John WALKER

1760 - 1852  (92 years)

• Name	John WALKER  [1, 2]
  Born	1760	, , Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Bef 1800	, , Georgia, USA
  Residence	1819	, Dallas, Alabama, USA
  Census	1830	, Dallas, Alabama, USA
  pg 94, image 56
  John Walker 1 man 20-29 1 man 50-59 1 man 60-69 1 lady 50-59
  Census	1840	, Dallas, Alabama, USA
  pg 83, image 81, hh #1182
  John Walker 1 man 60-69 1 man 70-79 1 lady 60-69 slaves 1 boy under 10 1 boy 10-23 1 girl 10-23 1 lady 25-35 1 lady 36-55 He lives near Sam Gamble.
  Census	23 Nov 1850	, Dallas, Alabama, USA
  pg 583 (291A), d/f#884/884
  Rascoes J B Jones M 56 Georgia Nancy Jones F 56 Georgia F A Bell F 5 Alabama E J Bell M 2 Alabama John Walker M 90 Pennsylvania John Jones is a farmer with property worth $3650. John Walker is also a farmer with property worth $2042. They live next to Elijah Bell.
  Died	1852	, Dallas, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I5577	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2019

  
  

  Family	???,   b. Abt 1771,   d. Deceased
  Married	Abt 1789	, Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [6]
  Children	1. James W WALKER,   b. Abt 1790,   d. Deceased   2. Martha Perkins WALKER,   b. Abt 1792,   d. Deceased   3. Nancy WALKER,   b. 1794, , , Georgia, USA ,   d. Deceased   4. Cornelius M C WALKER,   b. 1800, , Morgan, Georgia, USA ,   d. Abt 1853, , , Alabama, USA  (Age 53 years)   5. William WALKER,   b. Abt 1801,   d. Deceased   6. John G WALKER,   b. Abt 1803,   d. Aft 1855  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F2435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  It's possible that John had brothers, Moses and Pleasant and sister Hannah who married William Kelly in Georgia. (Research): Old John Walker, as we refer to him, was born some time around 1760 and according to him, in Pennsylvania. The confusion on him is a result of misinformation created by the fact that there are 2 John Walkers in Wilkes county Ga with about the same range of birth dates. Our Old John was Not, and I repeat WAS NOT, the same John Walker, b Va that married Martha Smith. This John Walker is very well documented and died in Wilkes county in 1826. I have just returned, 2-8-08 from a trip to Ga and Alabama researching Old John. As you are aware he came to Dallas county Alabama around 1818-19 with his sons, Cornelius and John G and probably others. The tax records of Morgan for 1818 county list John Walker and John G Walker, (father & son) on the same page (126). This property is located north of the village of Rutledge on Rocky Creek. These same 2 John Walkers are not on the 1820 Census of Morgan County. They do however show up on the 1820 Census of Dallas County Alabama. This pretty much verifies we have the correct John Walker. He is listed on the tax records of Morgan County Ga back until 1810. (records I checked) Morgan County was formed in 1807 from land issued from the 1805 GA land lottery. What this tells me is he came to Morgan county from someplace else. Applications were accepted from residents of GA and a drawing was held for the lands in the area obtained from a Creek Indian cession. There were listed 8 John Walkers who drew for land in the lottery. Only 4 drew prizes of lots and the rest drew blanks. Of these, 3 drew lots in the area of Baldwin County (Morgan was created from Baldwin). John Walker of Green County, John Walker of Lincoln County and John Walker of Lick Creek, Wilkes County. When researching the land lottery lot won by John Walker of Lick Creek, Wilkes county (BA-d4 # 255), it was determined that this lot, 202 1/2 acres, was now located within the present bounderies of Morgan County and located between Madison and Buck Head GA on a tributary of Sugar Creek. The process of elimination concludes that only one John Walker won land in present day Morgan County. That was John Walker of Lick Creek, Wilkes County GA. Now the question that arises is how do we know this John Walker is the same John Walker that is on of the 1818 Tax records of Morgan County and verified as our OLD John. A deed record was found that linked our John Walker and his son James W to the land lottery award (Morgan county deed book 1808-1820, p. 275.) "John and James W Walker sell to Thomas Coleman for 1600 dollars, lot #255, the grant of John Walker then of Lick Creek, Wilkes ocunty. 