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. Thomas King, the immigrant an- KING cestor, came to New England in the ship, "Blessing," in July, 1635, age twenty-one with his wife Susan. He set- tled at Scituate, Massachusetts, and was ad- mitted to the church February 25, 1637. He was on the list of those able to bear arms in 1643. He married (second), Sarah who died June 6, 1652. He married (third), March 3, 1653, Jane Hatch, widow of Wil- liam Hatch, and she died October 8, 1653. He married (fourth), Anne Besbey, daughter of Sarah Besbey, who survived him. He built a house a few rods south of that of William Vassall, with whom he came from England,
on top of the hill at Belle House Neck. He also owned lands on the north side of Rotten Marsh, where his son, Deacon Thomas King, had a house in 1666. He was chosen to suc- ceed Elder William Hatch in the second church. He died September 24, 1691. He made a will June 30, 1691, which was proved March 16, 1691-92, in which he made bequest to wife Anne, grandsons John and Thomas Rogers; set free his negro servant Robin, and gave him his bed and five pounds in money. The residue of the estate went to his son Thomas. Children: I. Rhoda, born October II, 1639; married John Rogers, at Boston. 2. George; born December 24, 1642; probably died young. 3. Thomas, born June 21, 1645; mentioned below. 4. Daniel, born February 4, 1647 ; settled at Marshfield, Massachusetts. 5. Sarah, born May 24, 1650; married Elisha Bisby, Jr. 6. John, born and died, 1652.
(II) Deacon Thomas King, son of Elder Thomas King (I), was born June 21, 1645, and died in 17II. He bought the Nathaniel Rawlins farm at Stoney Cove Brook, Scit- uate, before 1680. He left this farm to his son George, and the original homestead to his son Daniel. He married, 1669, Elizabeth Clapp, who died in 1698, daughter of Deacon Thomas Clapp. He married (second), in 1699, Deborah Briggs. Children: I. Sarah, born 1669. 2. Thomas, born 1671; died young. 3. Jane, born 1673. 4. Daniel, born 1675; resided at Marshfield. 5. John, born 1677 ; mentioned below. 6. Mercy, born 1678. 7. Ichabod, born 1680; had son Thomas born in 1703 and resided at Marshfield. 8. Deacon George, born 1682; inherited the farm at Stoney Cove Brook. 9. Anna, born 1684.
(III) John King, son of Deacon Thomas King (2), was born in 1677, and died 1730. He married Sarah Whiton, of Hingham, and (second), Rebecca They settled at Marshfield. Children of John and Rebecca, born at Marshfield : I. John, born August II, 1704; mentioned below. 2. Rebecca, born July 25, 1706. 3. Joseph, born December 17, 1707. 4. Benjamin, born February 27, 1710. 5. Elizabeth, born May 7, 1720. Perhaps others.
(IV) John King, son of John King (3), was born August II, 1704, and died in 1799. He removed to Connecticut and married, prob- ably for his second wife, in Norwich, July 6, 1660, Elizabeth Birchard, died May 16, 1775, daughter of Daniel Birchard. John King was corporal in the Windham (Connecticut) com- pany on the Lexington call, April 19, 1775.
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Children of John and Elizabeth Birchard King; born at Mansfield, Connecticut : I. John, born May 26, 1672; mentioned below. 2. Elizabeth, born March 8, 1764. 3. Anna, born August 5, 1767. 4. Asa, born January 16, 1770.
(V) John King, son of John King (4), was born at Mansfield, Connecticut, May 26, 1762, and died in 1836. He was a soldier in the Revolution a short time in March, 1778, and perhaps later, if he is the same John King who was a Revolutionary pensioner in Tolland county, Connecticut, in 1832. He married Jane Knight, of Lisbon, and resided at Norwich and Mansfield, Connecticut. Chil- dren: I. Dan, born January 27, 1791 ; men- tioned below. 2. Thomas, born April 4, 1793. 3. Jerusha, born August 12, 1796. 4. Anna, born August II, 1799.
