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| 2. |  Alexander Walker was born on 12 Jul 1765 (son of Alexander Walker and Jane Hammer); died in 1824. Notes:
Biographical Sketch of Alexander Walker (1765-1824)
~ and Indian encounter story ~
(Genealogy of the Descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, by Emma Siggins White. Published 1902 by Tiernan-Dart Publishing, Kansas City, KS. Index 2966, pg. 363.)
Note: This book is available free at archive.org
ALEXANDER Walker 3 (1948) (Alexander 2 John 1); the eighth child of Alexander Walker and Jane Hummer (Hammer). He was b. July 12, 1765. He was twice married. His first wife was Mary Magdalene Harmon, whom he married on March 23, 1790. After her death he married Margaret (Peggy) Combs.
"I wish to relate one incident in relation to my grandfather, Alexander Walker, as I remember hearing my father, Allen H. Walker, relate it, when I was a boy. Sometime in 1790, grandfather wanted to go back to Virginia on business, and as there were no cars in those days, he was in no ways deterred from his purpose by the thought that the journey must be made, if at all, on foot. His preparations were simple. He parched some corn—this he placed in one end of a sack, in the other end he put a saddle of dried venison. After committing his wife and little ones to the care of the Allwise Father, he called his faithful dog and started on his long journey through the trackless forest, which at that time was infested with Indians. At night he would light a fire with the aid of his flint and punk ; after eating his supper he would clear away a warm place to sleep where his fire had been, being careful to put out all the fire, that it might not be the means of disclosing his whereabouts to the Indians. But one night he failed to extinguish all the fire, and was awakened by the growl of his dog. He saw a large Indian standing near, with a drawn tomahawk. He whispered to the dog, "catch him," and with one bound dog and Indian went out into the brush together. The faithful dog soon returned, but grandfather never looked to see what became of the Indian. I write this to show our children some of the perils their forefathers had to endure, before the comfortable homes of to-day were prepared for them.
T. G. W ALKER, Macomb, Ill."
Alexander married Mary Magdalene Harmon [Group Sheet]
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| 5. | Jane Hammer was born in 1730; died in 1798 in Woodford Co, KY. Notes:
Name:
(surname may be Hummer)
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| 8. | John Walker was born in in Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland (son of John Walker and Jane McKnight); died in Sep 1734 in Nottingham, Chester Co, PA; was buried in Nottingham Meeting House, Chester Co, PA. Notes:
Served as private and lieutenant in East Nottingham company of Pennsylvania. (DAR records)
John married Katherine Rutherford on 7 Jan 1702 in Scotland. [Group Sheet]
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| 17. | Jane McKnightChildren:
- 8. John Walker was born in in Wigton, Wigtonshire, Scotland; died in Sep 1734 in Nottingham, Chester Co, PA; was buried in Nottingham Meeting House, Chester Co, PA.
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| 19. | Isabella Allein was born in in Scotland; died in age 82 in County Down, Ireland.
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