History: Family: Alexander WALKER 1750's - 1850's: Franklin County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carolyn K. Shearer. awscks@erols.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ Family Bible of Alexander Walker, possession of Donald Walker of Fannettsburg, PA, 1989. Published at Edinburgh by Adrian Watkins, "His Majesty's Printer" MDCCLII (1752) "Alexander Walker his book bought in the year of our Lord 1755. This Bible contains 779 chapters. The testament contains 260 chapters. Written August 30 1756." On another page ­ Old handwriting ­ In the same hand, but appears to be done at different dates. Mary Walker died October 16, 1774 Alexander Walker died May 1, 1775 Robert Walker died January 28, 1778 James Walker died April 24, 1788 Samuel Walker died May 18, 1808. Loose papers in the Bible ­ All appear to be very old. "First church built in Metal township was in 1770 - The second Presbyterian church built 1794 - The third Pres. Church built 1832. The first person buried in the graveyard of the Lower Church Path Valley was Francis McConnell who was buried 25 day of December 1769. Alexander Walker and Family arrived in Path Valley from Chester County on the 3 day of May 1761." James Walker was taken prisoner by the Indians in August 1762. The Indians burnt the barn of James and Samuel Walker on the night of the 22nd of March 1763." (This date reinforces the theory that 1753 is incorrect for the birth date of Samuel. In 1763 he would only have been ten years old. cks) Marriage Records of Marriage Records by Rev. A.A. McGinley, D.D.Found in the Appendix, p. 92-97 of the book "History of Path Valley Presbyterian Churches" by Rev. D.I. Camp and Rev. J. Warren Kauffman. Published in 1916 by the Repository Press in Chambersburg, Pa. Lower Path Valley Presbyterian Church, Fannettsburg. 1803 - Robt. Walker and Polly Walker [Robert McGuire Walker, born 1778, son of John Walker and Martha McGuire married Mary Walker, daughter of Samuel Walker and Mary Noble] 1807 - Jas. Walker and Matty Walker 1811 - D. Walker and I. McConnel [David Walker Jr, son of David Walker Sr. and Elizabeth Elliott, married Elizabeth McConnell] 1815 - Jas. McConnell and Peggy Walker [Margaret Walker born 1788, daughter of Samuel Walker and Mary Noble, married James McConnell.] 1817 - Jno. Walker and Sally McCormick [John Walker Jr, born 1784, son of John Walker Sr. and Martha McGuire, married Sarah McCormick.] 1821 - Samuel Walker and Martha McConnell [Samuel Walker Jr, born 1794, son of Samuel Walker Sr. and Mary Noble married Martha McConnell] 1822 - Jas. Walker and Ann Skinner [James Walker, born 1796, son of Samuel Walker and Mary Noble, married Ann Skinner] 1825 - Jas. Walker and Jane Jamison [James Walker, son of David Walker and Elizabeth Elliott, married Jane Jamison] 1830 - T. Geddes and Rebeckah Walker [ŒGedden' in Walker genealogy, p 182.] 1838 - Jas. Cree and Elizabeth Walker 1838 - Spence Campbell and N. Walker 1841 - Mr. Dubbs and Zilla Walker 1844 - Samuel McConnell and Ann Walker 1845 - Wm. Johnston and Martha Walker 1846 - J. McGinley Walker and Ann Cree 1848 - Wm. Brewster and Sarah Walker [Sarah Jane Walker, born 1824, daughter of James Walker and Ann Skinner, married William Brewster.] 1849 - Jamison Kelly and Isabel Walker 1850 - Andrew Walker and Isabella M. Campbell 1851 - Saml. Walker and S.A. McGinley Samuel and Sarah Walker had a daughter Mary McGinley Walker bpt April 1858, LPV, She was born 17 Jul 1857. [LPVPC Records, p 43] Franklin County Will Abstracts: Will Book A, p 68. Will of Robert Magweir (McGuire) Fannett Twp, yeoman, written 4 May 1786, proven 27 May 1786. Real and personal estate to be sold at public sale and proceeds to be put out at interest; my father Philip Magweir to have one-half interest during his life. Wife Mary. Son John's two children part as the law of Pennsylvania directs and to my other children a proportional share. Exec: Trusty and well-beloved friends and brother in law James Harvey and James Walker. Wit: James Walker, James Reynolds, and John Clark. [John Walker (1745-1821) married Martha McGuire. Their son Robert McGuire Walker (1778-1847) married (1) Mary Walker, daughter of Samuel Walker and Mary Noble. His second wife, Jane Walker, was the daughter of Benjamin Walker and Margaret Cunningham. The James Walker above is the brother of John, and of Samuel.] Will Book A, p140. Will of James Walker, Fannett Twp, written 12 Apr 1788, proven 16 Dec 1788. Brother Samuel Walker of Fannett Twp, all the land I now hold in Fannett Twp, also my part of a bond containing 150 pounds, 16 shillings due from James Moor at the Forks of the Brandywine to my brother Samuel. To my brother Robert's children. Brothers David and John and sister Susanna Witherow; 3 pounds out of Samuel's share to be applied for repairing the Presbyterian Church in the Lower Congregation of Path Valley. Exec: Brothers Samuel and John Walker. Wit: James Harve, Archibald Elliott, James Moore. [This is the will of "Supple Jimmy" who was captured by the Indians in 1762, but later escaped. Family tradition states that he never fully recovered from the ordeal.]