Brief Life History of John
When John Walker was born about 1670, in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England, his father, John Walker, was 44 and his mother, Mary Hepworth, was 32. He married Anne about 1695, in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- John Walker in entry for Mary Walker, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
Spouse and Children
1670– Male
1679–1739 Female
Children (2)
1701– Female
1704–1754 Male
Parents and Siblings
1627– Male
1640– Female
Siblings (3)
1663– Female
1670– Male
1676– Male
World Events (6)
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 18
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 50
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 82
Name Meaning
English (mainly North and Midlands) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English walker, Old English wealcere (an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’), ‘one who trampled cloth in a bath of lye or kneaded it, in order to strengthen it’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker . As a Scottish surname it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair ‘son of the fuller’. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, c. 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen County, VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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