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(1.) Eliphalet Chase, born in 1790; married Hannah Garfield, in 1813.
(2.) Polly Chase, born in 1792.
(3.) Susanna Chase, born in 1794.
(4.) Delight Chase, born in 1796.
(5.) Loring Chase, born in 1798; married Eliza -
(6.) Betsey Chase, born in 1801.
-, and they had 5 children.
(7.) Archibald Chase, Jr., born in 1803, married Lucinda Bartlett, in 1825; she died in Winchendon, in 1838; they had 5 children:
[1.] Rosilla Bartlett Chase, born in 1826; married William W. Crandall, in 1845; they resided in Providence, R. I., and both died there; she lived to have 4 children, 5 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild.
[2.] Luke Swain Chase, born in Royalston, in 1827; married Alvira J. Lis- comb, of Providence, in 1853; he died at Chicago, in 1879; they had 3 children and 2 grandchildren.
[3.] Ira Peirce Chase, born in Royalston, in 1829; married Abigail Augusta Read; they resided in Providence; they had 9 children.
[4.] Harvey Holman Chase, born in Royalston, in 1831; married; had 2 sons and 1 granddaughter; he and his sons were for many years connected with a gro- cery house in Providence.
[5.] Henry Eddy Chase, born in Boston; died in 1863.
6. Sarah Chase, daughter of Lieut. Francis and Mary (Perkins) Chase, was baptized in 1777; she married Abraham Eddy; they lived on the place which was later sold by their son to Francis Chase, as mentioned on page 258; he died in 1832, and she died in 1836; they had 2 children:
(1.) Henry Eddy, born in 1800, and died in 1827.
2.) Gibbs W. Eddy, born in. 1807; married his cousin, Hannah Chase, in 1831; he died in 1867; she died in 1894; they had 2 children, mentioned on page 258.
7. Rebecca Chase, daughter of Lieut. Francis and Mary (Perkins) Chase, was baptized in 1777; she married Abiel Richardson, in 1794.
8. Hannah Chase, daughter of Lieut. Francis and Mary (Perkins) Chase, was baptized in 1777; she probably married Daniel Brown, of Littleton, Vt., in 1796.
9. Charley Chase, son of Lieut. Francis and Mary (Perkins) Chase, was bap- tized in 1777.
10. Daniel Chase, 10th child of Lieut. Francis and Mary (Perkins) Chase, was born in 1783.
Rogers Chase was another one of the name who came from Sutton and settled in Royalston. He was a great-grandson of Aquila Chase, but descended through a different line from those heretofore illuminated. He was born in 1734, and married Sarah Walker, in 1753. They settled on the place next south of the Francis Chase place, lately owned by Charles F. Chase. They had 2 children: Elijah Chase, born in 1757, and Silas Chase, born in 1760.
Silas Chase probably came to Royalston with his parents in his childhood; he married Deiademia Garfield, of Warwick, in 1788; she died in 1838; had 5 children:
1. Diadama Chase, born in 1789.
2. Silas Chase, Jr., born in 1790; married Nancy Pratt, in 1817.
3. Joseph Wriford Chase, born in 1794; died in 1798.
4. Joseph Wriford Chase, born in 1799; married Melinda Gale, in 1825; she died in 1869; he died in 1871; they had 4 children:
(1.) Aurilla Melinda Chase, born in 1827.
(2.) Silas Royal Chase, born in 1829; died in 1874.
(3.) Joseph Wriford Chase, Jr., born in 1835; died in 1919.
(4.) Mary Jane Chase, born in 1838; she became the 4th wife of John King, and they had 2 children:
[1.] Mabel J. King, born in 1872.
[2.] Royial T. King, born in 1876.
5. John Royal Chase, 5th child of Silas and Deiademia (Garfield) Chase, was born in 1803.
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THE WOODBURY FAMILY.
The Woodbury family was another of those which came from Sutton to Roy- alston, and became prominent in the affairs and history of the town.
