James Walker and his brothers, John and William Walker [see, SAR Patriot Research System Patriot #: P-312436 and, DAR Ancestor #: A119721] Publick’ Claims for property certified in Court proceedings held at Culpeper County, Virginia as impressed or taken for Continental army service on record. For James, our subject; see, SAR Patriot Research System Patriot #: P-312151 and, DAR Ancestor #: A119424

James Walker was recorded born (b.) during 1726, a son of Mary Daniel Walker (1713-1739) and Edward Walker, b. 1700 in Wales, died (d.) 1775, Culpeper County, (Co.) Virginia, (VA). Mary Daniel was a daughter (dau.) of William Daniel and, wife (w.) Mary Moseley, logically related with kinship lineage (will, 1787 -Robert Mosely) to Fauquier Co., formed 1758 from Prince William; see, Virginia Wills and Administrations: An Index, compiled by Clayton Torrence, publ. by Genealogical Publ., Co., Inc., pg 305. The reader may observe James’ father -Edward Walker’s will proven at Court, Culpeper Co., on 19 Aug 1776; see, separate source, Culpeper County Virginia, Will Books B and C, etc., Copyright 1965, published privately by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, Executors: Sons, James, William and John Walker, pg 17. Previously a biography for James’s recorded brother, William Walker (1735-1807, Madison, VA) was entered into the Nat’l. Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Patriot Research System as Patriot #: P-312436.

James at age 36, married Sarah Jane Ware, b. 1740 at King and Queen Co., VA, d. 1817, Madison Co., VA on 20 Feb 1763; source, Ibid. James WALKER, SAR Patriot Research System, see: Patriot #: P-312151. Children identified to James Walker and Sarah Jane Ware included John Ware Walker (1763-64), Lucy Walker (1765-69), Sally Walker (1766-1775), Betsy, (1768-1849), James (1770-71), Lucy Moore Walker (1771-1800), John (1773-1838), Jane (1775-1862), Diana Ware Walker (1777-1814), Mary (1778-1801), Frances “Fanny” Walker (1780-1840) and, son James E. (1783-1803); source, Genealogies of Virginia Families from William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol V., Thompson-Yates, “Genealogy of the Walkers” pgs 329-330.

At age 39, James Walker’s name was recorded as one of two Orange Co., VA House of Burgesses members that attended the May 1765 session held to discuss the right of Great Britain’s Parliament to tax American colonists. Again during 1768, Virginia’s colonist that included Orange Co., Gen’l. Assembly members James Walker and Zachariah Burnley joined The Old Dominion, burgesses to petition the House of Lords to dissolve taxes levied upon American colonists.  On Dec 22, 1774, Orange Co. elected a county committee that had expressed an interest in Orange Co. taxation issues. Supporters and elected members included James Madison, Sr., Chairman; Francis Taylor, its clerk and Jas. Taylor (clerk of Orange Co.), Wm. Bell, (Colonel) Thos. Barbour, Zachariah and John Burnley, James and John Walker, Rowland Thomas, Wm. Moore, Johnny Scott, et al, and Vivian Daniel; see, Chapter I, Prelude to Revolution, Patriots of the Upcountry: Orange Co., VA by William H. B. Thomas, Copyright 1976, pgs 3, 9, 10-11, 12 and 18. In April 1782, Justices of the Court of Orange Co., VA opened to individual residents who desired to adjust claims previously made for property impressed or taken for publick’ service: James Walker’s claim for publick’ service was recorded for 2,789 lbs. of fine flour, 25 Jun 1781; and, for 279 lbs. common flour delivered on 25 Jun, 1781. Ibid. pg 107. Additional publick’ service claims for James Walker and his brothers, John and William at Court in neighboring Culpeper Co., VA; source, Virginia ‘Publick’ Claims Culpeper County: Index – Culpeper County by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, copied from original Revolutionary Claims found in the Library of Virginia, at Richmond (Walker, James, pgs 6, 9, 12, 13, 20, 27 and 32; John, 9; William, 9, 10, 12, 19, 25, 26, 27, 46 and 52).

Many of the Orange Co., VA Burgesses, and supporters; above, James Madison, Sr., Chairman; Thomas Barbour, Frank and James Taylor (clerk), (Colonel) Lawrence Taliaferro, John Glassell, Reuben Smith, James and John Walker, John, Robert and Zachariah Brunley and Samuel Slaughter and their spouses were individually identified as residents of St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co., source, Raleigh Travers Green’s Copyright 1900 and compiled and published book, Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia Part I., Walker Family, pgs 32-33, Glassell Family, pg 60, Green Family, pgs 61-69, Lightfoot Family, pg 70, The Madison Family, pgs 71-72, Taylor Family, pg 74 and Slaughters  pgs 85-94. James died at age 74, on 18 Dec 1801. Find A Grave Memorial #75487448 identified a color photograph of an upright headstone for James Walker at Walkers Methodist Church cemetery, 7402 Orange Road (Rt. 230), Radiant, Madison Co., VA 22960. The cemetery was mapped from the Town of  Madison, VA near Booton’s Lane and Slaughter Drive intersection of Orange Road at Latitude: 38.29328 and Longitude: -78.16807.  However, Sarah Jane (Ware) Walker was recorded buried at the Walker Family estate, named “Hilton”. She died 14 Oct 1817.