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WALKER, DEXTER & (Joseph,7 Solomon,6 Henry,5 Henry,4 Israel, Samuel,2 Capt. Richard 1), b. in Hop., Feb. 6, 1798; m. Ruby Chapin, dr. of Major Levi and Olive (Thayer) Chapin, b. July 29, 1798; cer. Dec. 23, 1821, by Rev. D. Long. No chn.
A worthy and highly respectable pair. He was trained to the shoe and boot making business, and was more or less engaged in that kind of manufacture through life. They res. for several yrs. on Main St., corner of Prospect, but later in life on Main, opposite the Maj. Chapin place. There they both succes- sively d. : he June 3, 1870 ; she a few yrs. ago.
Van Slyck & Co. Boston.
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WALKER, SOLOMON, Jun.,7 uncle of the preceding; m. Mary Washburn of Natick, and they had the following-named chn. :-
EMORY, b. date not obtained; our townsman; m. Abigail D. Bartlett, Dec. 25, 1828.
LOWELL, b. date not obtained; res. Natick; m. Harriet Bartlett, April 10, 1833.
MARY, b. date not obtained; m. Sherburn Seavy.
SARAH, b. date not obtained; m. William Flagg.
ELIZA, b. date not obtained; m., 1st., James Reagan; 2d., James Morris.
HANNAH, b. date not obtained; m. James McArthur.
SAMUEL, b. Dec. 30, 1821; m. Lucy E. Johnson.
SUSAN, b. date not obtained ; m. Prentice Lamb.
EMILY, b. date not obtained; m. Henry Newton.
WALKER, EMORY8 (Solomon," Solomon,6 Henry,5 Henry,4 Israel,8 Samuel,2 Capt. Richard 1), b. in Natick, date not obtained; m. Abigail D. Bartlett, dr. of Joshua and Sally (Bright) Bartlett, b. in Needham; cer. Mil., Dec. 25, 1828, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. :-
EMERSON, b. Sept. 17, 1830; m., 1st, Charlotte M. Willis; 2d, Louisa M. Col- burn.
FREDERICK, b. Dec. 2, 1835; m. Minnie I. Cleaves, Boston, March 1, 1874.
Mr. Walker came to Mil. in his youth, engaged in the boot and shoe busi- ness, and has pursued the manufacture through various risks, experiences and successes, for more than half a century. He and his wf. have been steadily in- dustrious, prudent and upright co-workers through a long life. They have res. 52 yrs. in their present home, corner of Congress and West Sts., and can testi- fy to the remarkable fact, that, though they have had 17 families as tenants in their house, and a large number of boarders from yr. to yr., yet not a single death has occurred under their roof. They are plain, substantial, worthy people, who mind their own business, and noiselessly contribute their share towards the promotion of good neighborhood.
WALKER, SAMUEL 8 (Solomon,7 Solomon,6 Henry,5 Henry,4 Israel,8 Samuel, 2 Capt. Richard 1), b. in Natick, Dec. 30, 1821; m. Lucy Elizabeth Johnson, dr. of Col. Lewis and Sally Godfrey (Parkhurst) Johnson, b. June 21, 1825; cer. Feb. 1, 1845, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. :-
HENRIETTA, b. April 2, 1847; m. Martin N. Day of Westfield, Oct. 22, 1868.
MARY ELEANOR, b. Oct. 6, 1848; d. July 25, 1853.
LEWIS JOHNSON, b. July 7, 1852; d. Nov. 15, 1857.
CLINTON SAMUEL, b. Sept. 21, 1854; d. Nov. 15, 1857, a double funeral.
JOHN PARKHURST, b. Nov. 27, 1861.
SOPHIA MAYHEW, b. Aug. 7, 1864.
Mr. Walker commenced life in humble circumstances, and, by persistent enterprise, has worked his way up to wealth and influence. His leading busi- ness has been in the leather, boot and shoe line. He owns the ancient Chapin lands, near Mill River, toward Mendon, and has erected a costly family mansion on the site once occupied by Adams Chapin, Esq. He has vastly improved its grounds and surroundings, so that it has scarcely a rival seat in town. He is president of the Home National Bank, and constantly building dwellings and places of business for the accommodation of the incoming population at So. Hopedale. Meantime he and his worthy wf. are devoted members of the Cong. ch., take great interest in its S. school, and zealously promote the general pros- perity of all its institutional interests.
