One of Patrick Porter's sons, JOHN WALKER PORTER, stated in his Holstein River - on the north side of the Piney In more recent years, Walker has been active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward. However, the will was probably written well prior to that date. this twenty acres shall fall unto her husband James Sands & his heirs forever; the work my son-in-law James Sands is now doing he shall have the benefit of it as we have formerly agreed; my house with the land that is left shall be my wifes for her lifetime and after her decease to fall to my two daughters to be equally divided between them; my daughter Marys land shall fall unto her at her marriage or at twenty years of age if she marry not before. He began learning saxophone, clarinet and guitar as a child, and by the age of 11 also began acting and appearing in TV talent shows. I do order, give and dispose the same in a.manner and from following: That is to say, I will all these debts & dues I own in right to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and fairly contested and pid or ordered to be paid within convenient time after my deciece by my executors hereafter named then I give and bequeath the money that is in Patrick Porter hand. He also periodically met his Soviet handlers in foreign locations such as Casablanca, Morocco, and Vienna, Austria. to Robinsons Corner 182 po. 18/19th-century English inventor of the friction match. Senator John Walker or also called Col. John Walker (Feb 13, 1744 Cobham, Virginia- Dec 2, 1809 Madison Mills, Virginia). Harry Innes CAPT. w oaks then no. John IV would probably have been a young adult by this time, but clearly went to North Carolina with his parents. Many descendants believe his middle name is either Harrison or Harvison. poles to a maple then north 40 po. Various provisions were made for him in England (117476), including the succession to the earldom In 1961, they formed a backing band and performed as John, Judy and the Newports, until the band split up after an engagement in Hawaii. The credit for his invention was attributed only after his death. Familypedia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. fide Jerry Penley 21 Nov 1997. Signed: John Donnell. 27 Feb 1779. Walker was born in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 1937, and he attended high school in Scranton, Pennsylvania. When arrested for burglary, he was offered the option of jail or the military; he enlisted in the Navy in 1955. After attending the local grammar school he served an apprenticeship with the towns principal surgeon and doctor and was appointed an assistant-surgeon. He did not name the matches "Congreves" in honour of the inventor and rocket pioneer, Sir William Congreve as it is sometimes stated. As a result, there is a certain amount of ambiguity in our understanding of what Hamilton tells us. They undertook some cabaret performances, although Engel (by now more usually known as Scott Walker) was reluctant to sing live; the group's contract with GTO Records ended and, according to Walker, the group "just drifted apart". Many of these men and their families, of course, including also William Freeborn, went on to found Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in the following year. I Will that all these be faithfuly fulfiled according to my Will In Wittnes hereunto I have Sett my hand Seale this present day beinge in the Yeare of our Lord 1647 upon the 18th day of March. Jos. American civilian defense analyst and spy. of them this 10th Augt. 15 May 1771 Botetourt Co., Va. Bk p. 249. The act designated John Walker as one of the four commissioners to survey the dividing line between the two counties and assist in setting up a government in those counties. He took an electronics course, and became a technical consultant to manufacturing companies, while developing his own recording studio. In the 1976 New Year Honours, Walker was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics, especially as the first person to run the mile in less than 3 minutes and 50 seconds.[3]. WebI was born in Woodbury in the State of Connecticut and was nineteen years of age when I entered the service. A number of items suggest that Hamilton was correct in his association of the interview with John Walker V of the Wigton line. He had, however, an aversion to surgical operations, and had to leave the profession, turning instead to chemistry. 1589 - 1618, and died Bet. Though she does not detail precisely where she obtained most of her information, it appears that William's descendants were laregly responsible for her information on the family of John III and IV. The signers were ready to move to Aquidneck Island to set up a new colony and had been disarmed by the Puritan leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Commentary: Samuel was killed c.1776 during an Indian attack on Castle's Woods that saw his nephew William (son of John IV) and sister Ann Walker Cowan, both taken captive by Indians. WebJohn Walker, in full John Anthony Walker, Jr., (born July 28, 1937, Washington, D.C.died August 28, 2014, Butner, North Carolina), U.S. Navy communications specialist who for It was the first document in history that severed both political and religious ties with mother England. The congreves