Signed, sealed and delivered in the present of Alex Montgomery, William Cowan and Andrew Cowan.. at Court held for Washington County the 17th day of November 1778. John IV then sold this property to a group of land speculators, "Donnel, Barr, Barr, and Barr". He had, however, an aversion to surgical operations, and had to leave the profession, turning instead to chemistry. He won national titles in Scotland and England, and represented both Scotland and the Scottish League XI . the Middle Fork of Holstein RiverCommissioners Sarah WALKER , Immigrant b: ABT. Jos. 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. Here's a "key to the Johns". 2. of them this 10th Augt. the 18th 1671 by me John Sanford To. 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. Page 475 - James Craig and William Craig, assignee In some cases the exact citation or date is missing. WebJohn Walker was born in 1805 near Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire. While Walker was preparing a lighting mixture on one occasion, a match which had been dipped in it took fire by an accidental friction upon the hearth. 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. Laurel fork - October 11, 1796, Certification that John IV is entitled to the property settled in 1773 by his father John III. For other sportspeople with this name, see, New Zealand national champions in men's 800 m, New Zealand national champions in men's 1500 m, 1974 New Zealand British Commonwealth Games team, *Distances have varied as follows: Mile (19402002) and 1932, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters (19331939), (20036, 20082010) and even numbered years since 2010, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, "UK National Records and Best Performances", "Olympic gold medalist and Auckland councillor Sir John Walker calls it a day", Video Interview of John Walker talking about his Olympic Win, World Best Year Performance in Men's 1500 m, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Walker_(runner)&oldid=1114307369, Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics, Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand, Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand, World record setters in athletics (track and field), New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire, Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field), Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics, Track & Field News Athlete of the Year winners, All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 5 October 2022, at 21:08. bequeathed to my daughter Mary Walker twenty acres of land at the upper end of my lot; to my daughter Sands twenty acres of land beginning next to Mr. Brownings at the seaside and from thence up to the mill path, and there to butt against my daughter Marys twenty acres and if she die childless then. Birth: 1680, Scotland; Death: Sep., 1734 Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Son of: John & Jane (McKnight) Walker. John III's brothers took title to property in that area as early as 1741; It seems likely that John III was there as well, though no record seems to have survived to prove the point. fide Jerry Penley 21 Nov 1997 ] He received a life sentence and ultimately died in prison. The date is often cited as 1773, but the basis for that is not known. Tumbling Creek - corner to Walter Mattinley's survey Hamiton clearly believes Preston conducted this interview with the grandson of John Walker III. He went to the local grammar school and was afterwards apprenticed to Watson Alcock, the principal surgeon of the town, serving him as an assistant. At this point his international career had shown unusual longevity, spanning almost two decades. The will was probated in 1778, which is probably the basis for which many have identified his year of death as 1778. 1. Walker also released his first solo record, "What a Thrill", on the Almo label, with The Blossoms as backing singers. We whose names are underwritten do hereby solemnly in the presence of Jehovah incorporate ourselves into a Bodie Politick and as He shall help, will submit our persons, lives and estates unto our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and to all those perfect and most absolute laws of His given in His Holy Word of truth, to be guided and judged thereby. John M. Walker (Pennsylvania politician) (19051976), Pennsylvania State The 'c1771' is assumed. then on Robins line to the The designation of this property as "Broad Meadows" is a 'plantation name'. Commentary: The first item is an assignment from John Walker to a James Taylor on Mockison Creek. John Walker does not appear to have been an educated man, as he signed his will by mark. