Deacon Samuel Walker

1643 - 1703  (59 years)

• Name	Samuel Walker
  	Father: Samuel Walker (____-1684) [11]
  Birth	28 Jun 1643	Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 8]
  Offices Held	28 Mar 1667 (23 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [11]
  On 28 March 1667 he was appointed to a committee "to laye out the Common to propriety" in Woburn, Massachusetts.
  Freeman	1674 (30 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [10]
  In 1674 he was admitted as a freeman in Woburn, Massachusetts.
  Offices Held	1679 (35 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [11]
  In 1679 he was chosen a Selectman of Woburn, and served often after that.
  Offices Held	1689 (45 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [11]
  He was a member of the Convention of the Colony which met after the deposition of Governor Sir Edmund Andros in 1689 in Boston.
  History	17 Oct 1691 (48 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Religion	Abt 1692 (48 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [11]
  About 1692 he was chosen a deacon of the Church in Woburn.
  Offices Held	1694 (50 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [11]
  He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court from Woburn in 1694.
  Will	5 Jul 1699 (56 years)	Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [8]
  On 5 July 1699 he made his will in Lexington, Massachusetts.
  Death	18 Jan 1703	Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13]
  Burial	Aft 18 Jan 1703	First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. First Burial Ground, Woburn, Massachusetts   [2, 13]
  	Gravestone of Deacon Samuel Walker Here lyes ye body of Deaeon Samuel Walker aged 61 years died January ye 1st 1703
  Probate/Proved	15 Feb 1703 (59 years)  [8]
  His estate was probated on 15 February 1703. He mentioned his wife, Abigail and his sons Timothy and Samuel.
  Person ID, Branch	I24113
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Sarah Reed   d. 1 Nov 1681, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  Marriage	10 Sep 1662	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 3 months - She : ??.
  Children	From 1663 to 1672  [8, 10, 11]
  1. Edward Walker (1663-1690) 2. John Walker (1665-1699) 3. Samuel Walker (1667-1744) 4. Sarah Walker (1670-1704) 6. Timothy Walker (1672-1706)
  Family ID	F8544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Abigail Carter,   b. 21 Apr 1648, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 May 1718, Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 70 years)  Other Partners: Lt. James Fowle;   Deacon Samuel Stone  m. 3 Apr 1706
  Marriage	18 Apr 1692	Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [6, 7, 8, 11]
  Age at Marriage	He : 48 years and 10 months - She : 44 years.
  Family ID	F8543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 28 Jun 1643 - Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 10 Sep 1662 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Offices Held - 28 Mar 1667 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Freeman - 1674 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Offices Held - 1679 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Offices Held - 1689 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Religion - Abt 1692 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 18 Apr 1692 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - 1694 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Will - 5 Jul 1699 - Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 18 Jan 1703 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 18 Jan 1703 - First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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