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WAYNE WALKER
The grande ole lady herself...Emma White, author of "John Walker of Wigton, Scotland"
Be sure and visit The Wigton Walker site at:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6246/
You will also find a link to Don Erickson's home page listed there
Be sure and visit the Rockbridge Co. Va. Special Projects at
site listed below.
On these pages you will find the index to the White Book and by clicking on the name in the index it will take you to that person!
This is the greatest thing since cornbread and buttermilk.
(Walker)
(1.) John Walker, of Wigton , the first of the name that is known to us, lived and died as we suppose in Wigton. He married
Jane McKnight; of their children the names of only two are known to us: John and Alexander
John Walker (2), born in Wigton, Scotland, married Katherine Rutherford January 07, 1702, in Scotland. From Scotland he
moved his family and settled near the town of Newry, Ireland. He and family with three of his brother Alexander's children left
Strangford bay in May 1726 (another record says 28 or 300 on board a vessel commanded by Richard Walker, and landed in
Maryland August 02. He transported his family and settled in Chester Co., Pa., where he died in September, 1734; his wife
died in 1738; both buried at Nottinghan Meeting House in Chester Co., Pa.
Most of the family left Pa. And settled in rockbridge and adjointing counties in Virginia. John Walker contemplated such a
move, and had been to Virginia a short time previous to his death and selected a farm upon which he erected a small building.
Katherine Rutherford was a daughter of John Rutherford and Isabella Allein.
Their eleven children were;
Elizabeth Walker born april 1703 married John Campbell in Ireland
John Walker born 1705 married Ann Houston in 1734
James Walker born 1707 married Mary Guffy in 1737
Thomas Walker (died young)
William Walker (died young)
Jane Walker born 1712 married James Moore 1734
Samuel Walker married Jane Patterson
(3)Alexander Walker b.1716 & d. 1784/5 married Jane Hammer in 1747
Ester Walker (died young)
Joseph Walker married 1st. Nancy McClung; 2nd Grizelda McCosky
Mary Walker (no account of her)
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The children of Alexander Walker and Jane Hammer are under construction.
I invite you to add to my list of information or should your find something in error please advise of the correct information.
Alexander Walker & Jane Hammer's Children
John Walker of Wigton 1700 to Wayne Walker 1998
HENRY VII KING OF ENGLAND to WAYNE WALKER
1850 Green County, Kentucky Census
JNO WALKER OF IRELAND
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