A Guide to the John Walker Deeds, 1775-1857
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
John Walker. Deeds, 1775-1857. Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Lent for copying by Mrs. A. P. Gwathmey, Walkerton, Virginia, 1 November 1957.
Biographical Information
John Walker was born 15 August 1785 at "Locust Grove" in King and Queen County , Virginia, to Humphrey Walker (1762-1820) and Frances Temple Walker (ca. 1760-1824). John Walker moved to Tennessee in the 1810s, before returning to King and Queen County in 1819. He became a successful planter, inheriting "Chatham Hill" from his mother's family. After the death of a brother, he also became owner of "Locust Grove." Walker married Margaret Shepherd (1804-1886), and they had 7 children. John Walker died 27 February 1867.
Scope and Content Information
Deeds, 1775-1857, of John Walker (1775-1857) of King and Queen County , Virginia, for lands purchased by Walker in King and Queen County . Two deeds are not directly connected to Walker. One deed, 6 January 1775, is from Churchill Anderson to Joseph Temple; the other, 4 October 1832, is from Gouldman and Mary Smithey and Frances Broaddus to Robert B. Bagby. The deed books which contained these instruments are no longer extant.