INTRODUCTION

This blog has been created for the sole purpose of finding out my ancestor Sarah Walton's family. It's a place to sort through my info and have access to it as I am researching away from home. If you have stumbled across this blog because you are looking for information, or better yet, if you have information, :) please contact me at denianek@gmail.com to share.

MY CONNECTION: William Decatur Kartchner>Prudence Wilcox Kartchner>John Wilcox (m. Sarah Walton)

For more on the Willcox Family see www.thomaswillcox.blogspot.com


Sunday, July 24, 2016

William Walton Name Game

The following entry shows why it is so hard to track down Sarah Walton's father William.

A History of the Townships of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia, Pa: From ...
By Joseph C. Martindale

p. 357
"The name of William Walton has been so frequently adopted that it is amusing, without intending any disrespect, to note how the different men were designated. The first was William Walton, the preacher; besides him we have "William, Jr.; William Walton, Benjamin's son; William Walton, Isaac's son; William Walton, Job's son; William Walton, Abel's son; Billy Thornton Walton; Jersey Billy, Shoemaker Billy; Duke Billy; Pony Billy; Hector Billy; Billy Duke; Soldier Billy; Shoe. Billy's son Bill; Pony Billy's son Bill; and Hector Billy's son Bill."



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