John Woodbury, the reputed ancestor of the Woodbury family in New England, came from Somersetshire, England, in 1624, and with others had charge of the set- tlement at Cape Ann, made by the Dorchester Company. In 1626 the settlement was removed to Salem, where, under the direction of the Massachusetts Bay Com- pany, it formed the nucleus of the Massachusetts Colony. John Woodbury went back to England as agent of the Company in 1627, and after 6 months returned, bringing with him his son, Humphrey, and probably his brother, William. These two brothers were, according to tradition, the first settlers in what later became Beverly, and John became quite prominent in town affairs; John died in 1642.
Benjamin Woodbury, of the 4th generation from John Woodbury, was born in 1698; he married Ruth Conant, in 1721, and they removed from Beverly to Sutton in 1734; they had 9 children, the births of 5 of whom were recorded in Bev- erly, and 4 in Sutton; he died in 1781.
Benjamin Woodbury, the 2nd child of the above Benjamin and Ruth (Conant) Woodbury, was born in Beverly, in 1726; he removed in his childhood with his par- ents to Sutton, where he married Hannah Putnam, in 1748. They removed from Sutton to Royalston about 1760, and settled on the second place south from the Common, on the Athol road,-the place which was afterward occupied by Daniel Hubbard, James W. Sloane and George D. Bolton. Benjamin Woodbury was one of the first members of "The Church of Christ in Royalston," and one of its first deacons, holding that office for 10 years; he was also one of the first Selectmen, and served in that position for 10 years; he died in 1793. He and his wife had 7 children born in Sutton, and 1 born in Royalston.
Elizabeth Woodbury, 4th child of Benjamin and Ruth (Conant) Woodbury, was born in Beverly, in 1730; she married John Frye, of Sutton, in 1748, and re- moved with him to Royalston, before the town was incorporated, and Capt. John Frye became very prominent in church and town affairs. They had 6 children born in Sutton, and 3 born in Royalston; the story of John Frye and of their descend- ants will be found beginning on page 229.
Peter Woodbury, 6th child of Benjamin and Ruth (Conant) Woodbury, was born in Sutton, in 1736; he married, 1st, Ruth Sibley, of Sutton, in 1754; she died in 1755; he married, 2nd, Zerviah Greenwood, of Sutton, in 1759. They removed to Royalston, before 1865, and settled on the first place south of that of Rev. Joseph Lee on the Common, and on the Athol road. Peter Woodbury became a Captain of the militia at the time of the Revolution, and it is told of him, that, on the occasion of the "Burgoyne alarm," he walked into the meeting-house during divine service, and gave this military order: "Every man belonging to my company, turn out !" Capt. Peter Woodbury held various town offices for many years; he was Town Clerk for 10 years; Town Treasurer 2 years; Selectman 16 years; and Assessor 9 or 10 years; and Representative to the General Court in 1787 and 1788. He kept a pub- lic house, furnishing entertainment for travelers and their animals. His 2nd wife died in 1787, and he married, 3rd, Mrs. Mary Chase, of Royalston, in 1792; he died in 1806. He had 12 children:
1. Peter Woodbury, 2nd, born in Sutton, in 1755; married Elizabeth Moody, at Royalston, in 1780; removed to Bethel, Vt., and died there, in 1833.
2. Lot Woodbury, born in Sutton, in 1760; married Elizabeth Warren, in 1790; removed to Bethlehem, N. H., and died there, in 1842.
3. Daniel Woodbury, born in Sutton, in 1762.
(Further details on next page.)
4. Sally Woodbury, born in 1764; married Dea. Ebenezer Pierce, of Warwick; they had 4 sons, 3 of whom became deacons, and 1 daughter; she died in 1795.
5. Jonathan Woodbury, born in 1767; removed to New Hampshire.
6. Ruth Woodbury, born in Royalston, in 1769; died in 1777.
7. Zerviah Woodbury, born in 1771; married John Wood, of Royalston, in 1792.
3. John Woodbury, born in 1773; removed to New Hampshire.
9. Benjamin Woodbury, born in 1776.
10. James Woodbury, born in 1778; removed to New Hampshire.
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11. Ruth Woodbury, born in 1781; married, 1st, Samuel Greenwood, of Wen- dell, in 1800; he died, and she married, 2nd, Hon. Joseph Estabrook, of Royalston, in 1810; they had one child, Joseph Estabrook, born in 1811; he was postmaster, merchant and manufacturer (see page 231); she died in 1814.
