Dr. John Walker

Physician, Hanover Co. · Separate line from William Walker dec'd (Stone Horse Creek)

Do not merge with William Walker dec'd of Stone Horse Creek or James Walker pension line without documentary proof.

Identity

Field	Detail
Birth	ca. 1726, Caroline / King and Queen Co.
Death	March 1774 — died suddenly away from home
Occupation	Physician/surgeon
Parents	Benjamin Walker (1698–1738), Crown Attorney + Anne Aylett
Grandparents	John Walker & Rachel Croshaw
Wife	Mary Ann Winston (Langaloo / Isaac I branch) — NOT Lucy's sister
Children	Edmund, John M., Frances, Benjamin; Susannah? (uncertain)
Will	Intestate — Thomas Simpson, administrator, Apr 1774

Death & Estate

Date	Event
10 Mar 1774	Newspaper: "Dr. John Walker of Hanover Co. died suddenly while away from home"
14 Apr 1774	Thomas Simpson, administrator — sell slaves, medical instruments at Hanover Town
20 Apr 1783	Mary Walker (widow) authorized to sell his land

Source: Headley, Genealogical Abstracts from 18th-Century Virginia Newspapers (1987)

Land — Licking Hole (Not South Wales)

8 March 1788: John W. Walker, son of Dr. John Walker, conveys to William O. Winston:

151 acres (adjoining Charles Porter, Mary Jones)
157 acres at "Licking Hole" (adjoining Carter, Benjamin Toler, William O. Winston)

Witnesses: Joseph Winston, Bickerton Winston, Benjamin Pollard.

Bullfield — Benjamin Walker (1785)

Date	Record
3 Sept 1785	Benj. Walker, son & heir of John Walker decd, Physician → Gen. Thomas Nelson, 593a "Bullfield"
16 Jan 1785	Benj. Walker → Thos. Nelson, Jr., land near Bullfield

Isaac Winston I Legacy (1760)

"I give and bequeath unto Dr. John Walker eighty pounds current money."

Capt. Isaac Winston I will, 6 Feb 1760, proved Hanover 6 Mar 1760. Torrence, Winston of Virginia, pp. 22–24.

Hanover Town (1773)

DHR NRHP nomination (042-0097): Goldsmith Thomas Glass and physician John Walker recorded as having shops in Hanover Town village in 1773. Upper Pamunkey, ~22 miles from Stone Horse Creek.

Family Chart

John Walker (~1654) + Rachel Croshaw └── Benjamin Walker (1698–1738) + Anne Aylett └── Dr. John Walker (~1726–Mar 1774) + Mary Ann Winston ├── Edmund (~1770–1837/38) + Elizabeth Armistead ├── John M. Walker ├── Frances + Cobb / Herod Reese ├── Benjamin └── Susannah? + John Henry / Richard White [UNCERTAIN]

Connection to William Walker dec'd?

Possible link	Verdict
Same Walker family	Unlikely — different parentage, different Y-DNA groups expected
Geographic neighbors	Plausible — both in Hanover–Louisa–Goochland border
Social / Winston bridge	Documented — but no marriage or deed connects the two Walker lines
Shared "Licking Hole" name	Coincidental — Dr. John's son sells Licking Hole 1788; John Walker d.1767 also lived Licking Hole Creek — different families

Links

WikiTree — Walker-24027 (Dr. John) WikiTree — Walker-5468 (John M.) WikiTree — Walker-2062 DHR — Hanover Town NRHP (Dr. John 1773) HMDB — Hanover Town marker Wikipedia — Hanover Town hanover5.txt — Bullfield & Licking Hole deeds Torrence — Winston of Virginia WikiTree — Walker-27891 (John Walker d.1767, Licking Hole — different line)