FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:	Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth
        
Surname:  WALKER
Source:   History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev.
          Henry H. Saunderson pub l876
p.582
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 l750. His name is
on the roll of Capt. Phineas Stevens' Company, enlisting
in l750. He d. July 7, l772 age 80.  Eleanor (Chandler)
Walker, his wife d. Nov 6, l769 age 74.  Both died at
Charlestown, NH and their tombstones are in the Charles-
town village cemetery.  Their children:
l.   Abel Walker b. at Groton, MA Apr 20, l734 m. l767
     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, l744.
     See p.586 below for the list of men Abel Walker 
     commanded in the spring of l777 in the march to
     Fort Ticonderoga.  He d. Mar ll, l8l5 - 8l yrs.
     She d. Oct 8, l806 age 62 yrs.  Their children:
l.  Eunice Walker b. l767 d. l773.
2.  Sarah Walker b. l769 d. l788.
3.  Phineas Walker b.l77l d. l772
4.  Phyle Walker b. l773 m. Aaron Dean of
            Charlestown, NH on Nov 4, l790. d. at
            Boston, MA l849.
5.  Phineas Walker b. l774 d. l777.
6.  Abel Walker b. l776 d. l777.
7.  Elizabeth b. l778 m. l797 Thomas Melville.
8.  Phineas Walker 2d b. l780 drowned in the
            Connecticut River June 29, l792.
9.  Abel Walker, Jr. b. Sep ll, l783 m. l8l3
      Sally Doolittle dau of John and Lucy Doo-
            little b. at Westmoreland, NH Feb ll, l789
            Their children:
l. Mary Doolittle Walker b. l8l3 d. at
                   Hydepark, VT l845.
2. Phineas Walker b. l820 d.l852 in CA
3. Samuel Walker b. l823 a Selectman
                   l857 to l858 and Rep. l859.
   Abel Walker Jr. was a useful and esteemed
           citizen and d. at Charlestown l827.
      l0.  Eleuthera Walker b. July 2l, l786 m. John
           Willard, Jr.
2.   Sybil Walker dau of Seth Walker and wife, Eleanor
     (Chandler) Walker was b. at Groton, MA Mar 23, l735
p.59l
Seth Walker m. (1) Jan l4, l74l/2 Abigail Holden dau of
Nathaniel Holden and Abigail (Stone) Holden of Groton,
MA.  She b. Sep l5, l7l9.  Their children:
l.  Sybil Walker b. Mar l3,l745
2.  Seth Walker, Jr. b. Apr 5, l747
3.  Abigail Walker b.June l0, l750 (all 3 born at Groton)
4.  Asa Walker b. l753.
5.  Nathaniel Walker twin to Isaac Walker b. Mar 30, l756
6.  Isaac Walker twin to Nathaniel Walker b. Mar 30, l756
7.  Jabez Walker b. June 2, l758 pub. to Anna Watkins
    of Charlestown l790. 

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

8.  Mary Walker b. Aug 9, l766
9.  Jemima Walker b. Apr 27, l768
Seth Walker Jr. was a sergeant in Capt. Abel Walker's
company.  This family came to Charlestown in the spring
of l770.  The Seth Walker at No. 4 at an earlier date,
was the father of Col. Abel Walker
10. Emma Walker b. Mar 26, l770. These born at Shirley,
    MA


p.592
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, l776
d. Jan 27, l85l m. Jan 30, l799 Mary Spencer dau of 
Taylor Spencer and wife, Mary (Davis) Spencer b. l780 d.
l872.  Their children:
l. Stephen Walker b. l799 m. l824 Keziah Converse
   Their children:
l. Mary Ellen Walker
2. Clark S. Walker
3. Annette Walker
4. Alice Walker.
           He moved from Connecticut in l85l, d. l865.
2. Angeline Walker b. l80l m. l824 Sherburne 
           Merrill of Unity in l80l.  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. l804 m. Lorenzo Willard son
           of Moses Willard and his wife, Lydia (Farwell)
           Willard Res: Montpelia, VT.
4. John S. Walker b. Jan ll, l807 d. l859 m.
           (l) Sarah Merrill in l822 b. l808 d.l840 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.l804
           d. l875.
5. Abigail Walker b. l809 m. Wilson Merrill l83l
           Res: Claremont, NH
6. Lydia Walker b. l8ll d.l820.
7. Amelia B. Walker b. l8l6 d. l846.
8. Erastus Otis Walker b.l8l9 m. l843 Lucy A.
           Towner dau of John Towner and wife, Lucretia
           (Adkins) Towner b. l8l9.

p.592
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.

p.592
Deacon Cephas Walker,  son of Elijah and Polly (Howe)
Walker m. l836 the widow, Priscilla E. (West) Burnham.
She d. of smallpox l873.  Deacon Walker came to
Charlestown l843.

p.592
Benjam Walker son of Benjamin Walker and his wife,
Sarah (Whipple) Walker b. l809 m. l835 Mahala Garfield
dau of John and Susan (Rogers) Garfield b. at Charles-
town July l9, l8l4.  Their children:
l.  Lucetta Walker b.l838 d. l840
2.  Susan Walker b. l838
3.  an infant d. l839.
4.  Susan Walker b.l84l
5.  Floretta Walker b. l843 d. l849
6.  Watson J. Walker b. l845
7.  George Milon Walker b. l849 d. l863
8.  Etta Lavonn Walker b. l855.

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