12. Joseph Woodbury, born in 1784.
3. Daniel Woodbury, the 3rd child of Capt. Peter Woodbury, was born in Sut- ton, in 1762; he married Esther Waite, in 1785; they had 6 children; she died in 1824; he married, 2nd, Mrs. Persis (Killam) Chase, in 1825; he died in 1843. This Daniel Woodbury is given the title of Captain in the Memorial, which he probably acquired through connection with the Royalston Grenadiers, at the time of the War of 1812 and later, as his name does not appear in any of the official lists as having had any place in the army at the time of the Revolution; in fact, he was hardly old enough to have participated in that memorable contest. He built the large house shown in the little picture herewith, on the place on which his father,
THE WOODBURY PLACE, 1904.
Peter Woodbury, settled. The 6 children of Capt. Daniel and Esther (Waite) Woodbury were:
(1.) George Woodbury, born in 1786; died in 1801.
(2.) Daniel Woodbury, born in 1789; died in 1803.
(3.) Jonathan Woodbury, born in 1792; died in 1795.
(4.) Polly Woodbury, born in 1796; died in 1803.
(5.) Peter Woodbury, born in 1799; died in 1884. (See below.)
(6.) Daniel Woodbury, born in 1812; died in 1813.
(5.) Peter Woodbury, the 5th child of Capt. Daniel and Esther (Waite) Wood- bury, and the only one to live to maturity, was born in 1799; he married Amanda Faulkner, daughter of Dea. Ammi and Anna (Towne) Faulkner, Oct. 29, 1822; they had 3 children; she died Jan. 29, 1827, and he married, 2nd, Lucinda Raymond, of Winchendon, Dec. 13, 1827; they had 3 children; his 2nd wife died in 1877, and he died in 1884. The children of this Peter Woodbury were:
[1.] George Woodbury, born in 1823; he was the first child born in the house built by his grandfather, Capt, Daniel Woodbury. He retained a part of the old home farm, and built the smaller house shown in the picture, which he occupied, with his family until about 1904, when the place was sold to Emory A. Holden. Both houses were destroyed by fire, about 1910 (see page 195). In addition to the carrying on of his farm work, George Woodbury conducted funerals, attended to burials and had the care of the cemeteries at the Center for many years: he was Town Treasurer in 1855, 1856 and 1857, and Clerk of the First Congregational Parish for many years; and sang in the choir of the First Congregational Church for 40 years. He married Almira Greenwood Chase, of Warwick, in 1849; she was an able writer, and frequently gave to the press articles in prose and verse, her work being mostly confined to pleasing comments on local events and conditions; she was the author of a hymn sung at the Royalston Centennial Celebration in 1865.
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She is credited with having originated and nurtured to fruition the plan which gave to Royalston its public library (see page 129). Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury are still . gratefully remembered by many for their thoughtful acts of helpful kindness. After the death of his wife Mr. Woodbury made his home with his daughter, in Geneseo, N. Y., and died there, Nov. 19, 1895.
George and Almira (Chase) Woodbury hed 5 children, who were of the 5th generation bearing the Woodbury name born on the old farm in Royalston on which Capt. Peter Woodbury settled about 1763, as follows:
*1. Antoinette Hemans Woodbury, born in 1850; died in 1865.
*2. Martha Almira Woodbury, born in 1853; she married William A. Brodie, of Geneseo, N. Y., in 1889; Mr. Brodie was engaged in educational work, and was also much interested in historical matters, and was chosen to arduous and control- ling positions in several historical associations; he died suddenly, about 1917.
*3. George Edward Woodbury, born in 1855; he carried on a market in Athol for a while, and afterwards made his home in Malden. He married Cora J. Fisher, in 1881; she died in Malden, in 1914; they had a son, Chester Leslie Woodbury, born in 1885.
*4. William Arthur Woodbury, born in 1863; died in 1865.
*5. Leslie Hanks Woodbury, born in 1866; he married Mrs. Cora A. (Nelson) Wetherbee, in 1894; they resided in North Orange for several years, and removed to Tacoma, Wash., in 1908; they had a son, George Woodbury, who became a "wireless" operator on a United States steamer running between Alaska and the island of Unalaska; they also had a daughter, Ruth A. Woodbury, who married - Hackman, at Payallup, Wash., in 1921. Leslie Hanks Woodbury died at Ta- - coma, in 1921.
