William Walker Jr

Brief Life History of William

William Walker Jr was born in 1740, in Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America as the son of William Walker and Judith Baker. He married Drucilla Watkins Woodson in 1762, in Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 17 August 1810, in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

William Walker Jr
1740–1810
Drucilla Watkins Woodson
1735–1809
Marriage: 1762
Lucy Walker
1756–1843
Elizabeth Walker
1762–about 1805
Washington Walker
1771–1814
Jane Walker
1773–1832
Martha Walker
1779–1819
Warren Walker
–1804
James Walker
1764–
Charles Walker Sr
1768–1809
Frances Walker
1773–1853
Drucilla Woodson Walker
1774–1842
Judith W Walker
1782–1806

Sources (15)

  • William Walker, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
  • William Walker in entry for Charles Fitch, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
  • Wm Walker in entry for Judith W Walker, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"

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1776

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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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