Descendants of William WALKER

Notes

1. William WALKER

(possible explanation for William's arrival in the area)

While these events were transpiring at the Mansfield frontier, the company of Captain Evans was engaged with the forces of General Harrison, who were constructing Fort Meigs. On the 28th of February, 1813, a large force of British and Indians under command of Proctor, Tecumseh, Walk-in-the-water, and other Indian chiefs, appeared on the Maumee in boats, and prepared for the attack. The effort to capture the fort, from the determined character of the defense, developed into a siege; which was prolonged ten weeks, and resulted in the final defeat of the British. The continued campaign in this section consisted in like attacks upon the various forts that had been erected along the frontier, with a result in all cases of victory for the forces of General Harrison. The naval victories for Americans on the lakes and one or two victories on land, finally terminated the struggle, and the Ohio troops returned to their homes; in which triumphant return Coshocton county had her share of rejoicings.

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According to family legend, William was of Scotish ancestry (clan Campbell?).  During the war of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain, he arrived on an ocean vessel of an unknown name at Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.  He was a British naval officer and along with others he jumped ship upon arrival at Charleston and joined the American cause.  Possibly, William eventually became involved with the Great Lakes naval battles between Britain and the United States.  However, no United States naval records have been found to confirm his participation.  Within eight years of William's arrival he had obtained his own vessel, of an unknown name, which was commissioned as a privateer by the United States.  At some unknown date, his ship was captured by the English and William was tried as a deserter, found guilty, hung aboard ship, and his body was thrown overboard.
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WALKER, WILLIAM
  State: OH                 Year: 1820
  County: Tuscarawas County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
  Township: Oxford Township Page: 178
  Database: OH 1820 Federal Census Index

Surname First Name Page Town or Twp Occupation

WALKER  WILLIAM    178  Oxford      agri
males: (typo?)6 under 10    (Adam Fletcher Walker, 1)
             1 10 to 15    (Joseph Lake, 11)
             1 45 and up   (William)
females:      1 under 10    (Mary Groom, 8)
              1 26 to 44    (Nancy, 29)
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Nancy Ann FLETCHER

According to family legend, Nancy Ann Fletcher (she was always refered to by full name when her Walker descendants spoke of her) was quite a "rounder".  She was "a large, strong woman of unusual physical stamina who could outwork most men; and she outlived four husbands and gave birth to at least eight children; and between those of her own and those of her various husbands', she managed the raising of a dozen children".

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

NOUN: 1. One that rounds, especially a tool for rounding corners and edges. 2. One, such as a security guard, who makes rounds. 3. A dissolute person. 4. Sports a. A boxing match that goes on for a specified number of rounds. Often used in combination: a five-rounder. b. rounders (used with a sing. verb) An English ball game similar to baseball.

ADJECTIVE: Inflected forms: round·er, round·est
1a. Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center: a round ball. b. Moving in or forming a circle. c. Shaped like a cylinder; cylindrical. d. Rather rounded in shape: the child's round face. e. Full in physique; plump: a round figure. 2a. Linguistics Formed or articulated with the lips in a rounded shape: a round vowel. b. Full in tone; sonorous. 3. Whole or complete; full: a round dozen. 4a. Mathematics Expressed or designated as a whole number or integer; not fractional. b. Not exact; approximate: a round estimate. 5. Large; considerable: a round sum of money. 6. Brought to satisfactory conclusion or completion; finished. 7a. Outspoken; blunt: a round scolding. b. Done with full force; unrestrained: gave me a round thrashing.     

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Oxford Township, Coshocton, Ohio
George Anspaugh from near Carlisle, Pennsylvania came about 1811 and settled on the place now occupied by Jacob Wolfe a short distance west of Wolfe's Corners.

Nancy Ann Fletcher was born of parentage unrecorded in the Family Record, at a place and on a day and month unrecorded in the Family Record, in 1782.  In the 1850 census she gives her age as 59 which means she would have been born around 1791.

Nancy Ann was of Scottish ancestry.  The Fletchers were of the clan DAVIDSON.  

FLETCHER BIRTHPLACE:  Glen Orchy

The Fletchers were arrowmakers to the Mac Gregors

                        FLETCHER COAT OF ARMS

BADGE:  Two naked arms proper, shooting an arrow out of a bow sable

TARTANS:  Fletcher of Dunans

PLANT BADGE:  Pine Tree

GAELIC NAME:  Mac an Fhleisteir

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Adam Fletcher's descendants knew Nancy as Aunt Halsey.  At one time she apparently lived with Betts Hawkins, possibly in her old age.  There are family memories of going to visit Aunt Halsey.

1870 Census, Fort Crook, Shasta Co, California
Head of Household:  Benjamin B. Hawkins, age 55, born Ohio
Wife:               Elizabeth, age 49, born Ohio
Son:                Benjamin, age 27, born Illinois
                   Nancy A. Halsey, age 79, born England (with                       foreign-born parents)
                   Emma Hicks, age 15, born Ohio

HALSEY, NANCY A.
  State: CA               Year: 1870
  County: Shasta County   Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
  Township: Twp 4         Page: 477
  Database: CA 1870 Federal Census Index

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