Martin Walk, Il

Martin Walk, Il

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Birth: April 20, 1737 in Culpeper County Virginia, United States
Death: October 18, 1791 in Forsyth County North Carolina, United States

Married: Elisabeth "Liesel" Fiscus, November 22, 1767 in Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

Children:

• Johannes Walk (1769 - 1769)*
• Johanna Walk Clodfelter (1772 - 1853)*
• Joseph Alexander Walk (1773 - 1839)*
• Elizabeth Walk Butner (1775 - 1819)*
• David Walk (1778 - 1791)*
• Sarah Walk (1780 - 1781)*
• Maria Magdalena Walk Gladfelter (1783 - 1822)*
• Johann Michael Walk (1785 - 1799)*
• Johann Georg Walk (1787 - 1870)*
• Jacob Walk (1790 - 1790)*
• Anna Rebecca Walk Mock (1792 - 1845)*
• Calculated relationship

Burial: Friedberg Moravian God's Acre Davidson County North Carolina, USA

Born 02 Apr 1737 Orange County, VA (now Culpeper) Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Baptism St Mark's Parish, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
Buried Oct 1791 Moravian Church Cemetery, Friedberg, Rowan County, North Carolina
Died 18 Oct 1791 in Friedberg, Rowan County, North Carolina

Father Walk, Hans Martin, b. 28 Feb 1707, Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Bef 08 Feb 1785, Davidson Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location Relationship Natural Mother Clore, Catherine, b. Abt 1718, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Abt 1745, Culpeper Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location Relationship Natural Married Bef 19 May 1735 St Mark's Parish, Orange Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location Family ID F888 Group Sheet

Family Fiscus, Elizabeth,
b. 09 Nov 1750, Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
d. 10 Nov 1825, Friedberg, Rowan Co., NC
Married 22 Nov 1767 Salem, Forsyth Co., NC

Children

1. Walk, Johann George W, b. 1787, NC Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 14 Jun 1870, Indian Creek, Tipton Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location

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ID: I18381 Name: Martin WALK Surname: Walk Given Name: Martin Sex: M Birth: 2 Apr 1737 in St Marks, Orange,Va. Death: 18 Nov 1791 in Friedburg,Davidson,N.C. _UID: 626F49F6DFF0D711A46D00022AB4587B8BF4 Note: Martin Walk, the son of Catherine Clore and Hans Martin Walk is on the list, he was one of the members of the Friedberg Moravians. I will pursue this further. Elke

----- Original Message ----- From: >To: >Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 12:34 PMSubject: [GERMANNA] Moyer / Cleveland / Coffey /GravesWinifred, I don't believe there is even any proof that Catherine's maidenname was Walk. So far we have not yet found a sister for Martin Walk. Justbecause Tobias Wilhoit and Martin Walk owned land together doesn't mean thatthey were related that closely.I believe that their connection was through Tobias' and Martin Walk's wifeCatherine Clore's side of the family. Tobias' sister-in-law was WalburgaWeber, the cousin of Martin Walk's wife Catherine. Elke A Wiley MYERS b. 1812 of Tipton Co.TN. may have been a grandson of Jemima MOYER / MYERS.*****************************Nancy,He married into a Germanna family.Wiley S. Meyers was born about 1812 in North Carolina (census) and died between 1870 - 1880 (census). He married Margaret Walk, daughter of Johann George W. Walk (son of Martin Walk, Jr. and Elizabeth Fiscus, grandson of Hans Martin Walk and Catherine Clore [daughter of 1717 immigrant Michael Clore]) and Elizabeth Billings. She was born 6 June 1811 in North Carolina (unverified but agrees with her age in census records), and died after 1880 (census).Tipton County, Tennessee Tax Roll, 1837-1838, p 191838 Willis S. Myers on the District 2, Tipton County, Tennessee Taxe List for 0 acres, no taxTipton County, Tennessee 1850 Federal CensusDistrict 2, p 320A, Dwelling 155, Family 155Wiley S. Myers 38 M Farmer $100 NCMargaret Myers 38 F NCAnderson A. Myers 11 M TenGeorge L. Myers 9 M TenJames Polk Myers 7 M TenTipton County, Tennessee 1860 Federal CensusDistrict 2, PO Covington, p 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1Wiley S. Myers 48 M Farmer $250/$1500 NCMargaret Myers 48 F DoGeorge L. Myers 19 M TenJames Polk Myers 18 M DoFranklin N. Nyers 8 M DoGeorge Walk 73 M Boarder NCTipton County, Tennessee 1870 Federal CensusDistrict 2, PO Covington, p 1-2, Dwelling 10, Family 10Meyers, Wiley 58 MW Farmer $3000/$800 NC___, Mary 48 FW keeping house NC___, Frank 18 MW Labor on Farm Tenn___, Eline 3 FW TennWalk, Geo 85 MW --/$308 NCTipton County, Tennessee 1880 Federal Census2nd Civil District, Ed 154, p 30, Dwelling 280, Family 282Margaret Myers WF 67 Wd Keeping house NCChildren (census):i. Anderson A. Meyers, b. Abt. 1839, Tennessee.ii. George L. Meyers, b. Abt. 1841, Tennessee.iii. James Polk Meyers, b. Abt. 1842, Tennessee.iv. Franklin N. Meyers, b. Abt. 1852, Tennessee.v. Eline Meyers, b. Abt. 1867, Tennessee.Cathi Clore Frost cathiclorefrost@comcast.net I checked Cathi Clore Frost, "The Germanna Record #16, 2005 The First FourGenerations of the Michael Clore Family." Page 217 has Andrew Jackson Walk,b 1824, Harrison Co., IN m Elizabeth Fleshman there in 1849.Descendents of this couple would find Cathi's book a valuable resource.Germanna.org has the book for sale.Andrew Jackson Walk's father Martin Walck. His Fraktur--baptismalcertificate--has his name as WALCK. This was 1782. By the early 1800s,WALK had become the usual way of seeing the name.As to the marriage of Tobais Wilhoit to a Catharina Walck, there are otherswho can comment on that particular subject. I can't figure that one out.----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Johnston" >

