The WALKER Family of Woburn and Reading in Middlesex county, Massachusetts; Concord in Merrimack county, New Hamphire and Bethel in Oxford county, Maine

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INDEX to Walker files

Generation 1

SAMUEL WALKER (c. 1616/7- 1684) of Woburn and Reading

Parents: Unknown

Samuel Walker was born about 1616/7, based on his testimony that he was 44 in 1661 and 48 in 1664. [Ref, 1;127-1/2,2;6] He died on 6 Nov 1684 in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 3] He had an unknown first wife. [Ref] He married second the widow Ann (Sheldon) Alger. [Ref]

Some have suggested that Samuel's second wife was Ann (Roberts) Alger, the daughter of Giles Roberts. [Ref, p. 4][Ref]

Samuel was on a 1655 list of taxpayers in Woburn. [Ref, p. 3] He petitioned the court to allow him to distill and sell liquor; his petition was signed by a large number of other residents of Woburn and was granted in Apr 1662. [Ref, p. 3] In making the petition he said that because of his wife's weakness he had bought a place near the meeting house and had spent £200 on the building and utensils. [Ref]

Samuel was a resident of Reading for some time and was admitted to the church there after 26 Mar 1650. [Ref, p. 4]

Children of Samuel Walker and his unknown first wife:

1. Ens. Samuel Walker was born on 28 Jun 1643 in Reading. [Ref][Ref, p. 4] Deacon Samuel Walker died on 18 Jan 1703 in Woburn, age 61. [Ref][Ref, p. 4] He is buried in the First Burial Ground in Woburn: click here to see a photo of his gravestone on the findagrave.com website. He married first Sarah Reed on 10 Sep 1662 [Ref, p. 4] in Woburn. [Ref] Sarah was the daughter of William and Mabel Reed of Woborn. [Ref, p. 4] She died on 1 Nov 1681 [Ref, p. 4] in Woburn. [Ref] Samuel married second Abigail [Carter] Fowle on 18 Apr 1692 [Ref, p. 4] in Woburn. [Ref] Abigail, the daughter of Capt. John Carter and the widow of Lieut. James Fowle, married third Dea. Samuel Stone. [Ref, p. 4]
   Samuel was an ensign and a deacon. [Ref, p. 4]
   Samuel signed his will on 5 Jul 1699; it was proved on 15 Feb 1703. He mentioned his wife Abigail; his sons Timothy and Samuel; his son John's children Ruth and Edward; his son Samuel's children Sarah, Judith, Abigail, Samuel and Hannah; his daughter Sarah Johnson's children Edward, Sarah, Esther, Samuel, and Abigail. [Ref, p. 4]
   some descendants of Samuel Walker, including Rev. Timothy Walker, the countess of Rumford, the wife of telegraph inventor Samuel Morse and a president of Harvard University.
   
2. Joseph Walker was born on 10 Mar 1645 in Reading. [Ref, p. 4, 10 Oct][Ref] He died in Jul 1729 in Billerica. [Ref, p. 5] He married Sarah Wyman on 15 Dec 1699 [Ref, p. 5] in Billerica. [Ref] Sarah, the daughter of Lieut. John and Sarah (Nutt) Wyman of Woburn, died on 26 Jan 1728/9. [Ref, p. 5]
   some descendants of Joseph Walker
   
3. Hannah Walker was born on 15 Dec 1647 in Reading. [Ref __ 15, 1647, town record, and 11 Apr 1647 court record][Ref, p. 4] She died on 28 Apr 1648. [Ref, p. 4, says 18 Apr] in Reading. [Ref]
4. Hannah Walker (twin) was born on 28 Jun 1648 in Reading. [Ref][Ref, p. 4] She died on 4 Feb 1685/6 in Woburn. [Ref, p. 4] She married James Thompson on 27 Jan 1674 [Ref, p. 4] in Woburn. [Ref] James was the son of Simon and Mary (Converse) Thompson. [Ref] He was born on 20 Mar 1649 in Woburn. [Ref] He died on 4 Sep 1693, age 44, [Ref, p. 5] in Woburn. [Ref]
   Hannah is the great-great-great-great-greatgrandmother of President Calvin Coolidge. Click here to see his descent from her.
   