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey. [3], He formed The Walker Brothers (originally The Walker Brothers Trio) in 1964, with himself as lead vocalist and guitarist, Engel on bass and harmony vocals, and Al "Tiny" Schneider on drums. WebJohn Walker was born and raised in the small town of Custer's Grove, Georgia. This seems to place the interview somewhere in the Long Bottom, and is consistent with Indian Killer John Walker being John IV. After retiring from the navy in 1976, Walker opened a private detective business and obtained documents from Jerry Whitworth, a fellow radioman; Walkers brother Arthur, a retired lieutenant commander who worked for a defense contractor; and Walkers son, Michael, a petty officer assigned to a nuclear aircraft carrier. Career John Walker was burgess for Warwick in 1644, 1646 and 1649. The rest of the spy ring was rounded up, and all were charged with passing navy secrets to Soviet agents. Throughout his career as a world-class miler, Walker was coached by Arch Jelley, a school principal and a middle distance runner himself, whose work with runners has been typified by meticulous training programmes on a scientific basis and effective communications in person. His son was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and his brother received a $250,000 fine and a life sentence. 6 There came a man who was sent from God. He grew up idolizing his older brother Mike, a US Army helicopter pilot. I give to Sarah the helfe part of the new out house, Mary to give her thirty shills for her part of take Soe much as she sees good. Apart from three recorded sales during 1828 under the name of 'attrition lights' all other recorded sales were for 'friction lights'. Jno. All three national records stood for 25 years until 21 July 2007, when Alan Webb broke Scott's American record. In the Name of God Amen I Kathrin Walker of porsmouth on Rhod-Island being in health and memory have made this my last Will and Testament in forme and manner followinge. WebBorn in 1880 and died in 11 Dec 1939 Leeds, West Yorkshire John William Walker Several chemical mixtures were already known which would ignite by a sudden explosion, but it had not been found possible to transmit the flame to a slow-burning substance like wood. We can only infer other facts of his life during this period by inference. Commentary: This record is sometimes cited as demonstrating A) John IV had acquired property near Roanoke, and B) had brothers Samuel and Joseph. Commentary: John IV had inherited this property as heir at law of John III. William Walker, decd and for Nancy Walker who John Sr. was M to Elizabeth, and since I have thecorrect person he was married to Elizabeth McCampbell in NC. At age 14, his health improved. ALEXANDER WALKER: Apr. Photocopies of this will that I've seen do not show the date it was written. 1625 in Hingham, NFK, ENG. Father of Sarah Sands; Mary Earle and Dorcas Walker, From: http://genforum.genealogy.com/walker/messages/19010.html. Francis B. Heitman, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution (1914). ffreeborne to Mary my Wareing clothes Two allce one Jackitt to Sarah my new Red wastcoate, Item I give mary the Knedinge trough alsoe the blacke Cow Starr, a Red heiffer, alsoe I will that within three daies or a weeke these thing that I have willed be devided, alsoe I Will that William ffreeborne and Adam Mott Senr See as feoffees in trust that that this my Will fulfillid. The document was written and signed in Boston by a group of men who followed Anne Hutchinson, a banished Christian dissident from Massachusetts, to seek religious freedom in Rhode Island. Ordered that Patrick Porter, James Wharton, Joseph Moor, William Trimble & John Kinkead or any three of them being first sworn appraise the Estate of Samuel Walker deceased and make return to the court. 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). Robert W. Walker and R. Frederick Walker, "Genealogy of John Walker from Ireland in 1720 and Some of His Ancestors in England and Ireland and Some of his Descendants in America" (manuscript in possession of H. L. Riddle, Jr., Morganton, N.C.). John Maus was born in New York City, the son of John Joseph Maus Sr., who was of German extraction, and his wife Regina. 13 (1896), 1617 (1899). 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. At the time of his 2009 book, Walker lived in California and had two children and three grandchildren. c. 1771, THE COLONIAL RECORDS collected and edited by William L. 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. It was probably applied not by the Walkers, but by Donnell, Barr, Barr, and Barr, who applied similar names to other parcels they purchased at this time. 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. [1] In 2000, he set up his own record label and released a CD, You. Test, James Reid, C, C, C Gentlemen of The House of Burgesses; The Petition of the North Part of Born: in Wigtown Scotland. Walker died in Stockton on 1 May 1859 and was buried in the grounds of St Mary's Church in Norton, near Stockton.[1]. Catherine was killed with her mother in an indian attack in 1643. In 1820, the trustees invested in an Italian warehouse, grocery, and wine and spirits shop on the High Street in Kilmarnock. 