I am working on the assumption that my Phillip Walker, Jr is the son of Phillip Walker Sr. of Orange County NC. and this Phillip Walker Sr. was the son of John Walker, however I will be the first to admit that there are a lot of unknowns in this thinking, but this is the information I have to date. Thanks to Lin and many other along the way. I would like to hear from any of you..... David Walker ------------------------------- John Walker Born 1736, Scotland; ..Died 02 December 1809, Orange, NC Married 1756 in Orange Co. NC to Nancy Ashford. Nancy Ashford, Born 1739 NC and Died 1798, Orange County, NC Captain of First North Carolina Regiment, 1 September 1775 Lt. Col and Aide-de-Camp to General Washington, 17 February 1777 Major, 26 April 1777 Source: Abstract of his pension record. Notes from: John Fox (Wiston-Salem, NC) and Lin Van Buren (Saint Leonards on Sea, England) They believe Nancy Ashford to be the daughter of William Ashford who settled in Caswell County in the late 1700s William Ashfords wife is not know and could have been a daughter of Alexander Mebane who organized several wagon trains of settlers to the Orange County area in the mid-1700s from Pennsylvania. Their ancestor John Graham was married to Frances Mebrane of Alexander Mebanes family, and secondly to Mary Bird, daughter of James Bird and his wife Mary Ashford. James and Mary Birds eldest son Empson, provides brides for some of the sons of John Walker. They believe that John Walker and his family were in Pennsylvania, prehaps in the Chester County part prior to their arrival in North Carolina. The Walkers then prehaps came down with one of Alexander Mebaness caravans. John Walker and Nancy Ashford may have been married in PA or VA. Note: Doug Walker <walker@southpeak.com> reports the following: John Walker Born 29 Dec 1736 or 1737 in Scotland, Died March 1810 in Alamance/Orange County NC Had eleven sons: Aron, John Jr. Abner, Hugh, Jobe, Joshua, James, George, William, Phillip, Ashford. Buried in the cemetary of Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, Orange County, NC. He Came to NC from western PA, according to family oral history. (E-Mail Date 11 Sept 1997) Land Deals: 19 Aug 1767 Bought 275 acres on Reedy Creek, Orange County NC 6 Nov 1771 Sold 275 acres on Reedy Creek, Orange County NC 2 Apr 1772 Sold 260 acres on Moon Creek, Orange County NC 10 Sept 1772 Sold 220 acres on Moon Creek, Orange County NC 4 Feb 1789 Bought 270 acres on both sides of Back Creek, Orange County NC 20 Sept 1790 Bought 140 acres on Presswood Creek, Orange County NC 8 Feb 1796 Bought 150 acres on North Side of Haw Creek, Orange County NC 3 Sept 1796 Bought 328 acres on both sides of Jordan Creek 22 Feb 1804 Sold 270 acres on both sides of Back Creek (sold to his son John Jr.) Location Note: Orange County, NC was originally formed in 1752 from Johnston, Bladen and Granville. It covered a much larger area than the present day Orange County. Caswell County, NC was formed from Orange County in 1777, Alamance County was formed from Orange County in 1849. The counties which have area that was in the original Orange County are: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Person, Randolph, Rockingham and Wake. John Waker Sr. s Children: Phillip Walker (Sr) Born ca 1758 Died: 1826 Married 17 Dec 1790 Jiles Patten (Patton) (bm Jno. Walker) #1 (has to be second marriage) Jiles Patton Born: not known Additional information on Phillip Walker Sr.: E 109 --Will dated 5 March 1826, proved May Court 1826 Phillip Walker, Sr. Sons: James, Alexander, Connally, John, Phillip Jr Daughter: Jinney, Mary (Walker) Crawford, Daughter in law: Peggy Walker Executor: Son, Connally Walker Witness: Thomas Reeves and Ralph Faucett Land Purchase: 22 Feb 1788 He bought 209 acres on the waters of Jordan Creek 30 Apr 1795 He bought 32 acres on the South side of Jordan Creek 20 Feb 1800 He bought 163 acres on waters of Owens Creek, joining