5. Ens. Israel Walker (twin) was born on 28 Jun 1648 in Reading. [Ref][Ref, p. 4] He died on 20 Apr 1719 in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 5][Ref] He married first Susanna Baldwin. [Ref, p. 5] She died on 7 Mar 1694 [Ref, p. 5] in Woburn. [Ref] Israel married second Hannah [Leffingwell] Flagg on 10 Dec 1696 in Woburn. [Ref][Ref] Hannah, the daughter of Michael and Isabel Leffingwell and widow of Lieut. Gershom Flagg, was born on 6 Jan 1645/6 in Woburn and died on 15 Apr 1668 in Woburn. [Ref]
   Israel signed his will on 13 Jan 1718/9; it was proved on 29 May 1719. [Ref, p. 5] He mentioned his wife Hannah; sons Henry, Nathaniel, Israel and Edward; sons-in-law Ebenezer Locke and Isaac Kimball; the children of his daughter Phebe Reed; his daughter Kendall's three children, namely, Isaac, Hannah and the youngest; his grandson Ebenezer Locke. [Ref, p. 5]
   some descendants of Israel Walker
   
6. John Walker was born on 14 Feb 1650 in Reading. [Ref says 1649][Ref, p. 4] He died on 3 Jan 1723/4 in Woburn. [Ref] He married first Mary Pierce on 14 Oct 1672. [Ref] She died on 8 Nov 1695. [Ref, p. 4] He married second Bethia Simonds on 13 Aug 1696 [Ref] in Woburn. [Ref]
   some descendants of John Walker
   
7. Benjamin Walker was born on 4 Jun 1651 in Reading. [Ref][Ref, p. 4] He died on 26 Apr 1653 [Ref, p. 4] in Reading. [Ref] The town records have a Benjamin born on 4 Jun 1651 and a Benjamin who was born and died on 26 Apr 1653. So, it is possible that there were two Benjamins who died young.

Children of Samuel Walker and Ann Sheldon:

8. Isaac Walker was born on 1 Nov 1677 in Woburn. He married Margery Bruce.
9. Ezekiel Walker was born on 5 Mar 1679 in Woburn. He died in Dec 1723 in Boston. [Ref] He married Ruth Cook on 7 Aug 1701. [Ref] Ruth, the daughter of Thomas and Ann Cook of Boston died in Sep or Oct 1743. [Ref] Ezekiel was a cordwainer. [Ref, p. 4]

Generation 2

ISAAC WALKER (b. 1676) of Woburn and Concord

Parents: Samuel Walker [Ref, p. 689][Ref, p. 6] and Ann Sheldon

Isaac Walker was born on 11 Mar 1676 in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6][Ref][Ref, p. 689, says 1 Nov 1677] He married Margery Bruce of Woburn on 20 Feb 1704 [Ref, p. 689][Ref, p. 6] in Woburn. [Ref]

Isaac moved to Concord, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 6]

Isaac is on a 5 Feb 1725 list of men who had paid 20 shillings and were admitted as settlers in Penacook, later Concord. [Ref, p. 67-8] The new plantation was to be split into 103 lots and Isaac drew the lots N. 28 and 33 in the second range at a 7-8 Feb 1726 meeting in Andover. [Ref, p. 77] He received two 2-1/2 acre lots in the second division of land that had been surveyed in May 1727: lot 21 on the lowest interval on the east side of the Merrimack river and lot 8 at the "Frog Ponds". [Ref, pp. 126-7] By Oct 1731 Isaac had a house up in Concord and he had 12 acres that were fenced, mowed and plowed. His house was not yet inhabited and he was living in a house owned by Zerobbabel Snow. He was one of ten subscribers of Penny Cook who called for a meeting there on 2 Nov 1732. [Ref, p. 109] He was one of ten subscribers of Penny Cook who called for a meeting there on 2 Nov 1732. [Ref, p. 109]

In 1746 Isaac Walker and his son William were in a garrison around the house of Timothy Walker, Jr. [Ref, p. 156] Timothy, Jr. was Isaac's son Timothy. [Ref, 2;63]

Children of Isaac Walker and Margery Bruce:

1. Abigail Walker was born on 23 Jul 1705 [Ref, p. 689] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6] She married David Evans of Charlestown on 22 Sep 1729 [Ref, p. 6] in Woburn. [Ref]
2. Isaac Walker was born on 12 Jul 1707 in Woburn. He died on 1 Sep 1782 in Concord. He married Sarah Breed.
3. Ezekiel Walker was born on 29 May 1709 [Ref, p. 689] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6] He died about 1745 in Woburn. [Ref] He married Sarah Wyman on 6 Jul 1732 in Woburn. [Ref] Sarah was the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Winn) Wyman of Woburn. [Ref, p. 6]
   Ezekiel was chosen a field driver on 29 Mar 1731 in Concord. [Ref, p. 103]
   some descendants of Ezekiel Walker
   