(VI) Dr. Dan King, son of John King (5), was born January 27, 1791, in Mansfield, Connecticut. He attended the public schools, studied medicine in Yale College, and received the degree of M. D. from the Pittsfield Med- ical College. His professional life was in Rhode Island, except from 1848 to 1862, when he was located at Taunton, Massachusetts. He was a prominent citizen of Charlestown, Rhode Island, and was a member of the gen- eral assembly of that state. Just before what is known as the Dorr war, he and Thomas W. Dorr were the two candidates for congress from Rhode Island, and were defeated. He died at Greenville, Rhode Island, November 13, 1864. He married Cynthia Pride, a lineal descendant of Elder William Brewster. Three of his sons became physicians, practicing at Providence, Rhode Island, and two others be- came lawyers. Children : I. John, born 1817, died 1899. 2. Absalom Pride, born 1820, died 1868. 3. Thomas K., born 1822, died 1871, at one time state senator in Rhode Isl- and, and was judge advocate general on Gov- ernor Burnside's staff. 4. Howard W., born 1824, died 1875, surgeon in the Second Rhode Island Cavalry Regiment, and later surgeon- general on Governor Burnside's staff. 5. Jane Knight, born 1826, died 1900; married Alex- ander H. Williams, of Taunton, Massachu- setts. 6. Henry Clay, born 1828, died 1891. 7. Charles Phillips, born 1830, died 1900. 8. Huldah Maria, born 1832; married James Winsor. 9. George Augustus, born 1834; mentioned below. 10. William Brewster, born 1836, died 1839. II. Mary Stanton, born 1839, died 1866, married James A. Pitts.
(VII) George Augustus King, son of Dr. iii-16.
Dan King (6), was born in Charlestown, Rhode Island, March 12, 1834. He was edu- cated in the common ,schools and at the Taun- ton, Massachusetts, Academy. He read law with Hon. Edmund H. Bennett, at Taunton, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1858. He began his practice at Yarmouth, Cape Cod. While on the Cape he was appointed by Gov- ernor Andrew a commissioner to determine the question of the claims of the Dartmouth Indians to lands in Dartmouth and Westport, and his report settled a long standing contro- versy. He was a member of the Board of Agriculture in 1868 and 1869, and was asso- ciated with Professor Agassiz on the com- mittee of visitors to the Agricultural College. He was senator from the Island district in 1869 and 1870. In 1870 he opened an office in Boston, and removed in 1871 to Concord, Massachusetts, where he has since resided. His Boston office is at 53 State street. He does a general law business, and has been as- sociated at different times in partnership with the late George Marston, attorney general, and with the late Governor George S. Bout- well. With Governor Boutwell he conducted before the legislature the case for the removal of Judge Day from the office of judge of pro- bate for Barnstable county, and on his remov- al by Governor Long he argued before the su- preme court the question of the right of the governor under the constitution to remove a judge on the address of the legislature. Mr. King argued in the supreme court of the Uni- ted States the case of Manchester vs. Massa- chusetts on the admiralty jurisdiction of the United States, and the case of Blagge vs. Balch on the construction of an act of Con- gress relating to French Spoliations. Since 1873 he has been a member of the committee of the Concord Free Public Library, and on the death of Mr. Emerson, was made chair- man of the committee. Quite a number of his arguments in the senate before legislative committees and in the courts have been pub- lished.
He married, April 17, 1860, Martha A. Brigham, born at Framingham, Massachu- setts, April 28, 1837, daughter of Rev. David and Elizabeth (Durfee) Brigham, of Bridge- water, Massachusetts. Children : I. Mary Brigham, born February 22, 1861 ; educated at Vassar College ; married Professor Eugene H. Babbitt; resides in New York, and has two children-Margaret Babbitt and George King Babbitt. 2. Maud, born April 29, 1865 ; edu- cated at Vassar College ; married Edgar Gard-
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ner Murphy, then an Episcopal clergyman, now secretary of the Southern Educational Board; resides in New Haven, Connecticut, and has two sons-DuBose Murphy, and Gardner Murphy. 3. Louise Brewster, born May 28, 1869; educated at Radcliff College ; living at home. 4. George Glen, born Febru- ary 10, 1875 ; educated at Boston, Massachu- setts, Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School; practicing his profession in Chi- cago, Illinois ; married Margaret Christie.