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Perhaps I may as well insert here the present gd. chn. of these parents, rather than under the name DAY, where otherwise I should place them. HENRIETTA WALKER, b. as above, was m. to Martin Noble Day, son of David Noble Day of Westfield, b. Feb., 1836; cer. Oct. 22, 1868, by Rev. Alfred A. Ellsworth. Their chn. :-
DAVID WALKER, b. April 13, 1870; d. Dec. 29, 1874.
SAMUEL WALKER, b. March 16, 1873.
PAUL, b. July 13, 1875.
EDWARD BLISS, b. Aug. 27, 1876.
LUCY ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 27, 1879.
WALKER, HORACE8 (Henry," Ebenezer,6 Henry,5 Henry,4 Israel,8 Samuel,2 Capt. Richard1), b. in Up., March 8, 1818; mr.'s maiden name Meletiah Gore; occupation, heel-maker; m. Emma Amanda Chapin, dr. of Joseph B. and Priscilla (Sadler) Chapin, b. in Up., Sept. 27, 1825; cer. in Up., date not given, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Issue : -
JAMES EUGENE, b. Up., Aug. 17, 1849; m. Clara Jane Lothrop, Nov. 5, 1873, whose family record immediately follows below.
Mr. Walker could not give me his ancestry beyond his gd. fr .; but, having been furnished from other sources with the remoter links of the general lineage, I readily traced his pedigree to Capt. Richard.1 How long he has res. in Mil., he does not report to me; but I presume for a considerable length of time. I take for granted the respectability of his family standing.
WALKER, JAMES EUGENE9 (Horace,8 Henry,7 Ebenezer,5 Henry,5 Henry,4 Israel, Samuel,2 Capt. Richard1), b. Up., Aug. 17, 1849; in. Clara Jane Lothrop, dr. of William L. and Susan (Putnam) Lothrop, h. Acton, Aug. 25, 1850; cer. So. Boston, Nov. 5, 1873, by Rev. Edward A. Rand. Issue :- LELIA AMY, b. March 14, 1880.
Mr. Walker is well known by our general community as the expert, compe- tent, and trusted treasurer of Milford Savings Bank, etc.
WALKER, RICHARD, came with his family from Portsmouth, N.H., to Hope- dale in 1853, and became a mem. of the Hopedale Community in 1854. He has, till recently, res. at Hopedale since 1853; but now, in his 84th yr., res. with his son Charles in Cambridge. According to his written statement, made to me a while since, he must be a descendant prob. of Capt. Richard, before named, though he does not pretend to trace his lineage completely back. He says in substance, "My gd. fr., Richard, was the son of Joseph, and lived in Rochester, N.H., where his fr. Richard also lived. I have heard that they were descendants of 3 bros. that came over from Eng. together. My gd. fr., Richard, moved to Milton, N.H., when it was almost a wilderness, and cleared up the homestead on which my fr. brought up his family. My gd. fr. was a Revolutionary soldier. My fr., Joseph, an only son, was b. Feb. 12, 1769. My mr. was Sally Pray, dr. of Joshua Pray, Lebanon, Me. Their chn. were, -
RICHARD, b. Jan. 10, 1797; m., 1st, Sally Hatch, March, 1825; 2d, Eliza Hatch, 1841.
ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 24, 1799; d. Jan. 30, 1858, a. 59 yrs.
MERCY, b. Aug., 1801; d. May 18, 1869, a. 68 yrs.
ASA T., b. Nov. 24, 1803.
EMILY, b. April 4, 1806.
ELIZA, b. Aug. 3, 1808; d. Nov. 18, 1825, a. 17 yrs.
JOSEPH, b. June 12, 1812; d. Aug. 3, 1859, a. 48 yrs.
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SARAH, b. April 20, 1814.
HARRIET, b. May 17, 1817. My fr. d. Jan. 22, 1850.
WALKER, RICHARD 4 (Joseph, 8 Richard,2 Richard1), b. Milton, N.H., Jan. 10, 1797; m., 1st, Sally Hatch, dr. of William and Elizabeth, b. Aug. 22, 1798; cer. Feb., 1825. Chn. : -
CHARLES WILLIAM, b. Nov. 8, 1825; d. Dec. 7, 1826, a. 13 mos.
ELIZA ABBIE, b. Aug. 22, 1827; m. William B. Franklin, Dec. 27, 1856.
