Rev. William Walton

Biography

From Find A Grave Memorial# 29952166

This informative bio was posted by the initial Memorialist:

"Rev. William WALTON was born on 13 Sep 1605 in Seaton, Devonshire, England. He died on 6 Nov 1668 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was a Minister. He married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of William and Martha (White) Cooke of Stratton, England. William Walton died of apoplexy 9 November 1668 at Marblehead. It is believed his resting place is "Ould Burial Hill. The last official record of Elizabeth was in 1670. She died in 1682 and the final settlement of the property was made 29 March 1685."

Additional biographical information about William Walton, here follows:

William Walton [. . .] was born in Devonshire, England. He attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge (degrees in 1621 and 1625) and may have become a separatist minister soon after he left the university. A nineteenth century source (James Savage) states that William Walton was "no doubt ordained" and served at Seaton in Devon. But our source does not specifically state that Walton served as clergy there. [. . .]

William and Elizabeth Walton had nine children.

The Waltons sailed to Massachusetts with other Puritans in what many historians term the "Great Migration" (approximately 1620 – 1634). This movement of several thousand included some propertied families as well as at least a handful of generally well educated male heads of households. William and Elizabeth Walton were among these promising early settlers.[. . .]

If William Walton was ordained in England, he seems to have pursued other activities in Hingham, Lynn, Manchester and Marblehead, MA, where he was living when he died in 1668. James Savage, our nineteenth century source (everyone's source) who says he checked the documents, stated that Walton received a ministerial allowance in Marblehead.

Savage speculates that Walton may have been employed as a teacher during winter months. Savage found William Walton the proprietor of an establishment in Manchester called Jeffery's Cove. These surmises indicate that William and Elizabeth arrived in America without great wealth. (What kinds of activities did the Puritans permit to take place in the Cove?)

Papers filed in probate court in Marblehead, which undertook to settle his intestate property, refer to William as "Mr" Walton and make no references that might infer clerical activities. (But "Mr" was a generally applicable term.) His widow, Elizabeth, was permitted to administer her husband's affairs and was instructed by the court to keep the estate together during her life and to pay William's debts.

After her death, Elizabeth Walton's son, Samuel, together with his brothers and sisters, returned to court in 1683 to affirm that the family had reached agreement among themselves as to the disposition of their parents' possessions. Son Samuel Walton was given a cow and leased another from his siblings, to be paid for from his part of the residue of the estate.[. . .]

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This brief biography has been taken from Volume I of a book of family history entitled ALL OF THE ABOVE I, by Richard Baldwin Cook.

He set sail for whatever reason for the relatively unknown land of America. Hingham, Massachusetts seems to have been his first home in this new land. He was listed as receiving lots in that town in 1635. A few years later he moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts.

He set sail for whatever reason for the relatively unknown land of America. Hingham, Massachusetts seems to have been his first home in this new land. He was listed as receiving lots in that town in 1635. A few years later he moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts.

William and Elizabeth Walton immigrated to New England in 1636.

• page 250 of Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1909 - Maine.

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Rev William Walton
Memorial

Birth: Sep. 13, 1605 Devon, England Death: Nov. 6, 1668 Marblehead Essex County Massachusetts, USA

This informative bio was posted by the initial Memorialist:

"Rev. William WALTON was born on 13 Sep 1605 in Seaton, Devonshire, England. He died on 6 Nov 1668 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was a Minister. He married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of William and Martha (White) Cooke of Stratton, England. William Walton died of apoplexy 9 November 1668 at Marblehead. It is believed his resting place is "Ould Burial Hill. The last official record of Elizabeth was in 1670. She died in 1682 and the final settlement of the property was made 29 March 1685."

Additional biographical information about William Walton, here follows:

William Walton [. . .] was born in Devonshire, England. He attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge (degrees in 1621 and 1625) and may have become a separatist minister soon after he left the university. A nineteenth century source (James Savage) states that William Walton was "no doubt ordained" and served at Seaton in Devon. But our source does not specifically state that Walton served as clergy there. [. . .]

William and Elizabeth Walton had nine children.