4. Timothy Walker was born on 17 Mar 1711 [Ref, p. 689] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6] He married Martha Colby on 5 Dec 1738 in Amesbury. [Ref, p. 29][Ref, intention published on 8 Oct 1738 in Rumford]
   Timothy lived in Concord. [Ref] He had a garrison there in 1746. [Ref 2;63] He was the first brick layer in town. [Ref, 7;6] He was referred to as Timothy Walker, Jr. to distinguish him from the Rev. Timothy Walker.
   some descendants of Timothy Walker
   
5. Anne Walker was born on 16 Mar 1713 [Ref, p. 689] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6] She married Lot Colby after 9 Sep 1738 when they published their intention in Rumford (now Concord). [Ref, both of Rumford]
6. William Walker was born on 31 May 1715 [Ref, p. 689] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6] William married Elizabeth Peters [Ref, p. 689, Elizabeth Unknown] after 10 May 1738 when they published their intention in Rumford (now Concord). [Ref, both of Rumford]
   William lived in Concord. [Ref] He was chosen a hog reeve there on 29 Mar 1738, 15 Mar 1738/9 [Ref, p. 184], 20 Mar 1739/40, 2 Mar 1740/1 [Ref, p. 185] and 31 Mar 1742 [Ref, p. 185]. He was chosen a field driver on 29 Mar 1738, 15 Mar 1738/9 [Ref, p. 184], 20 Mar 1739/40 and 2 Mar 1740/1 [Ref, p. 185].
   In 1746 William and his father were in a garrison around the house of Timothy Walker, Jr. [Ref, p. 156]
   some descendants of William Walker
   
7. Elizabeth Walker was born on 1 Jan 1718 [Ref, p. 689, says 1717] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6] She married Joseph Walker, Jr. of Billerica on 4 Dec 1739. [Ref, p. 6]
8. Mary Walker was born on 29 May 1720 [Ref, p. 689] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6] Mary Walker of Rumford (now Concord) and Zebediah Farnum of Concord published their intention on 14 Jan 1737 in Rumford. [Ref] They were married on 22 Mar 1738 O.S. in Concord. [Ref, p. 659]
   some descendants of Mary Walker
9. Samuel Walker was born on 10 Aug 1723 [Ref, p. 689] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6]

Generation 3

ISAAC WALKER (1707 - 1782) of Woburn and Concord

Parents: Isaac Walker and Margery Bruce [Ref][Ref, p. 690][Ref, p. 6]

Isaac Walker was born on 12 Jul 1707 [Ref, p. 689] in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 6] He died after a long sickness on 1 Sep 1782, the same day as his friend and relative Rev. Timothy Walker, in Concord. [Ref, p. 561] He married Sarah Breed [Ref, p. 690] of Woburn [Ref, p. 6] on 16 Mar 1731 in Woburn. [Ref]

Isaac was a tailor. [Ref, p. 12] He lived in Concord. He was chosen a hog reeve on 9 Mar 1735 [Ref, p. 184] and on 2 Mar 1740/1 [Ref, p. 185]. He was chosen a tythingman on 31 Mar 1742. [Ref, p. 185]

In 1746 Isaac Walker, Jr. and his family were in the garrison around the house of Rev. Timothy Walker, the first minister of Concord. [Ref, p. 154] On 23 Jun 1746 Timothy Walker wrote in his diary, "Built ye Tailor's Chimney." This must have referred to Isaac's temporary dwelling in the garrison. [Ref, p. 13]

On Sunday, 5 Aug 1764, Rev. Timothy Walker wrote in his diary that he "Propounded Isaac Walker, Jr. and wife to own ye covenant." [Ref, p. 41]

Children of Isaac Walker and Sarah Breed:

1. Joseph Walker was born on 4 Apr 1732 in Woburn. [Ref][Ref, p. 690][Ref, p. 6] He married Mary Abbott. [Ref, p. 625]
   Joseph lived for a short time in a log hut on land laid out for Zerobbabel Snow in the Borough section of Concord, but moved away for fear of an Indian attack. [Ref, p. 650]
2. Ezekiel Walker was born on 14 Aug 1734 in Concord. [Ref, p. 690] He died on 8 Dec 1734. [Ref, p. 690]
3. Ezekiel Walker was born on 22 Sep 1735. [Ref, p. 690]
   
4. Sarah Walker was born on 2 Sep 1737 [Ref, p. 690] in Concord. [Ref] She died on 3 Apr 1824 in Concord. [Ref] She is buried in the Old North Cemetery in Concord. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of her grave. She married Robert Davis. [Ref] Robert was born on 9 Jan 1734 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. [Ref] He died on 6 Aug 1823 in Concord and is buried in the Old North Cemetery. [Ref]
   
