WALKER FAMILY of Sullivan County, NH

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WALKER FAMILY of Sullivan County, NH
Transcribed and contributed to Genealogy Trails by Janice Farnsworth - Farns10th@aol.com
Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson pub 1876,
Claremont, NH

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Seth Walker the earliest of this name in Charlestown,NH son of Joseph Walker, first of Billerica, MA, born at Groton, MA abt l692 m. Eleanor Chandler abt l695.

Seth Walker was one of the proprietors under the NH Charter. He was at No 4 as early as 1750. His name is on the roll of Capt. Phineas Stevens' Company, enlisting in 1750. He d. July 7, 1772 age 80. Eleanor (Chandler) Walker, his wife d. Nov 6, 1769 age 74. Both died at Charlestown, NH and their tombstones are in the Charlestown village cemetery. Their children:

l. Abel Walker b. at Groton, MA Apr 20, 1734 m. 1767 Elizabeth, the widow of Phineas Graves. She was the dau. of Isaac Parker, Jr. and his wife, Mary Parker, She was b. at Groton, MA Feb 3, 1744. See p. 586 below for the list of men Abel Walker commanded in the spring of 1777 in the march to Fort Ticonderoga. He d. Mar 11, 1815 - 81 yrs. She d. Oct 8, 1806 age 62 yrs. Their children:

l. Eunice Walker b. 1767 d. 1773.
2. Sarah Walker b. 1769 d. 1788.
3. Phineas Walker b.177l d. 1772
4. Phyle Walker b. 1773 m. Aaron Dean of Charlestown, NH on Nov 4, 1790. d. at Boston, MA 1849.
5. Phineas Walker b. 1774 d. 1777.
6. Abel Walker b. 1776 d. 1777.
7. Elizabeth b. 1778 m. 1797 Thomas Melville.
8. Phineas Walker 2d b. 1780 drowned in the Connecticut River June 29, 1792.
9. Abel Walker, Jr. b. Sep ll, 1783 m. 18l3 Sally Doolittle dau of John and Lucy Doolittle b. at Westmoreland, NH Feb ll, 1789 Their children:

l. Mary Doolittle Walker b. 18l3 d. at Hydepark, VT 1845.
2. Phineas Walker b. 1820 d.1852 in CA
3. Samuel Walker b. 1823 a Selectman 1857 to 1858 and Rep. 1859.

Abel Walker Jr. was a useful and esteemed citizen and d. at Charlestown 1827.
10. Eleuthera Walker b. July 2l, 1786 m. John Willard, Jr.

2. Sybil Walker dau of Seth Walker and wife, Eleanor (Chandler) Walker was b. at Groton, MA Mar 23, 1735

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Seth Walker m. (1) Jan l4, 174l/2 Abigail Holden dau of Nathaniel Holden and Abigail (Stone) Holden of Groton, MA. She b. Sep l5, 1719. Their children:
l. Sybil Walker b. Mar l3,1745
2. Seth Walker, Jr. b. Apr 5, 1747
3. Abigail Walker b.June 10, 1750 (all 3 born at Groton)
4. Asa Walker b. 1753.
5. Nathaniel Walker twin to Isaac Walker b. Mar 30, 1756
6. Isaac Walker twin to Nathaniel Walker b. Mar 30, 1756
7. Jabez Walker b. June 2, 1758 pub. to Anna Watkins of Charlestown 1790.

Seth Walker had issue by his 2d wife, Jemima Walker:

8. Mary Walker b. Aug 9, 1766
9. Jemima Walker b. Apr 27, 1768
Seth Walker Jr. was a sergeant in Capt. Abel Walker's company. This family came to Charlestown in the spring of 1770. The Seth Walker at No. 4 at an earlier date, was the father of Col. Abel Walker
10. Emma Walker b. Mar 26, 1770. These born at Shirley, MA

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Mathew Walker came to Charlestown, NH from Thompson, CT. at an early date. His children were:
l. Dyer Walker
2. John Walker
3. Benjamin Walker
4. Dorcas Walker
5. Mary Walker

Dyer Walker son of Mathew Walker was b. Dec 30, 1776 d. Jan 27, 185l m. Jan 30, 1799 Mary Spencer dau of Taylor Spencer and wife, Mary (Davis) Spencer b. 1780 d. 1872. Their children:
l. Stephen Walker b. 1799 m. 1824 Keziah Converse Their children:

l. Mary Ellen Walker
2. Clark S. Walker
3. Annette Walker
4. Alice Walker.