WALKER Captain Richard Walker, born in England in 1593, came to New England in 1630, settling first in Lynn, where he was made a freeman in 1634, and he later moved to Reading, Mass- achusetts. He was prominent in both military and civil life and served as representative to the general court from Reading in 1650. By wife Anne he had Richard, Samuel, Tabitha and Elizabeth.
(II) Captain Samuel Walker, second son of Captain Richard (I) and Anne Walker, was born in England about 1615. It is as- sumed that he came with his brother from London in the "Elizabeth" in 1635, and if this is true he was entered in the passenger list of that vessel as William Walker. He resided for a number of years in Reading, where he served as surveyor of highways, but his name disappears from the records of that town after 1653, and he probably became a resident of Woburn that year. A church record states that Captain Samuel Walker and his wife were dismissed from the church in Boston, and admitted to the Reading church by Rev. Samuel Haugh in 1650. In Woburn he was a malster and an innkeeper, and he lived at what is now 616 Main street. In old records he is designated as both Captain Samuel and Samuel, Sr. February 25, 1661-62, he was chosen supervisor of highways in Woburn. His death occurred there November 6, 1684. The maiden name of his wife is unknown. His children were: Samuel, Joseph, Israel and Hannah (twins), and John.
(III) Deacon Samuel Walker, eldest child of Captain Samuel Walker (2), was born in Reading, May 7, 1643 (another record says June or September 28, 1643). He resided at Woburn, which he represented in the general court, and was a deacon of the First Church. He was an officer in the colonial militia serv- ing as corporal in 1683-84, as sergeant 1684- 90, as ensign 1690-92, and participated in the
early Indian wars. His headstones in the an- cient burial ground near the common shows that he died January 8, 1703, and this date agrees with that in the town records. He was first married September 10, 1662, to Sarah Reed, daughter of William and Mabel Reed, of Woburn. She died November 1, 1681, and he was again married April 8, 1692, to Abi- gail Fowle (nee Reed), widow of James Fowle. His children, all of his first union, were: Edward, born in 1663, died in 1690. John, see next paragraph. Samuel, born in 1667, was married June 1, 1689, to Judith Howard. Sarah, born in 1670. Timothy, born in 1672. · Isaac, born in 1677. Ezekiel, born in 1678.
(IV) Sergeant John Walker, second child of Deacon Samuel (3) and Sarah (Reed) Walker, was born in Woburn, July 2, 1665. He resided in his native town and served in the local militia' company. He died in early manhood, April 29, 1699. His wife, who he married November 9, 1691, was Ruth Kendall, daughter of Thomas and Ruth Kendall, and in 1710 she married for her second husband Josiah Wood. The only child of Sergeant John mentioned in the data at hand is a son Edward.
(V) Edward Walker, son of Sergeant John (4) and Ruth (Kendall) Walker, was born in Woburn, October 7, 1694. In the Woburn town records he is almost invariably styled "Mr. Edward Walker," and this mark of re- spect, which is quite unusual in these archives, may be considered as significant of his promin- ence. He represented Woburn in the general court for the years 1744-45-52-53 and 54. He lived to the age of ninety years, his death hav- ing occurred December 6, 1787, and he there- fore witnessed the establishment of our na- tional independence. March 31, 1718, he mar- ried Esther Pierce, born October 25, 1696, daughter of Benjamin Pierce, and she died September 23, 1761. Among their children were two sons, Joshua and Josiah, the latter born November 13, 1730.