5. James Walker was born on 12 Feb 1738. He died on 9 Feb 1821. He married Ruth Abbott. [Ref]
6. Isaac Walker was born on 26 Oct 1741. [Ref, p. 690] He married Sarah Unknown. [Ref, p. 690]
   some descendants of Isaac Walker
   
7. Samuel Walker was born on 24 May 1745. [Ref, p. 690]
   In 1800 Samuel headed a household in Bethel with one male and one female over 45, one female 16-25 and two males 10-15. [Ref]
   
8. Ann Walker was born on 16 Jul 1747. [Ref, p. 690]
9. Ruth Walker was born on 14 Oct 1749. [Ref, p. 690]

Generation 4

JAMES WALKER (1738 - 1821) of Concord

Parents: Isaac Walker and Sarah Breed [Ref, p. 690]

James Walker was born on 13 Feb 1738. [Ref][Ref, p. 690, says 2 Sep 1739] He died on 9 Feb 1821. [Ref] He married Ruth Abbott. [Ref][Ref]

James lived on the corner of State and Penacook Streets in Concord. [Ref, p. 48] He was a tailor. [Ref]

On 7 Nov 1764 Rev. Timothy Walker wrote in his diary, "Plowed down ye Taylor's hill." [Ref, p. 48]

James held many public offices in Concord. He was appointed hog reeve on 4 Mar 1766 [Ref, p. 111] and 2 Mar 1773 [Ref, p. 135]. He was appointed a surveyor of the highways on 1 Mar 1768 [Ref, p. 117], 6 Mar 1670 [Ref, p. 123], 7 Mar 1775 [Ref, p. 144], 5 Mar 1776 [Ref, p. 149], 3 Mar 1778 [Ref, p. 164], 2 Mar 1779 [Ref, p. 172] and 4 Mar 1788 [Ref, p. 241]. He was appointed a fence viewer on 5 Mar 1771. [Ref, p. 125] He was appointed sealer of weights and measures on 7 Mar 1775, 5 Mar 1776 [Ref, p. 289], 4 Mar 1777 [Ref, p. 290] and 6 Mar 1787 [Ref, p. 315]. He was appointed to the committee to repair the meeting house on 17 Apr 1778. [Ref, p. 166-7] He was appointed to the committee to regulate prices. [Ref, p. 178] He was appointed selectman of Concord on 7 Mar 1780 [Ref, p. 181] and on 6 Mar 1781 [Ref, p. 190]. He was a constable in 1782 and 1783. [Ref, p. 200] He was appointed to a committee to settle with the former town treasurer on 2 Jun 1787. [Ref, p. 236] He was appointed to the commitee to make provision for the ecclesiastical council which might be covened in the town on 19 Jun 1797. [Ref, p. 306]

James was appointed a non-commissioned field officer in the Concord militia in 1774. [Ref, p. 257] In 1776 he was one of the men of Concord who signed a petition opposing the British. [Ref, p.C 270] In 1778 he was on the Committee of Safety. [Ref, p. 278]

On 21 Jun 1790, 14 men of Concord agreed to pay amounts ranging from $20 to $100 for the building of a structure to house the General Court. James contributed $20. [Ref, p. 289]

The town of Concord voted that James should have part of the "School-right on the North side of Water-Numins brook for 14 Years after the present six Years Lease is expired", paying 18 shillings a year, on 7 May 1792. [Ref, p. 272]

Children of James Walker and Ruth Abbott:

1. Bruce Walker was born on 17 May 1760. [Ref, p. 690] He died on 27 Jul 1840 [Ref, p. 23] in Hebron, Grafton, New Hampshire. [Ref] He married Mehitable Courrier [Ref, p. 690, Carrier] of Concord [Ref] on 12 Oct 1780 in Concord. [Ref, p. 23] Rev. Timothy Walker wrote, "Married Bruce Walker and Mehitable Courier, both of Concord" in his diary on 12 Oct 1780. [Ref, p. 68] Mehitable was the daughter of William and Mary (Carter) Courrier. [Ref, p. 23] She was born on 26 Apr 1762. [Ref, p. 23]
   Bruce enlisted under Col. Gordon Hutchins for the march to Bennington. [Ref 20;5] He served in Capt. Marston's Company in the Rhode Island Expedition in 1777. [Ref, p. 23] Bruce was chosen a surveyor of highways on 6 Mar 1792 in Concord. [Ref, p. 317] He moved from Concord to Hebron [Ref 20;5] on 17 May 1760. [Ref, p. 23]
   some descendants of Bruce Walker
   
