Asaph Walker (abt. 1729 - abt. 1808)

Born about Sep 1729 in Goochland, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Watkins) Walker — married about 22 Sep 1762 in Cumberland, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 21 Oct 1808 at about age 79 in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

NOTE: Most of the information below is unsourced.

Asaph Walker, born 1735 or Sep 1729 in Virginia. Died October 21, 1808 in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky.

Asaph married Judith Watkins who was born [September 22,]1742. Died September 26, 1812. Probably married between 1762 and 1765 in Cumberland Co., VA (or Chesterfield).

Asaph lived in Henrico, Albermarle and Buckingham Counties where most of his children were born. Judith Watkins born at Monicantown, Henrico Co., VA. They moved to Madison Co., KY about 1783 and bought farm about 1790.

Asaph Walker and Judith Watkins’ children were: Stephen Watkins, James, William, John Watkins, David Veril, Celia, Judith, Elizabeth and Mary Watkins.

Land office records, Richmond, Virginia at a court held for Buckingham County, VA 13th of March 1780, Asaph Walker made oath that he served six months in the last French and Indian war, 1758 as a soldiar under Col. Byrd and was regularly discharged: that he never claimed any land for his services which is ordered to be certified to the Register of the Land Office. Warrant issued to Edward Peters – assignee of Asaph Walker.

50 acres ---- May 20th, 1780

by Rolfe Eldridge, Clerk Court.

Col. James Byrd, commander of Fort Augusta in 1758. Asaph Walker doubtless a grandson or great grandson of Col. John Walker or Thomas Walker, Burgess’ from Glouster and King & Queen Counties.

According to tradition, Asaph moved from Buckingham co VA to Madison co KY, in 1781 (or 1782, or 1783). A better date for the move (~1788) is found from document: In 1787, Asaph Walker appears on the tax list for Buckingham co VA; In 1789, Joel Watkins records in his diary, a visit to Asaph Walker, in Madison co KY.

Madison co KY will book 1 Asaph Walker will, d 24 May 1807, p 7 Dec 1807

wife Judith Walker son Stephen Walker son John Walker son William Walker dau Celia Pullins - m: Lofty Pullins dau Judith Bates - m: Thomas Bates dau Elizabeth Walker son David Walker dau Polly Walker

ex: Stephen Walker, James Walker, William Walker, Lofty Pullins, Thomas Bates

Research Notes

May have WRONG Wife listed: Harper source page 212 See 4th child which shows that the Judith Watkins, daughter of Judith Trabue and Stephen Watkins, married Williamson Pittman.^[1]

He married Judith "Dupuy" Watkins on September 22, 1762, in Cumberland, Virginia.^[2] They had 12 children in 32 years. He died on October 21, 1808, in Richmond, Kentucky.

Sources

1. ↑ Harper, Lillie Du Puy Van Culin, ed; Trabue, Daniel, 1760-1840. cn Colonial men and times; containing the journal of Col. Daniel Trabue, some account of his ancestry, life and travels in Virginia and the present state of Kentucky during the revolutionary period; the Huguenots, genealogy, with brief sketches of the allied families
2. ↑ This site offers a precise (and unsourced) date of marriage for Asaph Walker & Judith Watkins - 22 Sep 1762: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=duane_holaday&id=I37657 This would follow Stephen Watkins' will. (Judith unmarried in 1758; married in 1762.) Ancestry Family Trees

• Asaph Walker in the Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890. Ancestry Record 3549 #8677138 indexes Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Kentucky Census, 1810-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes: Asaph Walker recorded on tax list, KY Early Census Index in 1789 in Madison County, KY (No Township Listed).

• Asap Walker in the Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1799-1801. Ancestry Record 3720 #28979 indexes Original data: Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005: Asap Walker resided in Madison County during 1800.

• This site offers a precise (and unsourced) date of marriage for Asaph Walker & Judith Watkins - 22 Sep 1762:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=duane_holaday&id=I37657 This would follow Stephen Watkins' will. (Judith unmarried in 1758; married in 1762.) Ancestry Family Trees

Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. II

Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890

Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1799-1801

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989