were the invention of Charles Sauria, a French chemistry student at the time. 1. WebJohn was the most popular name given to male infants in the United States until 1924, and though its use has fallen off gradually since then, John was still the 20th most common name for boys on the Social Security Administration 's list of names given in 2006. The espionage activities of the Walker spy ring were described by some officials as among the gravest security breaches in the history of the U.S. Navy. WebBorn in 1880 and died in 11 Dec 1939 Leeds, West Yorkshire John William Walker We the commissioners for the district of Washington & Montgomery Counties do certify that John Walker Heir at law of John Walker & Samuel Walker dec'd is entitled to 300 acres of land by settlement in the year 1773 lying in Washington County on Sinking Creek near the sink, which was surveyed for the old John Walker April 2nd 1774, by virtue of an order of Council passed Dec. 16th, 1773. The Hamilton article provides an extended discussion on the Walker family that settled near Castle's Woods c. 1773. Name: John WALKER, of Boston & Rhode Is., Immigrant Sex: M Birth: ABT. 3 P- 379 In 1985, Walker became the first man in history to run 100 sub-4 minute miles, achieving that feat just before his friend and rival Steve Scott of the United States. a corner of John Walker's tractcorner to Samuel They then met Scott Engel, who had been playing bass in The Routers, and, with drummer "Spider" Webb, formed a new band, Judy and the Gents. 2. : an apostle who according to various Christian traditions wrote the fourth Gospel, the three Johannine Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. Page 280 - Samuel Gibson214 acon the waters of In 1975, they released an album, No Regrets. All of his six sons served in the Revolution, five being commissioned officers in North Carolina regiments of the Continental line. Walker was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990, in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours he was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to athletics,[6] and in 1996, the International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Bronze Order. He was fading in the last 20 metres but held off Ivo Van Damme of Belgium and Paul-Heinz Wellmann of West Germany to win the gold medal. Her information seems to be largely based on oral tradition of descendants of John IV's son, William (c. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. These records might usefully be transferred to a page for Samuel Walker. Walker broke the world record in the mile run with a time of 3:49.4 in Gteborg, Sweden, on 12 August 1975, bettering the previous time of 3:51.0 set earlier that year by Filbert Bayi and becoming the first man to break 3:50.0 for the distance. His father Simeon was a soldier during, the American Commentary: This record is part of the chain tha links the family of John Walker III and John Walker IV in SW VA back to Orange Co. NC. James, Robert & John Barr on August 10, 1782. We presume that John IV's wife is referred to as "Miss Long" because that is the way the information was passed down from William. Washington County Grant Bk #1; page 269 John Walker, Indian fighter and Revolutionary officer, was born in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Del., the son of John Walker of Derry, Ireland, who immigrated to Delaware in 1720. 1647 - Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, Sarah Walker, Thomas Walker, Mary Earle (born Walker), 1647 - Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, After Mar 18 1648 - Portsmouth,Newport,Rhode Island,USA, Sarah Sands (born Walker), Mary Earle (born Walker), Mar 18 1648 - Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, 1647 - Portsmouth,Newport,Rhode Island,USA, 1647 - Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA, Sarah Walker, Mary Walker, Mary Walker, Walker, Walker, Mary Walker, Portsmouth, Aquidneck Island, Colony of Rhode Island, http://genforum.genealogy.com/walker/messages/19010.html, http://www.vanneck.com/individual.php?pid=I1084&ged=15082012.ged&tab=0. Court records from the late 18th century indicate that John Walker settled adjacent to George Snider, and his daughter Mary Walker is widely regarded as the wife of George Snider. Steve Cram of Great Britain broke the record by one one-hundredth of a second on 4 August 1985, running 4:51.39 at Budapest, Hungary. [3][4], From 1957 onwards, he worked as singer and guitarist with his sister, as the duo John and Judy. 8th day of August, 1781, Washington County Grant Bk #1; page 267 A contrarary datum is the fact that the interview indicates that the property in question was in Lee County VA. Since we do not have the original source for the interview, this point is diffcult to evaluate. Thus, while we are confident that he was married by 1766, it is possible that he married prior to his parents appearance in North Carolina c. 1756. Witness: Robert Preston. It also designated him one of the commissioners in that district "for the purpose of erecting a court house, prison and stocks in the County of Burke, for the use of said district, and for levying a tax to complete the same." John IV, himself, settled at Houston's Fort, near Snowflake, VA, near a family relation