James WALKER

• General Notes
  • b. est. > 1773
    residing in St. Mary's County (SMC), MD 1790 in father's h/hold (census)
    residing in SMC, MD Jan/Mar 1794 (father Joseph's will)
    
    removed to Mason Cty, KY before bro Joseph?  "Second Census" of Kentucky, 1800, includes:  James, John and Wm WALKER in Mason Cty
    
    1794 SMC, MD Militia incl (10) WALKER Bennett, Daniel, James (2x), John, Joseph, Joseph of James, Joseph of Joseph, Richard, William
    
    father Joseph's will, dated 7 Jan 1794, SMC, MD:  To two eldest sons, joseph & Bennett, all real estate, 12 pounds per annum to be paid by Joseph & Bennett to son William, to son James, stock in trade;to wife, Nell & Nance & their 4 children; the rest to wife & daughters Molly & Nancy; Joseph & Bennett to be guardians of Nancy until 16 and James until he is 21.  Probated 9 Mar 1794.  Courtesy Fran Walker Lichtenberg.
    
    1790 US Census for SMC, MD incls a Joseph WALKER Sr. as head of h/hold w/4 white males over 16, 1 white male under 16, 3 white females and 1 other free person  (see image, rt side,btm) (4130-).  (Fran W-L notes 11 slaves.)
    
    Same page has h/hold of a Joseph Ju[nio]r WALKER w/2 white males 16 years and upwards, 5 white males under 16 years, and 2 white females; no "other free persons" and no "slaves" (252--).  On same page are James WALKER Ju[nio]r 1-3-1, John WALKER 1-1--, and, James WALKER Se[nio]r 124--.  (Records are listed roughly alphabetically.)
    
    record citation:
    Roll: M637_3, Page: 109, Image: 0364