I am trying to find out as much information on Martin Walke as possible.I know Catherine Walke was supposedly married to Tobias Willhoite(sic), b 15 Jul 1708 in Schwaigern, Germany. They had Joel, Michael, Conrad, Mary, Catherine,, John, Lewis, Tobias, Jesse, William.I have a will of Joel naming my Reynolds Wilhoite married to Lucy Towles.I know Joel and Mary Wilhite/Willhoite had Reynolds, Humphrey, Martin(Marty), William, Ann or Nancy, Elijah, Eleanor. Reynolds and Lucy died in Owen County, KY.I know Walke lived next door to Wilhoite in VA. Do not know Martin's wife or his exact birth or death.With Wilhite/Willhoite etc. on three sides of the family I am still having great difficulty.The Mary Wilhite married to Joel Willhoite? Tobias 1781 married to Nancy Margaret Ellis, then one of their children Norville Stapp Willhoite married to Almira Jane Wilhite, daughter of Reynolds and Lucy Towles Wilhoite.Is their any proof Catherine Walke didn't marry Tobias? Or did? Winifred K Miller" According to the Germanna Record Number 10, Martin Walk 1 married CatherineClore (b. 1715) in 1735. This must be their son...-----Original Message-----From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elke HallSent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 5:23 PMTo: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Germanic Peoples in colonial WesternNorthCarolina[prior to 1775]I know of at least one Germanna family who moved to NC, the Walk family.Martin Walk remarried after his first wife Catherine Clore died and movedwith his children about 1749/1750 to Friedberg, in former Anson Co. Some oftheir children joined the Moravian congregation in Friedberg, among themMartin Walk (Jr.), who was born in 1737 in Orange Co., VA. The grave of hiswife and children is still cared for today by the Moravians of Friedberg.He left his memoirs, the German version is in the Moravian Archives inWinston-Salem. I paid for the translation, they did not allow me totranslate it myself. Here is the English version (Copyright MoravianArchives in Winston-Salem): MARTIN WALK IIwas born on 2 April 1737 in Orange Co., VA and was baptized in St. Mark'sParish, he married on 22 Nov. 1767 in Friedberg, Rowan Co., NorthCarolina, he died 17 or 18 Oct. 1791 in Friedberg, Rowan Co., North Carolinaand was buried in the Moravian Cemetery in Friedberg, location 15-65 onOct. 19. The Salem Diary, October 1791 lists the memoirs of Martin Walk. They weretranslated by the Moravian Archives as follows:The married Brother Martin Walk, who fell asleep in Friedberg on 18 Octoberwas born of Lutheran parents in Culpeper County, Virginia on 2 April 1737.He lost his mother early on and when his father remarried some time later,he often endured harsh treatment from his stepmother. In his 13th year hemoved to North Carolina with his parents and some other families who nowbelong to the Gemeine here. They settled about 16 miles away, at AbbotsCreek. He left his parents home in his 22nd year and went to brother Peter Frey,from whence he often went to work in Bethania and Bethabara. In his way heobtained his first inclination toward the Moravian Church. Indeed, theHoly Spirit was working within him to portray to his heart Jesus, theRedeemer of our Sins. And this impression remained with him even up to hisblessed end. In the year 1761 he went back to Virginia, stayed there a while and thenwent to Pennsylvania, where he settled in Heidelberg and regularly attendedthe meeting there with blessing for his heart. When three years had run their course, he returned to Wachovia, and in 1767in Bethania married the present widow Elisabeth Fiscus. They soon afterwardmoved to Friedberg, where he established himself about 2 miles from theschoolhouse. His marriage was blessed with 12 children, of whom 3 sons andone daughter preceded him into eternity; 5 sons and 3 daughters, however,are still living, and they belong to the local Gemeine. He was received into the Gemeine in the year 1770. Then in 1772 heobtained the benefit of participation with the Gemeine in Holy Communion forthe first time. This mercy remained important and meaningful to him everafter. One event during his life caused his family much grief and so beset him inmind and body that he always retained some effects of it. In February of1781, during the recent war, our blessed brother along with some others, wasforcibly taken out of the area by a party of soldiers and held prisoner inHalifax, Virginia. Through God's help he was set free again, so that on 2April of the same year, to his family's great joy, he returned home.Nevertheless, he had had much to suffer during the journey. Whenever hethought of this event later on, his heart filled with gratitude to the dearSaviour, both for