Edward Walker (bef. 1758 - 1781)

Born before 1758 in Bath Parish, Prince George, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla (Unknown) Walker — married 1765 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1781 after age 23 in Bath Parish, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Capt. Edward Walker served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Edward was born in 1750 to Capt. Robert Walker and his wife Elizabeth Starke

Edward married Priscilla c. 1765 ^[1] and they had issue:

1. Nathaniel -m- Mary Warburton

2. John

Military Service

Jul 1776 Edward was Captain of the Volunteer Militia for Dinwiddie County. The Company was ordered to be discharged 31 Aug 1776. ^{[2] [3] [4]} He was also later listed in Capt. Robert Bolling's (of Petersburg) Calvary Company. ^[5]

Newspaper Articles

26 Dec 1771 Appearing in Virginia Gazette, Purdie & Dixon was the following:

Taken up (found) in Dinwiddie, a small black horse, four feet five inches high, abou fourteen years old, with a hanging mane and switch tail, and branded near buttock IS. Pofted, and apprased to four Pounds. Edward Walker

22 Apr 1773 Appearing in Virginia Gazette, was the following:

Run away from the subscriber, living in Dinwiddie, about the 1st of January last, a Virginia born Negro fellow named Peter; he is about six feet high and one of his ancles has been put out of place, which occosions him to limp much. Whoever will convey the said slave to me shall have three pounds reward. Edward Walker

23 Jun 1774 Appearing in Virginia Gazette, was the following:

Strayed, or stolen from Mr Edward Walker's in Dinwiddie, on the 20th of April last, a small bay horse, with hanging mane and switch tail, shod before, trots and gallops, and is branded on the near buttock S, or figure 8; the under part of his mane, on the off side is cut, by reason of its thickness, on the near side is a kind of a feather, beginning about half the root of the mane, and continues to the ear; he is 6 or 7 years old. Whoever conveys him to the said Mr. Walker shall reveive 5 dollars reward and if to me in Williamsburg, ten dollars. John Crawley

Court Records

Mar 1778 Edward was mentioned in the court held for Dinwiddie County as security for will of Philip Burrow^[6]

The last will and testament of Philip Burrow deed was exhibited into Court by Gray Burrow the executor therein named and proved by the oath of Henry Burrow one of the witnesses thereto. And at another court held for the said county in the month of April following the same was further proved by the oaths of Edward Wyatt and John Dixon the other witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of the said executor, who made oath thereto according to Law, and having, together with Edward Walker and John Dixon his securities, entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of ten thousand pounds, conditioned as the Law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Teste Jno. Nicholas CDCu A copy teste Edm. Gee, DC.

1779 Edwards was listed on the tax roll for Dinwiddie County. ^[7]

23 Oct 1780 Edward Walker witnesses the following deed:

This Indenture made the 23d Day of October, 1780 BETWEEN John B. Pearson in the County of Brunswick and Elizabeth his wife of the one part and Nathaniel Gregory of the Town of Petersburg of the other part . . . for and in consideration of the sum of seventeen thousand pounds of Tobacco . . . do grant bargain and sell alien enfeoff release and confirm unto the said Nathaniel Gregory . . a certain tract piece or parcel of Land being in the County of Brunswick whereon he the said now dwelleth containg (sic) four hundred acres and bounded as follows (Viz) BEGINNING at the mouth of a branch on the south side of Crablouse Creek running thence on Edward's line south seventy four East twelve Poles to a white oak, south eighty, East one hundred and fifty three Poles to a Spanish oak, South eleven degrees, West one hundred and forty seven Poles to Points South fifty five East one hundred and eighty three Poles crossing Kittle stock road to a Pine, thence on Colo. Fredrick Macklins, West sixty five Poles to a black Jack, North forty five, West one hundred and eighty four Poles to a white Oak, South forty, West ninety three Poles to Pointers, North thirty West two hundred Poles to the grapy branch, thence down the same as it meanders to the aforesaid Creek and down the same according to its meander to the BEGINNING . . . Signed by John Bounsher Pearson and witnessed by Edward Walker, John Nicholson, and Peter Jones. At a Court held for Brunswick County the 23d Day of October 1780. This Indenture and memorandum were Acknowledged by John B. Pearson a party thereto & Ordered to be Recorded. Deed Book 14, page 59.

Will

Edward died at the age of 23.

Edward Walker of Bath Parish, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, left a will dated 9 August 1781 and proved in the November Court 1781. "Land in Brunswick to sons Nathaniel and John; wife Priscilla. Exrs: Richard Sharpe, brother Robert Walker, Col. Daniel Fisher, John King and John Burwell. Wit. Peter Parish, Jas. Jennings, Benj. Mathews."^[8]

In 1782 Edward Walker's estate was listed on the tax roll for Dinwiddle County for 1765 acres and his father, Robert Walker is having been noted as having paid the bill. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR Application of Marion Atkins Powe for marriage
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 Dec 2017), "Record of Edward Walker", Ancestor # A121081.
3. ↑ Gwathmey, John H. Historical register of Virginians in the American Revolution: soldiers, sailors, marines, 1775-1783. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 1938.
4. ↑ Sanchez-Saavedra, E. M. A guide to Virginia military organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007.
5. ↑ Richard L.Jones, Dinwiddie County Carrefour of the Commonwealth. A History (Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, Pages 64 & 77. 1976)
6. ↑ (http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3493/burrow/phillip3b.html)
7. ↑ Ancestry.com Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Virginia Census, 1607-1890.
8. ↑ Crozier , William Armstrong . Williamsburg Wills. Being Transcriptions from the Original Files at the Chancery Court of Williamsburg. Baltimore, MD: Southern Book Co. , 1954 . Page 61.
9. ↑ Hughes, Thomas P., Jr., and Jewel B. Standefer, comps. Land Records of Dinwiddle County, Virginia 1752-1820. Memphis, TN: Thomas P Hughes, Jr., 1973.