Person:Thomas Walker (115)

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Thomas Walker
b.25 Nov 1760 Orange County, Virginia
d.2 Apr 1834 Orange County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1754
  1. Thomas Walker1760 - 1834
  2. Mary Walker1764 - Bef 1833
Spouse and Children
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m. 19 Aug 1783
  1. Elizabeth Walker1786 -
  2. Joice 'Joyce' Walker1788 -
  3. James Walker1790 - 1857
  4. Thomas Walker1792 -
  5. Betsey Walker1793 -
  6. Sarah Walker1797 -
  7. Mary 'Polley' Walker1799 -
  8. Misseniah Walker1801 -
  9. Sabra Walker1803 -
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Name Thomas Walker
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Nov 1760 Orange County, Virginia
Marriage 19 Aug 1783 Orange County, Virginiato Miseniah Powell
Death[1] 2 Apr 1834 Orange County, Virginia
American Revolutionary War Veteran
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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. X, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Walker, Thomas - born 11/25/1760 in Orange County, Virginia, son of James & Joyce; entered service there 1780 in Virginia regiment; soldier severely wounded in arm at Battle of Gates Defeat & discharged 1780; granted Pension 1833 in Orange County, Virginia, when had resided in same house since Revolutionary War; per County Justice of the Peace John Booton; clergyman James Long & James P. Sims made affidavit there then per County Court Clerk Reynolds Chapman; John Garrett made affidavit then there he was Revolutionary War soldier & met soldier in North Carolina, when soldier was recovering from battle wound; soldier died 4/2/1824; married 8/1783-84 Messeniah Powell in Orange County, Virginia; widow granted Pension 1841 in Greene County, Virginia, age 75, unable to come to court because of bodily infirmity, per County Justice of the Peace James Fitzhugh; Zachariah Taylor made affidavit there then age 72 that he'd known soldier & wife for 60+ years; widow resided 1843 there age 77 per County Justice of the Peace Oliver Finks; Joseph Taylor made affidavit there then; widow's son James made affidavit there in 1847 to give following data from family bible on parents children's births, per County Justice of the Peace Joel Jarrell & County Court Clerk Robert Pritchett: Elizabeth [born] 6/4/1786, Joice/Joyce [born] 2/2/1788, James [born] 3/24/1790, Thomas [born] 2/2/1792, Betsey [born] 10/6/17-- (illegible), Saley [born] 2/3/17-- (illegible), Polley [born] 2/13/1799, Misseniah [born] 2/17/1801, & Sabra [born] 2/17/1803; widow resided there in 1848; soldier had half brother William L. Powell; query letter in file in 1911 from descendant Hasseltine S. (Mrs. A.R.) Bowdre, Burnley, Virginia. F-W6405, R2477.


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Revolutionary War Pension Roll

Virginia Pension Roll of 1835 Report from the Secretary of War In relation to the Pension Establishment Of the United States 1835 Copied and indexed by William R. Navey:
THOMAS WALKER - ORANGE COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA MILITIA $23.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $69.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 9, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 73
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

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  2.   Married by George Eve, Baptist Pastor, in Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938.

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  3.   Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
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