William Walker

1666 - 1732  (66 years)

• Name	William Walker
  Birth	22 Jul 1666	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 9]
  History	17 Oct 1691 (25 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Petition	1704 (37 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3]
  William was one of the signers of a petition to build a meeting house on his side of the river in 1704. It reads: "Petition of the West Side people of Sudbury to Governor Dudley and the General Assembly. The petition of us who are the subscribers living on ye west side of Sudbury great River Humbly showeth that wereas ye All wise and over Ruling providence of ye great God, Lord of Heaven and Earth who is God blessed forever moore, hath cast our lott to fall on that side of the River by Reason of the flud of watare, which for a very great part of the yeare doth very much incomode us and often by extremity of water and terrible and violent winds, and a great part of the winter by ice, as it is at this present, so that wee are shut up and cannot come forth, and many times when wee doe atempt to git over our flud, we are forced for to seek our spiritual good with the peril of our Lives. Beside the extreme Travill that many of us are Exposed unto sum 3:4:5:6 miles much more than a Sabbath days Jurney, by Reason of these and many more objections, to many here to enumerate, whereby many of our children and little ones, ancient and weak persons, can very Rarly attend the public worship. The considered premises we truly pray your Excellency and ye Honorable Council and House of Representatives to consider and compassionate us in our Extreme suffering condition, and if we may obtain so much favor in your Eyes as to grant us [our presents] as to appoint us a Commity to see and consider our circumstances and make report thereof to this honorable Court. And your pore petitioners shall ever pray. Sudbury, January 15th 1704/5 John Goodnow; John haines; John Brigham; William Walker; George Parmenter; David how; George Parmenter, Jr.; Joseph Parmenter; John brigham; Samuel willis; Joseph willis; Richard Sanger; Tho : Smith; Joseph Hayes [Haynes]; timothy gibson, Jr; Joseph F. Jewel (his mark); Isaac Mellen; Melo C. Taylor, (his mark); John Balcom; Joseph Balcom; John haynes. Jr.; Robert Man his mark; Benjamin wright; David Haynes; Prefer haines; Thomas Brintnal; Edward Goodnow his mark; John Goodenow, jr; Ephraim Garfield, his mark; Thomas Smith, Junior; Jonathan Rice."
  Land/House	say 1710 (43 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3]
  William built a home which was also a Garrison House to protect against Indian attack in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It remained in the family for several generations.
  	The Walker Garrison Hudson (1889) describes it as thus: "The Walker Garrison-house is in the west part of the town, a little south of the Massachusetts Central Railroad, on the Willard Walker estate. This building is a curious structure, with massive chimney, large rooms, and heavy frame-work. It is lined within the walls with upright plank fastened with wooden pins. It may have been erected by Thomas Walker, whose name, with others, is subscribed to "The Old Petition.""
  Will	27 Jun 1732 (65 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [4]
  On 27 June 1732 William made his will in Sudbury. It was probated later that year.
  Death	3 Oct 1732	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 5, 9]
  Burial	Aft 3 Oct 1732	Mount Wadsworth Cemetery, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Mount Wadsworth Cemetery,  Sudbury, Massachusetts   [1]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Mary Walker,   b. 9 Aug 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Thomas Walker,   b. 22 May 1664, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Oct 1717, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years) + 3. William Walker,   b. 22 Jul 1666, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Oct 1732, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 66 years) ▻ Sarah Goodenow,  m. 6 May 1686   4. Hannah Walker,   b. 26 Nov 1668, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Dec 1668, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   5. Daniel Walker,   b. 2 Nov 1672, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Nov 1672, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   6. Daniel Walker,   b. 10 Feb 1674, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1755  (Age 80 years)   7. Sarah Walker,   b. 25 Jul 1677, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Abigail Walker,   b. 29 Oct 1679, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. John Walker,   b. 20 Nov 1683, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   10. Elizabeth Walker,   b. 4 Mar 1680, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Walker,   b. Abt 1607, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 29 May 1687, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)  (Grandfather)  Mary Stone,   b. Abt 1635  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I975	Roy Line
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Walker,   c. 22 Apr 1649, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Mother	Mary Stone,   b. Abt 1635
  Family ID	F908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah Goodenow,   b. 1666, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Marriage	6 May 1686	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [5, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 10 months - She : ~ 20 years and 5 months.
  Children	4 sons and 4 daughters
  1. William Walker,   b. 19 Jan 1687, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Sarah Walker,   b. 20 Aug 1688, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Aug 1688, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Deacon Thomas Walker,   b. 15 Aug 1717, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Sarah Walker,   b. 15 Oct 1691, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. John Walker,   b. Sep 1693, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Jemimah Stanhope  m. 27 May 1717     6. Abigail Walker,   b. 15 Aug 1702, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Mary Walker,   b. 30 Oct 1706, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Hezekiah Walker,   b. 8 Oct 1711, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Walker(1666 – 1732) 2Thomas Walker(1649 – ) 4Robert Walker(Abt 1607 – 1687) 5Sarah( – 1695) 3Mary Stone(Abt 1635 – ) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Jul 1666 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 6 May 1686 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Petition - 1704 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Land/House - say 1710 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Will - 27 Jun 1732 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 3 Oct 1732 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Burial - Aft 3 Oct 1732 - Mount Wadsworth Cemetery, Sudbury, 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

  [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 71538270 William Walker . [S953] Hudson, Alfred Sereno. The History of Sudbury, Massachusetts 1638-1889, Reprint of 1889 edition, (Sudbury, Massachusetts: The Sudbury Press, 1968). [S1550] Hudson, Alfred Sereno. The Annals of Sudbury, Wayland, and Maynard, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, (Sudbury, Massachusetts: Alfred Sereno Hudson, 1891). [S914] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Papers, No 23604-23739 William Walker. [S956] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume IV, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1862). [S978] Temple, J. H. A Genealogical Register of Framingham Families including All Who took up Residence in Town Before A.D. 1860 , (Framingham, Massachusetts: The Town of Framingham, 1887). [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985). [S902] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Sudbury Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVIII , 1864). [S982] Woods, Henry Earnest. Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903).