of his mother's William Houston. [1] In 2000, he set up his own record label and released a CD, You. called also John the Baptist. Promoted to major on 20 Apr. Before leaving, they recorded their second single, "Love Her", overseen by Nick Venet and arranger Jack Nitzsche, with Scott Engel taking the lead vocal part for the first time. N2 E20 " " to a poplar and ash.. Eventually his children relocated with the Wyandot to the general area of Kansas City, Kansas. John Walker (c.1740-1797) aka Meadow Creek John Walker (MCJW), John Walker 1 tithe, 8 horses, 9 cows, no slaves, _____Walker ?Tithe, 8 horses,? John IV was probably born between 1735 and 1746 inclusive. He became a friend of Ritchie Valens, and was an honorary pallbearer at Valens' funeral. John had 10 siblings: Georgia Elizabetha Walker, Nellie Gray Boyer and 8 other siblings. WebJohn Walker was born in 1805 near Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire. Web1. That this is the same as the Roxbury man is suggested by his placement near the end of the list, not far from John Compton and William Freeborn, who had arrived at Roxbury in 1634. A True Copie of the Origionall Entred & Recorded. 'John without land') because he was not expected to inherit significant lands. He raced at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, competing in both the 800 and 1500 metres; he was tripped early in the latter event but finished the race. In 1959, the family moved again, to Inglewood, California, where he made the acquaintance of future Beach Boys members David Marks and Dennis and Carl Wilson, helping to teach them guitar. Paul. intermarried with William Galloeher, Elizabeth The race would come down to a fast finish. He enlisted in Colonel Benjamin Hinman's Fourth Connecticut Regiment. John Walker arrived in Rhode Island in 1638 and was one of the signers[2] of the Portsmouth Compact on 7 Mar 1638 that established the settlement of Portsmouth, which is now a town in the state of Rhode Island. Joseph Cloyd. Previously to this date, Walker's sales-book contains an account of no fewer than 250 sales of friction matches, the first entry bearing the date 7 April 1827. Without the will, showing that the prperty was properly inherited, you probably would not be able to secure the land. Here's a "key to the Johns". There are indications that the extended family (specifically, Patrick Porter, John III's soninlaw, were in SW VA by 1771. His father's family (John Walker II ( -1734) and Katherine Rutherford ( -1738) immigrated from Wigton Scotland (modern Wigtown in Wigtonshire, to Newry, Ireland about 1710, and then from Newry to America in 1726. There they became a leading attraction at Gazzari's nightclub, and appeared on the Shindig! At this point his international career had shown unusual longevity, spanning almost two decades. One son, Captain Felix Walker, was also a member of the state House of Commons six times and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1817 to 1823. [5] Walker and Engel signed a new recording contract, and, with Leeds, began performing live in England, to considerable press attention and with growing numbers of - predominantly female teenage - fans. In a bid to outlast runners who were quicker over shorter distances, Walker started his finishing sprint 300 metres from the finish. John P. Arthur, Western North Carolina: A History, 17301913 (1914). John Graham, The History of the Siege of Derry (1823). He had a role in the sitcom Hello Mom, and small uncredited parts in the movies The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) and The Missouri Traveler (1958). The price of a box of 50 matches was one shilling. Catherine Hutchinson [born in 1629] would have been five years old at that time. Sinking Creek near the sink which was surveyed for The Portsmouth Compact was a document signed on March 7, 1638 that established the settlement of Portsmouth, which is now a town in the state of Rhode Island. 1625 in Hingham, NFK, ENG. Updates? At the time of his 2009 book, Walker lived in California and had two children and three grandchildren. Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, with records of a few Today's modern safety matches were created by the Swedish chemist, Gustaf Erik Pasch. N12 E257 poles crossing the creek to a white oak and maple sapling at the foot of a ridge, thence.. Career John Walker was burgess for Warwick in 1644, 1646 and 1649. 1643 - 1703. Wit:James Johnson, James Walker, 1 Mar 1788. Washington County Court Minute Record Bk #1; bequeathed moveables to my daughter Sarah Sands, to James Sands, and to my daughter Mary; William Freeborne and Adam Mott Sr. to be overseers; my two daughters Sarah and Mary to be my executors. At age 14, his health improved. John Walker (29 May 1781 1 May 1859) was an English inventor who invented the friction match. This indicates that there were no other sons of John III who could be considered heirs, nor that Samuel, who apparently died intestate, had a wife, or children. John Walker Sr., born 1750 in HampshireCo., VA d 2 Feb1829 Cape Girardeau Co., MO, buried Presbyterian ChurchCemetery, Pocahontas, MO. At the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Walker took the silver medal in the 1500 metres behind Steve Cram of Great Britain. The title track was taken off as a single and rose to # 7 on the UK chart in early 1976. John M. Walker (Pennsylvania politician) (19051976), Pennsylvania State includes improvements, actual settlement made in Surveyed three hundred acres of land in Washington County by virtue of a certificate from the Commissioners for the district of Washington and Montgomery Counties and agreeable to an Act of the Genreal Assembly of Virginia passed in 1779, known by the name of the Broad Meadows, the one half for John Donnell & the other half for James, Robert & John Barr, tenants in common respectively and not as joynt tenants, lying on both sides of Sinking Creek the waters of Clynch River, & beginning near the sink of said creek, on the south side of the same at a buckeye and sugartree from thence. 