Hanover County Walker Research
Anchor record: On 4 May 1786, William Walker & Kesiah his wife, of King William County, sold 100 acres on Stone Horse branch to Moses Harris of Hanover. The land was willed to me by Wm Walker, decd, of Hanover. Kesiah relinquished dower rights 6 July 1786.
FamilySearch deed image (Liz's link)
FamilySearch deed image (Liz's link)
Critical Corrections for the Tree
NEW Two Different Mary Ann Winstons
Lucy Cochran's sister Mary Ann married Francis Irwin (Essex Winston branch). Dr. John Walker's wife was a different Mary Ann Winston from the Langaloo / Isaac Winston I branch. Do not merge.
Full Winston–Cochran–Walker analysis →NEW James Walker Pension Correction
Pension R.11036: Mother is not "Elizabeth Lensy" — that was a misread of wife Elizabeth Lemay (daughter of Samuel Lemay). Father William Walker named; mother unnamed. No children. No Kesiah in pension file.
Full pension analysis → · Pension PDFVERIFIED Two Distinct Walker Lines
William Walker dec'd (Stone Horse Creek devise) ≠ Dr. John Walker (physician, Licking Hole, d. March 1774). Do not merge without proof.
Dr. John Walker → · All Walker deeds →NEW Neighbor Name Discrepancy
Published William & Mary Quarterly abstract names adjoining owner Julian Lacy, not Ellett/Elliott. Liz's FamilySearch image may have fuller metes-and-bounds — compare originals.
1786 deed details → · Ellett vs Elliott geography →What Liz Does Not Yet Have on HT Sr's Page
| Finding | Status | Page |
|---|---|---|
| William Walker will text / probate | Not found online — Cocke Chancery Wills ~10 pp. | Will search |
| William Walker 1783 King William tax (Mordecai Abraham dist.) | Verified | Kesiah |
| Solomon Walker same district 1783 | Verified — probable kinsman | Kesiah |
| Moses Harris Alvis purchase 1787; Anderson 1788 | Verified | Harris FAN |
| Robert Elliott + Jane Walker processioning 1771 & 1779 | Verified | Harris FAN |
| Witness IDs: Thomson, Austin, Winn | FS full-text OCR | 1786 deed |
| Moses Clash + Kesiah Walker (ward) Henrico bond ~1810 | FS lead | Kesiah |
| KEZIAH (WIDOW) Hanover court index 1785–87 | Index only | Kesiah |
| Isaac Winston I will — £80 to Dr. John Walker, 1760 | Verified | Dr. John |
| Essex Winston will 1781 — Mary Ann heir, David Cochran executor | Verified | Winston |
| Glasgow lawsuit — Sibbald v. David Walker, 1832 (not 1766) | Corrected | Glasgow |
| Stone Horse Creek = western Hanover, Chickahominy watershed | Verified | Geography |
Research Topics
📜 4 May 1786 Indenture — Walker & Kesiah → Moses Harris
📋 William Walker dec'd Will Search & Cocke Lead
🎖️ James Walker Rev. War Pension R.11036
👤 Kesiah & King William County Records
🏠 Moses Harris Land & FAN Cluster
✍️ Deed Witnesses: Thomson, Austin, Winn
🌳 Winston–Cochran–Walker–Littlepage Web
⚕️ Dr. John Walker (Separate Line)
📍 Ellett vs Elliott — Geographic Split
🗺️ Stone Horse Creek Geography
⚖️ David Walker & Glasgow Litigation
📖 Hanover Walker Land Records 1740–1800
✅ LVA / FamilySearch Research Checklist
🔗 Complete Link Bibliography
Quick Citation
William Walker, deceased, of Hanover County, Virginia, devised 100 acres on Stone Horse branch to William Walker (who with wife Kesiah of King William County sold the land to Moses Harris of Hanover County, 4 May 1786). Will text not extant in online sources searched; existence proved by deed recital. Adjacent Julian Lacy (per abstract).
William and Mary College Quarterly, 2nd ser., 23 (1914): 123; USGenWeb hanover5.txt; Internet Archive WMQ Vol. 23