Capt Samuel Walker

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Capt Samuel Walker

Birth
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
12 Aug 1712 (aged 57)
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
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Transcribed from Memorial of the Walkers of the Old Plymouth Colony, by James Bradford Richmond Walker, page 122, published 1861 (public domain).

"SAMUEL [WALKER] b. Feb., 1655, d. Aug. 12, 1712. He m. Nov. 11, 1681, Martha Ide, dau. of Nicholas, b. Oct. 6, 1654, and d. Aug. 1700. He then m. Elizabeth. After his death she m. John Smith, of Roxbury, pub. March 17, 1714, and d. March 13, 1718, in 42d yr.

He was admitted freeman, in 1682, and was constable the same year. He served under Major Bradford in King Philip's War, and is variously styled, Cornet, Lieut., Capt. and Gent. His In'y was £1586, 18s., 3d., a large estate for the time, including about 700 acres besides personal property. In the appraisal there is mention of "his Trooping Horse and furniture belonging to him." He was Rep. to the General Court in 1705, lived on Watchemoket Neck, in R., now Seekonk, and had 8 chil."
Transcribed from Memorial of the Walkers of the Old Plymouth Colony, by James Bradford Richmond Walker, page 122, published 1861 (public domain).

"SAMUEL [WALKER] b. Feb., 1655, d. Aug. 12, 1712. He m. Nov. 11, 1681, Martha Ide, dau. of Nicholas, b. Oct. 6, 1654, and d. Aug. 1700. He then m. Elizabeth. After his death she m. John Smith, of Roxbury, pub. March 17, 1714, and d. March 13, 1718, in 42d yr.

He was admitted freeman, in 1682, and was constable the same year. He served under Major Bradford in King Philip's War, and is variously styled, Cornet, Lieut., Capt. and Gent. His In'y was £1586, 18s., 3d., a large estate for the time, including about 700 acres besides personal property. In the appraisal there is mention of "his Trooping Horse and furniture belonging to him." He was Rep. to the General Court in 1705, lived on Watchemoket Neck, in R., now Seekonk, and had 8 chil."