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. He became a friend of Ritchie Valens, and was an honorary pallbearer at Valens' funeral. Two years later he settled on Crowders Creek near Kings Mountain and lived there until 1768, when he moved to Cane Creek in what is now Rutherford County. WebJohn Walker, son of Simeon and Mary (Miner) Walker, was born 20 June 1794 at Peacham, Caledonia County, Vermont. Revolutionary War pension claim filed in Floyd Co., Ky., that he and all After attending the local grammar school he served an apprenticeship with the towns principal surgeon and doctor and was appointed an assistant-surgeon. John Graham, The History of the Siege of Derry (1823). In 1927, in the year that John Walker was born, in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. John 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 almost two decades (196785) passed classified documents, including navy code books and reports on movements of submarines and surface ships, to agents of the Soviet Union. Familypedia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Jno. The other sons were John, Jr., James Reuben, William, Thomas, and Joseph. Walker achieved world prominence in 1974 when he finished second to Filbert Bayi of Tanzania in the 1500 metre run at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. 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. According to most interpretations of White 1902:6 his parents moved from the Nottingham Lots (portions of Chester and Cecil Counties, MD) in 1734, and settled on Borden's Grant in the Valley of Virginia (modern Rockbridge County) by 1738. CertificateBeginning near a line of the old survey James, Robert & John Barr on August 10, 1782. of him this 10th August, 1782. WebJohn Walker was born in 1805 near Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire. 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". 9 Apr 1796. 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. WebJohn Walker was born on the Dan River in Virginia near Danville, about the year 1748. All of his six sons served in the Revolution, five being commissioned officers in North Carolina regiments of the Continental line. In 1779 he was appointed justice of the peace in the new county of Rutherford, and the first session of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions was held at his home near the mouth of Cane Creek. The first data we have of John Walker II is the statement by White, 1902:3 that he married Katherine Rutherford In Wigton, Scotland, in March of He took an electronics course, and became a technical consultant to manufacturing companies, while developing his own recording studio. I give three Wedges to James Sands and a paire of tongues, I give to mary the rest of the Bedinge and three Sheets two pillowbeares a fine & a Course one a chest all the pewter , in the house that is mine, a great Brass Ketle a Scellitt a Iron Ketle & a Scoomer a chafing dish Tramills a Spade a frying pann one hogshead one Butter firkin to mary three milke vessells. of his brothers and sisters were born in Orange [Guilford] Co., North The first recorded sale from his store was 7 April 1827 under the name 'Sulphurata Hyper-Oxygenata Frict.' John Walker aka Indian Killer is believed to have settled in the Long Bottom in front of Chillhowie Gap. Signed: To help keep these "Johns" straight the standard Wigton Walker terminology will be employed in discussing the above article. He was not an aristocrat; his was an Horatio Alger story, a rags to riches tale. He did not name the matches "Congreves" in honour of the inventor and rocket pioneer, Sir William Congreve as it is sometimes stated. Promoted to major on 20 Apr. Most records listed seem to refer to John III rather than to John IV. In one of the greatest 1500 m races in history, Walker and Bayi both broke the existing world record, and others in the race recorded the fourth, fifth, and seventh fastest performances ever. 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. Walker regarded this run as the best race of his life. [2] He began using the name John Walker at the age of 17, because he was unhappy at how people pronounced his real name. From the lawsuit we gather that John IV had used this property to secure his bond with Robert Campbell concerning an otherwise unrelated matter. John Walker on April 2, 1774August 8, 1781 - 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. N. Cabell, I do hereby assign all my right & title to the within certft. 18/19th-century English inventor of the friction match. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. Deed Book J page 75-6 John Grant of CC to Armistead Flippen of same, for 500 lbs., 231 A s side Moon's Cr being part of tract John Walker purchased of Earl Granville and part purchased by Christopher Huston of Earl Granville. Walter Clark, ed., State Records of North Carolina, vols. Transcribed June 1998, Jeffrey C. Weaver, Will of John Walker III [NEED SOURCE] written c. 1775, probated 1778. Canadian born John T. Walker came on the Rogersville scene around 1900 and the town was never the same. 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]. As passengers in 1634 on the Francis of Ipswich, the Freebornes were probably from Essex or Suffolk. Used by permission of the publisher. ii MARY, b. say 1634; m. by 1654 William Earle. His name was John. John P. Arthur, Western North Carolina: A History, 17301913 (1914). I was the one who said 'Let's do this, let's do that.' [10], New Zealand middle-distance runner and politician, "John Walker (athlete)" redirects here. 1777, he resigned his commission on 22 December due to age and poor health. 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. In 1771 citizens of Orange County petitioned to have the northern portions of the county set off as a a separate county. 