2 Decemebr 1816." There is an additional signature of John G Walker as a witness to a sale of land of 106 acres from John Cobb to James W Walker. As stated in the will of Old John Walker (1853), James W Walker was his son who did not migrate to Alabama with the rest of the family. These documented records conclusively establish that our OLD JOHN Walker had migrated from Wilkes County to Morgan County some time after 1805. Now the problem of locating him within Wilkes County has to be establilshed. According to the 1790 census of Wilkes county GA there existed 3 John Walkers with locating designates, (g), (MM) and (k-4). MM designation indicates the area of land on the waters of Little River and its tributaries to the south, Lick Creek, Powder Creek and Hardens creek. The process of elimination again points us to the location of our John Walker on Lick creek Wilkes county. ncidentally, his next door neighbor is Moses Walker who is in all probability a relative. This same Moses is found signing as a witness to land transactions for our John Walker. Within the MM district (Captian McCormicks District) were John Walker, mm64, 147 acres, Moses Walker, mm63 173 acres, and Pleasant Walker, mm 78, 450 acres. It is at this point that the confusion begins with associating our Old John Walker with John Walker b. VA, married Martha Smith. This John Walker died in Wilkes (1826) county and luckily left a will and or a record of his estate settlement naming his children. A land transaction record was found however that gives rise to the suspicion that our Old John's wife was named Martha. Within the reords of Wilkes county deed books 1798-1805 there were several records of land transactions. One such record named John Walker and wife Martha in a transaction for land on Little River. Although not conclusive this John Walker is in the correct area. From all I can determine the land and residence of John Walker, b. VA, married Martha Smith, was along Fishing creek and not in the area of Lick Creek and Little River. This would, if true, identify Old John's wife as Martha and also explain the confusion that has existed and interwoven these two families. Many Wilkes county transactions link Moses Walker and John Walker of Lick Creek and they are both named in a suit brought about against a John Jones. Moses and John recovered a negro slave and much personal property and livestock as a result of this lawsuit. It is dated 6 Sept 1800 and ends stating "John Jones, all matters, disputes and contentions of every kind whatever are this day settled by us with each other. "Signed John Jones, John Walker, Moses Walker. When Old John arrived in Lick creek is not known however a search of the archives in Atlanta produced a headright document dated 1796 granting unto John Walker 131 acres. It lists Moses Walker as sharing a boundary. Both John and Moses are listed on the 1790 census so they apparently never filed for their grant until 1797 (not unusual). Now for some serious speculation. If you total the land of John and the land of Moses it totals around 320 acres. could John and Moses have shared land owned by a parent and left to them to divide? Is this the reason why they they had to wait to apply for a grant/deed. A search of the headright grants to this area show (I have a copy) a Captain William Walker granted land in the amount of 300 acres in Wilkes county "bounding and butting southeastwardly by Thomas Hollaway and southwestwardly by the "Little River", and on all other sides by vacant land," dated Jan. 29, 1787. Again, only speculation on my part, but could Capt. William Walker be the father of Old John and Moses? There exists another possible clue that will really get you excited. During the early settlement of Georgia a swath of land which now encompasses Wilkes, Washington, Oglethorpe and other counties was obtained by treaty with the Indians. This was property north of the Little river and up to the Savannah river. It was called the "Ceded Lands". A call went out for settlement in this area by the Georgia Colony and word spread up the eastern seaboard. Many Scotch Irish immigrants from Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as North Carolina, flocked to the area to stake claims on the newly opened territory. There was also a large group of Quaker settlers from Pennsylvania who came and settled the area north of Wrightsboro. Old records of these early migrants are on file in the GA archives and published in several county history books. The names of the settlers and the states they came from and the rough