13 (1896), 1617 (1899). The 'c1771' is assumed. The elder Walker was the grandson of the Reverend Governor George Walker of Donaghmore County, Londonderry, Ireland, who successfully commanded the Siege of Derry in 1689 against the forces of King James II. He died of the disease, at his Los Angeles home on May 7, 2011.[2]. This resulted in the erection of Caswell Co. a few years later. Revolutionary War pension claim filed in Floyd Co., Ky., that he and all Web1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Witness our hands this 8th day of August, 1781. From the lawsuit we gather that John IV had used this property to secure his bond with Robert Campbell concerning an otherwise unrelated matter. The 1782 Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List In 1820, the trustees invested in an Italian John Clarke and his brother Thomas (my 8thgreat grand uncles brothers of Joseph Clarke),John Coggeshall (father of my 7th great grand uncle Samuel Rathbun, brother of Thomas Rathbun),Edward Hutchinson Sr. (my 10th great grand uncle), and Thomas Savage (husband of my 9th great grand aunt Faith Hutchinson, brother of Edward Hutchinson Jr.) were also signers. Walker also took the bronze medal in the 800 metres in 1:44.92, his lifetime best for the distance; it still ranks him second-fastest New Zealander ever, behind Peter Snell. WebJohn the Apostle is traditionally held to be the author of the Gospel of John, and many Christian denominations believe that he authored several other books of the New Testament, depending on whether he is distinguished from, or identified with, John the Evangelist, John the Elder, and John of Patmos. 42 And he brought him to Jesus. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. The 1500 metres final started at a slow pace, with a first 800 metres in 2:03. of John Walker & William Walker, 2 coheirs of The certificate for this plat is recorded on page 267. He was not an aristocrat; his was an Horatio Alger story, a rags to riches tale. WebJohn was the youngest of the four surviving sons of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[ a] it. fide Jerry Penley 21 Nov 1997 [Need date, and source] Walker to Walker Power of Attorney allied families: also war records and some fragmentary notes pertaining to the history of Virginia, 1600-1902. Notes for CAPT. Their second British number one, "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" in 1966, was their biggest hit in the US, where it made # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. John Walker [4] was born in England, which can be proven by his "kinsman" Joseph Walker mentioning him as "now living in Virginia." In December 2003, he married Cynthia, who sang with him on tour. He had, however, an aversion to surgical operations, and had to leave the profession, turning instead to chemistry. N. Cabell, I do hereby assign all my right & title to the within certft. On 3 Dec 1656 the proprietors of Portsmouth ordered that William Earl and James Sands shall have 50 acres of land it being an old grant to John Walker deceased. I give a Sow and barrow to mary and a Sow and barrow to Sarah, I give the Saw to Mary and the Smoth Iron James the hobing Iron, Mary the pincers James the Spitt a green Jackitt to Goodm. He at once appreciated the practical value of the discovery, and started making friction matches. This article is from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 6 volumes, edited by William S. Powell. Walker who intermarried with William Carmack, It was the first document in history that severed both political and religious ties with mother England. ii MARY, b. say 1634; m. by 1654 William Earle. Tumbling Creek - corner to Walter Mattinley's survey He was not an aristocrat; his was an Horatio Alger story, 1772August 29, 1781. Legendary Guitar: Jeff Beck's 1954 Yardbirds Esquire, No Regrets The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 19651976, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Walker_(musician)&oldid=1123598673, American expatriates in the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2011, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 November 2022, at 16:19. His migration from Virginia to old Tryon County, N. C. was by way of Guilford County, N. C. - on the south side of the flat mountain - crossing John served at Fort Bragg and felt he wasn't a 'hero' like his brother was. He developed an interest in trying to find a means of obtaining fire easily. 