Walker Family Land in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio

This page is an attempt to structure the information in A Story of the Walker Family, which details the history of Robert Walker I, Robert Walker II, Robert Walker II and their descendants. Below, this page also collects historical records (land deeds, census records, etc) that corroborate the story.

Walker Family Migration

Date	People	Location	Details
1730s	Robert Walker II and Robert Walker I	Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania	Walkers emigrate from Ireland to America.
1752	Robert Walker II	on the Yellow Breeches in West Pennsborough Twp, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania	Robert Walker, Sr. obtained a warrant for about 500 acres on the Yellow Breeches in West Pennsborough Twp. in 1752, from Jaques Le Tort, Logan's French land agent in Carlisle. He was granted a patent about 9 years later from the Penn brothers, Richard & Thomas, sons of William, the original proprietor.
?	Samuel Brice (father-in-law of Robert Walker III)	Land adjoining Walkers on the East, as well as a parcel across the Yellow Breeches to the south	Samuel Brice purchased land adjoining Walkers on the East, as well as a parcel across the Yellow Breeches to the south and brought along his five daughters.
?	Robert Walker III,	Milford Twp, Juniata, Co, Pennsylvania	While Walker Jr. lived at the Brices, to assist with the work, Brice had earlier purchased, with a deed poll, from James Scot, who had warranted some northerly land, in Milford Twp., now located in Juniata County.
?	Samuel Walker, Robert Walker III	Milford Twp, Juniata, Co, Pennsylvania	When a second Walker, Samuel, married another one of Brice's daughters, Isabelle, Robert Jr. was asked to take his little family and develop a mill on this northern tract, even though he had warranted and patented "Walker's Lot" a 100 acre piece immediately north of his father's estate in West Pennsborough. (Robert subsequently "warranting and patenting another 100 acres in his own name at that place")
?	Robert Walker III	Lack Twp, Juniata, Co, Pennsylvania	[[Robert Walker III] and Brice sold their interests, purchasing an operating mill further upstream in Lack Twp. near the present town of East Waterford, PA. These activities are substantiated by court house records, and described in the [History of Juniata County].
1773	Robert Walker II	Hampshire Co, Virginia	Walker Sr. sold the entire plantation, now 700 acres, and with the money, purchased three tracts in Hampshire Co., Virginia, as well as 600 acres near John's place in Peters, from the Widow Barr. Both properties were well situated, with access to the Cresap operations down water "highways."
1778	Robert Walker II	Hampshire Co, Virginia	The elder Walker having purchased, in 1778, additionally, two tracts farther west, but still in Hampshire, from the sheriff, land which had been abandoned by Brian Bruin, a loyalist landowner.
1783	Robert Walker III	Lack Twp, Juniata, Co, Pennsylvania	In Lack Township, the mill property had gone into default during the war. The new owner, Andrew Farrier, failed to meet obligations Robert had signed in 1774, to pay off bonds, each year, In 1783, Robert McGaw purchased from the Cumberland Sheriff, the mill and an adjoining 500 acres, and a judgment of PA 2000 dollars, was entered against the Walkers. Much of the history of the Morris/Walker mill and its owners, can be found in ["Juniata and Susquehanna Valleys in Pennsylvania."] (Note: this mill has been rebuilt several times, but may be visited on the outskirts of East Waterford, PA)
1808	Walker II? Walker III?	Hudson, Ohio	In 1808, as Justice, Robert Walker and his wife witnessed the deed presented to the citizens of Hudson, for the Hudson Green, three 2 & ½ acre parcels in the center, which comprised the common, to be reserved for its people in perpetuity.
1812, 1818	Robert Walker III, Elizabeth Brice	Lot 9, Hudson, Ohio	The Walkers are recorded on the tax rolls and in the election books in early days, and some deeds were recorded, after the death of Robert Jr. on June 11, 1812. His wife dying in 1818, and both were buried in a 4 x 5 rod plot on the family farm on Lot 9, where William's baby, Betsey was buried some years earlier. It is a curious fact, that the deed for Lot 9, which was the new Walker Ohio homestead was not recorded, but passed in his will to his youngest son, George, who left an estate in 1845, the land partitioned in the will of George's widow Hannah Stewart, to her and his daughter, Lucinda Beardsly who died that same year. Lucinda left her portion, 2/3 rd. to her infant daughter, Alice. A deed was finally recorded in 1864, when the executor for Alice, Irad Beardsley, sold her property to a cousin, William Graham.

