Colonial Meriwether Families - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families - Person Sheet
NameFrancis Walker 
, M
, MBirth22 Jun 1764, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia420
DeathMar 1806, “Cismont” Plantation, Albemarle County, Virginia209
BurialWalker Family Cemetery, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia747
Web LinkFrancis Walker (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Walker_(Virginia)
Web LinkCongressional Biography: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000051
FlagsNotable, Volume 1
FatherDr. Thomas Walker , M (1716-1794)
MotherMildred Thornton , C54M-G5, F (1721-1779)
Spouses
1Jane Byrd Nelson , F
, FBirth1775, Virginia
Death05 Jan 1808, Albemarle County, Virginia
BurialWalker Family Cemetery, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia748
RelationshipFather: Col. Hugh Nelson (1750-1800) Find A Grave Memorial# 106416334
Marriage1798
ChildrenJane Frances , F (1799-1873)
Judith Page , F (1802-1882)
Reference notes for Francis Walker
US Congressman. The son of Dr. Thomas Walker, a physician and early explorer of western Virginia, he served as a magistrate of Albemarle County and a colonel of the Eighty-eighth Regiment, Virginia militia. A member of the Virginia House of Delegates, he was elected to Congress in 1792, and served a single term, from 1793 to 1795. He returned to his estate, "Castle Hill" in Albemarle County and managed his extensive land holdings. He was the brother of Senator John Walker of Virginia. (bio by: Garver Graver)