[2.] Abigail Mayo Woodbury, 2nd child of Peter Woodbury, was born in 1824; she spent her life on the old home place, and died there.
[3.] - Woodbury; a son, who lived but a few days.
[4.] Daniel Raymond Woodbury, born in 1828; he remained at the farm throughout his life, and died there in 1903.
[5.] James Peter Woodbury, born in 1831; married Martha Abigail Brown, of Winchendon, in 1859; in addition to his work on the farm, he kept several horses and did a large amount of teaming; his 1st wife died in 1886, and he removed to Springfield, Vt., in 1887, where he married Julia Stephens, in 1888; he was em- ployed as landscape gardener and coachman; he died in 1907.
[6.] Amanda Lucinda Woodbury was born in 1836; she married Benjamin Franklin Wyman, of Chester, Vt., in 1869; Mr. Wyman was a cabinet maker, and a veteran of the Civil War; he died in 1909, and Amanda Lucinda (Woodbury) Wyman died in 1924.
The Memorial states that Benajah Woodbury, settled farther south than the other Woodbury first settlers, Benjamin and Peter, and that he was their brother, and Mr. Caswell, of course, echoed these statements. But the History of Sutton tells a different story. It places Benajah Woodbury as the first child of the Ben- jamin Woodbury who settled in Royalston about 1760, and states that he was born Feb. 21, 1747, married Eunice Mills, in 1781, removed to Vermont, and died there, Feb. 22, 1802. As the date of death and age given by the Sutton History coincide with those given by the Memorial and Mr. Caswell, it is quite evident that they all refer to the same person; the date of his birth, 21 years later than that of our first settler Benjamin Woodbury, seems to place him as son rather than brother; and he had plenty of time to come to Royalston with his parents, and to grow up and become a soldier in the Revolutionary War, as the record shows, and then to marry Eunice Mills, and settle on a southerly part of his father's farm, and after- wards remove to Vermont, and die there, in 1802.
Besides Capt. Peter Woodbury, Peter Woodbury, Jr., and Benajah Woodbury, Jonathan and Lot Woodbury are credited with service in the Revolutionary War from Royalston; Jonathan might have been a brother of Dea. Benjamin Woodbury, as he had a brother of that name, born in 1740, who "served as captain in the Rev- olution, and afterwards held command as colonel of the militia;" and the Lot men- tioned might have been Lot, the son of Dea. Benjamin, born in 1755, married in Royalston, and removed to Concord, Vt., or Lot, son of Capt. Peter, born in 1760,
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married Elizabeth Warren in 1790, and removed to Bethlehem, N. H., where he died in 1842; and "he served in the Revolution," according to the History of Sutton.
In a supplementary note the Memorial states that "Dea. Benjamin Woodbury was succeeded by his son, Capt. Lot, who married Martha Waite, in 1778, and whose children were born, and some of them settled in town."
THE WALKER FAMILIES.
In attempting to show the "first six families" who settled in Royalston in 1762, Mr. Caswell quoted the statement of the Memorial, in slightly different language, that Obadiah Walker was one of the "first six," and that he "came from Douglas, married Nancy McCullock, of Barre, brought up a large family, and died in Croy- don, N. H., in 1810, at the age of 90."
In his story of the Walker family Mr. Caswell contradicted somewhat his pre- vious statement; he said: "Lieut. Obadiah Woodbury, son of Thomas A., Jr., and Martha, married, 1st, May 2, 1715, Hannah Learned. They lived in Marlboro and Sutton. She died July 6, 1744. He married, 2nd, Oct. 28, 1745, in Uxbridge, Mrs. Eunice White, of Uxbridge. He had 6 children by his 1st wife and 1 by his 2nd. Lieut. Obadiah Walker, son of Obadiah and Hannah (Learned) Walker, born June 8, 1721, married Nov. 12, 1741, Hepzibah Shumway, of Oxford. He was the Oba- diah Walker, Jr., in the list of officers and men from Sutton in the Colonial serv- ice, 1755-1761, for various lengths of time. This is the Obadiah who came to Royalston from Sutton and Douglas. He had 8 children. He died in Croydon, N. H., in 1810, at the age of 90 years. Obadiah Walker, son of Obadiah and Hep- zibah Walker, born Jan. 2, 1745, married Agnes Mccullough, of Barre, Aug. 24, 1775. He was a Revolutionary soldier, enlisting as a private from Barre in Captain Black's Company of Minute Men on the alarm of April 19, 1775; also Corporal in Captain William Henry's Company, Colonel Whitney's Regiment. He had 8 chil- dren."
