James Walker — Pension R.11036
Critical correction: Bunch/Jessamine extract lists mother as "Elizabeth Lensy" — this is a mis-transcription of wife Elizabeth Lemay. James's mother is unnamed in the pension file.
Pension Identification
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Pension No. | R.11036 (Rejected pension series) |
| NARA | M804, Roll 2475 ("Walker, John – Walker, Moses") |
| Applied | 18 Aug 1834, Jessamine Co. KY, age ~80 |
| Birth | Hanover County, VA, ca. 1754 (age in Samuel Lamay family Bible, lost) |
| Hanover → Goochland | Until age 12 (~1766 move) |
| Enlistment | Goochland, 1777 or 1778, drafted |
| Service | Capt. Curd; Col. William Taylor; Capt. Thomas Hatcher; Capt. Gideon Hatcher |
| Marriage | Goochland, 1782 or 1783, to Elizabeth Lemay |
| Minister | Parson Reuben Ford (Baptist, Nuckols Meeting House) |
| Death | 27 Nov 1840 (widow) / 29 Nov 1840 (Bunch) — Jessamine Co. KY |
| Children | None (Henry Overstreet affidavit) |
| KY arrival | ~1809 (~25 years before 1834 application) |
Family Named in Pension
| Name | Relationship | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| William Walker | Father | Of Hanover; on 1783 tax in Goochland AND Louisa |
| [Unnamed] | Mother | Not named in pension |
| Elizabeth Lemay | Wife | Daughter of Samuel Lemay/Lamme; b. 1757 Goochland |
| Samuel Lemay | Father-in-law | Will 27 Dec 1810, names "Betsey Walker" |
Houchins Affidavit (4 Jul 1843, Mercer Co. KY)
James Walker was the son of William Walker and … married Elizabeth Lemay, daughter of Samuel Lemay … about the year 1782 … Parson Reuben Ford … all Baptist.
What Is NOT in the Pension
- Kesiah — appears only in 1786 deed (wife of different William Walker of King William)
- Stone Horse Creek — not mentioned
- Siblings — not named
- Link to HT Sr / Fanny witnesses / King William Walker heirs — no evidence
Negative Findings
| Line | Status |
|---|---|
| Kesiah Walker | Only Kesiah Jenkins (W.2944) in Jessamine RW list — not Walker |
| King William William + Solomon Walker (1783) | No record connecting to James's father |
| HT Sr / St. Peter's DNA Group 2 | No deed, will, pension, or witness overlap |
| Peter Walker will / Fanny witnesses | No documented link |
| Col. George Walker III line | Different pedigree — disambiguate |
Disambiguation Chart
JAMES WALKER LINE (THIS RESEARCH)
William Walker (Hanover) + [wife UNKNOWN]
└── James Walker (c.1754 Hanover – 1840 Jessamine)
m. 1782/83 Elizabeth LEMAY (dau. Samuel LeMay)
NO ISSUE · Pension R.11036
NOT THE SAME:
├── Col. George Walker III → William Walker (m. Sarah Holcombe)
├── Joseph/Peter Walker Goochland (DNA Grp 016) → Fanny
├── HT Sr / David Walker New Kent (DNA Grp 2)
├── King William William + Solomon Walker (1783 tax)
└── William Walker b.1725 Goochland (Jane Burton)
Primary Sources & Links
Southern Campaigns — Pension R.11036 PDF (Will Graves transcript)
Bunch — Revolutionary War Soldiers of Jessamine County (PDF)
KyGenWeb — Jessamine RW soldiers
Jessamine Historical — RW listing
Genealogy Trails — 1840 Jessamine pensioners
Quisenberry — Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky (1895)
NARA M804 roll index
Fold3 — US Revolutionary War Pensions
VA 1783 tax index — William Walker Goochland/Louisa
Louisa 1801 tax — James Walker
WikiTree — Walker-12804 (James)
WikiTree — Lemay-331 (Elizabeth, wife)
WikiTree — LeMay-262 (Samuel, father-in-law)
Goochland History — Reuben Ford / Baptist church
Mullins Project — Col. George Walker disambiguation