Elizabeth (--?--) b. 1775-1785 d. Bef 7 Apr 1823 Dickson County, Tennessee, USA: Our Family History

1785 - Bef 1823 (38 years)

Name	Elizabeth (--?--)
Possible Residence	1783	Virginia, USA
	If Elizabeth Walker was also the mother of Archalus, she probably lived in Virginia in 1783.
Born	1775-1785 [1]
	We don't know if Elizabeth was the mother of all of "Progenitor's" children. 1820 census places her age between 26-45, calculating to 1775-1794. Birth of "beloved son" George in 1801 (if she was not mother of the older children) suggests that she was at least 14 by that time--probably older--and was therefore likely born between 1775-1786. The one census is the only direct evidence we have of Elizabeth's age. If it is right, she could not have been the mother of Archalaus or Samuel. She might, however, have been the mother of Elizabeth, Polly, Jacob, Joseph, Ritha, George H., and Elijah.
Gender	Female
Residence	1790-aft 1802	Georgia, USA
	Elizabeth Walker resided in Georgia as early as the birth of daughters Elizabeth and Polly in 1790 and as late as the birth of Elijah in 1802.
Census	1820	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [1]
	Elizabeth Walker household 2 males 16 - 26 [Elijah, abt 18, George H. abt 19] 1 female 26 - 45 [Elizabeth Walker] 2 engaged in agriculture Slaves: 1 male under 14 1 female under 14 [Ailee?]
Court	29 Jan 1823	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [2]
	Deed of gifts from Elizabeth Walker her "beloved son" Elijah Walker, giving him a slave girl named Ailee. The deed specifies that offspring of the slave are to be given to his sisters, Elizabeth "Heartly" [Hartley], Polly "Bazzell" [Brazzell], and Ritha Turner. The deed is witnessed by George H. Brazzell. This deed is important evidence of relationships, specifying that Elijah is the son of Elizabeth Walker, that Elizabeth, Polly, and Ritha, are his sisters, and that George H., also her "beloved son" is Elijah's brother. It is also evidence of who the three named girls married. On the same date, Elizabeth Walker also made a Deed of Gifts to her "beloved son" George H. Walker, leaving him a slave boy. Elijah Walker witnessed this deed.
Died	Bef 7 Apr 1823	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [3, 4, 5]
Court	7 Apr 1823	Charlotte, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	George H. Walker and Jacob Walker are made administrators for Elizabeth Walker, deceased.
Probate	1 Jan 1825	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, administrators of the estate of Elizabeth Walker deceased sold 56 acres to William B. Dodson, drawn 1 January 1825, acknowledged Court of Pleas October Term 1825, filed 27 January 1826. Described as: A Certain Tract or parcel of Land situate lying and being in the County of Dickson state and County aforesaid on the head Waters of Yellow Creek Containing Forty eight Acres lying in Dickson County in the first district Beginning at [an] Oak on the south side of Yellow Creek about Ten poles south of a spring branch of Yellow Creek Turning North Crossing the Trap shoal Branch at 36 poles and in all 64 poles to a small Hickory. Thence West Crossing the Trap shoal Branch at 26 poles Thence to a Stake Corner Thence North Crossing Yellow Creek to a turkey oak Thence West to Tatoms fence Thence South along said fence a Conditional line Crossing the Creek to William Gates? fence thence a long said fence a Conditional line. Thence to a dry Hollow that Turns down by Tatoms house Thence up the hollow to Hickory Corner a boundary Corner of the south boundary Corner line. Thence to the Beginning Corner surveyed May the [10th or 16th] 1808. likewise Eight Acres beginning at a White Oak the beginning Corner of said Gates forty eight Acre Tract Runing [sic] South 23 ½ poles to a Hickory and White Oak Thence East 50 poles to a White Oak Thence north crossing the Trap Shoal branch at 222 poles and in all 25 ½ poles to an Elm and a Hickory Thence West Crossing a branch at Twenty One poles and in all fifty poles to the Beginning surveyed May the 16th 1808
RESEARCH	Hypothesis: Could Elizabeth's surname have been Allen? Hence she named her son after a brother Samuel Allen? There was a Richard Allen--and the name on her same property, earlier, was Richard, with no last name.
Buried	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Person ID	I3442	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	18 Jul 2021

Family (Progenitor) Walker, b. Between 1750 and 1765, d. Tennessee, USA

Married Bef 1790

Deduced from birthdates of children.

Children

	1. Archalaus Walker, b. 17 Dec 1783, Virginia, USA , d. 11 Dec 1866, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA (Age 82 years)
+	2. Samuel Allen Walker, b. Abt 1785, Amherst County, Virginia, USA , d. After 1860 (Age ~ 76 years)
+	3. Elizabeth Walker, b. Abt 1790, d. 23 Oct 1834, Bond County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 44 years)
+	4. Mary "Polly" Walker, b. Abt 1790, Georgia, USA , d. Between 1861 and 1870, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 71 years)
+	5. Jacob Walker, b. Abt 1793, Georgia, USA , d. 3 Mar 1855, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 62 years)
+	6. Joseph Harmon Walker, b. Abt 1796, Georgia, USA , d. Aft 1870 (Age ~ 75 years)
+	7. Retha Walker, b. Abt 1799, Georgia, USA , d. Aft 1850 (Age ~ 52 years)
+	8. George H. Walker, b. 1801, Georgia, USA , d. Aft 1870 (Age 70 years)
+	9. Elijah Walker, b. 14 Sep 1802, Georgia, USA , d. 26 Jul 1872, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years)