The Sutton genealogy has this: "Obadiah Walker married Hannah - .; she died July 6, 1744;" 5 children mentioned, but no Obadiah. And again: "Obadiah Walker (relationship unknown), married Hepzibah Shumway, Nov. 12, 1741;" 5 children named, but no Obadiah; and once more: "Obadiah Walker (ancestry un- known), married Mrs. Eunice White, Oct. 28, 1745;" 1 child, but no Obadiah. With the reasonable inference that the Obadiah who married Mrs. Eunice White was the Obadiah who had previously married Hannah -- -, the names and dates seem to correspond with those mentioned by Mr. Caswell as quoted above.
The Vital Records of Royalston, in all of their enumeration of Walkers in births, marriages and deaths, between 1762 and 1850, mention only one Obadiah once, in a marriage, "Obadiah Walker, of Winchendon, and Abigail Reed, June 24, 1818."
With no reasonably available means of ascertaining which of the Obadiahs Walker married "Nancy McCullock," or "Agnes Mccullough," of Barre, and "died in Croydon, N. H., in 1810," and which was one of the "first settlers," we will leave that for the interested reader to ponder over, and pass on to some possi- bly more entertaining information relating to the Walker families.
Asa Walker, one of the 8 children of Obadiah and Agnes (Mccullough) Walker, was born in Royalston, in 1778; he served 35 days in the war of 1812; he served on the School Committee for 2 years or more; he married Anstis, daughter of Capt. Joseph Jacobs, in 1821, and died in 1860; his wife died in 1872; they had 4 children:
1. Marias Walker, born in 1822; died in 1842.
2. William N. Walker, born in 1823; in early life he removed to Otter River village in Templeton, and with a partner named Lord, operated an iron foundry and manufactured stoves, which were peddled around the country; he was twice married, and had 2 sons; he died in 1903.
3. Joseph Walker, born in 1825; he became a carpenter and builder and was in that line of business in Worcester from 1849 until 1858, when he returned to Royalston and continued in the same kind of work; he served in the Civil War, en- listed in 1862, was discharged for disability in 1863, and returned and served as clerk in the commissary department until the end of the war; he served the Town as Selectman 5 years, 1883 to 1887; Assessor 2 years, 1875 and 1884; Town Clerk 3
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years, 1874 to 1876; Treasurer 14 years, 1874 to 1887; School Committee, 1883; he was Representative to the General Court from the district of which Royalston was a part in 1877, and a Deacon of the First Congregational Church from 1870 until his death, in 1888. After the old Lee parsonage, tavern and store building was moved from the head of the Common to the location indicated at 12E on our map, he made that his family home, and kept a general store there for the remainder of his life. He married Nancy S. Thomas, of Winchendon, in 1849; she died in 1893; they had 4 children:
(1.) Joseph Nelson Walker, born in Worcester, died in infancy.
(2.) Clarence J. Walker, born in Worcester, in 1855. After he was through school, he drove the mail and passenger coach between the Center and South Roy- alston for 4 years. He married Edith C. Longley, daughter of Timothy M. Long- ley, of Royalston, and removed to Webster; he was railroad station agent at East Webster for 35 years or more, Town Auditor for 12 or 15 years, and sang in the choir of the First Baptist Church for 30 or 35 years. They had 4 sons, 3 of whom died in infancy, and the other, Clifford Maurice Walker, resided in West Spring- field, and was clerk in the trainmaster's office of the Boston & Albany Railroad.
(3.) Florence A. Walker, born in Royalston; she was a school teacher there and in Athol for several years; took a course in and graduated from a missionary training school in Boston, and worked as a missionary in South Boston for 3 years. She married Dr. Chiron W. Smith, of Boston, in 1897; they lived in Marlboro for several years.
