Robert Walker

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• Estate Admin: 8/17/; The administration of his estate was granted to his widow, Sarah.
• Religion: 1631/32, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He became a member of the Boston Church.
• Freeman: 14 May 1634
• Offices Held: 1638; He was the cow keeper.
• Occupation: say 1650, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was a linen webster.
• Legal: 10 Apr 1679; He deposed 10 April 1679 at the age of about 72 years, that he resided with his father in Manchester, Lancastershire, England in the year 1623.

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He deposed 10 April 1679 at the age of about 72

Family/Spouse: Sarah. Sarah died on 21 Dec 1695 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 12 Dec 1660; Benjamin Thurston. Benjamin lived in Boston, was a weaver and became a freeman in 1665. He was made an ensign in the militia a year before King Philip's War. He died on Thursday 10 November 1678 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died of smallpox. Issue: 1. Mary Thurston (1662-____) 2. Eleazer Thurston (1662-____)

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 14 (12) 1635.

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• Education: say 1655, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was educated at Harvard but did not graduate.
• Moved To: say 1663, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York; He moved to Long Island where he was a minister in Jamaica from 1663 to 1668.
• Moved To: 1668, Stratford, Suffolk County, New York; He was again the minster.
• Freeman: 1669
• Married: say 1669; Susanna ______. Issue: 1. Zachariah Walker (1670-____) 2. Abigail Walker (1670-____) 3. Elizabeth Walker (1675-____)

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 15 (7) 1637.

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 22 (7) 1639.

Died:
His death date was recorded as 22 (5) 1652.

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 15 (9) 1641.

Buried:
Her burial date was recorded as 19 (10) 1643

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• History: He moved to Killingworth. He was administrator of the estate of Samuel Blakeman, the son of the Rev. Adam Blakeman. It was the widow of Samuel he married. He is said to have had great problems with his step children.
• Married: say 1670; Elizabeth Wheeler, the daughter of Moses Wheeler. She was born on 1 August 1642. She married (1) Samuel ______. Issue: 1. Samuel Walker (1671-____) 2. Moses Walker (1673-____) 3. John Walker (1674-____) 4. Elizabeth Walker (1676-____) 5. Mary Walker (1679-____) 6. Mercy Walker (1681-____)

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as (5) 1646.

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• Married: 14 Nov 1667; Abigail Prudden. She was born on 1 August 1642. Issue: 1. Robert Walker (1668-____) 2. Sarah Walker (1670-____) 3. Abigail Walker (1672-____) 4. Mary Walker (1680-____)
• Inventory: 19 Nov 1687

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• Occupation: 1664; He had encouragement to keep a school at Sudbury in 1664, but in 1672, he renewed a license for an ordinary (pub). However, in 1680 in a report on educational matters it states, "And for teaching to write or cypher, here is Mr. Thomas Walker, and two or three others about this town, that do teach therein, and are ready to teach all others that need, if people will come or send them."
• Probate/Proved: 1697

Family/Spouse: Mary Stone. Mary was born about 1635. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Christened:
Her christening date was recorded as 22 (2) 1649 at the age of about 10 days.

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Birth:
His birth date was recorded as 3 (5) 1652.

Died:
His death date was recorded as 30 (7) 1654.

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 1 (9) 1654.

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• Married: 13 May 1680, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Rev. James Sherman.

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• Married: 7 Dec 1687, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Martha Howe, the daughter of Samuel and Martha (Bent) Howe. She was born on 9 October 1669 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. After Thomas' death, on 10 November 1718 Martha, at age 49, married (2) John Whitney, at age 56, son of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, in Framingham, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 14 November 1721 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Walker (1688-1688) 2. Samuel Walker (1689-____) 3. Obadiah Walker 4. Martha Walker 5. Mary Walker 6. Thomas Walker (c1700-____) 7. Asa Walker (1702-1723) 8. Hannah Walker (1705-____) 9. Jason Walker (1708-____) 10. John Walker (1714-____)
• Land/House: 10 Apr 1688; He bought 60 acres of land, 10 April 1688, from Gookin and How in the area of Sudbury that became Framingham, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1700; He was town treasurer.
• Offices Held: 1703; He was appointed a Constable.
• Probate/Proved: 2 Dec 1717

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• Petition: 1704, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William was one of the signers of a petition to build a meeting house on his side of the river in 1704. It reads: "Petition of the West Side people of Sudbury to Governor Dudley and the General Assembly. The petition of us who are the subscribers living on ye west side of Sudbury great River Humbly showeth that wereas ye All wise and over Ruling providence of ye great God, Lord of Heaven and Earth who is God blessed forever moore, hath cast our lott to fall on that side of the River by Reason of the flud of watare, which for a very great part of the yeare doth very much incomode us and often by extremity of water and terrible and violent winds, and a great part of the winter by ice, as it is at this present, so that wee are shut up and cannot come forth, and many times when wee doe atempt to git over our flud, we are forced for to seek our spiritual good with the peril of our Lives. Beside the extreme Travill that many of us are Exposed unto sum 3:4:5:6 miles much more than a Sabbath days Jurney, by Reason of these and many more objections, to many here to enumerate, whereby many of our children and little ones, ancient and weak persons, can very Rarly attend the public worship. The considered premises we truly pray your Excellency and ye Honorable Council and House of Representatives to consider and compassionate us in our Extreme suffering condition, and if we may obtain so much favor in your Eyes as to grant us [our presents] as to appoint us a Commity to see and consider our circumstances and make report thereof to this honorable Court. And your pore petitioners shall ever pray. Sudbury, January 15th 1704/5 John Goodnow; John haines; John Brigham; William Walker; George Parmenter; David how; George Parmenter, Jr.; Joseph Parmenter; John brigham; Samuel willis; Joseph willis; Richard Sanger; Tho : Smith; Joseph Hayes [Haynes]; timothy gibson, Jr; Joseph F. Jewel (his mark); Isaac Mellen; Melo C. Taylor, (his mark); John Balcom; Joseph Balcom; John haynes. Jr.; Robert Man his mark; Benjamin wright; David Haynes; Prefer haines; Thomas Brintnal; Edward Goodnow his mark; John Goodenow, jr; Ephraim Garfield, his mark; Thomas Smith, Junior; Jonathan Rice."
• Land/House: say 1710, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William built a home which was also a Garrison House to protect against Indian attack in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It remained in the family for several generations.
• Will: 27 Jun 1732, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 27 June 1732 William made his will in Sudbury. It was probated later that year.
• Last Full Review: 28 Apr 2020

William married Sarah Goodenow on 6 May 1686 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of John Goodenow and Mary) was born in 1666 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1709; Dorothy ______. Issue: 1. Daniel Walker (1710-____) 2. Elphalet Walker (1712-____) 3. Jabez Walker (1714-____) 4. Dorothy Walker (1717-____) 5. Mary Walker (1718-____) 6. Josiah Walker (1721-____) 7. Bezaleed Walker (1724-____)

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• Married: 1714; John Stevens.

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• Last Full Review: 23 Nov 2021

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• Married: 6 Jun 1717, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Maynard. Issue: 1. Hezekiah Walker (1718-____) 2. Sarah Walker (1720-____) 3. Nathan Walker (1722-____) 4. Paul Walker

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• Moved To: say 1720, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He moved to Rutland, Massachusetts say 1720.
• Last Full Review: 28 May 2020

John married Jemimah Stanhope on 27 May 1717 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Jemimah (daughter of Joseph Standhope and Hannah Bradish) was born on 9 Oct 1691 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 4 Apr 1738, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Hannah Putnam. Issue: 1. Reuben Walker (1738-____)