this preservation and even in particular for the gracewhereby he was brought to his Gemeine and granted salvation. Indeed hemade this point clear in a special way during the last speaking prior toHoly Communion. In general we can say of our blessed Brother that his whole dispositiontended toward the Gemeine. Its weal and woe lay so close to his heart thathe could not rest content if he noticed anything therein that wasinconsistent with the mind of Jesus Christ. As for his own heart, heacknowledged that he was a sinner, with naught to show himself except Jesus'mercy and compassion. And he stated as much several times even on hissickbed. In this same disposition he also served the Gemeine here inmaterial matters as well as he could and was a faithful, diligent member ofthe local Committee for many years, being generally loved for histrustworthy nature. The great concern in his heart, moreover, was hisfamily's salvation, whereby all his children might thrive for the dearSaviour's sake. A virulent fever laid him low about a month ago. In the beginning no onereally thought it would bring him to his end. But several days before hisdeath, when asked whether he thought the dear Saviour would use thisoccasion to take him to himself, he answered with a joyful Yes. He laterindicated the same at some other times, adding that naught else remained forhim. And in every way he let the Geschwister (brethren) who visited himknow of his love. He set his material affairs in order on the 15th and from then on simplywaited the hour of his release. He was especially weak on the 16th, whenBr. Schneider in the near presence of the dear Saviour, blessed him for hisjourney home. Then on the morning of the 18th, amid the singing of somehymn stanzas, the blessed moment ensued, and his soul crossed over intoJesus' arms and bosom. His age had reached 54 years, 6 months and 16 days.Elke -----Original Message-----From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hdanw@aol.com Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 1:30 PMTo: GERMANNA_COLONIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GERMANNA] Germanic Peoples in colonial Western NorthCarolina[prior to 1775]About Germans in colonial Western North Carolina, for those who are interested. I have not discovered any Germanna names so far, but I confessI was not searching for them.According to Helen F. M. Leary, C.G., F.A.S.G. in some of her lectures at National genealogical conferences about North Carolina genealogy, fewpersons came into North Carolina from the Atlantic ocean--because of the barrier islands called Outer Banks. Even today, I think that area is called thegraveyard of ships. The only good port in North Carolina is at Wilmington. (That area was settled largely by more recent Scottish people, if I read records correctly. )At any rate, as Lord Granville's agents opened up North Carolina lands for settlement, a good many Germans of Pennsylvania and of Maryland migrated towestern North Carolina. The land grant abstracts--several volumes of them--have been abstracted by Margaret M. Hofmann [note spelling ofsurname]. She has a website, with a list of her publications. Otherwise do an AUTHOR search in the Family History Library Catalog at _www.familysearch.org_ () . I think she has three volumes of thegrants awarded [sold?] by Granville's agents. (Pay attention to the SCCs - sworn chain carriers.They were generally trusted friends and may have migrated together.)I have an ancestress whom I believe to be of Moravian background because ofher surname--Lash aka Loesch. Loesch was one of the heads of the Moravian group in colonial Pennsylvania, with some congregations [I think you mightcall them that] in western Maryland. He got large grants of land whom he soldto others. In other words, he seemed to be the agent. These were largely, ifnot exclusively, in what was then Rowan Co.Whether any Germanna colonists were associated with this Moravian group, I cannot say. As I was reading some of these grants, however, I wassurprised that one agent for the Scotch Presbyterian church was buying land for that group in western North Carolina. These records can be found in old RowanCo. and perhaps in adjoining Anson Co., which according to a map at which I am gazing in 1760 were the far western counties of North Carolina and they hadno western boundaries [Pacific Ocean, maybe?].Almost any books on early Rowan Co. NC, especially abstracts by Jo White Linn, will provide some interesting history of these other colonials.If other researches discover descendants of Germanna folks in colonial western North Carolina, send a message to this list, so we all can beeducated!!!E.W.Wallacewith many different Germanic lines [colonial and post Civil War]