8 He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. It is certain that Walker's wife's name was Katherine, he mentions her by that name in his will: "my wife Katerine Walker", but. Additional cleanup is needed for some records, especially those dealing with land records in Orange Co. John Walker, Jr. (Son of 2nd John Walker) in Wigton Walker terminology]) He was a Manukau City Councillor, and then a councillor for the merged Auckland Council. the 18th 1671 by me John Sanford To. Robinson's line If you have records for John IV or Indian Killer please feel free to add them. In order for this to be the Broad Meadow property we have to assume that at some point an error was made deseibing the land as being in Lee County. He was taken north to Detroit, and was adopted into the Wyandot (Wyandotte, Wendat) Indian Tribe. part of survey for Walker granted 1779 of 621 A Wit: Joseph Smith, ?Walker, Weaver,1998. His father settled at the "Sinks" of Sinking Creek, between the pioneer community of Castle's Woods (modern Castle's Wood, and Dungannon in modern Scott Co, VA. Other family members settled nearby, including brother-in-laws Patrick Porter (1731- ) who settled on Fall Creek, and Samuel Cowan ( -1776), John Snoddy, Alexander Cowan, and William Cowan, all of whom settled in Castle's Woods proper. WebJohn Walker was born on the Dan River in Virginia near Danville, about the year 1748. James Barker, Henry Williams, William Gwyn. 9 Apr 1796. In this case, the location is also on Mockison Creek, but the desription notes that the proprty is adjacent Christopher Huston. Petition from the North Part of Orange County John Walker. A number of record citations have been recovered from emails of the late Jerry Penley, a well known Wigton Walker researcher. Test, James Reid, C, C, C Waler, decd300 acby settlement in 1773on 1. During 1981, Walker set a New Zealand all-comers' mile record of 3:50.6 in Auckland. [4] Indoors, Walker broke the 1500 metre world record in 1979 with a time of 3:37.4. fide Jerry Penley 21 Nov 1997 ]. In 1771 citizens of Orange County petitioned to have the northern portions of the county set off as a a separate county. The Connection in East Tennesssee. Henrys plan (1173) to assign to John, his favourite son (whom he had nicknamed Lackland), extensive lands upon his marriage with the daughter of Humbert III, count of Maurienne (Savoy), was defeated by the rebellion the proposal provoked among Johns elder brothers. Photocopies of this will that I've seen do not show the date it was written. John Walker on April 2, 1774August 8, 1781 - then on Robins line to the Wit. John Walker then began performing solo with a backing band. During this period, The Walker Brothers played some performances with The Yardbirds; John eventually sold guitarist Jeff Beck the 1954 Fender Esquire used on many of the Yardbirds' most famous recordings from Spring 1965 to early 1966. [citation needed], John Walker wrote in his autobiographical The Walker Brothers: No Regrets - Our Story:[3]. Presumably the date is on the same page as the text says "the day and year above written". WebJohn H. Walker, born about 1755, was the son of William Walker of Bedford and Botetourt Counties and who is buried in Craig County, Virginia. In return for substantial payments, which he felt he needed to repair a troubled marriage and personal finances, he regularly left photographed and photocopied cryptographic keys, technical manuals, and other material in anonymous locations. As passengers in 1634 on the Francis of Ipswich, the Freebornes were probably from Essex or Suffolk. South 226 poles to a post oak and buckeye sapling on the point of a spur.. Assigned to John Donnell on August 10, 1782. belonging to the heirs of Gen. Campbell, decd. Canadian born John T. Walker came on the Rogersville scene around 1900 and the town was never the same. [9], In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Walker was appointed Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport and the community. John III and Ann married about 1734, and moved in succession to Borden's Grant (roughly modern Rockbridge County, VA) about 1738, then to Orange County, NC about 1756, and finally, about 1771, to Castle's Woods in modern Scott County, VA. Ancestry of John Walker IV of the Wigton Line. Label vector designed by Ibrandify - Freepik.com, Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions. Also signed by James A. Porter. The Wigton Walkers: View of Wigton, Scotland, looking north east toward Wigton Bay. He & Elizabethare said to have had 11 children, some in Lincoln Co., NC, and the oldestWilliam WebAccording to the 1881 census, Walker's mother Sarah was born in Leith (one of Scotland's main ports), and his father, also named John, was a dock worker born in "India, West" with mention of "Spain" (presumed to be the West Indies, possibly Port of Spain in Trinidad or a Spanish colony such as Cuba). Omissions? crossing the Laurel fork corner to the settlement survey Several of the records for land transactions on Moon Creek refer to persons with the Porter surname. Overall, the property under discussion between Preston and "John Jr." seems to be consistent with the Broad Meadows property, leading to the speculation that John Jr is the son of John IV.
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