2. John Walker was born on 8 May 1763. He died on 25 Feb 1830. He married Elizabeth Calef>.
3. Abiel Walker was born on 5 Jul 1766 [Ref, p. 690] probably in Concord. He died on 4 Apr 1855. [Ref, p. 690] He married first Judith Davis. [Ref, p. 690] He married second Mary Thorndike. [Ref, p. 690] She died on 18 Jan 1849. [Ref, p. 690]
   Abiel succeeded his father on the old homestead at the north end of Main Street in Concord. [Ref, p. 690] He was a shoemaker. [Ref, p. 690] He was chosen a fence viewer on 1 Mar 1796. [Ref, p. 331] He was chosen a surveyor of highways on 7 Nov 1796 [Ref, p. 331] and 7 Mar 1797 [Ref, p. 332]. He was a selectman in 1819 and 1825. [Ref, p. 690] He left an estate valued at almost $46,000. [Ref, p. 690]
   some descendants of Abiel Walker
   
4. Hannah Walker was born on 26 Feb 1770 [Ref, p. 690] probably in Concord.
5. Ruth Walker was born on 12 Mar 1776 [Ref, p. 690] probably in Concord. She died on 17 May 1797. [Ref, p. 690]
6. James Walker was born on 26 Jul 1778 [Ref][Ref, p. 690] probably in Concord. He died on 4 Sep 1826. [Ref] He married first Abigail Chapman, [Ref, p. 503] the granddaughter of Capt. Timothy Jackman. [Ref][Ref] He married second Patty Ingalls of Shelburne, New Hampshire. [Ref]
   James was a Congregational minister and an early trader at Bethel Hill. [Ref]
   In 1800 James Walker headed a household in Bethel with a one male 26-44, one female 16-25, one male 16-25 and one boy and three girls under ten. [Ref] In 1810 James headed a household in Bethel with one male 26-44, one female 16-25 and one male under ten. [Ref]
   some descendants of James Walker
   
7. Peter Walker was born on 6 Jul 1780 [Ref][Ref, p. 690, says 1781] probably in Concord. He married Abigail Swan on 3 Jan 1808 in Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine. [Ref]
   In 1810 Peter headed a household in Bethel with one male 26-44 and one female 16-25.
   some descendants of Peter Walker

Generation 5

JOHN WALKER (1763 - 1830) of Bethel

Parents: James Walker and Ruth Abbott [Ref, p. 636]

John Walker was born on 8 May 1763. [Ref, p. 636][Ref] He died on 25 Feb 1830. [Ref, p. 636] He married Elizabeth Calef>. [Ref, p. 636] She died on 14 Nov 1829. [Ref, p. 636] Bouton says that John's wife was Betsey Calef of Salisbury, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 690]

It appears likely that Elizabeth Calef is the daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Pettingill) Calef, born 1 Oct 1767 in Salisbury, New Hampshire. John and Elizabeth named their first five children Joseph (for her father), James (for his father), Hannah (for her mother), Abiel and Ruth (for his mother).

John was a tailor. [Ref] He "came to Bethel Hill quite early". [Ref, p. 636]

John is on a list of the names of the men who came from Fryburg in Aug 1781 and went in pursuit of the Indians. [Ref, p.61] He served in the RevoBilutionary War on board a privateer and obtained considerable prize money. [Ref, p. 85]

There was a John Walker in Fryeburg, York, Maine in 1790. [Ref] In 1800 John Walker, Jr. headed a household in Bethel with one male 26-44, one female 16-25 and two males and two females under ten. [Ref] There was also a John Walker who headed a household in Bethel with a male and a female over 45 and a male 10-15. [Ref] In 1810 John headed a household in Bethel with one male over 45, one female 26-44, one male 16-25, one male and two females 10-15 and one male and one female under ten. [Ref] In 1820 John headed a household in Bethel with a male and a female over 45, a male 26-44, two males and two females 16-25 and a male under ten. [Ref] There was also a John, Jr., age 26-44, who lived alone in Bethel. [Ref]

John was chosen road surveyer in Bethel in 1815. [Ref, p. 170]

Children of John Walker and Eliza Calef:

