on Newton County Tax lists up until around 1790. Church records list his younger children, and it is likely he also had an older son named James as well. It is possible, but less certain, that he had additional sons William and Samuel who migrated to Adams County, Ohio.
Land survey on modern map with relatives and associated families. James Walker's survey is the pink section, while the land of his children are indicated in indigo. William Walker of the orange plot was likely a brother who migrated to Orange County, North Carolina. [2]
- ↑ DAR Application: Helen Walker Robertson. National Number: 473503 Robert Walker, Militia of Newton, PA. Patrick Jack's Company 3rd Class 1779 5th Series Vol 6 Page 145 Pennsylvania Archives
- ↑ Based on USGS Topographic Map. Compiled from Land Warrants and Surveys. See also maps from "First Families of Cumberland County", Hayes R. Eschenmann and Paul Barner, Cumberland County Historical Society. They can be obtained from the society here:
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