Hans Martin Walk, who was born in the Robinson Valley in 1737 and moved withhis parents to North Carolina was a member of the Moravian congregation inFriedberg, NC (near Winston-Salem). The Moravians did not serve in themilitary, but were 'part of it' nevertheless. From his memoirs:"One event during his life caused his family much grief and so beset him inmind and body that he always retained some effects of it. In February of1781, during the recent war, our blessed brother along with some others, wasforcibly taken out of the area by a party of soldiers and held prisoner inHalifax, Virginia. Through God's help he was set free again, so that on 2April of the same year, to his family's great joy, he returned home.Nevertheless, he had had much to suffer during the journey. Whenever hethought of this event later on, his heart filled with gratitude to the dearSaviour, both for this preservation and even in particular for the gracewhereby he was brought to his Gemeine and granted salvation."1781, Salem, Feb. 8: Yesterday and today no meetings could be held becauseof disturbances. In the morning many officers and privates were in town,they were very boisterous at the still house, and in the tavern things wentbadly, with much cursing, abuse and harsh threats so that we feared for ourlives and our property. On Feb. 9, from Friedberg we heard a mostdistressing report that several of the planters in that section, and amongothers Martin Walk, a communicant brother, had been arrested by men inEnglish uniform on the charge that they were enemies of the country. In theafternoon we heard that the English army was in Bethania, we also receivedorder to furnish mean, which was confirmed in the evening by an Englishdragoon who came here. On Feb. 10, Brothers Bibighaus and Holder returnedfrom General Greene with his answer that he cold not protect us as theEnglish must be already be in our towns. March 21, in Bethania rags arebeing gathered for the wounded, and since the hospitals have been separatedthey shall be sent to the Continental hospital, and Bethabara and Salem willjoin Bethania in what is sent. At the request of Major Armstrong a copy willbe given to him of the open letter sent out from the English camp to allphilantrophic men in this country. Against the wish of the Brethren inFriedberg, Brother Beck has tried to help Martin Walk and the younger Volz.In consideration of all the circumstances it does not seem wise to meddle inthe matter of the first named, but in regard to the latter the Friedbergmembers may ask for release if that is possible. 1781, April 10, MartinWalk arrived. Michael Hauser Sr. accompanied him to Colonel Armstrong tosecure his advice about Walk's escape from prison. The Friedberg diary: 1781, Feb. 8, From Friedberg came a distressingstory, for Martin Walk was seized by men in English uniform who claimed thathe was an enemy of the land and took him away prisoner. During an Offering of Praise and Thanksgiving of the congregation inWachovia for the protection of God during the North American disturbancesfrom the year 1774 to the year 1783, it was noted that in the year 1782, onFeb. 9, several persons of Friedberg were arrested as enemies of thecountry, among them Martin Walk, who escaped after suffering much misery andreturned to his home. Bethania was much distressed by the army under LordCornwallis, which made camp there on the 9th at noon. a sharp order wasgiven that twenty horses must be furnished by in the end they lost twentythree, besides thirty head of cattle and all their fowls while their fenceswere completely ruined. But for the praise of God it should be noted thatyoung and old were preserved from injury to body or soul. Elke

