John Edward Walker (abt. 1746 - 1831)

Born about 1746 in Prince Georges Co, Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died 1831 at about age 85 in Prince George's Co, MD

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Caution: Multiple John Walkers

Several members of this family, all named John, are easily confused:

• John Walker, born Dec 13, 1746, son of Francis Walker and his wife Catherine. In some genealogies referred to as John Jacob Walker, but this reflects a confusion with Jacob Walker, who was born in Germany as Jacob Wacker.
• John Walker, b. 1753. In the 1776 Census ^[1] there is a Walker family comprised of the following: (1) Elizabeth Walker, 64, b. 1712, (2) Elizabeth Walker, 52, b. 1724, (3) Elizabeth Walker, 29, b. 1747, John Walker, 25, b. 1753 , and John Walker, 6, b. 1770. Proximity says they are part of this family, but they have not yet been placed in relationship to the other Walkers named John.
• John George Walker, born October 17, 1758, son of Francis Walker and his wife Catherine. Listed in St. John's Church birth records as John, but with identical birthdate for the person who in later life referred to himself as George Walker
• John Walker, born January 6, 1777 son of Francis Walker and his wife Sarah Soper and grandson of Francis and Catherine Walker. (In some of Joan Majtenyi's earlier writings, she calls this John "John, Jr", and makes him to be the son of John Edward Walker.)^[2]
• John Edward Walker, born 1778 and died 1856, son of John Walker, born 1746, and grandson of Francis Walker and Catherine. John Edward Walker is associated with Long Old Fields in Spaulding, Prince Georges County.
• John B. Walker, b. abt 1805 son of Francis Walker, Jr, grandson of Francis Walker Sr and his wife Sarah Soper, and great-grandson of Francis Walker I and his wife Catherine.

Biography of John Walker born 1746 to Francis and Catherine

Name

• John Jacob. Some genealogies including Williams, History of Western Maryland, make this John to be "John Jacob" and confuse him with Jacob Walker. Jacob Walker, however, was born in Germany as Jacob Wacker.
• John Walker of Francis. In 1806 John was referring to himself as "John Walker of Francis."

• John Edward Walker, b. Dec 13, 1746 [p. 239] ^[3]of Francis [1720].

The early years of this John Walker are unknown. I have made some deductions based on census and deed records, including the middle name Edward. The following is my reconstruction of his life, and his offspring. I welcome any corrections and additions that are supported by fact. ^[4]

It is the first John in Francis Walker’s family whom Williams’ names “John Jacob”, however, this is not Jacob Walker, who was b. Germany as Jacob Wacker. ^[5]

1746 Birth

1746, Dec 13. Birth recorded as “John” in Register of St. John’s, Piscataway, Broad Creek.

John Walker, son of Francis and Catherine, was baptized Dec 13, 1746.

When Francis and Catherine entered the births of their children in the register of St. John's Church, Broad Creek, Piscataway Parish on August 3, 1753, when he was seven years old, they entered the name simply as "Jn". ^[6]

John Walker was born 13 Dec 1746 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland. ^[7]

He was the son of Francis Walker, b. Bef 1724 and his wife Catherine ^[7]

Early Years

The early years of this John Walker are unknown. I have made some deductions based on census and deed records. The following is largely supposition. I welcome any corrections and additions that are supported by fact. ^[8]

1776 Census

It is possible he is the John listed in the 1776 Census as being 31 (born in 1745) and maried to Rachel 25. They had three boys at that time, and one was Richard Lewis, b. 2/17/1772. ^[9]

In the 1776 Census for Prince George's County, St. John's and Prince George Parishes Maryland State Census 1776, pg 84 one sees:

• John Walker, 31: 6: 4: 2
• Rachell, 25

1777 Marriage

About 1777 John Edward married and had a son John, also known as John, who I’ll call John, Jr. In 1808 John Jr. married Ann Locker ^[2]

John Walker's wife was named Rachel. ^[10]

In King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, he married Rachel. Her birth family and name is not known. She was born in 1751 and died after 1776 in Prince George's County, Maryland (Age > 26 years)

1806 Sale of Corn by Elisha to John

In 1806 Elisha Walker sold his corn crop to his brother John. "Know all men by these presents that I Elisha Walker of Montgomery County and State of Mryland for and in consideration of the sum of eighty dollars current money...by John Walker of Francis.....do bargain and sell unto the said John Walker of Francis all the crop of corn and tobacco herein after mentioned ....29 day of October one thousand eight hundred and six." ^[11]

1831 Death of John

1831 John Edward died after 1831. ^[2] While he is simply named John when his birth record was recorded, he transmits a deed in 1831 as John Edward.

While he is simply named John when his birth record was recorded, he transmits a deed in 1831 as John Edward.

I start by assuming saying that John, b. 1746, probably had at least one son named John Edward, who by 1840 was living in Washington, DC. ^[12]

John Walker died after 1776 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland. ^[7]

Children

1. Edward Lanham Walker, b. 1760 ^[10]
2. Richard Lewis Walker, b. Feb 17, 1772^[10] Richard Lewis Walker, b. 17 Feb 1777, King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland ^[7]
3. John Walker, b. May 14, 1774^[10] John Walker, b. 14 May 1774, King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Carothers, 1776 Census of Prince Georges County, Maryland, St. John's and Prince George Parishes taken by Captain Thomas Dent August 31, 1776, p. 136
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Joan Majtenyi, Walker Family Genforum #29448, Nov 29, 2011
3. ↑ Records of St. John's Church, Piscataway Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland 1691-1801, filed now in the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland. Listing of children begins on p. 299, registered by John Welling, August 3, 1753. Entry for Vialinda is p. 346 and Elisha, p. 356. John, p. 239.
4. ↑ Joan Majtenyi, Walker Family Genforum #29540, January 26, 2012
5. ↑ Records of St. John's Church, Piscataway Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland 1691-1801, filed now in the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland. Listing of children begins on p. 299, registered by John Welling, August 3, 1753. Entry for Vialinda is p. 346 and Elisha, p. 356.
6. ↑ Records of St. John's Church, Piscataway Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland 1691-1801, filed now in the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland. Listing of children begins on p. 299, registered by John Welling, August 3, 1753. Entry for Vialinda is p. 346 and Elisha, p. 356. John, p. 239.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties John Walker Accessed 4/26/2019 jhd
8. ↑ Joan Majtenyi. Descendants of Francis Walker b. 1720 of Prince Georges Co., MD. Genforum, January 26, 2012. I have collected a great deal of information on his descendants including the wills of his son Francis Sr. and Benjamin and, grandsons Zachariah and Thomas. Anyone wishing copies of the originals from the MD Archives need only contact me and I will gladly share. The following is based on information on these wills combined with census and deed data. Joan Majtenyi (jmajtenyi@wowway.com), Walker Family Genforum #29540, January 26, 2012 http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/walker/29540/. Accessed November 13, 2015.
9. ↑ Research of Joan Majtenyi.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Hurley, Walker Family, p 78, citing records of Prince Georges's Parish.
11. ↑ Liber N, Folios 60-61, Land Records, Montgomery County Courthouse, Rockville, Maryland. Cited by Stewart Eugene Walker, III. Walkerama: A History of the Walker Family of Browningsville, Montgomery County, Maryland. Volume I: From its Origins in North America to George Walker, Revolutionary War Veteran, and Elisha Walker.
12. ↑ Joan Majtenyi (jmajtenyi@wowway.com), Walker Family Genforum #29540, January 26, 2012