Martha HOWE, daughter of Samuel HOWE and Martha BENT. Born Oct 9, 1669 at Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, died Nov 14, 1721, 52 years Name Prefix: Married 2d, Nov. 10, 1718 to John Whitney of Framingham. Married Dec 7, 1687 at Sudbury, Massachusetts (29 years married) to: Thomas Jr. WALKER, son of Thomas WALKER and Mary STONE. Born May 22, 1664, died Oct 25, 1717, 53 years Name Prefix: 1688, purchased 60 acres of land from Gookin and Howe in theFramingham District and removed there in the same year. Original Member Framingham Church. Framingham had been a plantation since 1675. In 1700 it wasincorporated as a town. August 15, 1700 first town meeting. Thomas Walker was the firsttown treasurer. At the second annual meeting, he was appointed surveyor ofhighways. Colleagues were John Shears, Nathaniel Haven, andBenjamin Bridges. Children: 1. Mary WALKER2. Thomas WALKER3. Thomas WALKERBorn Sep 23, 1688, died Sep 25, 1688, under 1 year old 5. Obadiah WALKERBorn 1690 at Framingham, Massachusetts, died 1773 at Sutton, Massachusetts, 82 or 83 years Name Prefix: He removed to Marlboro where his first 3 children were born andthen to Sutton about 1726. In that year he was added to theCommittee to seat the meeting house. He was prominent in townand church affairs for many years. In 1742 he was on committeewhich refused to allow certain inhabitants to be set off into anew town. In 1745 he was still on the seating committee. Hewas in Colonial Military Service as private, Moderator 1733,Selectman 1729, 1730-1736-1737-1738-1744. Assessor1740-1741-1742-1743. In 1741 he is called "Lieut. ObadiahWalker" on the town records. He married 2d Oct. 28, 1745 Mrs.Eunice White by whom he had Benjamin. Benedicts history ofSutton (1878) makes no reference to Obadiah after that time. 1755 Obadiah made his first purchase of land in Douglas. 6. Martha WALKERBorn Apr 7, 1690 at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, died ± 1737 at Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, approximately 47 years 7. Asa WALKERBorn Jun 7, 1702, died 1723, 20 or 21 years 10. John WALKERBorn Feb 1, 1714 Perhaps married Lydia Daniel Mar 23, 1740 in Sherborn. |
2nd marriage Martha HOWE, daughter of Samuel HOWE and Martha BENT. Married Nov 10, 1718 (3 years married) to: John Whitney Born Jun 27, 1662, died 1734, 71 or 72 years |