Nancy (McGee) Walker (1786 - 1880)

Born 1786 in Dorcester County, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Walker — married 24 Jul 1804 in Randolph County, NC

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1880 at about age 94 in Randolph County, North Carolina

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Biography

Nancy was the daughter of Samuel McGee and Rebecca Pinkham,^[1] born 11 January 1786.^[2]

Nancy McGee, born in Dorcester County, Maryland, married Robert Walker, who was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1779. They married sometime after 24 July 1804 in Randolph County, North Carolina. Their daughter, Rebecca Walker, was born in North Carolina on 18 September 1814.^[3]

Both Nancy and Robert died in Randolph County: Robert Walker died 14 October 1850; Nancy died 17 July 1880.^[3] At the time of her death, Nancy was "in her 95th year, a member of the Presbyterian Church for about 80 years, [having] attended the first camp meeting held in the State."^[4]

Children

Robert and Nancy (McGee) Walker had 10^[5] or 12 children (5 sons and 1 daughter surviving their mother, who died July 1880):^[4]

• Samuel Walker (b c1805)^[6]
• William Walker (b 28 January 1808)^[6]
• Mary Walker (b c1809)^[5]
• Thomas Walker^[5] (b 1 May 1810)^[7][6]
• Rebecca (Walker) Trogdon (b 18 September 1814)^[3] (or August^[6] - 18 August 1814)
• John Walker (b 22 March 1819)^[6]
• Robert Milton Walker (b 11 June 1826)^[6]
• Nancy Walker (b c1827)^[6]
• Sophia Walker (b 15 September 1827)^[6]
• Felix Bell Walker (b 26 May 1830)^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Information added upon creation of McGee-2843, citing Ancestry as source.
2. ↑ Online tree
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Descendant record, National Number #765188, Patriot Ancestor #A119650:
   • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 October 2017), "Record of Thomas Walker", Ancestor # A119650.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Obituary of Nancy Walker, "Clipped from Raleigh Christian Advocate, 01 Sep 1880, Wed, Page 6" (posted in Newspapers.com)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ancestry UK, Nancy Walker
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8} Online tree, "Descendants of John Walker"
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #52042452

See also:

• Pension W6397 of Thomas Walker, transcribed by Will Graves, posted by Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters:

Children of Thomas Walker (died 29 August 1829) and Mary (Blithe/Blythe) Walker (married October 1783, died August 1850): "Mary,... Thomas, Ezekiel, Samuel, Joseph, John, Smith and Dovy Liser [??]" (living 1850). Pension papers also have that on the "11th day of October 1848 Robert Walker, a citizen of Randolph County... made oath in due form of law that he is a son of Thomas Walker deceased, who was a Revolutionary Soldier".

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