Isaac was born in 1704. He inherited the farm Rehobeth from his father, brought his 17 year old bride home to live with his mother. Isaac Walker "thus came into posession of the one hundred acres left him by his father...the entire tract of land bounded by the four roads, which now comprises the three farms of Joseph, Mathias and William H. Walker. Isaac Walker's name is among the list of road supervisors from 1725 to 1753, as well as in the list of taxables of 1753. He died intestate... He passed away in 1755. He started a will, which states, "I commit my soul to God and my body to be decently buried."
"1738. Isaac Walker is allowed to sell Beer and Syder by small measure at Tredyffrin, in the house where he now dwells until August Court next, he giving security and observing all the laws and ordinances made or to be made relating thereto." "The apples and cider of "Rehobeth" have always been famous, and in those days beer was brewed in every well regulated household. Even Wm Penn hoped to rival the French in wines made in his provinve.[1]
Another source[2] provides: Isaac was born January 7, 1705, in Chester County, (Province of) Pennsylvania. He was the son of Lewis Walker (1666 - 1723) and Mary Morris Walker (1667 - 1747). He passed away February 23, 1755, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and was buried at Valley Friends Meeting Burial Ground, Wayne, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
His birth year may have been written as 1704/05, which might indicate the date was in 1705 (Old Style), before "Lady Day."[3] [4] [5]
Philadelphia, Bucks, and Chester were the three Pennsylvania counties initially created by William Penn on August 24, 1682. At that time, Chester County's borders were Philadelphia County to the north, the ill-defined western edge of the colony (approximately the Susquehanna River) to the west, the Delaware River to the east, and Delaware and Maryland to the south. Chester County replaced the Pennsylvania portion of New Netherland/New York’s Upland, which was officially eliminated when Pennsylvania was chartered on March 4, 1681, but did not cease to exist until June of that year.[6]
Montgomery county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part of Philadelphia County.[7]
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