RICHARD, b. Nov. 30, 1829; d. April 19, 1833, a. 3 yrs. 5 mos.
SARAH EMMA, b. Feb. 13, 1832; m. James M. Morey, Sept. 25, 1853.
EDWARD, b. July 4, 1834; m. Chloe H. Cook, Nov. 29, 1855.
CHARLES, b. Sept. 2, 1836; m., 1st, Lizzie A. Farnum; 2d, Jeanie Smith; res. Cambridge.
Mrs. Sally d. Feb. 2, 1837. And the hus. m., 2d, Eliza, sister of the pre- ceding, Feb. 2, 1840. Chn .:-
HARRIET S., b. March 17, 1843; m. John B. Saunders, Sept. 16, 1865; d. Jan. 4, 1873; left 1 son.
ELLEN, b. Nov. 5, 1844; m. Alanza T. Gifford, Ang. 12, 1867; res. Provi- dence, R.I.
Mrs. Eliza, 2d wf., d. Hopedale, Dec. 17, 1869. Her hus. survives, as aforesaid. He is a man of remarkable mechanical genius and skill, has invented several useful machines, is a great thinker on important subjects, and retains his faculties in unusual vigor. His sons inherit his mechanical genius and his mental powers with increased capability. His son Charles occupies a highly responsible post in the great Riverside printing-establishment at Cambridge, being also president of Cambridge City Common Council; and his son Edward is a conspicuous machinist, as well as trusted citizen, at Hopedale.
WALKER, EDWARD 5 (Richard,4 Joseph,8 Richard,2 Richard 1), b. July 4, 1834;
m. Chloe Hunt Cook, dr. of Stephen and Diana (Hunt) Cook, b. Feb. 2, 1837; cer. Nov. 29, 1837, by the writer. Their chn. : -
EMMA LUCY, b. Aug. 31, 1857; a responsible employé in Riverside establish- ment.
ARTHUR FRANCIS, b. Oct. 2, 1863; a recent grad. from Mil. High School. EDWARD LLOYD, b. Dec. 9, 1874.
WALKER, Capt. HENRY, of Hopedale, is alleged to be a descendant of Robert Walker, bro. of Richard. A very intelligent sister of Capt. Henry, Mrs. Tenney of Boston, has favored me with considerable information, which she has been at much pains to collect, concerning this lineage. She has set. down in conclusions, the substance of which I will state. Richard, John, and Robert Walker, bros., all admitted freemen in Boston, 1632. Of Robert's chn. 3 set. in Stratford, Ct .; viz., Zachariah, Jacob, and Joseph. Zachariah was a clergyman, and subsequently moved to Woodbury, Ct. He had a son Zachariah who held the office of deacon. He had 9 chn., 1 of whom, Josiah, by name, set. in Litchfield, Ct. Tracing the descent downward, the outcome stands thius: Robert,1 Rev. Zachariah,2 Dea. Zachariah,8 Josiah of Litchfield,4 Josiah, 1st, of Stratford,5 Josiah, 2d, of Stratford,6 Henry, sen., of Haverhill, Mass.,7 and Henry, jun., of Hope- dale. 8
WALKER, HENRY, Sen.7 (Josiah,6 Josiah,5 Josiah,4 Zachariah,8 Zachariah, 2
Robert 1), b. Stratford, Ct., Sept. 1, 1788; m. Anna Woodbury, b. at Salem, N.H., Feb., 1792; cer. in Boston, Dec. 28, 1817. Their chn .: -
HENRY, Jun., b. Boston, Jan. 19, 1819; m. Mary Jane George, Oct. 10, 1851. WILLIAM, b. Boston, Sept. 17, 1820; d. Oct. 12 ensuing.
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ELIZABETH ANNA, b. Boston, June 11, 1822; m. William D. B. Tenney, Oct. 6, 1844.
MARIA, b. Salem, N.H., May 14, 1824; d. Sept. 20, 1825.
GEORGE WOODBURY, b. Salem, N.H., Oct. 7, 1825; d. Philadelphia, Aug. 31, 1850; unm.
WILLIAM Z., b. Salem, N.H., Oct. 21, 1827; d. Newbern, N.C., March 14, 1862; unm.
CHARLES WOODBURY, b. Salem, N.H., Feb. 22, 1829; living, unm.
FRANKLIN, b. Salem, N.H., Nov. 18, 1830; m. Margaret Barnwell, Feb. 8, 1854; d. Philadelphia, Sept. 4, 1867.
