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Capt James Alexander WALKUP WAUGHUP

Capt James Alexander WALKUP WAUGHUP[1]

Male 1724 - 1798  (73 years)


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  • Name James Alexander WALKUP WAUGHUP  [2] 
    Prefix Capt 
    Birth 15 Nov 1724  At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Birth 15 Nov 1724  Camden, Camden District, South Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    FamilySearch ID LCT7-TTW 
    MilitaryService 1780  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Patriot Captain in the American Revolution 
    Name Vachub  [3] 
    Name Wauchope  [3] 
    _UID 89DF1C450151426EBDEA062F95911E8D78D0 
    Burial Feb 1798  Old Wachaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery Riverside, Lancaster, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 1 Feb 1798  Waxhaw Settlement, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I112681312  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2024 

    Father Samuel WAUCHOPE, Walkup,   b. Abt 1695, Carrick Fergus, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1788, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Mother Nancy Agnes ALEXANDER,   b. Abt 1702, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1740, Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Marriage Fergus, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F536728638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Nancy PICKENS,   b. 5 Dec 1740, Augusta, Virgina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1793, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 1756  Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Samuel WALKUP-WAUGHUP,   b. 9 Oct 1758, Waxhaw Settlement, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1851, Richmond, Madison, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     2. John WALKUP,   b. 6 Dec 1760, Waxhaw Settlement, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1823, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     3. James Alexander WALKUP, Jr,   b. 17 Sep 1763, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1784, Riverside, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     4. Martha WALKUP,   b. 10 Feb 1766, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1820, Union, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     5. Israel WALKUP,   b. 17 Sep 1768   d. 1827 (Age 58 years)
     6. William WALKUP,   b. 22 Nov 1770, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1859, Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     7. Nancy Agnes WALKUP,   b. 4 Dec 1774, Waxhaw, S.C. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1831 (Age 56 years)
     8. Joseph WALKUP,   b. 2 Jun 1776, Mecklenburg Co., N.C. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1824, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     9. Robert Orr WALKUP,   b. 25 Jun 1780, Waxhaw, Union, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1846, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     10. Margarette Pickens WALKUP,   b. 14 Aug 1783, Waxhaw Settlement, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1860, Henry County, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F50573703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2024 

  • Notes 
    • His parents were Samuel "The Immigrant" Walkup (spelled Wauchope in Ireland) and Nancy Agnes Alexander. They were both from Carrick Fergus, Ireland. There are two conflicting stories of his birth: one says he was also born in Ireland; the other states he was born on the ship coming to America. His other siblings: Joseph b. 1719 Ireland; Elizabeth b. 1725 Pennsylvania; Margaret 1727 Penn.; Florence b. 1730 Penn.; and Arthur b. 1734 Penn. He married Margaret Pickens in 1756 and had the following children: Samuel b. 1758 (my 3rd great grandfather); John b. 1760; James, Jr., b. 1763; Martha b. 1766; Israel Pickens b. 1768; William b. 1770; Joseph b. 1776; Agnes Margaret b. 1778; Robert b. 1780; and Margaret b. 1783.

      1. JAMES ALEXANDER2 WALKUP (SAMUEL1) was born 1725, and died 1798. He
      married MARGARET NANCY PICKENS 1765, daughter of ISRAEL PICKENS and MARTHA
      NISBET.

      Children of JAMES WALKUP and MARGARET PICKENS are:

      2. i. SAMUEL3 WALKUP, b. 1758; d. 1851.

      ii. JOHN WALKUP, b. December 06, 1760; d. 1784; m. SARAH DAUGHERTY.

      iii. MARTHA WALKUP, b. February 10, 1766; d. 1820; m. JOHN FINLEY.

      3. iv. ISRAEL WALKUP, b. September 17, 1768; d. 1827.

      4. v. WILLIAM WALKUP, b. November 22, 1770.