1. James Walker was born on 8 Jul 1791 in Salisbury, New Hampshire. He died on 7 Dec 1866. He is buried in Bethel, Maine. He married Hannah Jackman Barker.
2. Joseph C. Walker was born about 1793 [Ref][Ref] in Salisbury, New Hampshire. [Ref] He died after 1880 [Ref] at the home of his daughter Charlotte Swan [Ref, p. 290]. He married Lucinda Hale of Waterford. [Ref, p. 636] Lucinda was the daughter of Oliver and Eunice (Fletcher) Hale. [Ref, p. 290] She was born about 1798 [Ref] in Waterford, Maine. [Ref] She was living in 1860 but probably died before 1870, when she does not appear in the census.
   Joseph C. and his brother Abiel signed a petition for a company of artillary in Bethel on 29 Dec 1815. [Ref, p. 87] Joseph was a private in Capt. Joseph Holt's company in Lieutenant Colonel William Ryerson's regiment that was in service at Portland from 25 Sep - 9 Nov 1814. [Ref, pp. 90-91] He was chosen a town officer in Bethel in 1819. [Ref, p. 173]
   In 1850 Joseph was a 57-year-old farmer in Waterford. He was living with his wife Lucinda, age 52, and his daughters Caroline M., age 25, and Charlotte H., age 18. [Ref] In 1860 Joseph and his family were living in Waterford. Unusually, the census gives the towns of their births: Joseph was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, Lucinda in Waterford and the two daughters in Bethel. [Ref] In 1870 Joseph and his daughter Charlotte were living in Waterford; Joseph was a farmer and Charlotte was a tailoress. [Ref] In 1880 Joseph was living with his daughter Charlotte Swan and her husband in Waterford. [Ref]
   some descendants of Joseph Walker
   
3. Hannah Walker married Isaac Presser of Mercer, [Ref, p. 636] Somerset, Maine.
4. Abiel (Abial) Walker was born about 1798 in Vermont. He married Armina Stevens of Greenwood. [Ref, p. 636] He moved to Dummer, New Hampshire. [Ref, p. 636]
   Abiel and his brother Joseph C. signed a petition for a company of artillary in Bethel on 29 Dec 1815. [Ref, p. 87] Abiel was the first storekeeper at Walker's Mills (South Bethel). [Ref, p. 387] Abiel Walker of Concord, New Hampshire sold to James Walker half of lot 19 in the 4th range, south of the river on 10 Aug 1804. [Ref, p. 395]
   In 1850 Abial, 52 years old and born in Vermont, was living in Dummer, Coos, New Hampshire with Charles, age 15, and born in Maine. [Ref]
   some descendants of John Walker
   
5. Ruth Walker [Ref]
6. Eliza Walker died on 11 Jan 1835. [Ref, p. 636]
7. Charles Walker was born on 7 Aug 1809. [Ref, p. 636] Charles Walker of Bethel married Louisa Barker of Bridgton [Ref, p. 636] on 23 Nov 1835 in Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine (intention dated 8 Nov 1835). [Ref]
8. Betsey Walker [Ref, p. 636]

Generation 6

JAMES WALKER (1791 - 1866) of Bethel

Parents: John Walker and Elizabeth Calef> [Ref, p.637] James Walker was born on 8 Jul 1791 in Salisbury, New Hampshire. He died on 7 Dec 1866, age 75 years and 5 months. [Ref] He is buried in Bethel [Ref] in the South Bethel cemetery. [Ref] He married Hannah Jackman Barker [Ref] of Bethel on 21 Feb 1822. James was the proprietor of Walker's Mills. [Ref] "He was a man of considerable enterprise ... ." [Ref, p. 155] "The little hamlet now known as South Bethel was begun in 1803 by David Blake, who built mills there. He also build a house which stood a little east of what was once known as the Walker house and which was taken down soon after the Walker house was built. The mills passed from the Blake family to Jonathan Abbot and from him to James Walker. Mr. Walker built the carding and fulling and cloth dressing mill and dug the canal which conveys water to it. This building was afterwards used as a bedstead factory." [Ref, p. 102] James and Hannah sold to land in Bethel to Robert A. Chapman on 25 Jul 1832. [Ref, p. 395] In addition to the mills, James kept a store. "He lost heavily in what is known as the 'land speculation' of 1837 or thereabout, and was ever after more or less financially embarassed." [Ref, p. 155] James Walker of Bethel was taxed $10 as a retail dealer in Oct 1662. [Ref] He was a member of the Congregational church at Bethel Hill. [Ref] He served one term as Representative to the Legislature. [Ref]

Photo right: Frank Cummings' Mill at South Bethel (Walker's Mills) about 1900 From: Bethel Historical Society Collections

In 1830 James headed an eight-person household in Bethel consisting of a male age 30-39 [himself], a female age 20-29 [Hannah], a male age 20-29, a male and a female age 10-14, a female age 5-9 [Lucretia] and a female under five [Nancy]. [Ref]
In 1840 James headed a ten-person household in Bethel consisting of a male age 40-49 [himself], a female age 30-39 [Hannah], a male age 20-29, a male and a female [Lucretia] age 15-19, a female age 10-14 [Nancy], a male [John] and a female [Hannah] age 5-9 and two females under five [Augusta and Emeline]. [Ref]
In 1850 James was a 58-year-old farmer, born in New Hampshire, with real estate worth $3,000 and living in Bethel. Living with him was his wife Hannah J., who was 48 and born in New Hampshire and their children: 25-year-old Lucretia, 21-year-old Nancy E., 18-year-old Hannah F., 16-year-old John B., 14-year-old Augusta, 11-year-old Emeline, 9-year-old Cullen and 6-year-old "Alma P.". The household also included eight apparently unrelated men, who might have employees. [Ref]
In 1860 James and Hannah J. lived in Bethel with their children Nancy E., age 31, Hannah, age 28, John B., age 26, Augusta, age 24, Emeline, age 21, Cullen F., age 19, and Alma J., age 16. James and John B. were millmen and Cullen F. was a farm labourer. James had real estate worth $5,000 and a personal estate of $1,200. [Ref]

