Walker, William, 1751-1831
Variant namesArmy officer.
From the description of Papers of William Walker, 1775. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132139
A resident of Lenox, of Massachusetts, Walker served as an officer in the Continental Army and resided ca. 1788-1790 in Canandaigua, New York, employed as a surveyor and land agent for Gorham, Phelps & Co., proprietors of the Phelps and Gorham purchase (or "Massachusetts Tract") in western New York, including lands located today in Monroe and Ontario County, New York. Walker died in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1831.
From the description of William Walker papers, 1788-1837, 1889-1890. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58780263
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Walker family papers [manuscript], 1648-1909. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Walker, William, 1751-1831. Papers of William Walker, 1775. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Walker, William, 1751-1831. Plott of a town or city at the north end of Canandargua Lake being in the Town No. 10 3rd Range ... | New-York Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Walker, William, 1751-1831. William Walker papers, 1788-1837, 1889-1890. | New-York Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Benton, Caleb. | person |
| associatedWith | Garnsey, James K. | person |
| associatedWith | Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796. | person |
| associatedWith | Gorham, Phelps & Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Phelps and Gorham Purchase. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Phelps, Oliver, 1749-1809. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Continental Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Walker, Caleb, d. 1790. | person |
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| Perinton (N.Y. : Town) | |||
| Ontario County (N.Y.) | |||
| Canandaigua Lake (N.Y.) | |||
| Canandaigua (N.Y.) | |||
| Cambridge (Mass.) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Ontario County (N.Y.) | |||
| Monroe County (N.Y.) | |||
| Massachusetts | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) | |||
| Canandaigua (N.Y.) | |||
| New York (State)--Ontario County | |||
| Lenox (Mass.) |
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Birth 1751
Death 1831
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