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. Mountain - corner to a tract of land granted to William Since it is on Mockison's Creek the John Walker involved is probably John IV. John Maus was born in New York City, the son of John Joseph Maus Sr., who was of German extraction, and his wife Regina. John Walker, I do hereby assign the one half of the within certificate to Jas, Robt, & This given under my hand and seal the day and year above written [???1773???]. WebAbout 14 years ago Robert Preston went to see Walker at his residence on Little River in Tennessee. One of Patrick Porter's sons, JOHN WALKER PORTER, stated in his His parents moved to Orange Co, NC occurred by 1756. In the same month he represented Tryon County in the Third Provincial Congress at Hillsborough. John Walker of Stockton-on-Tees - Inventor of the Friction Match, "White Phosphorus The epiphany for the friction match occurred with the addition of a phosphorus component to the match", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Walker_(inventor)&oldid=1129853710, Articles incorporating DNB text with Wikisource reference, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 11:55. The Walker Brothers split up in early 1968, principally as a result of tensions between Maus and Engel, after a UK tour in late 1967 which featured Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens, and Engelbert Humperdinck, followed by a tour of Japan. In the early 1990s he aimed to be the first runner over 40 years of age to run a mile under four minutes, but his attempts failed due to a leg injury. [2][3], Late in 1974, he agreed with Engel and Leeds to reform The Walker Brothers. Alternate titles: John Anthony Walker, Jr. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Joseph Cloyd. Elsewhere John IV is identified as the "heir at law" of John II and Samuel. 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,? WebJohn M. Walker Jr. (born 1940), former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. N81 E38 " " crossing Cowan's Creek to a buckeye and elm.. Arrived in Massachusetts by 1633 and subsequently settled in Rhode Island in 1638 and. Many descendants believe his middle name is either Harrison or Harvison. John Walker, Sr. of Co. of Orange & Province of N.C. of the one part WebJohn Walker (15 September 1826 14 August 1885) was an English cricketer. Author. Thus John IV was was free to sell the land to DBB&B. This property, located at "The Sinks of Sinking Creek" on the Clinch River watershed, had been inherited by John IV a few years earlier from his father John III. Two and a half years after Walker's invention was made public, Isaac Holden arrived, independently, at the same idea of coating wooden splinters with sulphur. For personal use and not for further distribution. Donnell. Margret Walker, Lucy Walker, Elsy Walker & James i SARAH, b. say 1628; m. by 1648 James Sands. Edwards, Olga jones and Izora Waters Fizzell, 1978. The certificate for this plat is recorded on page 267. While residing there he enlisted in Colonel James Grant's regiment and served in a campaign against the Cherokee Indians in 1761. At first obtaining the documents himself while on active duty, he subsequently recruited a close friend, a brother, and his own son into a growing spy ring that he maintained after his retirement from the military. A True Copie of the Origionall Entred & Recorded. He toured Britain again as part of a nostalgia package tour in 2004, and released an album, Silver Sixties Tour 2004, as well as resuming extensive touring in his own right. In other cases, the record is a paraphrase of the original record. Harry Innes 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. As a young man Walker settled on the south fork of the Potomac River in Hampshire County, Va., and in 1751 married Elizabeth Watson. [7] In 2016, Walker was reelected in the Manurewa-Papakura ward for a third consecutive term. Not much is known of John Walker. Walker. Laurel Fork a north branch of the north fork of He was baptized a Catholic, [1] and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. Web1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Today's modern safety matches were created by the Swedish chemist, Gustaf Erik Pasch. During most of his naval career he worked with encryption codes and devices and had access to detailed information about the movements of both U.S. and Soviet fleets. Parcel of land on Moons Creek including the plantation whereon Wit:James Johnson, James Walker, 1 Mar 1788. 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. 3. my wife Kathrine Walker as sole executor and. Holstein River - on the north side of the Piney Name: John WALKER, of Boston & Rhode Is., Immigrant Sex: M Birth: ABT. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher. Robinson's line Most people don't realise that it was I who chose the songs that would become The Walker Brothers' biggest-selling singlesI was aware that things had changed a lot: Scott had become the lead singer of the groupNow that he was singing lead, I enjoyed the opportunity to create some unusual harmonies, something I had never done before.
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