EARLY HISTORY OF CHARLESTOWN, NH From: Janice Farnsworth (Farns10th@AOL.COM) Surname: WALKER, Seth Source:  History of Charlestown, NH, The Old No. 4,      by Rev. Henry Saunderson printed by the Claremont Mfg. Co., Claremont, NH 1876 p.582 Seth Walker, the earliest of that name at Charlestown, was the son of Joseph Walker, at first of Billerica, MA. Seth Walker was born at Groton, MA abt 1692 and he m. abt 1715 Eleanor Chandler b. abt 1695. Seth Walker was one of the proprietors under the New Hampshire charter.  He was at No. 4 as early as 1750. His name is on a committee of the town in 1754 for strengthening and fitting up the great chamber.  It is also found on the roll of Capt. Phineas Stevens'company enlisted in 1750.  He d. July 7, 1772 at the age of 80 Eleanor his wife died Nov 6, 1769 aged 74.  Both died in Charlestown and have stones erected to their memory in the village cemetery.  Their children: 1.  Abel Walker b. Apr 20, 1734 at Groton, MA m. abt     1764 Elizabeth (Parker) Graves, dau of Isaac Parker     Jr. and his wife Mary Parker of Fort 4.     Elizabeth was the widow of Phineas  Graves.      She was b. at Groton Feb 3, 1744. (see p. 501     7th child of Isaac Parker Jr. and lst wife,     Mary Parker)             Their children p.591.    1. Eunice Walker b. 1767 d. 1773    2. Sarah Walker b. 1769 d. 1788    3. Phineas Walker b. 1771 d. 1772    4. Phyle Walker b. 1773 m. Aaron Dean 1790    5. Phineas Walker 2nd b 1774 d.1777    6. Abel Walker b. 1776 d. 1777    7. Elizabeth Walker b.1778 m. 1797 Thomas Melville    8. Pineas Walker 3rd b. 1780 drowned in CT. River       1792    9. Abel Walker 2nd b. 1783 m. 1813 Sally Doolittle       dau of John & Lucy Doolittle   10. Eleuthera Walker m. John Willard Jr. 2.  Sybil Walker b. at Groton, MA Mar 23, 1735/6                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p.586 In the Spring of 1777 there was an alarm that Ticonder- oga was in danger and once more Capt. Abel Walker hast- ened to its defense.  He was now commander of Company No.1 Col. Benjamin Bellows' Regiment, a roll call of which tho' not given in the military history of New Hamp shire, Rev. Saunderson gives as follows: Abel Walker, Captain Bradford Spafford, Lieut. John Beckwith, Ensign Seth Walker Jr. Sergeant Joseph Hobart Sergeant Lazedell Silsby Sergeant John Sprague, Sergeant Joseph Lear, Corporal Julius Silsby, Corporal Nathaniel Powers, Corporal Oliver Cook, Corporal Eliab Gleason, Fifer.          Privates Levi Simonds John Cross Ebenezer Terry Timothy Putnam Benjamin Powers Whitcomb Powers Amasa Grout Eleazer Heywood Thomas Putnam Eli Smith Eliphas Silsby Timothy Cross Reuben Bingham Joseph Wood Samuel Atkins Thomas Nott Ephraim French William Osgood Comfort Towner Samuel Gunnison Moses Spafford John Atkins John Hart Asa Walker Josiah Reed Lemuel Royce Richard Holden Joseph Spencer Oliver Hastings Christopher Ayres Samuel Lewis Joseph Powers Joseph Clark Samuel Remington Oliver Farnsworth Daniel Elmore Thomas Rose Nathaniel Walker Roswell Stevens Samuel Carey. 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 Captiv- ity 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                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fort 4 History doesnt say and neither does the Farnsworth Memorial but it appears Seth Walker Jr. was the son of Seth Walker b. 1692 and wife. Eleanor Chand- ler.                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p.591   (see also p. 356 Farnsworth Memorial) Seth Walker, Jr b. 1717 m. (1) 1741/2 Abigail Holden     dau of Nathaniel Holden and his wife, Abigail Stone     of Groton, MA (see p.354 Farnsworth Memorial).     Abigail Stone mother of Abigail Holden was the dau     of Sarah Farnsworth and Deacon Simon Stone of Groton     MA.) He m. (2) 1764, Jemima Farnsworth. Children of Seth Walker Jr. and his lst wife Abigail Holden of Groton, MA        1. Nathaniel Walker b. 1742 d. 1753        2. Sybil Walker b. 1745        3. Seth Walker  b. 1747 m. ____drowned in 1804        4. Abigail Walker b. 1750 m. Eliab Gleason of           Charlestown, NH  She d. 1788        5. Asa Walker b. 1753 at Shirley, MA and settled           at that part of Charlestown that later became           Langdon NH and m. (1) Sally ___who d. 1793 and           he m. (2) 1794 Sarah Peery of Langdon, NH       6.  Isaac Walker b. 1756 at Shirley, MA was at           Ticonderoga 1776 in Capt. Abel Walker's Co.           Also in the service at R.I. d. unm having been           killed at the raising of a bridge 1785 at           Bellow's Falls.       7.  Nathaniel Walker 2nd b. 1756 twin to Isaac           was with his brothers Seth and Asa at Ticonder           oga.       8.  Jabez Walker b. 1758 at Shirley, MA m. Oct           1790 Anna Watkins of Charlestown, NH   By his 2nd wife, Jemima Farnsworth Seth Walker Jr.   had:       9.  Mary Walker b. 1766 at Charlestown      10.  Jemima Walker b. 1768 at Charlestown      11.  Emma Walker b. 1770 at Charlestown m. Peter           Evens b. 1773.  Res: Rockingham, VT until           1817 then moved to Charlestown. ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. 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