Evidence

Item 1 (1767)

Source: [| Cumberland Co. Land Warrants, "W" Surnames, Pg. 194]

#	198
Warantee	Walker, Robert Jr
Description	Survey
Quantity	100
Warrant Location	W. Pennsboro Twp.
Date of Warrant	12 May 1767
Date of Return	8 Dec 1772
Acres	101, 40
Patentee	Robert Walker, Jr.
Where Recorded?	[| RR 13 290 C220 293]

Item 2 (1770)

Source: [Cumberland Co. Land Warrants, "W" Surnames, Pg. 196]

#	213
Warantee	Walker, Robert (Jr)
Description	Survey
Quantity	100
Warrant Location	In Tuscacora Valley
Date of Warrant	3 June 1770
Date of Return	1 March 1788
Acres	93, 8
Patentee	Thomas Harris
Where Recorded?	[P 13 14 A 12 218] [C218 210]

Item 3 (1773)

Source: [Cumberland Co. Land Warrants, "W" Surnames, Pg. 197]

#	252
Warantee	Walker, Robert Sr
Description	Survey
Quantity	119 40
Warrant Location	W Pennsboro Twp
Date of Warrant	10 May 1773
Date of Return	10 May 1773
Acres	119 40
Patentee	Robert Walker Sr
Where Recorded?	[AA 13 476 C220 287]

Item 4 (1785)

Source: [[1]]

#	353
Warantee	Walker, Robert
Description	Accept
Quantity	97.5
Warrant Location	Rye
Date of Warrant	24 Nov 1785
Date of Return	24 Nov 1785
Acres	97.5
Patentee	Robert Walker
Where Recorded?	[[http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-114CopiedSurveyBooks/Books%2520D1-D90/Book%2520D06/Book%2520D-06%2520pg%2520243.pdf Cumberland Co. Land Warrants, "W" Surnames, Pg. 199| P 4 136 D6 122]]

Item 5 (1785)

[Source]

Title	Walker, Robert.
Publication	20 April 1785.
Other Format	Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note	Location: Elizabeth City County.
	Description: 1 acre 24p. escheat land. Beg. at the corner where the road from Hampton and Back River meet.
	Source: Land Office Grants O, 1785, p. 322 (Reel 55).
	Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal	Walker, Robert. grantee.
Subject - Topical	Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Elizabeth City County.
Subject -Geographic	Elizabeth City County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century
Genre/Form	Land grants -- Virginia -- Elizabeth City County.
Added Entry	Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779-
	Library of Virginia. Archives.

Item 6 (1793)

[Source]

Title	Walker, Robert.
Publication	6 June 1793.
Other Format	Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note	Location: Washington County.
	Description: 110 acres on the waters of the north fork of Holstein River and on the north side of Walkers Mountain and adjoining Matthias Anlis.
	Source: Land Office Grants No. 29, 1793, p. 176 (Reel 95).
	Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal	Walker, Robert. grantee.
	Anlis, Matthias.
Subject - Topical	Land titles. -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Washington County
Subject -Geographic	Washington County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre/Form	Land grants -- Virginia -- Washington County.
Added Entry	Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779-
	Library of Virginia. Archives.

Item 7 (1799)

Source: [Cumberland Co. Land Warrants, "W" Surnames, Pg. 202]

#	475
Warantee	Walker, Robert
Description	Survey
Quantity	60
Warrant Location	Rye
Date of Warrant	24 Oct 1799
Date of Return	26 Nov 1799
Acres	60.5
Patentee	Robert Walker
Where Recorded?	[P 35 467 A79 227]

Item 8 (1817)

[Source]

Title	Walker, Robert.
Publication	1 July 1817.
Other Format	Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note	Location: Botetourt County.
	Description: 75 acres on the N. W. side of Craigs Creek.
	Source: Land Office Grants No. 66, 1816-1817, p. 391 (Reel 132).
	Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal	Walker, Robert. grantee.
Subject - Topical	Land titles. -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Botetourt County
Subject -Geographic	Botetourt County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form	Land grants -- Virginia -- Botetourt County.
Added Entry	Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779-
	Library of Virginia. Archives.