(VI) Captain Joshua Walker, son of Ed- ward (5), and Esther (Pierce) Walker, was born in Woburn Precinct (so called), October 5, 1728. He resided in that part of Woburn just referred to as the Precinct, which in 1799 was incorporated as Burlington, and he was taxed there as late as 1783. He was a prom- inent and influential citizen, noted for his sterling integrity, and he acted as guardian for the minor heirs of several estates. His ardent desire for the separation of the colonies from
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the oppresive yoke of the mother country was fully demonstrated in the field during the Revolution, and his patriotism was trans- mitted to his children, no less than six of his sons having participated with him in that struggle. His military service began in the French and Indian war, in which he served as a lieutenant at Lake George in 1758, and he subsequently held commissions in the colon- ial service, including that of a captain. He was an ensign in the third company of minute- men organized in Woburn under the com- mand of Captain (Deacon) Timothy Winn, and it is evident that Captain Walker and not Deacon Winn was in command of this com- pany on April 19, 1775, as Sewall, in his "His- tory of Woburn," says that while it was yet dark on that morning, a man was dispatched from Captain Walker to Jonathan Proctor, drummer for the company, with orders to beat an alarm as soon as possible, as the red- coats were on the march towards Lexington. It was a member of this company, perhaps Captain Walker himself, who observed as he sped on towards Lexington, that "the winter rye waved like grass before the wind." In the Lexington Alarm rolls Captain Walker's company is credited with twenty-nine days' service. According to the Massachusetts Rev- olutionary rolls his official record is as fol- lows: "Lieutenant, 3d foot company in Wo- burn under command of Capt. Timothy Winn, May 13, 1775; also in Colonel David Green's regiment, 2d regt. of foot, Co. Middlesex previous to February 9, 1776; commissioned Capt. May 6, 1776." He died in Woburn, October 2, 1798, and his headstone in the Burlington cemetery is appropriately decor- ated with the flag of the Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution. The christian name of his first wife was Hannah. His second wife, whom he married in 1749, was Mary Proctor. He was the father of twelve children: Mary, born December 30, 1750, died young. Joshua, born November 24, 1751, married in 1775 Mary, daughter of William and Mary (Brooks) Whitman, of Medford. Edward, who will be again referred to. Josiah, born December 15, 17 -. James, born January 25, 1756. Mary, born March 15, 1757, died young. Mary, born December 9, 1758. John, born February 7, 1762. Timothy, born May 8, 1764. Samuel, born July 13, 1766, died Jan- uary 20, 1807 ; married, June 16, 1785, Mary Reed, of Burlington. Judith, born January 10, 1769, died young. Judith, born March IO, 1771. Of his sons Hon. Timothy Walker
served in the Revolution and became a prom- inent citizen of Charlestown. General John Walker also served in the Revolution and in 1790 was appointed by President John Adams a major-general in command of the army at Oxford. Samuel Walker, youngest son of Captain Joshua, was in the Continental army, as was also the latter's brother Joshua, and he settled at Rindge, New Hampshire, in 1780. James Walker, son of Captain Joshua, was also a Revolutionary soldier.
(VII) Edward Walker, second son and third child of Captain Joshua (6), and Mary (Proctor) Walker, was born in Woburn (Pre- cinct) January 3, 1754, died September 25, 1821. He resided in what is now Burlington and was a prosperous farmer. Like his father and brothers he fought in the struggle for national independence. He was married June II, 1778, to Abigail Reed, born August 13, 1757, died April 16, 1795. He had a son Ed- ward, also other children whose names are not at hand.