MARIE ANTOINETTE, b. Salem, N.H., June 12, 1832; m. William Gardner Wright, Feb. 23, 1851.
The fr., Henry, sen., was a sea-captain in the India trade, and made several voyages round the world. The mr. d. in Bradford, Feb. 8, 1845; the fr. d. at his son's in Hopedale, Dec. 3, 1872.
WALKER, HENRY, Jun.8 (Henry,7 Josiah,6 Josiah,5 Josiah,4 Zachariah,8 Zachariah,2 Robert 1), b. Boston, Jan. 19, 1819; m. Mary, dr. of John and Mary Jane (Brown) George, b. in Bradford, N.H., July 23, 1831; cer. Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 10, 1851. Their chn .:-
EUGENE TENNEY, b. Hookset, N.H., Aug. 21, 1852; m. Arabella Carpenter, Oct. 14, 1874.
CHARLES HENRY, b. Natick, Mass., Nov. 3, 1854; m. Sarah Forbes, Nov. 5, 1875.
WILLIAM FRANK, b. Natick, Mass., Aug. 29, 1856; res. Chicago, Ill.
GEORGE WOODBURY, b. Natick, Mass., Oct. 5, 1862; clerk in Danvers State Asylum.
ANNA MARY, b. Mil., July 24, 1867; res. with parents.
The fr. is a man of mechanical skill and judgment, and has been mostly employed as foreman of boot-manufactories. His wf. is an estimable woman. Eugene T., machinist, and family, res. at Hopedale. Charles Henry and family, I understand, res. at Westborough.
WALKER, WILLIAM9 (Leonard,8 Joseph,7 Solomon,6 Henry,6 Henry,+ Israel,8 Samuel,2 Capt. Richard 1), b. in Hop., June 27, 1822; boot-manufacturer; m., 1st, Susan Wheeler, dr. of Thomas and Hannah (Dewing) Wheeler of Hop .; cer. in Hop., April 30, 1845. Their chn. : -
CHARLES FRANK, b. in Hop., Oct. 17, 1845; d. May 25, 1852.
HANNAH ABBY, b. in Hop., July 23, 1847; m. Charles Carpenter, Oct. 16, 1872.
MARY WHEELER, b. in Hop., Aug. 23, 1850; m. Joseph B. Phipps, June 10, 1867.
FRANK GIFFORD, b. in Hop., May 23, 1854; d. Mil., Sept. 8, 1863.
Mrs. Susan d. Hop., Feb. 3, 1856. The hus. m., 2d, Adeline Ursula Cheney, dr. of Carmel and Ursula K. (Richardson) Cheney, b. Mil., May 31, 1831; cer. in Perry, Jackson Co., Ia., Oct. 27, 1856, by William Jenkins, Esq. Their chn. : -
SUSAN ADELINE, b. Mil., Sept. 8, 1858; m. Cyrlel Easten Brown, Nov. 1, 1875.
ANGIE ELIZA, b. Mil., Sept. 20, 1861; d. Sept. 9, 1862.
WILLIAM SUMNER, b. Mil., Aug. 18, 1862.
EMELINE CHENEY, b. Mil., Oct. 29, 1864.
MELLVILLE CURTIS, b. Mil., May 20, 1868.
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Grandchn. : -
Burt Wheeler Carpenter, son of Charles and Hannah A., b. Mil., Sept. 17, 1873.
William Walker Phipps, son of Joseph B. and Mary W., b. Hop., June 26, 1870.
Frank Gifford Phipps, son of Joseph B. and Mary W., b. Hop., July 4, 1872. George Vernon Phipps, son of Joseph B. and Mary W., b. Hop., May 28, 1874.
Ethel Ursula Brown, dr. of Cyriel and Susan A., b. Mil., Nov. 4, 1876. Bessie Brown, dr. of Cyriel and Susan A., b. Mil., Sept. 29, 1878.
Mr. Walker was a man of much natural ability, enterprise, and executive energy. At the head of the firm of Walker, Johnson, & Co., he was very successful in business; and a promising career of temporal prosperity seemed to illuminate his future. But his skies were soon darkened by clouds of adversity. His health began to fail; and he went West into a new business, in hope of regaining it, which proved a disappointment. He returned to Mil. with an ambition to triumph over disease by his native energy. He could not, but, through the sinking gradations of a long and distressing decline, finally passed away. He d. in hope of an immortal life, April 6, 1872, leaving his sorely bereaved family to battle as best they could with the desolations which had overwhelmed them.
