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Hi Tazzie,
We have uncovered a little more information relating to Francis Walker and Ann Wells.
Wells is spelt Weles which separates Ann’s family from the Wells clan in Hambleden.
The detail relating to Francis Walker  and Stokenchurch was discovered by a family member ,but may not be correct.We will check this out.

Descendants of William Weles
Generation No. 1
1.  WILLIAM1 WELES  He married ELIZABETH. 
Children of WILLIAM WELES and ELIZABETH are:
2.   i.   RICHARD2 WELES, b. 16 Jan 1692, Hambleden.
   ii.   WILLIAM WELES, b. 16 Jan 1676, Hambleden.
   iii.   MEARY WELES, b. 28 Aug 1682, Hambleden.
   iv.   ANN WELES, b. 24 Apr 1688, Hambleden.
   v.   ELIZABETH WELES, b. 25 Dec 1690, Hambleden.
   vi.   SARA WELES, b. 25 Dec 1690, Hambleden.
Generation No. 2
2.  RICHARD2 WELES (WILLIAM1) was born 16 Jan 1692 in Hambleden.  He married ANN STEVENES Feb 1716 in Hambleden. 
Children of RICHARD WELES and ANN STEVENES are:
3.   i.   ANN3 WELES, b. 13 Apr 1716, Hambledon.
   ii.   ELIZABETH WELES, b. 16 Sep 1717, Hambleden.
   iii.   MARGRAT WELES, b. 01 May 1719, Hambleden.
   iv.   MARY WELES, b. 11 Nov 1722, Hambleden.
Generation No. 3
3.  ANN3 WELES (RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 13 Apr 1716 in Hambledon.  She married FRANCIS WALKER 01 Oct 1738 in West Wycombe, son of FRANCIS WALKER.  He was born 1718 in Stokenchurch,Bucks.(This connection to Stokenchurch is to be investigated further as there is some doubt about the detail)
Children of ANN WELES and FRANCIS WALKER are:
4.   i.   FRANCIS4 WALKER, b. 1756; d. West Wycombe.
   ii.   THOMAS WALKER, b. 1746.
   iii.   SARAH WALKER, b. 1753.
   iv.   FRANCIS WALKER, b. 1751

Generation No. 4
4.  FRANCIS4 WALKER (ANN3 WELES, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1756, and died in West Wycombe.  He married (1) MARTHA BETTS 26 Oct 1780 in Chearsley, daughter of EDMUND BETTS and ANN STRINGER.  She was born 17 Feb 1758 in Chearsley, and died 20 May 1789.  He married (2) SUSANNAH WHEELER 29 Aug 1790 in Chearsley.  She was born 1765, and died 06 Apr 1832.

Hope this is of interest
Rob

Hi,
I have not had any success thus far with your search,but I and another Walker researcher hit a wall with Francis Walker of West Wycombe some time ago and you may be able to help.
Francis Walker b1756.
I have scratched together a theoretical parentage as follows:
(i)Robert or (ii)Richard Wells married an Ann unkown.
They had a daughter Ann Wells b1716.Chr.in Hambleden.
Ann Wells married. Francis Walker 1 Oct 1738 in West Wycombe.
Children of Ann Wells and Francis Walker :-
   Thomas Walker b.1746 in W.Wyc.
   Sarah Walker b.1753 in W.Wyc.
   Francis Walker b.1756 in W.Wyc. (Our Francis!!).

It is possible that (ii) Richard Wells was married to Ann Stevens in 1715.
We cannot drill back into the Francis Walker parentage at all.
This is partly theoretical for research only,but is as far as I can go without visiting The Bucks Family History Unit.
I have posted this before.
Thank You.
Rob

Hi Tazzie,
My other Walker ‘brick walls’ are as follows:-
1.   William Walker b.1805 in Cuddington married Ann Silver of Dorton.
They lived in Chearsley and had six (or seven) children, all of which I have recorded.
Ann Died in 1854c and William remarried to Mary Johnson b 1815 in Chearsley on 25 Dec.1864.
William Died 1875.
2.   Thomas Walker b.c1810 possibly in Cuddington.He married Sarah b.c1816 from Stadhampton.She died c1880.
They had one child Mary Anne b1848.
I believe these two guys are brothers from Cuddington,but I am unable to establish the parentage.
I have most of the descendants logged for William and Ann,including White’s and Badrick’s but need to complete the top end.
-any ideas?
Rob.

Hi Tazzie.
I am Robert Walker b1946 in Lower Winchendon. Now residing in Bedfordshire.
Directly descended from Anne Wells and Francis Walker.As follows-(In a nutshell)-
Francis Walker (W.Wycombe)/m.Martha Betts.(Chearsley)
Thomas Walker (Chearsley)/ m.Sarah Blake
Joseph Walker (b Cuddington) m Mary Todd (L.Winchendon)
Thomas Walker (Chearsley) m Sarah Watson (L.Winchendon) My G.GP,s
John Walker (L.Winchendon) m Ellen Louisa Francis (Colchester).My GP,s
Thomas Walker b1921 (L.Winchendon) m Gladys Harding (Middlesbro) My Parents.

My Grandmother Ellen ran the village shop in Lower Winchendon until her death in the 1960,s
Using info from my relatives and a Lady in L.Winchendon we have produced a reasonable family tree but by no means complete.
For your interest,I was married in Mursley and have access to a fair amount of information on the Lambourne family from the village…small world !!
Kind regards,
Rob