Walker's in New York

(A).Robert Walker (1717-1785) and his wife Hannah Hopkins (1720-1792) (Biog 24) had a son Thomas who married Elizabeth Jackson, they went to live in New York.

Thomas Walker (1763-1842) and Elizabeth (1767-1800) (Biog 33) had three children:-

  1. Robert J Walker married (1) Mary Barrow and following her death he married (2) Hannah Lawrence. (Biog 48)

Robert J Walker (1795-1845) and Hannah (1795-1855) had two children who married,

a). Richard L Walker (1837-?0 who married in 1863 Mary Underhill (1842-?) (Biog 82)

b). Robert J Walker who married Maria Platt. (Biog 81)

Robert J Walker (1834-1868) and Maria (1835-1880) had one child who married.

i). Richard L Walker who married in 1880 Anna T Valentine Griffen (Biog 126)

Richard L Walker (1857-1923) and Anna (1854-?) had five children who married.

i1 Robert I Walker (1886-?) married Gwendolyn Gwyer ((?-?) (Biog 126)

i2 Charles S Walker (1888-?) married in 1922 Hope Rochford (?-?) (Biog 126)

i3 Anna G Walker (1891-?) married George P Hyde (?-?) (Biog 126)

i4 Henry Edmond Walker (1895-?) married Margaret H Partridge (?-?) (Biog 126)

i5 Robert L Walker (jnr) (1882-?) married Mary T E Litchfield. (?-?) (Biog 126)
Robert L Walker (jnr) and Mary had one child who married.

Florence L Walker (1911-?) who married Ernest W Waters. (?-?) (Biog 126)

  1. John Jackson Walker (1796-1863) married Rachel T. (?-1872) (Biog 49)

John and Rachel had one son, Evan Thomas Walker (1831-1882) (see also Biog 49)


  1. Thomas Edward Walker (1798-1871) who married Ann. (?-1868) (Biog 50)

Thomas and Ann had one child who married.

a). Elizabeth Ann Walker (1836-?) who married David Tweedy (1833-1906) (Biog 77).


(A). Robert Walker and his wife Hannah Hopkins (Biog 24) also had a son Joseph who married Sarah Armistead.

Joseph Walker and Sarah had five children who married and of these Joseph Walker (jnr) went to New York USA and married Sarah Thompson. (See Biog 46).

Joseph Walker (1798-1866) and Sarah (1810-1842) had three children who married.

a). Joseph Walker (1836-1880?) (also jnr) who married Hillah Julia Robbins (?-?) (See Biog 114)

b). Francis Thompson Walker (1832-1881) who married Catherine Esther Penfold (?-1868). (See Biog 113)

c). Sarah Thompson Walker (1842-1876) who married Mansfield Young (1831-1876). (See also Biog 46).

A). Robert Walker and his wife Hannah Hopkins (Biog 24.) also had a son Robert (1755-1820) (jnr) who married Rachel Spence (1761-1836) and lived in Darley, North Yorkshire. Their son Joseph Walker (1781-1835) (See Biog 35, Walker families part 2.) went to New York NY., worked with his Uncle Thomas in the dry goods trade and made a considerable sum of money before returning to England. He did not marry


Richard Walker. November 2006.