Individual Details
John Walker
(1757 - 2 May 1809)
There are birth records for all the children in the will
Events
| Birth | 1757 | ||||
| Marriage | 7 Aug 1776 | Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts - Mary Willard |  | ||
| Death | 2 May 1809 | Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts | |||
| Probate | 6 May 1809 | Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts |  | ||
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Families
| Spouse | Mary Willard (1755 - 1824) |
| Child | William Walker (1778 - 1861) |
| Child | John Walker (1779 - 1832) |
| Child | Catherine Walker (1781 - ) |
| Child | Adam Walker (1783 - 1818) |
| Child | Robert Walker (1788 - ) |
| Child | Alexander Walker (1791 - 1838) |
| Child | Eliza Walker (1792 - ) |
| Child | Henry Walker (1795 - ) |
| Father | John Walker (1719 - 1788) |
| Mother | Christiana Walker mnu ( - 1791) |
Notes
Probate
Willhttps://www.americanancestors.org/databases/worcester-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1731-1881/image?pageName=61341:8&volumeId=33900&rId=56173669In his will written 22 September 1808, John Walker blacksmithof Barre made bequests to his beloved wife Mary and children William, John,Catherine King, Adam, Robert, Alexander, Eliza, and Henry. The estate value was$3,440.42, $3.026.43 of that in the form of notes owed to the estate.[1] Probate – will – beloved wife Mary – childrenWilliam, John, Catherine King, Adam, Robert, Alexander, Eliza, and Henryhttps://www.americanancestors.org/databases/worcester-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1731-1881/image?volumeId=33900&pageName=61341:1&rId=891239305[1] Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers,1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New EnglandHistoric Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 61341Biography
His father is supposed to have been a loyalist butneed to find a source for that information Here is a letter from George Washington aboutCapt. John Walker being in jailhttps://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-08-02-0489Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).