Children of James Walker and Hannah Barker:

1. Lucretia Walker was born on 8 Jul 1824 in Bethel. She died on 22 Aug 1908 in Los Angeles. She married Sumner Reid Johnson.
2. Nancy Eliza Walker was born on 15 Nov 1828. [Ref, p. 637] She died on 3 May 1879, age 50 years and six months. [Ref] She is buried in the Woodland cemetery in Bethel. [Ref, see her gravestone] She married as his third wife Pinckney Burnham [Ref, p. 637] on 7 Apr 1864. [Ref, p. 498] Pinckney was the son of Perley Putnam and Mary A. (Adams) Burnham. [Ref, p. 498] He was born on 10 Apr 1814. [Ref] He died on 25 Nov 1892. [Ref] He is buried in the Woodland cemetery in Bethel. [Ref] Pinckney married first Lydia [Ref] Cross on 10 Sep 1839. [Ref, p. 498] Lydia was the daughter of Jesse Cross. [Ref, p. 498] She died on 9 Jul 1841, age 27. [Ref] She is buried in the Woodland cemetery. [Ref] Pinckney married second Betsey [Ref] Austin on 22 Feb 1845. [Ref, p. 498] Betsey was the daughter of Joel Austin of Canton. [Ref, p. 498] She died on 15 Nov 1862, age 43. [Ref] She is buried in the Woodland cemetery. [Ref]
   Pinckney came to Bethel from Gilead. He was a carriage maker. [Ref, p. 498] He was surveyor of lumber in Bethel in 1841. [Ref, p. 186] Pinckney was taxed $10 on two carriages worth $200 in Sep 1864 in Bethel. [Ref] Pinckney was a representative to the state legislature in 1875-6. [Ref, p. 498] Nancy and Pinckney were members of the Congregational Church in Bethel in 1880. [Ref, pp. 204-5]
   some descendants of Nancy Eliza Walker
   
3. Hannah Fisk Walker was born on 12 Apr 1832. [Ref, p. 637] She died after 1910. She married George Sanderson about 1884. [Ref] She had no children. [Ref]
   In 1860, Hannah was living with Sumner and Lucretia Johnson in Milwaukee. She was 27. [Ref] In 1870 Hannah F. was living in Bethel with her brother Cullen's family and working as a milliner. [Ref] She must have left at the time of the census because she is also shown as living with her brother John's family in Milwaukee in 1870. [Ref] In 1880 Hannah was living with her sister Alma and niece Charlene E. Walker, age 7 and born in Wisconsin, in Zumbrota, Goodhue, Minnesota. Hannah was working as a milliner. [Ref] In 1900 Hannah was living with her husband George Sanderson in Zumbrota. George was born in Apr 1919 in Massachusetts. [Ref] In 1910 Hannah H. Sanderson, a 78-year-old widow, was living in Los Angeles with her sisters Augusta W. Seeley, age 73, and Alma I. Walker, age 66. The women were born in Maine with parents born in New Hampshire. Their niece Nellie M. Shortbridge lived with them. [Ref]
4. John Barker Walker was born on 17 Apr 1834. [Ref, p. 637] He married Mary Unknown. Mary was born about 1844 in Pennslyvania.
   John was mustered as First Lieutenant of I company, Fifth Maine Volunteers [Ref] on 24 Jun 1861. [Ref, p. 280][Ref] He was promoted to Captain [Ref][Ref] on 1 Jul 1862. [Ref, p. 280] He was discharged for disability on 18 Jun 1863. [Ref, p. 280][Ref, says Jan] He went west and died. [Ref, p. 280]
   In 1870 John, age 37 and born in Maine, and his wife Mary, age 26, and born in Pennslyvania, were living in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John's sisters, Alma and Hannah lived with them. [Ref]
   some descendants of John Barker Walker
   
