There are several lineages of Walkers in Old Chester County
prior to the Revolution. The earliest in appears at this time to
be Person:John Walker (239) who settled in the DelMarva
Peninsula on Appoquimink Creek sometime before 1683. The next
earliest line was founded by Person:Lewis Walker (3) who settled
outside of Philadelphia about 1700. There was at least one
Walker family, that of a William Walker (1725-1810)=Mary, in
Botetourt County prior to the Revolution. A descendant's YDNA
test results place this line in Group 5 of the Walker YDNA
project. There are numerous records for persons bearing the
Walker Surname in Goochland county in the 18th century. There
appear to have been at least two lines of Walkers in the area.
The most commonly represented line in the area is commonly known
as the Sylvanus-Tandy Walker lineage. It corresponds to Group 2
of the Walker YDNA project, and seems to have its origin in New
Kent County, VA. The second line is that of a William Walker
born 1725 and died in Goochland Coun