The Waltons sailed to Massachusetts with other Puritans in what many historians term the "Great Migration" (approximately 1620 – 1634). This movement of several thousand included some propertied families as well as at least a handful of generally well educated male heads of households. William and Elizabeth Walton were among these promising early settlers.[. . .]

If William Walton was ordained in England, he seems to have pursued other activities in Hingham, Lynn, Manchester and Marblehead, MA, where he was living when he died in 1668. James Savage, our nineteenth century source (everyone's source) who says he checked the documents, stated that Walton received a ministerial allowance in Marblehead.

Savage speculates that Walton may have been employed as a teacher during winter months. Savage found William Walton the proprietor of an establishment in Manchester called Jeffery's Cove. These surmises indicate that William and Elizabeth arrived in America without great wealth. (What kinds of activities did the Puritans permit to take place in the Cove?)

Papers filed in probate court in Marblehead, which undertook to settle his intestate property, refer to William as "Mr" Walton and make no references that might infer clerical activities. (But "Mr" was a generally applicable term.) His widow, Elizabeth, was permitted to administer her husband's affairs and was instructed by the court to keep the estate together during her life and to pay William's debts.

After her death, Elizabeth Walton's son, Samuel, together with his brothers and sisters, returned to court in 1683 to affirm that the family had reached agreement among themselves as to the disposition of their parents' possessions. Son Samuel Walton was given a cow and leased another from his siblings, to be paid for from his part of the residue of the estate.[. . .]

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This brief biography has been taken from Volume I of a book of family history entitled ALL OF THE ABOVE I, by Richard Baldwin Cook. For additional information, visit the contributor profile, #47181028.

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DID WILLIAM WALTON COMMEND MEN TO GOD

by

Richard Baldwin Cook (copyright 2010)

Did William Walton commend men to God? We check old records which uncertain be. Faintest paths in England show he trod Routes of unmastered Pilgrims, to be free.

With two degrees from Cambridge in his cap, Will Walton in a Seaton pastorate. No sign there of ejection or mishap, Our William yet migrated from that state.

Arrived in Boston, 1635 With pinched pocketbook. William always strove For funds, that Lizbeth and their nine might thrive. Will forsook church duties, ran Jeffreys Cove.

Pilgrims censured conduct, cite Holy Writ. What business at the Cove did they permit?

Family links:

Spouse:

 Elizabeth Cooke Walton (1602 - 1682)*

Children:

 John Walton (1628 - ____)*

 Elizabeth Walton Conant Mansfield (1629 - 1683)*

 Martha Walton Mountjoy (1632 - ____)*

 Jane Walton (1634 - ____)*

 Nathaniel Walton (1636 - ____)*

 Samuel Walton (1639 - 1717)*

 Josiah Walton (1641 - 1673)*

 Mary Walton Bartlett (1644 - ____)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Old Burial Hill Cemetery Marblehead Essex County Massachusetts, USA

Maintained by: Richard Baldwin Cook Originally Created by: S. Patterson Record added: Sep 20, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29952166

Notes

From https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/walton/291/

Looking for information to fill out sparse outline of the Waltons of Stepel? Essex? Walton, England. Line is as follows:

• 1. Simeon de Walton
• 2. Roger de Walton 1283-
• 3. William de Walton 1305-
• 4. John de Walton 1331-
• 5. Thomas de Walton 1328-1385+ Elizabeth Aspall 1330-
• 6. John de Walton 1395-
• 7. Thomas Walton 1370-1437+ Alma Berry 1372-
• 8. Richard Walton 1397-1463
• 9. William Walton 1423-+ Elizabeth Dunstroke 1425-
• 10. James Walton 1505-1561
• 11. William Walton 1537- + Margaret Dyes 1541-
• 12. Andrew Walton 1530- + Jane Clarke 1534-
• 13 William Walton 1556- + Ann Mays 1579-
• 14. Robert Walton 1579- + Margaret Fitzwilliams 1583-
• 15. William Walton 1601-1673 + Elizabeth Cooke 1605-1673
• 16. Elizabeth Walton 1629-1674 + Lot Conant 1624-1674. This Conant family is the Conant Family of Salem Massachusetts

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 22 2017, 3:01:11 UTC

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