Judge Jonathan Walker

1754 - 1824  (69 years)

• Name	Jonathan Walker  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Judge
  Born	20 Jul 1754	Hogestown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	1756	Hogestown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Alt. Birth	1756	East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Alt. Birth	1761  [1]
  Graduated	1787  [3]
  	Dickinson College
  Biographical	1790	Northumberland County, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	he was admitted to the bar
  Military Service	as a private during The American Revolution under Colonel St. Clair  [4]
  	DAR Ancestor: A119478
  Name	Jonathan Hoge Walker  [3, 4, 5]
  Occupation	1818	Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 6]
  	appointed by President Monroe first judge of the Western District
  	He held the position until his death in 1824.
  Occupation	1 Mar 1806-1818  [2, 3]
  	President Judge of the Fourth Pennsylvania District
  Died	Jan 1824	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	He died in Natchez, Misissippi, at the home of his son Duncan Walker, and after his death the rest of the family made their homes in Mississippi, including his afterwards greatly distinguished and honored son, Honorable Robert J. Walker, who so long and ably represented Mississippi in the United States Senate, was Governor of Mississippi, was Secretary of the Treasury under President Polk, and was appointed Governor of the Territory of Kansas by President Buchanan. The Family of Hoge – 1927
  Person ID	I5980	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	William Walker,   b. 3 Sep 1721, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Oct 1803, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hoge,   b. 20 Jul 1730,   d. 23 Dec 1812, East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1745
  Family ID	F1962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucretia Duncan,   d. 1798
  Married	1790  [3, 5]
  Children	1. Stephen Duncan Walker,   b. 1792,   d. Infant + 2. Duncan Stephen Walker,   b. 1794,   d. 1835, At Sea  (Age 41 years) + 3. Mary Anne Fox Walker,   b. 1797,   d. 1836  (Age 39 years) + 4. Robert John Walker,   b. 23 Jul 1801, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Nov 1869, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 68 years) + 5. Martha Elizabeth Duncan Walker,   b. 1805,   d. 15 Sep 1874, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 69 years) + 6. Charlotte Corday Walker,   b. 1807,   d. 1842  (Age 35 years)   7. Gwentholyn Walker,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. William Walker,   b. 1823-1824,   d. Young   9. Lucy Walker,   d. Infant
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2007
  Family ID	F2256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Judge Jonathan Walker, d-46, was first judge of the Western District of Pennsylvania; was appointed by President Monroe, 1818.  He held the position until his death, 1824.  He was b in East Pennsborough Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1756. His grandfather was an Englishman and a lieutenant under the Duke of Marlborough at the Battle of Blenheim.  He was a soldier in the Revolution and held the position as President Judge of the Fourth Pennsylvania District before he was appointed Federal Judge, having been appointed to the state position March 1, 1806.  On retiring from this position, he published an address to his people which was a model of good taste and displayed fine judgment and exalted character. He married Miss Lucretia Duncan, daughter of Stephen Duncan, a distingushed and able lawyer of Carlisle, Pennswylvania. The Family of Hoge – 1927

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Judge Jonathan Walker" (accessed March 3, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I5980&tree=Legends.