Lieut. Moses Walker

Not the same as Moses Walker, of Person County

DAR Ancestor # A119522

SAR Patriot #: P-312302

Moses Walker, (1726-1806), was lieutenant of minute men at the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Jesse Perrin’s company. He was born and died in Rehoboth, Mass.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Walker-14625

Lieut Moses Walker [#60] b. 5 OCT 1726 Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts was the son of Peter Walker (1689–1760) and Mary Child (1691–1732)[1][2]

He served in the War of the Revolution with the rank of Lieutenant[3]

On 15 Mar 1753 he married (1) Sarah Bowen[4] (1735-1768) (or 1752)

Children[5]:

1. Susannah Walker (#155) b. 1 Jul 1754 – 1840 md David Bliss
2. Huldah Walker (#156) b. 20 Sept 1756 md Isaac Brown and rem to Barnet, VT
3. Moses Walker (#157) Jr b. 16 Dec 1760–1849 md (1) Anna Brown of Seekonk, (2) Mary Whittaker, (3) Hannah Carpenter
4. Sarah Walker (#158) 13 Jun 1763–1852 md Ebenezer French

On 2 Mar 1769 Moses Walker married (2) Deliverance Carpenter Read (1737-1789)

Children:

1. Ethel Walker (#159) b. 28 Aug 1769–1844 md Susannah Carpenter
2. Benjamin Walker (#160) 19 Oct 1770–1847 md Susannah Bullock
3. Delia "Dille" Walker (162) 21 Aug 1772–1845 md Henry Hoffman
4. Lucy Walker (163) 3 Apr 1774–1855 md Abel Wilmarth
5. Aaron Walker (#161) 9 Jan 1776–1845 md Betsey Hoffman
6. Hannah Walker 23 December 1777-1806;
7. Ezra Walker (#165) 28 Oct 1780–1862 md Martha Blanding

In Jan 1790 in Rehoboth, Moses Walker married (3) Mrs. Jemina Bishop[6] (1739- )

He died on 22 JUN 1806 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts[7] and is buried in the Newman Cemetery in Rhode Island.

His will was dated 29 May 1806.

Sources

1. Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1642-1896
2. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7K-588 : 10 February 2018), Peter Walker in entry for Moses Walker, 05 Oct 1726; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
3. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, member 87611
4. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
5. Memorial of the Walkers of the Old Plymouth Colony, embracing genealogical and biographical sketches of John Taunton, Philip of; Author: Walker, James Bradford, Date of Publication: 1861. Page 131. GoogleBooks
6. "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-4357 : 17 October 2017), Moses Walker and Jermima Walker, Jan 1790; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.
7. Web: Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008 link
8. Memorial of the Walkers of the Old Plymouth Colony, embracing genealogical and biographical sketches of John Taunton, Philip of; Author: Walker, James Bradford, Date of Publication: 1861
9. Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families, of the Past ..., Volume 1 By Elias Child. Page 297. GoogleBooks
10. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9XF-NV94?cc=2061550 : 29 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. (Lists the children of Moses Walker)
11. https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=ful...
12. Lineage Book, Volume 38 By Daughters of the American Revolution. Page 110. GoogleBooks