Research Checklist
Priority pulls at LVA, FamilySearch, and other repositories
Priority 1 — Stone Horse / 1786 Devise Line
| # | Action | Repository | Link |
|---|
| 1 |
Cocke, Chancery Wills and Notes — William Walker + ELLETT + Harris |
FamilySearch / LVA |
FS Digital Library |
| 2 |
Hanover "Larger Book" 1780–1790 — full 4 May 1786 deed (witnesses, metes & bounds) |
LVA Reel 2 / FamilySearch |
LVA VA119 |
| 3 |
William Walker estate records (Hanover), 1770s–1785 |
LVA Chancery |
Chancery portal |
| 4 |
Davis abstracts — exact book/page for 1786 Harris deed |
Google Books / library |
Davis 1783–1792 |
| 5 |
King William deeds 1780–1800 — William & Kesiah Walker |
LVA VA145 |
King William microfilm |
Priority 2 — King William / Kesiah
| # | Action | Repository | Link |
|---|
| 6 |
Records Book 2, 1785–1786 — 6 Jul 1786 dower release |
LVA Reel 1 |
VA145 |
| 7 |
Sheriff Spiller book, 1782 & 1786 — guardianship? |
LVA Reel 57 |
VA145 |
| 8 |
King William PP tax 1784–1800 — William, Solomon, James Walker |
LVA Reel 198 |
VA145 |
| 9 |
Pull AMT guardianship citation — parties & date |
Ancestry / LVA |
— |
| 10 |
1786 land tax alterations — Walker land? |
LVA Land Tax Reel 164 |
VA145 |
Priority 3 — James Walker Pension
| # | Action | Repository | Link |
|---|
| 11 |
NARA M804 Roll 2475 — full R.11036 images |
Fold3 / FamilySearch |
revwarapps PDF · Fold3 |
| 12 |
Jessamine Court Order Books — Aug 1834, Jun 1843/45 |
Jessamine Courthouse |
Jessamine Historical Society |
| 13 |
Goochland deeds/wills — William Walker 1760–1800 |
FamilySearch |
Goochland catalog |
| 14 |
Samuel LeMay will, 27 Dec 1810 — "Betsey Walker" |
Goochland will book |
LeMay-262 ref |
| 15 |
Goochland marriage 1782–83 Walker–Lemay |
Goochland register |
USGenWeb bonds |
Priority 4 — FAN / Neighbors
| # | Action | Link |
|---|
| 16 | St. Paul's processioning returns 1779 (Elliott/Walker) | vestry.txt |
| 17 | Hanover land tax 1782–1790 — Moses Harris acreage | LVA VA119 |
| 18 | Julian Lacy / Stephen Lacy heirs — Stone Horse deeds | Lacy-248 |
| 19 | Moses Harris will — d. 1813 Orange? | Orange County wills |
| 20 | 1783 Mordecai Abraham district — full taxpayer list | VA 1783 index |
Priority 5 — Winston / Cochran / Dr. John
| # | Action | Link |
|---|
| 21 | Isaac Winston will, 6 Mar 1760 | Torrence |
| 22 | Essex Winston will, 23 Feb 1781 | Glazebrook VA Migrations I |
| 23 | Dr. John Walker administration, 1774 (Thomas Simpson) | Hanover order books |
| 24 | Hanover DB 8 Mar 1788 p.375 — John M. Walker → Wm O. Winston | hanover5.txt |
| 25 | UVA Box 46 — Sibbald v. David Walker (1832) | UVA Archives |
Record Loss Reminder
Hanover pre-1865 records largely destroyed 1865. King William deed books 1706–1792 lost. Surviving: Hanover "Small Book" 1734–35 + "Larger Book" 1780–90; chancery papers; neighboring county records.
LVA Lost Records guide