Joseph Walker Jr.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1 Jun 1840, Washington, Erie, Pennslyvania. ⁵⁴⁴
Joseph Walker is listed as a Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military services, aged 82.

• Dates & Events. ⁵⁴³
Joseph, eldest son of Joseph Walker, was baptized 11 Nov 1753. He grew to manhood in Connecticut, later in life moved to Erie county, Pennsylvania, where he died at age eighty-five years old. He enlisted in the Revolutionary army and served from the beginning until the ending of the War for Independence. He was associated with the command of General Lafayette and for a time served on his staff. After his marriage and birth of some of his children, he moved to Remsen, Oneida county, New York, and in 1816, settled at Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania. He there purchased a tract of 100 acres, on which he resided until hid death.

He was an ardent Whig in political and was on of the leaders of that party in his county. He was highly respected in his locality and greatly beloved. The sword and canteen that the old hero carried during the Revolution are now owned by his grandson, Judson Walker.

Joseph Walker married Cecilia Cooley, sister of Matthew Cooley. There children were Walter, Amos, James, Dean, Joseph, Russell, William, Rachel, and Elizabeth (Betsy). The mother of these children died in Edinboro, aged about eighty-five years old.
~Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. III, pg. 1493

• Background Information.
This is from a document found at Heritage Quest, dated 28 Aug 1931.

Mrs. Linnie B. May
2255 Warren Road
Lakewood, Ohio

Dear Madam:

      You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3368, that Joseph Walker was born 29 Dec 1761, place not stated.

      He enlisted in Kingsley, Connecticut in May 1776 and served one year as a private in Captain Banoni Cutler's company, Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut regiment, and was in the battles of White Plain and Trenton.

He enlisted in Norwich, Connecticut in may 1777 and served as private in Captain Jedeiah Hyde's company, Colonel Durkee's Connecticut regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth, was made a corporal in Aug 1780, and served until in June 1783.

      He was allowed pension on his application executed 20 Jun 1818, at which time he was living in Conneant Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

      He died 12 Sep 1843.

      The soldier married 28 Oct 1787 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, Sela Cooley, who was born 25 Jun 1766.

      She was allowed Pension on her application executed 7 Feb 1844, at which lime she was living in Washington Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

      The children of Joseph Walker and his wife Sela:

Waller, 11 Jun 1788
John C., 11 Oct 1789
Amos, 6 Jun 1791
Joseph, 27 Feb 1793
A child, 24 Nov 1794
James, 25 Oct 1795
Dean B., 17 Apr 1790
Dean B., 23 Jul 1800
Russel, 7 Jul 1802
A child, 27 Jun 1894, died son as born
Betsey B, 2 Sep 1802, married - Van Camp
William E., 7 Jan 1809
Hannah B., 18 Jan 1811

A child died 5 Dec 1784
Dean B. died 20 May 1800

      Chauncey or Chaney C. Walker, a grandchild was twenty-nine years of age in 1844.

            Very truly yours


            A. D. Hiller
            Assistant to Administrator

Joseph married Sela Cooley, daughter of John Cooley and Lydia Anderson, on 28 Oct 1789 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. (Sela Cooley was born on 25 Jun 1768 in Lyme, New London, Conneticut, British American Colonies and died on 20 May 1847 in Erie, Pennslyvania.)

  Marriage Notes:

Family history library microfilm Roll number: 1311111 for the years 1700-1921; and 0004678 for the years 1664-1749