He moved from Connecticut in 1851, d. 1865.

2. Angeline Walker b. 180l m. 1824 Sherburne Merrill of Unity in 180l. Their children:

l. Rosette Merrill m. Erastus Perkins Res: Iowa
2. Wilson Merrill m. Marion Bluff of Charlestown, NH d. and buried at Charlestown.
3. Helen Merrill m. Alvah Spaulding
Res: Iowa
4. Jenette m. David Hubbard son of Jonathan B. Hubbard. Res: KS.
5. Ransom Merrill m. ___Putnam of Charlestown, NH.
6. Julia Merrill

3. Oracy Walker b. 1804 m. Lorenzo Willard son of Moses Willard and his wife, Lydia (Farwell) Willard Res: Montpelia, VT.
4. John S. Walker b. Jan ll, 1807 d. 1859 m. (l) Sarah Merrill in 1822 b. 1808 d.1840 Their children:

l. Arnold Walker m. Oracy Walker Res: WI. Sarah (Merrill) Walker d. and John S. Walker m. (2) Sarah Campbell of Charlestown b.1804 d. 1875.

5. Abigail Walker b. 1809 m. Wilson Merrill 183l Res: Claremont, NH
6. Lydia Walker b. 18ll d.1820.
7. Amelia B. Walker b. 18l6 d. 1846.
8. Erastus Otis Walker b.18l9 m. 1843 Lucy A. Towner dau of John Towner and wife, Lucretia (Adkins) Towner b. 18l9.

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John Walker, son of Matthew Walker m. Philey Spencer.

Benjamin Walker, son of Matthew Walker m. Sarah Whipple dau of Edward Whipple.

Dorcas Walker, dau of Matthew Walker m. Jacob Wright.

Mary Walker, dau of Matthew Walker m. _____ May.

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Deacon Cephas Walker, son of Elijah and Polly (Howe) Walker m. 1836 the widow, Priscilla E. (West) Burnham. She d. of smallpox 1873. Deacon Walker came to Charlestown 1843.

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Benjam Walker son of Benjamin Walker and his wife, Sarah (Whipple) Walker b. 1809 m. 1835 Mahala Garfield dau of John and Susan (Rogers) Garfield b. at Charles-town July l9, 18l4. Their children:
l. Lucetta Walker b.1838 d. 1840
2. Susan Walker b. 1838
3. an infant d. 1839.
4. Susan Walker b.184l
5. Floretta Walker b. 1843 d. 1849
6. Watson J. Walker b. 1845
7. George Milon Walker b. 1849 d. 1863
8. Etta Lavonn Walker b. 1855.

Here is another child not mentioned in the Hist. of Fort 4.

Name: Walker, Sarah Source: Farnsworth Memorial
p.45 Sarah Walker dau of Seth Walker and his wife, Eleanor (Chandler) Walker.
Sarah Walker m. 1762 Ebenezer Farns-worth b. 1726 at Groton, MA son of Josiah Farnsworth and wife, Mary Pierce of Groton, MA. Ebenezer d. 1794

He settled at Fort 4, Charlestown, NH and in the year 1750 was taken prisoner by the Indians together with Capt. James Johnson, wife, Susanna Johnson, Mirriam Willard and Peter Labaree. (see also Memoirs of Captivity by Susanna Johnson)

p.46 Seth Walker, Jr. m. 1764 Jemima Farnsworth, sister of Ebenezer Farnsworth (above). Jemima was his 2nd wife. He b. Apr 16, 1717 at Groton, MA and had married (1) 1742 Abigail Holden, dau of Nathaniel Holden and his wife, Abigail (Stone) Holden (see Sarah Farnsworth/Deacon Simon Stone - Groton p. 354