Last Modified 19 Aug 2014

Family ID F1130 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		Elizabeth Walker, 1820 Dickson County, Tennessee, census 1820 U. S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p.16 (stamped, recto), line 34, Elizabeth Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http:www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Oct 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 123.
		Elizabeth Walker, deed of gifts to son Elijah Walker, 1823, Dickson County, Tennessee. Dickson County, Tennessee, Deed Book C: 452, deed of gifts, Elizabeth Walker to Elijah Walker (1823); FHL microfilm no. 497,422.
		George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, administrators for Elizabeth Walker, sale of 56 acres to William B. Dobson, 1825 Dickson County, Tennessee, deeds D: 113, George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, administrators for the deceased Elizabeth Walker, to William B. Dodson (1825).
		Archalaus Walker, lawsuit 1826, charging that Elizabeth Walker was not in her right mind when she deeded two slaves to Elijah and George H. Walker in 1823 Dickson County, Tennessee, Court Minute Book 3: 10-11 March 1826, Archalaus Walker and others versus George H. & Elijah Walker; TSLA microfilm Dickson County 1, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
		Elizabeth Walker, inventory of estate Dickson County, Tennessee, Administrators and Settlements, vol. 1: 41-43, July term 1823, for Elizabeth Walker estate, George H. Walker and Jacob Walker administrators; Dickson County Library, microfilm no. 22.
		TRANSCRIPTION: Elizabeth Walker, estate inventory Dickson County, Tennessee, Administrators and Settlements, vol. 1: 41-43, July term 1823, for Elizabeth Walker estate, George H. Walker and Jacob Walker administrators; Dickson County Library, microfilm no. 22.
		Transcription: Dickson County, Tennessee, deed from William Gattis [Gates?] to "Richard," 1814. Property description demonstrates that it is the very property sold from Elizabeth Walker's estate in 1823. Dickson County, Tennessee, Deed Book B: 278-279, William Gates/Gattis to
		William Gattis [Gates?} to "Richard," 1814, Dickson County, Tennessee. Property description matches that of Elizabeth Walker's property, sold in probate, 1824. Dickson County, Tennessee, Deed Book B: 278-279, William Gates/Gattis to

Notes
See attached sources.

1853 Dickson Co will of Alexander Wilkins mentions in a land description "Elizabeth Walker's spring" and the will is witnessed by Robert A. Reaves. [7, 8, 9]

Sources

[S1324] 1820 U. S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p.16 (stamped, recto), line 34, Elizabeth Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http:www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Oct 2008); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 123.
[S1325] Dickson County, Tennessee, Deed Book C: 452, deed of gifts, Elizabeth Walker to Elijah Walker (1823); FHL microfilm no. 497,422.
[S440] Tennessee - Heritage Books Archives (Tennessee court records), Wells, Carol, (CD-ROM, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2000)), Vol II "George H. WALKER and Jacob WALKER administrators of Elizabeth WALKER dec, to sell real estate of decd." (Reliability: 3).
[S187] Marjorie Hood Fisher, comp, Tennessee Tidbits 1778-1914 (Easley, SC : Southern Historical Press, 1986), 386 (Reliability: 3).
Walker, Elizabeth - Died before 7 April 1823 when Jacob Walker and George H. Walker were appointed administrators. (Citing Dickson Coutny, Tennessee Court Minutes 2). A suit was brough by Archibald Walker and others versus Elijah Walker. A jury found that Elizabeth Walker was not of sound mind on 29 January 1823 when she made a deed of gift to Elijah Walker 9citing same Court Minutes, #3.)
[S5091] Dickson County, Tennessee, Circuit Court Minutes, Book 1 (1810-1815), April Term 1823, for George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, appointed administrators for estate of Elizabeth Walker deceased; Dickson County microfilm 1, TSLA, Nashville.
[S2942] Dickson County, Tennessee, Deed Book D: 113-114, George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, administrators for the estate of Elizabeth Walker deceased to Wm. B Dodson, 1 January 1825; microfilm roll no. A-12,658, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
[S185] Tennessee, Dickson - Dickson County Handbook, Jill Knight Garrett, (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1984), p 153 Simon Holt of Dickson Co to Elizabeth Walker and Mary Clark of Dickson Co; conveys 100 acres on Barton's Creek. Made 16 Oct 1809. Witnessed by Richard Tubb, Joseph Walker. (Reliability: 3).
[S1045] Walker, Elizabeth - Will, Dickson Co TN (1823), (Will of Elizabeth Walker, Dickson County, Tennessee, Book C, p. 452).
Deeding slave girl Ailee to her son Elijah; also mentions daughters "Polly Bazzell", "Elizabeth Heartly", and "Retha Turner" (could be "Betha").
[S2415] Dickson County, Tennessee, Probate, folder "Wills, 1800–1899: [Letter] W," no. 240, will and probate for Alexander Wilkins (1853), citing that the filing was in Will Book A: 265-266, Dickson County Archives, Charlotte; "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795–1927," Dickson County, subdivided "Dickson County: Wills, 1800–1899," digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 May 2012), folders, alphabetical arrangement, by first letter of surname. Mentions "Elizabeth Walker's spring" and is witnessed by Robert A. Reeves.