      5. vi. JOSEPH WALKUP, b. 1776; d. 1824.

      vii. AGNES NANCY WALKUP, b. Abt. 1778; d. 1831; m. WILLIAM CROCKETT.

      viii. NANCY WALKUP, b. 1780; m. WILLIAM CROCKETT.

      6. ix. ROBERT WALKUP, b. June 25, 1780; d. September 22, 1847.

      7. x. MARGARET PICKENS WALKUP, b. August 14, 1783; d. March 28, 1860.

      Generation No. 2

      2. SAMUEL3 WALKUP (JAMES ALEXANDER2, SAMUEL1) was born 1758, and died 1851.
      He married (1) ELIZABETH GUTHRIE. He married (2) NANCY PATTERSON.

      Child of SAMUEL WALKUP and ELIZABETH GUTHRIE is:

      i. ROBERT ALEXANDER4 WALKUP, b. 1791; d. 1861; m. MARY LAUGHLIN.

      Children of SAMUEL WALKUP and NANCY PATTERSON are:

      ii. JOHN4 WALKUP, d. 1838; m. LUCINDA ??.

      iii. JAMES PATTERSON WALKUP, b. 1814; d. 1861; m. SARAH SMITH.

      3. ISRAEL3 WALKUP (JAMES ALEXANDER2, SAMUEL1) was born September 17, 1768,
      and died 1827. He married MARGARET MORROW.

      Children of ISRAEL WALKUP and MARGARET MORROW are:

      i. MARGARET4 WALKUP.

      ii. ELIZABETH WALKUP.

      iii. NANCY WALKUP.

      iv. ELIZA WALKUP.
      v. DAVID WALKUP, b. 1788; d. 1844.

      vi. SAMUEL WALKUP, b. 1788; d. 1844.

      vii. JAMES WALKUP, b. 1788; d. 1844.

      4. WILLIAM3 WALKUP (JAMES ALEXANDER2, SAMUEL1) was born November 22, 1770.
      He married HANNAH ORR.

      Children of WILLIAM WALKUP and HANNAH ORR are:

      i. REBECCA4 WALKUP, m. THOMAS BOWEN.

      ii. WILLIAM JONATHAN WALKUP, m. INTHA ADELINE NICHOLS.

      5. JOSEPH3 WALKUP (JAMES ALEXANDER2, SAMUEL1) was born 1776, and died 1824.
      He married JANE ORR.

      Children of JOSEPH WALKUP and JANE ORR are:

      i. ARPELIZA JANE4 WALKUP, b. 1804; d. 1873; m. J. B. KERR.

      ii. MARGARET HARRIETT WALKUP, b. 1806.

      iii. NANCY WALKUP, b. 1808; d. 1896; m. (1) J. H. MCMURRAY; m. (2) ??
      TAYLOR.

      iv. ROBERT ORR WALKUP, b. 1810.

      v. MARTHA WALKUP, b. 1812; m. (1) WILLIAM STITT; m. (2) AARON HUEY.

      vi. ELIZABETH WALKUP, b. 1814; m. ?? BELK.

      vii. JAMES RALSTON WALKUP, b. 1817.

      viii. ESTHER DOUGLAS DAVID WALKUP, b. 1820; d. 1820.

      ix. MELINDA EMELINE WALKER, b. 1822; d. 1898; m. WILLIAM BOYCE.

      6. ROBERT3 WALKUP (JAMES ALEXANDER2, SAMUEL1) was born June 25, 1780, and
      died September 22, 1847. He married (1) ELIZABETH HUEY. He married (2)
      DORCAS MONTGOMERY 1827 in Mecklenburg Co., N. C., daughter of JOHN
      MONTGOMERY and MARY CLARK.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1108] Forest Meade.

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2022), entry for Samuel Wauchope, person ID LTL8-C4K. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for James Alexander WALKUP WAUGHUP, person ID LCT7-TTW. (Reliability: 3).



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