Surname: WALKER Source: History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson pub l876 p.582 Seth Walker the earliest of this name in Charlestown,NH son of Joseph Walker, first of Billerica, MA, born at Groton, MA abt l692 m. Eleanor Chandler abt l695. Seth Walker was one of the proprietors under the NH Charter. He was at No 4 as early as l750. His name is on the roll of Capt. Phineas Stevens' Company, enlisting in l750. He d. July 7, l772 age 80. Eleanor (Chandler) Walker, his wife d. Nov 6, l769 age 74. Both died at Charlestown, NH and their tombstones are in the Charles- town village cemetery. Their children: l. Abel Walker b. at Groton, MA Apr 20, l734 m. l767 Elizabeth, the widow of Phineas Graves. She was the dau. of Isaac Parker, Jr. and his wife, Mary Parker, She was b. at Groton, MA Feb 3, l744. See p.586 below for the list of men Abel Walker commanded in the spring of l777 in the march to Fort Ticonderoga. He d. Mar ll, l8l5 - 8l yrs. She d. Oct 8, l806 age 62 yrs. Their children: l. Eunice Walker b. l767 d. l773. 2. Sarah Walker b. l769 d. l788. 3. Phineas Walker b.l77l d. l772 4. Phyle Walker b. l773 m. Aaron Dean of Charlestown, NH on Nov 4, l790. d. at Boston, MA l849. 5. Phineas Walker b. l774 d. l777. 6. Abel Walker b. l776 d. l777. 7. Elizabeth b. l778 m. l797 Thomas Melville. 8. Phineas Walker 2d b. l780 drowned in the Connecticut River June 29, l792. 9. Abel Walker, Jr. b. Sep ll, l783 m. l8l3 Sally Doolittle dau of John and Lucy Doo- little b. at Westmoreland, NH Feb ll, l789 Their children: l. Mary Doolittle Walker b. l8l3 d. at Hydepark, VT l845. 2. Phineas Walker b. l820 d.l852 in CA 3. Samuel Walker b. l823 a Selectman l857 to l858 and Rep. l859. Abel Walker Jr. was a useful and esteemed citizen and d. at Charlestown l827. l0. Eleuthera Walker b. July 2l, l786 m. John Willard, Jr. 2. Sybil Walker dau of Seth Walker and wife, Eleanor (Chandler) Walker was b. at Groton, MA Mar 23, l735 p.59l Seth Walker m. (1) Jan l4, l74l/2 Abigail Holden dau of Nathaniel Holden and Abigail (Stone) Holden of Groton, MA. She b. Sep l5, l7l9. Their children: l. Sybil Walker b. Mar l3,l745 2. Seth Walker, Jr. b. Apr 5, l747 3. Abigail Walker b.June l0, l750 (all 3 born at Groton) 4. Asa Walker b. l753. 5. Nathaniel Walker twin to Isaac Walker b. Mar 30, l756 6. Isaac Walker twin to Nathaniel Walker b. Mar 30, l756 7. Jabez Walker b. June 2, l758 pub. to Anna Watkins of Charlestown l790. Seth Walker had issue by his 2d wife, Jemima Walker: 8. Mary Walker b. Aug 9, l766 9. Jemima Walker b. Apr 27, l768 Seth Walker Jr. was a sergeant in Capt. Abel Walker's company. This family came to Charlestown in the spring of l770. The Seth Walker at No. 4 at an earlier date, was the father of Col. Abel Walker 10. Emma Walker b. Mar 26, l770. These born at Shirley, MA p.592 Mathew Walker came to Charlestown, NH from Thompson, CT. at an early date. His children were: l. Dyer Walker 2. John Walker 3. Benjamin Walker 4. Dorcas Walker 5. Mary Walker Dyer Walker son of Mathew Walker was b. Dec 30, l776 d. Jan 27, l85l m. Jan 30, l799 Mary Spencer dau of Taylor Spencer and wife, Mary (Davis) Spencer b. l780 d. l872. Their children: l. Stephen Walker b. l799 m. l824 Keziah Converse Their children: l. Mary Ellen Walker 2. Clark S. Walker 3. Annette Walker 4. Alice Walker. He moved from Connecticut in l85l, d. l865. 2. Angeline Walker b. l80l m. l824 Sherburne Merrill of Unity in l80l. Their children: l. Rosette Merrill m. Erastus Perkins Res: Iowa 2. Wilson Merrill m. Marion Bluff of Charlestown, NH d. and buried at Charlestown. 3. Helen Merrill m. Alvah Spaulding Res: Iowa 4. Jenette m. David Hubbard son of Jonathan B. Hubbard. Res: KS. 5. Ransom Merrill m. ___Putnam of Charlestown, NH. 6. Julia Merrill 3. Oracy Walker b. l804 m. Lorenzo Willard son of Moses Willard and his wife, Lydia (Farwell) Willard Res: Montpelia, VT. 4. John S. Walker b. Jan ll, l807 d. l859 m. (l) Sarah Merrill in l822 b. l808 d.l840 Their children: l. Arnold Walker m. Oracy Walker Res: WI. Sarah (Merrill) Walker d. and John S. Walker m. (2) Sarah Campbell of Charlestown b.l804 d. l875. 5. Abigail Walker b. l809 m. Wilson Merrill l83l Res: Claremont, NH 6. Lydia Walker b. l8ll d.l820. 7. Amelia B. Walker b. l8l6 d. l846. 8. Erastus Otis Walker b.l8l9 m. l843 Lucy A. Towner dau of John Towner and wife, Lucretia (Adkins) Towner b. l8l9. p.592 John Walker, son of Matthew Walker m. Philey Spencer. Benjamin Walker, son of Matthew Walker m. Sarah Whipple dau of Edward Whipple. Dorcas Walker, dau of Matthew Walker m. Jacob Wright. Mary Walker, dau of Matthew Walker m. _____ May. p.592 Deacon Cephas Walker, son of Elijah and Polly (Howe) Walker m. l836 the widow, Priscilla E. (West) Burnham. She d. of smallpox l873. Deacon Walker came to Charlestown l843. p.592 Benjam Walker son of Benjamin Walker and his wife, Sarah (Whipple) Walker b. l809 m. l835 Mahala Garfield dau of John and Susan (Rogers) Garfield b. at Charles- town July l9, l8l4. Their children: l. Lucetta Walker b.l838 d. l840 2. Susan Walker b. l838 3. an infant d. l839. 4. Susan Walker b.l84l 5. Floretta Walker b. l843 d. l849 6. Watson J. Walker b. l845 7. George Milon Walker b. l849 d. l863 8. Etta Lavonn Walker b. l855. Source: Hist. of Charlestown, NH p.586 Once again, in the spring of l777 there was an alarm that Fort Ticonderoga was in danger and Capt. Abel Walker hastened (with his company) to its defense. He was the commander of company No. l, Col. Benjamin Bellow's regiment. The roll call was not found in the military hist. of NH so I (Rev. Saunderson) gives it here. Officers: Abel Walker, Capt. Bradford Spafford, Lieut John Beckwith, Ensign Seth Walker, 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 Jesse Scovel 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. ____________________________________________________ Submitted by Janice Farnsworth