5. Augusta Walker was born on 24 May 1836. [Ref, p. 637] She died after 1910. She married Unknown Seeley. She had no children. [Ref]
   In 1870 Augusta was living in Bethel with her brother Cullen's family and working as a dressmaker. [Ref] In 1900 Augusta Seeley, born in May 1836 in Maine, was a widow living in San Jose, Los Angeles. [Ref] In 1910 Augusta was a widow living in Los Angeles with her sisters Hannah H. Sanderson and Alma I. Walker and their niece Nellie M. Shortbridge. [Ref]
6. Emeline Walker was born on 24 Dec 1838. She died after 1920. She married Newton Grover [Ref, p. 637] on 23 Nov 1864. [Ref, p. 550] Newton was the son of Leonard and Tabitha (Green) Grover of Bethel. [Ref, p. 550] He was born on 12 Jun 1836. [Ref, p.550] He died on 9 Aug 1896 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ref[]
   In 1870 Newton, age 34, and Emmaline W., age 31, lived in Milwaukee and Newton had real estate worth $2,500 and a personal estate of $545. [Ref] Newton was a member of the Congregational Church in Bethel in 1880. [Ref, pp. 204, not all members were residents] In 1880 Newton and Emma were living in Milwaukee and Newton was a policeman. [Ref] In 1920 Emaline Grover, an 81-year-old widow, was living in Imperial, Imperial, California with her son-in-law John H. Shortridge and her daughter Nellie Shortridge. [Ref]
   some descendants of Emeline Walker
   
7. Cullen Fordyce Walker was born on 15 Feb 1841 in Bethel. [Ref, p. 637][Ref, p. 355] He married Mary E. Twitchell [Ref, p. 637] of Bethel on 23 Aug 1863. [Ref, p. 355]
   After leaving school, Cullen worked in his father's mill. [Ref, p. 355] He was taxed as a "peddler 3d class" in Sep 1864 in Bethel. [Ref] After his father's death, he took over the running of the mill. [Ref, p. 355] In 1870 Cullen was living in Bethel with Mary E. and his children Edith T., age five, and James F., age one. Also living with him were his mother and his sisters Augusta, Hannah and Alma. Cullen was a farmer with real estate worth $3,000 and a personal estate of $405. [Ref] In 1870 he moved to Allbert Lea, Minnesota where he worked in the commission business for seven years. [Ref, p. 355] He then moved to the Fort Berthold Indian reservation where he worked for the government for three years. [Ref, p. 355] In 1880 he homesteaded on 160 acres of government land in Grant county, South Dakota. [Ref, p. 355] After ten years he was driven out by drought and sold his claim for almost nothing. [Ref, p. 355] He moved to Brookings county in South Dakota, where he lived for three years. [Ref, p. 355] He moved then spent three years in Lyon country, Iowa. [Ref, p. 355] In 1900 Cullen and Mary E. were living in Mellette, Spinks, Douth Dakota, were Cullen was a farmer. [Ref] In Jan 1901 he moved to Colorado, buying ten acres of land in the Grand valley three miles east of Grand Junction. [Ref, p. 355] In 1910 Cullen and Mary E. were living in Allen, Mesa, Colorado, where Cullen owned a fruit farm. [Ref]
   Cullen was a member of the Congregational Church in Bethel in 1880. [Ref, pp. 204, not all members were residents] He was a Mason. [Ref, p. 355]
   some descendants of Cullen Fordyce Walker
   
8. Alma Ingalls Walker was born on 13 Jul 1843. [Ref, p. 637]
   In 1870 Alma I. was living with her brother Cullen's family and working as a teacher. [Ref] In 1870 Alma and her sister Hannah were living with their brother John's family in Milwaukee. [Ref] In 1880 Alma was living with her sister Hannah and their neice Charlene E. Walker in Zumbrota, Goodhue, Minnesota. Alma was working as a dressmaker. [Ref] In 1900 Alma I., single and born in July 1843, was living with her niece Nellie M. Shortridge and her husband in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. [Ref] In 1910 Alma was single and living with her sisters Hannah H. Sanderson and Augusta Seeley and their niece Nellie M. Shortridge. [Ref]

Generation 7

LUCRETIA WALKER (1824 - 1908) Parents: James Walker and Hannah Jackman Barker [Ref, p. 637] [Ref, p. 272, incorrectly says Hannah J. Parker] Lucretia Walker was born on 8 Jul 1824 [Ref, p. 637] in Bethel. [Ref, p. 272] She died on 22 Aug 1908 in Los Angeles, California. She married Sumner Reid Johnson [Ref, p. 637, says S. R. Johnson] on 12 Mar 1857 [Ref, p. 272] in Bethel. [Ref] In 1900 Lucretia was a widow, born in Maine in July 1824, living in Milwaukee with her stepson George Johnson and his wife. [Ref] more photos

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