WALKER, EMERSON 9 (Emory,8 Solomon,7 Solomon,6 Henry,5 Henry,4 Israel,3
Samuel,2 Capt. Richard 1), b. Sept. 17, 1830; m., 1st, Charlotte M. Willis, dr. of Edwin and Charlotte (Tower) Willis, b. Braintree, date not given; cer. 1852; further particulars not given, except that Mrs. Charlotte d. in Mil., Jan., 1876, a. 42 yrs. Meantime, as I infer, there had been a legal separa- tion of the parties. Mr. W. m., 2d, Louisa M. Colburn, dr. of David and S. A. (Parkhurst) Colburn, b. in New London, Ct., Oct. 25, 1840; cer. Chicago, Ill., April 21, 1867, by Rev. W. F. Ollendoff. Their chn .:-
EMOLENA L., b. in Chicago, Aug. 17, 1868.
LILLIE A , b. in Chicago, Oct. 25, 1869.
FLORENCE M., b. in Chicago, March 19, 1870.
HOREA I., b. in Chicago, June 11, 1871.
GOLDIE E., b. in Chicago, March 7, 1873.
CLARA L., b. in Chicago, June 25, 1874; d. July 29, 1874.
LUCENIE V., b. in Chicago, Aug. 25, 1875.
This family res. for some yrs., as above seen, in Chicago, Ill .; but latterly in Mass.
WALKER, FREDERICK 9 (Emory,8 Solomon,7 Solomon,8 Henry,5 Henry,+ Israel,8 Samuel,2 Capt. Richard 1), b. Dec. 2, 1835; our well-known citizen in the clothing business, 150 Main St .; m. Minnie I. Cleaves of Boston, ptge. not given; b. June 26, 1854; cer. Boston, March 1, 1870, by Rev. Henry Morgan. One son, --
EDWARD BARTLETT, b. June 1, 1874.
WALKER, ABEL, and wf. Martha, lineage not ascertained, are credited on our record of town-births with 4 chu. ; viz., --
CHARLES ELNATHAN, b. Dec. 24, 1827.
CAROLINE AUGUSTA, b. Dec. 21, 1829.
GEORGE PHIPPS, b. Aug. 2, 1833.
HARRIET, b. Oct. 5, 1835.
They res., I think, for some yrs., near Silver Hill. No further traced.
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WALKER, EMERY, and wf. Hulda, lineage not traced, credited, as above, with - CAROLINE NANCY, b. Sept. 25, 1836.
ELLEN MARIA, b. Marclı 9, 1838.
ANGELINE SOPHIA, b. Oct. 16, 1840.
Res. not ascertained. No further traced.
WALKER, Dea. SAMUEL W.6 (Asa,5 Samuel,4 John,& Samuel,2 Capt. Richard 1); mr.'s maiden name Eliza White; b. Wilton, Me., May 30, 1814; employé in the manufacture of boots, etc .; m., 1st, Harriet Parker, dr. of Asa and Ann M. (McCristine) Parker, b. in Acton, Aug. 14, 1824; cer. in Acton, May 31, 1843, by Rev. James T. Woodbury. Their chn. :-
MYRON SAMUEL, b. Acton, Feb. 22, 1845; d. in Cincinnati, O., Feb. 25, 1873. HARRIET ELIZABETH, b. Acton, Feb. 4, 1847; m. Stedman W. Howe, jun., Oct. 3, 1865; d. June 23, 1876.
ELLA MARIA AUGUSTA, b. Acton, Feb. 7, 1849; m. Lewis A. Worthington, June 8, 1871.
ROSCOE PARKER, b. Acton, May 4, 1851; d. Aug. 24, 1861.
GEORGE HENRY, b. Mil., May 9, 1853; d. Sept. 22, 1855.
ADDIE LOUISA, b. Mil., Aug. 15, 1857; d. Nov. 27, 1870.
Mrs. Harriet d. March 12, 1859. Dea. W. m., 2d, Ellen L. Sloper, dr. of Ambrose and Martha (Cushman) Sloper, b. in Boston, Aug. 30, 1842; cer. in Sherborn, Aug. 12, 1865, by Rev. Edmund Dowse. Their chn. :-
MINNIE SPENCER, b. Mil., Sept. 12, 1866.
