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John Walker was born 15 May 1604 in Cowfold, Sussex, England and died 1647 Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island of unspecified causes. He married Katherine Unknown (c1605) 1638 in Roxbury, Connecticut.

Biography

WALKER, John (-1647) & ?[Katherine]/?Hannah _____ (not HUTCHINSON); by 1630?, by 1638?, by 1625?; Roxbury/ Portsmouth, RI {NYGBR 43:293; Austin's Dict. 214; Wilcox (1943) 43, 144; Salem 1:392?; Crapo 417, 877; Cornell 381; Clark (#9) 59; Earle 23; Walker (1861) 402; Perry (#1) 17; Selleck 59; Dillon Anc. 57, 65; Ring-Mailer 319-21}

1638 Portsmouth Founder

John Walker is one of the 19 original settlers of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the colony founded by Puritan outcast - Anne Hutchinson.

Anderson: The Great Migration Begins:

JOHN WALKER ORIGIN: Unknown MIGRATION: 1633 FIRST RESIDENCE: Roxbury REMOVES: Boston by 1637, Portsmouth 1638 BIRTH: By about 1603 based on estimated date of marriage. DEATH: Portsmouth after 18 March 1647[/8] (date of will). MARRIAGE: By about 1628 Katherine _____. "_____ Walker the wife of John Walker" was admitted to Roxbury church as member #101 [ RChR 80], which would be late in 1633 or early in 1634. She died after 18 March 1647[/8] and before 2 April 1654. CHILDREN: i SARAH, b. say 1628; m. by 1648 James Sands. ii MARY, b. say 1634; m. by 1654 William Earle. COMMENTS: John Walker was in the list of men to be disarmed 20 November 1637 as adherents of Anne Hutchinson (MBCR 1:212). That this is the same as the Roxbury man is suggested by his placement near the end of the list, not far from John Compton and William Freeborn, who had arrived at Roxbury in 1634. None of these three men appears in Boston records, giving rise to speculation that they had been recently drawn to Boston by the teachings of Anne Hutchinson, but had not had time to join the church, acquire land, or otherwise take part in town activities. Many of these men and their families, of course, including also William Freeborn, went on to found Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in the following year.


Research Notes

Husband of Katherine Hutchinson (1629-1643) (NOT!). The daughter of Anne Hutchinson was baptized in Boston in 1629 and died in the famous indian raid of 1643, at age 14. Not enough time to be married and have children (and all would have perished!)


Children


Offspring of John Walker and Katherine Unknown (c1605)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Sarah Walker (1620-1709) 1620 Hingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom 1709 Block Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States James Sands (1622-1695)
Dorcus Walker (1630-1640)
Mary Prudence Walker (1636-1718)
Mary Walker (1652-1718)



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