(VIII) Edward (2) Walker, son of Ed- ward (7) and Abigail (Reed) Walker, was born in Woburn (precinct), October II, 1786 or '87. He was reared upon his father's farm, acquiring the usual district school education common to farmer's sons of that period, and learning the butcher's trade in Charlestown he established himself in business at Charlestown Neck. He subsequently transferred his busi- ness to Boston, leasing two stalls in Faneuil Hall Market, where he conducted an exten- sive trade, but became financially embarrassed owing to the dishonesty of his confidential clerk, who diverted the funds to his own use. Closing out his business in Boston, he en- gaged in farming at Burlington, and became very successful, retrieving in a great meas- ure his losses in the provision business, and. he invested quite largely in Burlington real estate. He made a specialty of producing potatoes in large quantities which he sold in Boston and also to the state prison in Charles- town, kept a large herd of blooded cattle, and sold milk in Boston. He took particular pride in the appearance of his property and always kept it in excellent repair. His per- sonal appearance was attractive and he was noted among his neighbors for his keen intel- ligence and sound judgment. In politics he supported the Whig party, and his religious affiliations were with the Unitarians. In his younger days he served in the militia. His death occurred in Burlington, June 24, 1852. He was married November 14, 1816, to his
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cousin, Hannah Walker, who was born Feb- ruary 12, 1795, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Reed) Walker, of Burlington. She survived him many years, dying July 16, 1883. Ed- ward and Hannah Walker were the parents of ten children : Hannah, born September 22, 1817, died September 26, same year. 2. Ed- ward, born August 22, 1818, died August 21, 1863, at Alton, Illinois; he was married in 1841 to Rachel Simonds, of Burlington, daugh- ter of Nathan Simonds, and had two sons: Edward; and William, born August 18, 1844. 3. Hannah Bowman, born September 13, 1820, died September 1I, 1905; in 1842 she married for her first husband Jayson Wyman, of Woburn, and in 1861 she married for her second husband Samuel Russell, also of Wo- burn. 4. Frances Abigail, born March 2, 1823, died September 2, 1901 ; she was mar- ried August 16, 1850, to William Lawrence, of Burlington. 5. James, born December 19, 1824, died April 29, 1904; he was married May 18, 1847, to Mary A. P. Simonds, of Cambridgeport and had a family of six chil- dren: i. Theodore Horatio, born December 25, 1847, died same day. ii. Mary Emma, born July 21, 1849, married James A. Brown, in 1872. iii. Carrie Frances. born August I, 1854, died April 9, 1876. iv. Frank Edward, born February 5, 1857, married Jessie H. Wal- ton, of Stoneham, and their children are Ernest, Bertha, Roy and Edna. v. Lillie Ger- trude, born May 25, 1859, married Erlon R. Chadbourne, of Lewiston, Maine, in 1887, and has one son, Ralph, born December 10, vi. Nellie Alice, born December 13, 1865, married J. William Denno, in 1888, and has one daughter, Beatrice Eleine, born March 8, 1891. 6. Mary Jane, born January 28, 1828, died October 1, 1876; she was married April 14, 1850, to Charles Roswell Damon, of ·Wayland, Massachusetts, and has three chil- dren: i. Charles Edward, born October 27, 1851 ; ii. Benjamin Walker, born January 14, 1854, married Cora Goodell, in 1876, and had : C. Edith, born October 24, 1876; Mary Walker, born September 2, 1878; Ruth, born June 10, 1890; and Esther, born January 24, 1895. iii. Emily E., born May 24, 1858, mar- ried J. Howard Richardson, in 1854, has one daughter, Elinor, born March 12, 188S. 7. Timothy, born November 1, 1828, lost at sea at the age of twenty-three years. 8. Samuel, born August 26, 1830, died October 16, 1891 ; married June 14, 1857, to Edna E. Kendall, of East Boston ; four children: i. Charles H .. born June 5, 1858. ii. Samuel Edward, born
March 18, 1860; married in 1881 to Rosa May Poole, of Billerica, and their children are: Edith May, born February 20, 1882; Clydeck and Clarence H., (twins), born April 6, 1884, both died the same year; Charles H., born March 23, 1887, died next day; Evelina H., and Ernest L. (twins), born June 23, 1890, both died in infancy; Wilford Almon, born April 22, 1895. Edith May Walker was mar- ried in 1903 to Edward W. Lindel (?) of Cambridge, and has one son, Harold Walker, born May 22, 1905. Edith Evelyn Walker, born January 1, 1862, died January 30, 1883, the wife of Charles A. Hamlin, of Westford; Hannah Frances, born January 21, 1864, mar- ried, in 1886, H. Howard Nichols, of Bur- lington, and has one daughter, Edna H., born January 23, 1891. 9. William Henry, who will be again referred to. 10. Lucy Johnson, born August 17, 1841 ; she was married March 24, 1864, to Luke Lawrence Fletcher, of Westford, and has one daughter, Luanna Walker Fletcher, born April 2, 1866. The lat- ter was married October 10, 1888, to Frank W. Worthing, of Chelmsford, and has had two children ; Irene Fletcher, born November 4, 1891; and Lucy Hayward, born July 8, 1896, died October 10, 1898.