HARVEY WELLINGTON, b. Mil., June 22, 1868.
Mr. W. set. in Mil. 28 yrs. ago, and has held the office of deacon in the Cong. ch. for the last 23. He has honored that office, and all his other respon- sible positions in the various relationships of life, by eminently exemplary moral rectitude and worth, in which his family have sympathetically shared.
WALKER, MOSES, ancestry traced only to his gd. fr., Timothy Walker. He
was doubtless a descendant of Capt. Richard through Henry.4 The gd. son is an enterprising boot-manufacturer in our Centre. Timothy Walker, the gd. fr., a farmer, was b. in Hop., Feb. 12, 1753. He m. Lois Gibbs, b. in Sudbury, Nov. 6, 1756; date and particulars of cer. not given. Mr. W. was one of the old Revolutionaries, and somewhat of a genius in his rustic way. When Gen. William Hull, also a Revolutionary veteran, surrendered Fort Detroit and his little army to the British, in the war of 1812, Mr. W. was one of the many deeply disgusted patriots who denounced Hull as a coward and traitor. Though little of a scholar, he conceived the ambition to tell Gen. Hull what he thought of him in a private letter. After this, he was urged and encouraged by zealous friends to have his letter printed. As Hull had not deigned to answer him, he thought it ungenerous to pub- lish his strictures without giving the general an opportunity to reply in his own defence. But, of course, he got no response to his second letter any more than to his first; though it warned the traitor, that, if he persisted in his silent contempt, he would soon be exposed in print. Both letters appear to have been written in 1820, and about nine months apart. The first was of very considerable length, the second was brief. Both were soon printed in a pamphlet. They were so serio-comical as to make quite a stir in Hop. and its general vicinity, exciting in some minds grave and in others mirth- ful emotions. They were reprinted in the "Hopkinton Observer" of Nov. 11, 1874, a copy of which has just been sent me by his gd. son Moses. I very well remember a volunteer toast given by the old gentleman at a 4th
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of July celebration by the Democrats of Mil. and neighboring towns. It was held in what used to be called the Lower Village, soon after I became minister at the brick ch. The president of the day announced, "You will now please give your attention to a volunteer toast from Mr. Timothy Walker of Hopkinton, author of letters to Gen. Hull." [Much merriment.] The toast was a long and studied one, "Party spirit, - that wicked and baneful party spirit, by which kingdoms and empires have been over- thrown, and by which too many of the good people of this town have been greatly led astray;" here he made a semicolon pause to renew his breath. Whereupon our enthusiastic Horatio N. Smith, director of gunnery for the occasion, supposing him through, gave the signal, and off went the fieldpiece, followed by a general shout of applause. Somewhat discom- fited, but without loss of pluck, the venerable toaster cried out at the top of his voice, "Hear the rest : I was not half through." Order being restored by the president, Mr. W. began anew, and reaching the semicolon, as above, proceeded, "may that wicked and baneful party spirit be plucked up by the roots, transported to the island of Java, and set in battle array with the Bohon-Upas tree, till it shall be proved which is most poisonous, party spirit or that Bohon-Upas tree." Another gun and a general shout. Timothy Walker d. in Hop., Nov. 20, 1834. Mrs. Lois, his wid., d. Bell., April 17, 1850, a. 94 yrs. Otis Walker, son of Timothy and Lois, b. in Hop., .Aug. 6, 1800; m. Hannah Hayden, b. Hop., July 2, 1804; cer. Hop., April 14, 1825, by Esq. Harrington. They had 3 sons and 2 drs. None of them res. here but Moses, first above named. He was b. Hop., Jan. 29, 1826, and m. Delia Bixby, b. Hop., July 18, 1830, dr. of Joel and Elizabeth (Mellen) Bixby; cer. Hop., Dec. 30, 1855, by Rev. John Calvin Webster. One son, -
HENRY M., b. Aug. 22, 1864. In reputable standing all.
WALKER, EUGENE TENNEY 9 (Henry, jun.,8 Henry,7 Josiah,6 Josiah,5 Josiah, 4 Zachariah,8 Zachariah,2 Robert1), b. Hookset, N.Y., Aug. 21, 1852; ma- chinist at Hopedale; m. Arabella Maria Carpenter, dr. of Byron and Jane A. (Mason) Carpenter, b. July 6, 1855; cer. Mil., Oct. 14, 1874, by Rev. Edward A. Perry. Issue: -
ALICE, b. Hopedale, May, 1876.