From Larry Moser: Memoir of Martin WalkThe married Brother Martin Walk, who fell asleep in Friedberg on 18 October was born of Lutheran parents in Culpeper County, Virginia on 2 April 1737. He lost his mother early on and when his father remarried some time later, he often endured harsh treatment from his stepmohter. In his 13th year, he moved to North Carolina with his parents and some other families who now belong to the Gemeine here. They settled about 16 miles away, at Abbots Creek. He left his parents home in his 22nd year and went to brother Peter Frey, from whence he often went to work in Bethania and Bethabara. On his way he obtained his first inclination toward the Moravian Church. Indeed, the Holy Spirit was working within him to portray to his heart Jesus, the Redeemer of our Sins. And this impression remained with him even up to his blessed end. In the year 1761 he went back to Virginia, stayed there awhile and then went to Pennsylvania, where he settled in Heidelberg and reularly attended the meeting there with blessing for his heart. When three year had run their course, he returned to Wachovia, and in 1767 in Bethania married the present widow Elisbeth Fiscus. They soon afterward moved to Friedberg, where he established himself about 2 miles from the schoolhouse. His marriage was blessed with 12 children, of whom 3 sons and one daughter preceded him into eternity; 5 sons and 3 daughters however, are still living, and they belong to the local Gemeine. He was received into the Gemeine in the year 1770. Then in 1772 he obtained the benefit of participation with the Gemeine in Holy Communion for the first time. this mercy remained important and meaningful to him ever after. One event during his life caused his family much grief and so beset him in mind and body that he always retained some effects of it. In February of 1781, during the recent war, our blessed brother along with some others, was forcibly taken out of the area by a party of soldiers and held prisoner in Halifax, Virginia. Through God's help he was set free again, so that on 2 April of the same year, to his family's great joy, he returned home. Nevertheless, he had had much to suffer during the journey. Whenever he thought of this event later on his heart filled with gratitude to the dear Saviour , both for this preservation and even in particular for the grace whereby he was brought to his Gemeine and granted salvation. Indeed he made this point clear in a special way during the last speaking prior to Holy Communion. In general we can say of our blessed Brother that he could not rest content if he noticed anything therein that was inconsistent with the mind of Jesus Christ. As for his own heart, he acknowledged that he was a sinner, with naught to show himself except Jesus' mercy and compassion. And he stated as much several times even on his sickbed. In this same dispostion he also served the Gemeine here in material matters as well as he could and was a faithful, diligent member of the local Committee for many years, being generally loved for his trustworthy nature. The great concern in his heart, moreover, was his family's salvation, whereby all his children might thrive for the dear Savour's sake. A virulent fever laid him low about a month ago. In the beginning no one really thought it would bring to his end. But several days before his death, when asked whether he thought the dear Saviour would use this occasion to take him to himself, he answered with a joyful Yes. He later indicated the same at some other times, adding that naught else remained for him. And in every way he let the Geschwister (bretheren) who visited him know of his love. He set his material affairs in order on the 15th and from then on simply waited the hour of his release. He was especially weak on the 16th when Br. Schneider in the near presence of the dear Saviour, blessed him for his journey home. Then on the morning of the 18th, amid the singing of some hymn stanzas, the blessed moment enused, and his soul crossed over into Jesus' arms and bosom. His age had reached 54 years, 6 months and 16 days.From Ancestors of Jean Walk Bowles:He received a grant from the State of N.C. in 1787 for 250 acres, also bought 200 acres from Peter Frey, his brother-in-law, in 1787.Nov. 18. At a meeting of the Society Martin Walk was unanimously elected Steward, to succeed Adam Spach. Change Date: 16 Mar 2014 at 01:00:00

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Father: John Martin WALK b: ABT 1690 in Wuerttemburg,,Ger. Mother: Catherine CLORE b: ABT 1718/1721 in ,,Va.

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Liesel FISCUS b: 9 Nov 1750 in Conestoga, Lancaster,Pa. Married: 22 Nov 1767 in Salem,Forsyth,N.C. Children Has No Children Johannes WALK b: 4 Mar 1769 in Friedburg,Davidson,N.C.