In 1859, Samuel C Walker purchased the right to Lot # 22 in Walker Settlement from Robert Walker, who was living in Saint John at this time and was possibly one of his sons. Also, on the Grant Map for this area, you will note that a James Walker was granted land here as well. It was only a 50 acre lot, next to a second 50 acre lot granted to Samuel C Walker. In the 1851 Census, there is no mention of this James Walker, who, again, may be a son of Samuel C Walker. James, like Robert, may have lived in Saint John or some other place in 1851 prior to receiving his grant in 1864. All that is known of James further than this is that he witnessed the marriage of Eliza to James McEwen in 1846, meaning that he was an adult at that time.
Starting at the right of the map above, from just west of the Hawkes bridge and the turnoff of the Walker Settlement Road from the Waterford Road and extending along the Walker Settlement Road to a point about 1/2 mile from the Glebe Road (the one going off the Walker Settlement Road to the north) was the 500 acre grant to John C Vail. Running along its western boundry and extending slightly beyond it northward to about 1/3 of the Glebe Road's ascent up the hill and then extending west to a point midway between the Glebe Road and the Long Settlement Road was the 200 acre grant (made up of two 100 acre grants) of Garret Ross. Going up the Glebe Road, to the right and not quite touching the road was the 200 acre grant to Edward Carl, made up of two 100 acre grants set end to end. Above his grant, extending northward from the point where the Glebe Road first bends westward is the 80 acre lot granted to Elizabeth Richardson. Westward of these lots is the 300+ acre grant known as the Glebe Lot. As the road turns again toward the north after its long westward trek, we have three more significant grants, the first a roughly square 200 acre lot granted to John Parlee, and the second and third being a roughly square 200 acre lot divided south to north between James and George Richardson, both being granted 100 acres.
Starting from the Garret Ross grant and proceeding a bit along the Walker Settlement Road, we encouter the William Adair (spelled Adare on the grant map) grant of 79 acres which runs for a short distance along the Ross grant's western border and includes a small point of land across the road from almost where the school stands today. From that point the Adair grant runs up the hill behind the school and crosses the Long Settlement Road just shortly after the right hand turn up the hill. Bordering it and taking in the small section the school stands on is the 100 acre lot of John Robinson. At its back (or southern) end was the road which branched off the Long Settlement Road to the west. This road once ran west and then south west towards Londonderry. On an 1862 map, this road can be seen, thereby opening up a whole territory which is now inaccessible. This region above the Adair and Robinson grants will be discussed in the Upper Walker Settlement section of this GenWeb.
Proceeding westward along the Walker Settlement Road again from the school, we pass through the John Robinson grant. The next grant is the William Anderson grant, a 100 acre grant parallel with that of John Robinson. Next, and parallel with William Anderson, is the 100 acre grant to James Anderson. Next, and parallel to it, is the 100 acre grant to Samuel Walker. Then, and parallel but not along its whole length northward, are two 50 acre grants end to end given to Samuel C Walker (the southern part) and to James Walker (the northern part). Next, and parallel to and equal in length to the combined grants of the two former, is another 100 acre grant to Samuel C Walker. Next to this is the divided grant of 100 acres given to Daniel Crothers (spelled Cruthers on the grant map), this property being divided west to east just as the Samuel C and James Walker grants of 50 acres each. This brings us to the bottom of the hill where the road turns northwest to follow the Parlee Brook. The section northward of this will be covered under Parlee Brook.
Here a road also goes to the southwest to Lisson Settlement. The upper (or northeastern) part of this is still considered Walker Settlement, so it is included here. We will cover the grants to the Sussex Parish border, which includes the holdings of the McEwen family. As you cross the brook, you encounter the William McEwen grant, parallel with the Crothers grant, of 100 acres. Next and parallel to it is the 100 acre John McEwen grant, followed by the 100 acre William McEwen grant. South of the last two is a 116 acre grant to James McEwen with an additional 40 acres west of the second William McEwen grant.
An interesting page for some might be the school page where you will see listed some of the students from the earliest period found.