Courtenay (Tucker) Walker (abt. 1704 - 1757)

Born about 1704 in Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

Wife of Jacob Walker — married 6 Aug 1723 in Norfolk County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1757 at about age 53 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina Colony

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Biography

Courtenay (Tucker) Walker was a Virginia colonist.

Courtenay Tucker was the daughter of Frances Courtenay and her first husband Robert Tucker (his will proved in Norfolk Co. Va., in 1722).^[1] She was born before 1704^[2] and married Jacob Walker November 6, 1723 in Norfolk County, Virginia.^[3][4]

Courtney (Tucker) Walker died in 1757.^{[citation needed]}

Children

Jacob and Courtenay (Tucker) Walker had six children,^[5] which included, or may have included

• George Walker of Mill Creek, married Mary Meade, daughter of David Meade^[5]
• Courtenay Walker, married John Norton of London^[5]
• Frances Walker, married Col. John Baylor (1705-1772)^[6] in 1744^[5]
• Margaret Walker
• Isham David Walker^[7][8]

Research Notes

Recent changes needing source citations:

• Middlesex County added to birth location
• "before 1704" birth date changed to certain (still 1704)
• date of death changed from 1757 (guess) to precise date: 17 Aug 1757
• Death location changed from Elizabeth City, Virginia to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA

Sources

1. ↑ #JSTOR-1: Family Chart on page 207
2. ↑ Source: #S0214429
3. ↑ Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1986) : see FamilySearch
4. ↑ Norfolk County Marriage Bond dated 6 November 1723 for "Jacob Walker and Mrs. Courtney Tucker" (pdf, page 102, accessed 12 January 2021).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "Historical and Genealogical Notes," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Jan., 1902), pp. 202-210 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; DOI: 10.2307/1915235). Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1915235 (see pp 205-207)
6. ↑ "Historical and Genealogical Notes and Queries," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan., 1913), pp. 81-95. (Virginia Historical Society). Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243247 (see pages 89-90)
7. ↑ See this discussion about Isham's parents, which includes the statement: "...Isham Walker who married Mary Carter he is in Group 35 of the Walker DNA Project. None of the people who match him have pedigrees that would indicate that his parents have been found."
8. ↑ See also Descendants of Isham Walker

• JSTOR-1: Historical and Genealogical Notes, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Jan., 1902), pp. 202-210. Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915235 (Page Count: 9; see pages 205-207).
• S0214429: Family Search listing for Susanna Everard Walker, The Church of Latterday Saints (Search as of Jan 11, 2001). Note: Please add FamilySearch citation if you find this record - I have been unsuccessful in tracking it down. ~Liz Shifflett ... Update: Found (but all from "community contributons" rather than historical records. See the G2G discussion.
• Source: S-759885435 Repository: #R-1195502145 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=79207051&pid=279
• Repository: R-1195502145 Name: Ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

• The WikiTree profile Tucker-662 was created through the import of Morse.ged on 22 March 2011. It included "Reference: 19675" and the source citation S0214429.
• Liz Shifflett - research, editing, additional sources, biography.