(IX) William Henry Walker, fifth son and ninth child of Edward (8) and Hannah Walker, was born in Charlestown, November II, 1832. His early education began in Charlestown, continued in Burlington, was completed at the Warren Academy, Woburn, and his agricultural training was acquired under the direction of his father. After the death of the elder Walker he and his brother Samuel leased the homestead property of their mother and conducted the farm together for over thirty years, or until her death, when their partnership was dissolved, William H. purchasing the interest of the other heirs and remaining in full possession, while Samuel purchased and removed to the Cutler farm adjoining. The homestead, which was long known as the original James Walker place, and had been inherited by William Henry's mother, comprised eighty acres of excellent tillage land, and Mr. Walker utilized its fer- tility to the best possible advantage, raising vegetables for the Boston market. The sale of milk from his large herd of cows proved the source of considerable profit, and as his enthusiasm was fully equalled by his energy he became financially successful. In addition to his Burlington property he owned jointly with William H. Winn a good farm in North
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Woburn, a portion of which is now owned by his widow. In personal appearance he re- sembled his ancestors, being large of statue and well developed physically, and he was naturally amiable and kindhearted. He was a member of the Burlington Congregational church, serving upon its various committees, and he supported with vigor the cause of temperance. Although naturally averse to public notoriety, he nevertheless participated to some extent in local civic affairs, serving as a selectman and as overseer of the poor; in politics he was a Republican. Mr. Walker died in Burlington, January 10, 1891. At his funeral it was said of him that he was sub- stantial in all his ways-a kind husband and father, a reliable friend and a public-spirited citizen.
Mr. Walker was married June 16, 1860, to Abby Amanda Johnson, of Bristol, Maine, born August 28, 1835, daughter of Captain Samuel Page and Mary (Pearson) Johnson, of that town. Captain Samuel Johnson, who was a shoemaker by trade and also engaged in mercantile pursuits, acquired his military rank in the militia. Of this union were born three children: Leila Johnson, born July 10, 1861, died November 14, 1903; Henry Lin- coln, born July 26, 1866, died September 7, 1867 ; and Fred Freeland, who is mentioned at greater length in the succeeding paragraph. Leila J. Walker was married October 2, 1889, to Frank Carter Marion, of Burlington, who is represented in this work. She became the mother of two children-Raymond Henry, born September 3, 1890, died September 12, same year ; and Henry Leonard, born October 15, 1892. Mrs. Abby A. Walker is still living and resides in Woburn.
(X) Fred Freeland Walker, youngest child of William Henry (9) and Abby A. (John- son) Walker, was born in Burlington, Jan- uary 6, 1868. He began his education in Bur- lington, continued it at the grammar and high schools in Woburn, and concluded his studies with a commercial course at Bryant & Strat- ton's Business College, Boston. Being thus equipped for a business career, he entered his father's employ, giving his attention to the sale of the farm products in Boston, at the same time familiarizing himself with the most approved methods of cultivating garden pro- ducts and the raising of live stock. He has since devoted his energies to the market- gardening and dairy interests, and has become an expert in both of these branches of agri- culture. After his father's death he settled the
latter's estate, bought his personal property, and in 1892 acquired possession of the home- stead by purchasing the interests of the other heirs. This farm, which now comprises about one hundred acres, is located in the easterly part of Burlington. He also owns an adjoin- ing farm of thirty-five acres, formerly the property of his uncle. He is an extensive grower of garden products, nearly all of which is supplied to one wholesale house in Boston, distributes large quantities of milk to the trade in Winchester, and as a cattle expert is in constant demand, his judgment being invari- ably relied upon. He keeps an average of from thirty-five to forty head of Jersey and Holstein cows, and for the past four years he has been associated with Mr. M. T. Corrigan, of Concord, in handling Holstein stock. His citizenship is of a type to commend him to the esteem and confidence of his fellow-towns- men, and he has rendered able service to the community as a member of the school board. In politics he is a Republican, and has attend- ed as a delegate various party conventions. He is especially interested in the welfare of the Congregational church, and as a member of the parish committee. In 1904 he was made a Mason in Mount Horeb Lodge, Woburn, and is also a Royal Arch Chapter Mason. He is a member of the Boston Market Garden- ers' Association, and of the Towanda Club, Woburn.
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