location of their claim is recorded. One such records states," William Walker, Pennsylvania, wife and three sons 5 years to 15 months old, 300 acres, soon as he locates the property." This was dated 1773 and filed at Wrightsboro. There is no way to prove who this William Walker is or where exactly this land grant is located. Very soon after these pioneers settlers came to this area they had hostile Indians to contend with and the American Revolution got under way in 1776. From all I can glean many of the settlers of this area leaned toward loyalty to the crown until after the fall of Savannah. Many left or were driven out and only returned after the war was over. This is why many of the claims to this land were filed much later after the war. Could Captain William Walker and the ceded lands William Walker be one in the same. The dates of birth of his 3 sons all fall within accepable time periods to be our John, Moses and ??. Again, speculation on my part but a real possibility for us to pursue. Old John Walker migrated to Dallas County Albama about 1819. He followed his son John G Walker who had the earliest purchase in the family. Additionally his other sons Cornelius MC Walker and William Walker owned land very near him. Corneilius' and William's land joined and was only a very short distance from the property of their father, Old John. All three are listed adjacent to each other on the 1830 Census of Dallas County Alabama. Old John's property was located in the southwestern portion of Dallas County and very near the Perry County Line. At the time the community of Athens (now extinct) was the nearest semblance of a town. This is located on present county road 54 in Dallas County Alabama and directly joined the property of St Davids Church and Cemetary (now extinct). His son John G Walker moved to Autauga County near the present village of Jones, Alabama. At that time it was located in the Milton District. John G Walker, Cornelius Walker and his brother James W in Georgia were lay Baptist preachers and farmers. Old John's daughter, Nancy married John B Jones. Other known daughter of Old John was Martha Perkins White. In Old John's later years he resided with John B and Nancy Jones (1850). He is listed on the 1850 Census records as in their household and lists his birthplace as Penn. He states he is 90 years of age. Old John died in 1852 and left a will. In the papers of his estate are the notices sent out stating other family members were out of state. He left most of his estate to John B and Nancy Walker Jones and completely left out John G and CMC and obviously others. John G Walker, who had since moved to Lauderdale County Mississippi, filed suit in the Alabama Supreme Court claiming the will had been signed while he was under undue influence from John Jones. The validity of the will was upheld and John G and CMC were charged the court cost of the cause. CMC died the following year and his family moved to Missisippi and then on to Arkansas and Texas. John G died sometime after 1855 and his remaining family migrated to Arkansas and also to Texas. His gravesite has never been located but thought to be in Lauderdale County Mississippi. Those descendants are still there to this day. John G Walker's older childen stayed on in Autauga County and these descendants are still there today in present Chilton County, Alabama (Walkertown). The grave site of Old John has never been located but efforts are underway to try to locate it. In the estate records of Old John a receipt was found for lumbre nails, silk and cloth and pailings for "2" gravesites. This indicates in all probablity that Old John was buried beside someone else, probably his wife. No records have been found but I intend to research old church records and minutes and see if this gravesite or at least the cemetary can be located. I suspect it to be near the Old Athens community and there are many old cemetaries there but most are unmarked. [HG Walker at GenForum] http://genforum.genealogy.com/walker/messages/26296.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S308] Flores, Carol O'Neal, John Walker. [S1171] 1850 Dallas, AL, pg 583 (291A), d/f#884/884. John Walker [S308] Flores, Carol O'Neal, John Walker. 1760, Pennsylvania [S1171] 1850 Dallas, AL, pg 583 (291A), d/f#884/884. age 90, Penn or Tenn? [S308] Flores, Carol O'Neal, John Walker. circa 1852, Dallas County, Alabama [S308] Flores, Carol O'Neal, John Walker. Wilkes County, Georgia