his line. (Jordan Creek rises about three miles inside Caswell Co. NC and flows towards the southwest into now Alamance Co. NC then Orange Co. NC.) William Walker Born 1760 Death: Unknown Married 21 May 1795 Deborah McCulloch, (bm. Aaron Walker) (#1) His first wife was a Miss Lloyd (#3) Note: Notes from: John Fox and Lin Van Buren Williams name was William M. (believed to be Michael named after Michael Ashford, Williams grand father) and they believed Miss Lloyd is second marriage) John Walker Jr. Born ca 1763 Death: Unkown Married: 25 Dec 1793 Jane Graham (Grimes) (bm. Philip Walker) ( #1, #3) Jobe Walker Born: ca 1767 Death: Unknown Married 12 Aug 1810 Sarah Garrison (bm George Walker) #1 Married 12 Oct 1840 Lucinda Walker, bd Abner Walker Note: Will of Jacob Garrison dated 5 May 1829, proved August court 1832 Names son-in-law Job Walker plantation on Stoney Creek know by the name Brackens old place 200 acres Names daughter Rachel Walker, 100 acres on Stoney Creek know as Bruchs old place and each of her children $50.00 (see Joshua Walker) #2 Ashford Walker Born 1771 Married : Nancy Cantrell 18 Aug 1804 (bm. Hugh Walker) #1 Phebe Bird, 13 July 1811 (bm. Jno. McCauly) #1 Aaron Walker Born 10 April 1772 Died: 1833 Married 29 Mar 1797 Sarah Bird, (bm. James Bird) #1 Note: Will of Aaron Walker dated 1 Feb 1833 Proved Feb Court 1833 Wife: Sarah, Sons Levi Walker, Empson Walker, Freeman Walker Daughters Nancy Shaw, wife of John Shaw and Harriett Crawford with of Philip Crawford Executor: Dr. Levi Walker, Witness: J.S. Smith, John Walker, James Walker #2 Note: Will of Sarah Walker dated 13 March 1843 Proved November court 1843 Sons: Levi Walker, Empson Walker, Freeman Walker Daughters: Harriet Crawford, Nancy Shaw ( Exc. Levi Walker) #2 Hugh Walker Born: 1776 Death: 1844/1845 Caswell Co. NC (will) Married: 30 Aug 1806 Fannie (Frances) Grahams (bm. John Graham) #1 Frances Graham Born 1783 Orange Co. NC Note: John Graham will dated 10 Oct 1809 proved Feb Court 1810 Names daughters: Jenny Walker and Fanny Walker # 2 Hugh Walker Will Children [named in his will, order unknown]: WALKER Jefferson H. b c1829 CC WALKER John WALKER James [b c1807 Caswell Co NC WALKER Nancy m [John] ENOCH [b c1810 NC][m 3 Dec 1832 Caswell Co NC] WALKER Mary m [Nathan] BROWN [m 20 Nov 1842 Caswell Co NC bm James WALKER] WALKER Frances m [Johnston] MCCAULY [m 10 Jan 1843 Caswell Co NC bm John S SHAW] George Walker Born 1779 Married 16 Feb 1811 in Caswell Co. NC. To Catharine Currie (bm Abner Walker) 17 Dec 1822 Mary Walker ( source: John Fox and Lin Van Buren) James Walker Born 1784 Married 1 Aug 1813 Jeany (Jane) Shaw (bm. Aaron Walker) #1 Note: Will of John Shaw dated 9 Sept 1837, proved Feb Court 1938 Daughters: Jane Walker, Elinor Street, Kitty Armstrong, Clarissa Crawford, Verlinda D. Vincent. Sons: John W. Shaw, William V. Shaw, Joseph W. Shaw John W. gets land he lives on, on Jordan Creek corner of William Cantrells land and the land he brought from Anderson Watson.. another tract on West side of big branch running with James Walkers line. Joseph W. get land on South side of Jordan creek near Connaly Walkers .to Gibson corner. William W. .land joing Samuel Couch .and Rachel Walker. (executors: son John W. Shaw, and son-in-law James Walker of Caswell county.) #2 .. Joshua Walker Born 1789 Married 28 Oct 1809 Rachel Garrison (bm. Job Walker) # 1 Miss Garrison Note: Will of Jacob Garrison dated 5 May 1829, proved August court 1832 Names son-in-law Job Walker plantation on Stoney Creek know by the name Brackens old place 200 acres Names daughter Rachel Walker, 100 acres on Stoney Creek know as Bruchs old place and each of her children $50.00 (see Joshua Walker) #2 Abner Walker Married Mary Fosset (Faucett), 15 Sept 1797 (bm Ralph Faussett) #1 Will of William Faussett, Senr dated 4 Jan 1815, proved Feb court 1816 Wife: Lydia land on Cane Creek: Son: Ralph Faucett, George Faucett, son in law Abner