HARRY, b. Hopedale, Nov., 1878.
Promising young family.
WARD. We have had but a slight sprinkling of the Wards. They have preferred to dwell in the neighboring towns, and other more distant localities. WARD, ELIJAH, was m. to Hannah Reed, by Rev. Mr. Frost, July 27, 1749; and he baptized 2 chn. for them; viz., CALEB and HANNAH, both the same day, Oct. 25, O. S., 1752. Then they disappeared.
WARD, JOSIAH, was m. to Deborah Sheffield, Sept. 1, 1748, prob. in old Mendon and they had -
WILLIAM, b. Jan. 28, 1749.
SILENCE, b. Jan. 28, 1750.
Both these were christened by Mr. Frost. Also, he m. Silence to Stephen Rawson of Conway, May 30, 1776.
Josiah Ward d. Oct. 8, 1750; and his wid. was m. to John Fish, by Mr. Frost, May 7, 1752. No further traced.
WARD, JOSEPH, and wf. Sarah, came from Hop., 1792, and res. a while in Bear-hill district. Their chn. were, --
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SARAH, b. Jan. 14, 1756.
STEPHEN, b. Oct. 13, 1758.
PHINEAS, b. Feb. 14, 1761.
MARY, b. July 24, 1764.
No more told.
WARD, ELIZABETH, pedigree unindicated, was m. to John Binney, jun., by Mr. Frost, Dec. 6, 1753.
These are the Wards of olden times. Latterly the name has increased in our directories; but as none of the modern Wards have signified their desire to be recognized in this vol., I shall allow my closing haste to excuse their omission. WARE. This name was formerly spelled Waer, but later Ware.
WARE, WILLIAM; pedigree and birth-date not found; m. Abigail L. Clark, dr. of Lovell and Mary (Bullen) Clark, b. Mil., July 26, 1800; cer. April 7, 1822, by Rev. D. Long. Issue: -
ELIZABETH LOVELL, b. Mil., June 11, 1823; m. Capt. Elbridge Mann, Dec. 19, 1844.
WILLIAM CLARK, b. Mil., March 1, 1826; untraced.
MARY MARIA, b. Mil., Aug. 8, 1832; untraced.
GEORGE WARREN, b. Mil., Dec. 24, 1837; untraced.
Mr. Ware, if I rightly recollect, was a skilful and industrious painter. But he attained only to middle age. He d. May 25, 1839, a. 43 yrs. His venerable and worthy wid. still survives. Concerning her 3 younger chn. I have no in- formation.
WARE, GEORGE SEWALL, bro. of the preceding; m. Electa Baker ; pedigree,
etc., of neither traced; cer. Jan. 2, 1823, in Mil., by Rev. Jacob Frieze. Issue : -
HARRIET URSULA, b. Mil., Nov. 17, 1823.
FRANCES WARREN, b. April 1, 1826.
GEORGE EDWARD, b. Sept. 7, 1828.
THOMAS, J. B., b. April 25, 1831.
LAURA LITTLEFIELD, b. Sept. 17, 1833.
AMOS, b. Oct. 17, 1836.
CLARA, b. May 9, 1840.
I have lost all trace of this family, but think I have been told that the parents have both gone the way of all the earth.
WARE, LUCY, an intelligent and worthy sister of the aforenamed two bros., used to res. much in Mil. I saw her in Holl. a few months since; and she told me the husband's name of whom, in a green old age, she survives the wid. But my memory does not retain the particulars of her story.
WARFIELD. Our Warfields all descended from Dea. John of Mendon. He was in Dedham as early as 1642, and prob. came from Eng. a few yrs. before. He was made freeman, and m. Hannah Randall. They were next at Medfield, whence they came to Mendon town-seat in 1685. He dwelt on the George place, and seems to have soon grown into public confidence. He was made deacon of the ch., put in charge of the meeting-house, and appointed schoolmaster of the chn. and youth, - the first master of the common schools that mother Mendon ever had. He must, therefore, have stood high for piety, intelligence, and general trustworthiness. He is said to have m., 1st., Eliza- beth Sheppard, by whom he had John, Aug. 20, 1662, and Elizabeth, Aug. 29, 1665. The 1st wf. d. May 24, 1669; then the hus. m. Peregrina -, who. d. April 1, 1671. Then he m., 3d, the forenamed Hannah Randall, and had Itha-
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