(4.) Herbert Thomas Walker, born in Royalston, in 1867; he attended the Bryant & Stratton Commercial School, in Boston, and was an insurance agent for many years. He married Elsie J. Sears, of Charlemont, in 1893.
4. Obadiah Wakler, the 4th child of Asa and Anstis (Jacobs) Walker, was born in Royalston, in 1826. He lost a hand while at work in a Gardner chair shop in his early manhood; he then attended New Salem Academy, and learned bookkeeping. He afterwards became a peddler of small wares, carrying his stock from house to house in tin trunks attached to his person by shoulder straps; later he used a horse and wagon, added heavier dry goods to his stock, and put out palmleaf to be braided into hats. When the Union store was opened in the old parsonage and tavern building at the head of the Common, he became its manager; after a short time the Union store was discontinued, and Mr. Walker took over the stock and operated the store on his own account, later closing it and resuming peddling for a time, and afterwards reopening the store, which he finally sold out to Franklin H. Richardson, about 1864. He sold out his home at 18E, which he had occupied for many years, and removed to Winchendon, but returned to Royalston and bought the Gleason house, at 22C, for a home; in 1870 he bought the post-office store from C. H. Newton & Co., and became postmaster; and in 1872, when the old Estabrook building was removed to make a place for a new mansion, he built an addition to his home at 22C, to which he removed the store and post-office (see pages 91 and 94). He sold the store to John L. King, in 1881, and in 1882 removed to Littleton; in 1884 he removed to North Reading, where, in company with his son, Charles Sum- ner Walker, he kept a general store until 1886, when he sold to Carpenter & French, from South Royalston, and he died within a few weeks after he sold the store. He was postmaster at Royalston about 12 years, and Town Treasurer 7 years.
This Obadiah Walker married Harriet W. Wilder, of Winchendon, in 1854; she was a woman of superior ability, and very helpful to her husband in his handicapped condition; after his death, at North Reading, she returned to Royalston with her youngest daughter, and resided there until after the death of the daughter, when she removed to Athol; the last part of her life was passed at the home of her oldest daughter, in Fitchburg, where she died, in 1912. They had 4 children:
(1.) Harriet Eva Walker, born in 1855; she married Jerome I. Wetherbee, of Royalston, in 1882, and their home was in Fitchburg, where he was employed as a carpenter; he died in 1916.
(2.) Charles Sumner Walker, born in 1857; he was employed in a grocery store in Fitchburg in his early manhood, and later was associated with his father in the general store at North Reading; after the death of his father he removed to Chel- sea, where he was in a meat market with a partner for 17 years, after which he was connected with another market in Chelsea until both his place of business and
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his residence were destroyed in the great fire which swept that city, in Aprll, 1908; he removed to Dorchester, and afterwards to Somerville, and was employed in a market in Boston; he died in 1920. He married Georgetta M. Tucker, of Fitchburg, in 1884; she died in 1903; he married, 2nd, Maude Brown, of Chelsea, in 1904; he had a son by his 1st wife, Charles Tucker Walker, born in 1885.
(3.) Lizzie Lincoln Walker, born in 1862; she served as one of the librarians of the Royalston Public Library, in its early days, and remained with her parents nntil the death of her father, and then with her mother until her own death, in Royalston, in 1898.
(4.) Edward Everett Walker, born in 1865; died at the age of 112 months.
Reuben Walker, son of Obadiah and Hepzibah (Shumway) Walker, was born in 1742; he married, and had a son, who died in-Uxbridge, before the parents re- moved to Royalston; he died in Royalston, in 1826.
On page 264, in quoting from the Sutton genealogy-"Obadiah Walker (rela- tionship unknown), married Hepzibah Shumway, Nov. 12, 1741,"-I added, "5 chil- dren named, but no Obadiah." On looking over that matter more carefully, I find that the 3rd child of that Obadiah was "Obadiah, born Jan. 2, 1745," which fixes him as the Obadiah who married Agnes Mccullough, in 1775, and who was the father of Asa Walker, and a progenitor of most of the other Walkers here mentioned.
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