Walker-L5 in addition to what I have already given him with my daughter Polly, son-in-law James Watkins and daughter Margaret, son-in- law Robert McCauley, daus: Eleanor Faussett, Lucia Faussett, sons Robert, Eli, James Faussett. (#2) Additional relevant deeds showing geography and relevance to this John Walker family (thanks to Mary Ann Hubbell and Donna Price for finding these!): (My Source Lin Van Buren, England) Caswell Co NC Deed Book Q page 12-3 Samuel Dickie of CC to Ashford Walker of Orange Co., NC, for $40, 40A on Jordan Creek adj. Orange Co. line, James Walker, William Fitch, Hames Hughs. 8 Dec 1808. Wit: John Hughes, James Walker. [Lin: this part of Orange Co NC became Alamance Co NC in the 1840s.] 493-4 Div land of James Hughs decd to: 1. Betsy 49 1/2 A adj. dower line, Orange Co. line; 2. Samuel 98 1/2 A adj. widow Davis, dower line; 3. Andrew 140 A adj. Orange Co. line, William Douglass; 4. Patsy 86 A adj. Fitch; 5. William 86 A adj. Davis to Hillsborough Rd. 24 Aug 1811. commrs: Obed Florence, William Florence, Thomas Lloyd, Hugh Walker, May term 1812. Caswell Co NC Deed Book R page 148 William Walker, Abner Walker, George Walker, James Walker, Job Walker all of CC; Aaron Walker, John Walker, Ashford Walker, Joshua Walker all of Orange Co.,NC to Hugh Walker of CC, for $400, 150 A on Country Line Creek adj. George Walker, John Anthony old line. 10 Dec 1810. Wit: John Shaw, J. Ray. 150 William Walker, Hugh Walker, Abner Walker, Job Walker, James Walker all of CC; John Walker, Aron Walker, Ashford Walker, Joshua Walker all of Orange Co., NC, to George Walker of CC, for $500, 150 A on Country Line Creek adj. Hugh Walker, Stone. 10 Dec 1810 Wit: John Shaw, J. Ray. [Lin: This deed shows that the heirs of John Walker also owned land on Country Line Creek, but this is a long creek, and part of it is down near the southwest corner of Caswell Co NC, so this land in this deed may well be there, and this means we are not talking about two areas - it's all one.] 151 William, Hugh, George, James, Job Walker of CC & John, Aron, Ashford, Joshua Walker of Orange Co., to Abner Walker of CC, for $500, 114 1/2 A on Country Line Creek. 10 Dec 1810. Wit: J. Ray, Joshua Walker 152 John Walker Sen. to James Walker Jun. both of Orange Co., NC, for $500, 130 A in Orange & Caswell Counties adj. John Hughs, William Fitch, Ashford Walker. 10 Jan 1809. Wit: J. Ray, Joshua Walker. 154-5 James Yancey of CC to Abner Walker of same, for $200, 100 A south fork Country Line Creek adj. William Bird & surveyed by John Ray. 13 May 1812. Wit: John Page, Jacob Graves 157 Joseph Collier of CC to Hugh Walker of same, for $132, 66 A south fork Country Line Creek adj. Walker, Wm. Massey, 4 Feb 1807. Wit: James Kerr, Joseph Anthony. Caswell Co NC Deed Book B page 320 State of NC - No. 545 - to James Walker 600 A on Moon's and Hosley's Creeks adj. Hezekiah Rice, John Dill, John Triplett, Butler, Ashford, John Johston. 13 Oct 1783 [This one to show that an Ashford family lived up by Moon's Creek too.] Children of Phillip Walker Sr. James Walker: Birth: (Wife Unknown) Alexander Walker Birth: Unknown Death: 1835 (Wife Unknown, Will indicates no Children, perhaps he never married E 331 -- Will dated 13 February 1834, proved February Court 1835 Alexander Walker Brothers: Connally Walker, James Walker, Phillip Walker, Margaret Walker" widow of William Walker John Walker and Samuel Crawford, $1.00 Executor: Brother Connally Walker Witness: C.F. Faucett, Robert Faucett Connally Walker Birth Unknown Death: 1845 (Wife Elizabeth Crawford, married 15 May 1800, witness Samuel Crawford) F 267-- Will dated 21 September 1840, proved November 1845 Connally Walker "far advanced in age" Wife: Elizabeth (Crawford) Married 15 Mary 1800 (bm. Samuel Crawford) #1 All estate to daughters: Jane Walker and Mary Walker His three sons: William, Samuel, Phillip The sons have all received their portions. Executors: Son, Samuel and