The Cochrane & Allied Families
Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.
WALKER, Dr. Thomas Jr. and THORNTON, Mildred Family
m. 22 Jun 1741
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WALKER, Dr. Thomas Jr.
Birth 25 Jan 1715/16 King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia, UK 
Death 9 Nov 1794 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA Burial Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA Marriage 22 Jun 1741 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Other Spouse GREGORY, Elizabeth | F371 Marriage 14 Jan 1781 Father WALKER, Col. Thomas Sr. | F319 Group Sheet Mother PEACHEY, Susanna | F319 Group Sheet
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THORNTON, Mildred
Birth 21 Mar 1720/21 Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Death 16 Nov 1778 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA Burial Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA Other Spouse MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger" | F90 Marriage Abt 1738 Colony of Virginia, UK Father THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr. | F317 Group Sheet Mother TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth | F317 Group Sheet
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WALKER, Mary "Molly"
Birth 24 Jul 1742 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death 9 Feb 1824 Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Burial Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA Spouse LEWIS, Col. Nicholas | F1621 Marriage 2 Nov 1758 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK
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WALKER, John
Birth 13 Feb 1743/44 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death 2 Dec 1809 Orange County, Virginia, USA Burial Spouse MOORE, Elizabeth | F1622 Marriage Abt 1764
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WALKER, Susan
Birth 1746 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death Yes, date unknown Burial
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+ WALKER, Capt. Thomas III
Birth 1748 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death 1798 Burial Spouse HOOPS, Margaret | F370 Marriage 1772 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colony, UK
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WALKER, Lucy
Birth 5 May 1751 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death Abt 1800 Burial Spouse GILMER, Dr. George Jr. | F1623 Marriage Abt 1771
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WALKER, Elizabeth
Birth 1753 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death Yes, date unknown Burial
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WALKER, Mildred "Milly"
Birth 5 Jun 1753 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death 11 Jun 1790 Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Burial Spouse HORNSBY, Joseph | F1625 Marriage 8 Jan 1769 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, UK
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WALKER, Sarah
Birth 25 May 1758 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death Bef 1790 Burial Spouse LINDSAY, Col. Ruben | F1626 Marriage 20 Oct 1774 Colony of Virginia, UK
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WALKER, Martha
Birth 1760 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death Yes, date unknown Burial
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WALKER, Ruben
Birth 1762 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death 1765 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Burial
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WALKER, Francis
Birth 22 Jun 1764 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death Mar 1806 Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA Burial Spouse NELSON, Jane Byrd | F1627 Marriage 1798
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WALKER, Peachy
Birth 6 Feb 1767 Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK Death Yes, date unknown Burial Spouse FRY, Joshua | F1628 Marriage Abt 1787
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Notes Residence:
- The home was built on the +15,000 acres of land he acquired through his marriage to the widow Mildred THORNTON MERIWETHER. This land was originally granted to Nicholas MERIWETHER II, and passed on to his son, William MERIWETHER, Sr., and then to his son, Nicholas MERIWETHER "The Younger", Mildred THRONTON's first husband.
During the American Revolution, on 3 June 1781, British General CORNWALLIS and his troops were camped on the North Anna River in Hanover County. Learning that Virginia Governor Thomas JEFFERSON and the Virginia legislature had moved to Charlottesville after the capitol in Richmond had been attacked, CORNWALLIS sent Lt. Col. Banastre TARLETON with 250 men to capture JEFFERSON, Patrick HENRY and other notable Virginia leaders of the Revolution at Charlottesville. They expected to cover the 70 miles in 24 hours, marching through the night.
Jack JOUETT, a Captain in the Virginia militia, detected their march near Louisa during the night, and correctly guessed their intentions. Knowing that Charlottesville was not protected by any troops, he rode through the night by back roads to reach Charlottesville and warn them.
TARLETON and his troops arrived at Dr. WALKER's Castle Hill plantation at dawn. The story is told, which may or may not be entirely true, that Dr. Walker and his wife prepared a large breakfast for TARLETON in order to delay him for several hours and give JEFFERSON more time to escape. In any event, Capt. JOUETT did reach Monticello at 4:30 am to warn JEFFERSON, and then proceeded the additional 2 miles to Charlottesville to warn the legislators, who fled and reconvened in Staunton, VA three days later. Because of his heroics, JOUETT is known as "Paul Revere of the South".
- The home was built on the +15,000 acres of land he acquired through his marriage to the widow Mildred THORNTON MERIWETHER. This land was originally granted to Nicholas MERIWETHER II, and passed on to his son, William MERIWETHER, Sr., and then to his son, Nicholas MERIWETHER "The Younger", Mildred THRONTON's first husband.
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Sources - [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015<, Memorial #8587513, Mildred Thornton Walker.
- [S643] Sarah Travers Lewis (Scott) Anderson, Book - Lewises, Meriwethers & Kin, (1938; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2008.), 19 Feb 2022, p 221.
- [S635] The Meriwether Society, Inc., Society - Meriwether, ((http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meriweth/ : 2015)), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015), ID #: I334, Mildred Thornton; Various Meriwether Society sources.
- [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 35.
- [S495] John H. Gwathmey, Book - Twelve Virginia Counties, (1937; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2006.), 7 Aug 2013, Albemarle County: 344.
- [S607] Alexander Brown, Book - Cabells and Their Kin (Internet Archives), (Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1895.), 1 Mar 2015, p 189.
- [S1517] Mary B. Kegley and F. B. Kegley, Book - Early Adventures on the Western Waters (VA & WV), (Orange, Virginia: Green Publishers, Inc., 1980.), 28 Jun 2022, p 27-32.
- [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015<, Memorial #8587513, Mildred Thornton Walker.