Daughter, Jane Walker Witness: John W. Shaw, Obediah Hurdle John Walker Birth: Unknown :Death: Phillip Walker Jr. Birth: 12 Oct 1780 Death: 9 April 1858 (Wife Rebecca King married 15 Feb 1816 with J. Taylor, BM Jinney Walker Birth: Unknown (Husband unknown) Mary Walker Birth Unknown (Husband believed to be Samuel Crawford) William Walker Birth Unknown Wife was Margaret ) reference Alexander Walkers will Phillip Walker Jr. Summary of the Phillip Walker Jr. and Rebecca King Family * Note I have found Phillips Name spelled Philip and Phillip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip Walker Jr. Born October 12, 1780 in Pennsylvania (Census) Died April 9, 1858 in Henderson County Tennessee Wife Rebecca King Born July 13, 1792 in Virginia (Census) Died May 11, 1870 in Henderson County Tennessee They were married in Hillsboro, (Orange County) North Carolina on February 15, 1816 The marriage bond was signed by Phillip Walker and J. Taylor. Some years thereafter they moved to West Tennessee and settled on what is now known as the L.M. Walker Land (my father) in the Chesterfield Community, near Lexington, Tennessee. The first written proof I have been able to find of their being in (Henderson County ) Tennessee was a Tennessee land grant date 12 August 1833 (#2137 Book #3 Page 297), there is also a second land grant dated 14 August 1853 (#14718 Book 19 Page 218 survey Date 4 Oct 1853, and joined the land owned by daughter Minerva and John Bray). Phillip's name appeared on poll tax records in 1837and Union Baptist Church, located in the Chesterfield Community organized in his home in July 1842 and he donated the land for the church building and for the Union Cemetery in which he and most of his descents are buried. In the 1850 census Phillip was listed as 71 and Rebecca as age 58. (Tennessee) Phillip Walker Jr and Rebecca King's Children who lived in Tennessee (Ezeriah) Washington Walker Born 4 January 1820 , Died 2 January 1908 Wife: Catherine McCall Born 2 November 1821, Died 16 September 1898 Buried at Union Church Cemetery, Henderson County Tennessee Levi Walker ------ Born 5 February 1823, Died 5 March 1876 Wife Louisa (unknown) Born About 1828, Wife: Nancy B. Rosser Born 15 February 1840, Died 26 March 1911 Buried at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Carroll County Tennessee Minerva (Walker) Bray Born 26 March 1827, Died 22 July 1909 Husband: John Bray Born 10 February 1820, Died 2 November 1902 Buried at Union Church Cemetery, Henderson County Tennessee Mary Ann Elizabeth Walker Born: ________ Died_____ (Marriage status unknown) Nancy (Walker) Dennison Born 14 May 1818 Died: 1874 Husband: Robert R. Dennison Born 16 September 1814 , Died 11 June 1908 They were married about 1834 Buried at Union Church Cemetery, Henderson County Tennessee William Bedford Walker Born 16 November 1824, Died 9 October 1843 Marriage status unknown * May have Married Mary F.Sellers 2 Oct 1843 in Orange County, NC * Source: Marriages of Orange County NC 1779 -1868 Compiled by Brent Halcomb 1983 He has a Memorial Rock in Union Church Cemetery, Henderson County Tennessee Foot Note # 1 Source is from Marriages of Orange County North Carolina 1779-1868 Compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. 1983. (Jackson Library) Foot Note #2 Source is Abstracts of Wills recorded in Orange County North Carolina 1752 -1800 Titled "Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County N. Carolina. Will books "A","B","C" and 20 pg. of "D"" compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields, published by Genealogical Publishing (Jackson Tennessee Library) Foot Note #3 Note the Source for the family line above from: Walker Notes of Links, Texax Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Roster Revolutionary Ancestors, Vol IV John Walker Family File: Johnwa~1 Page: 6 Date: 10/12/97 David Walker ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm