Augustine Walker
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Augustine Walker (abt. 1564 - bef. 1614)

Augustine Walker
Born about in Hertfordshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1573 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1591 [location unknown]
Husband of — married 27 Jun 1597 in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 50 in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, Englandmap
Profile last modified | Created 30 Dec 2010
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Contents

Disputed Origins

In some references and online trees, Augustine Walker is identified as the son of John Walker and Katherine Bicknell; their son Augustine Walker was baptized in Southam, Warwick, England on 22 Feb 1564.[1] However, Augustine Walker of this profile was buried in 1614 and called an "owld man". His daughter Elizabeth (who married Richard Warren as proved by Augustine's 1613 will)[2] was baptized in 1583 which suggests he was probably born before 1560.

Biography

Augustine was born about 1654. Augustine, child of John Walker & Katheren Walker, was baptised on 22 February 1564 in Southam, Warwickshire, England.[3] Augustine married Mary Stringer in Great Amwell, Hertford, England. He died in 1614 and was buried August 18, 1614 in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England

Will mentioning Richard Warren [2]

"In the name of god amen The xixth daye of Aprill in the yeere of oure lord god .1613. and in the yeeres of the raigne of our sovraigne Lord James by the grace of god of England Fraunce and Ireland the eleventh and of Sco[tla]nd the six and fortieth kinge defender of the faith. I Augustine Walker of much Amwell in the Com of Herts: yeoma[n] now beinge in good health and of p[er]­fect memorie thankes be unto the lorde therefore; doe make and ordayne this my last Will & Tes­tament, in manner and forme followinge (vizt) First I com[m]end my Soule into the hands of the Allmightie god my Creator, not doubtinge to obtayne free remission of my sines by and through the death and demeryts [sic] of my saviour Christ Jesus Alsoe I bequeath my bodie to xpian buriall, to be buried in the Church or Church yearde of much Amwell aforesaide, as to my Executrix shall be best beseemeinge And as touching the disposinge of such temporall goods wherewth the lorde hath endued mee I give and bequeath them in manner and forme as followeth (vizt) First I give & bequeath Unto my daughter Elizabeth Warren wife of Richard Warren Sixteene pounds of lawefull money of England, and unto her three Children Marcy, Ann and Sarey Warren Fower pounds of like Englishe money equally betwixt them three to be devyded and to be payde unto the saide Richard Warren to the use of the saide child[ren] and the survivour or survivours of them Alsoe I give to Thomas, John, and Frauncis Holland children of Thomas Holland & of my daugh­ter Ann his wife, Twentie shillinges apeece, And unto that Childe, whether sone or daughter, wherewth the saide Ann is now conceyved Twenty shillinges Alsoe unto her the said Ann, wife of the saide Thomas Holland, Twenty shillinges wth severall Leagacies I will to be payed unto the saide Thomas Holland the Father to the use of his afore saide Wife & Children and the survyvor of them Alsoe I give to my daughter Mary Johnson Twenty shillinges Alsoe I give to Syrnon Ad­ams sone of Symon Adams Citizen & drap[er] of London Twentie shillinges And to Dorothie his daughter Twentie shilling[s] and a Gymmoll-Ringe of gold wch was her mothers. Which Legacyes I will shalbe payed and delyvered unto the saide Symon Adams the Father, to thuse [i.e., the use] of his saide Children The rest & reasidue of my goods and Chattels, after my debts and Leagacyes payde & my Funerall charges discharged I give and bequeath as followeth (vizt) Thone [i.e., the one] half of my saide goods & chattells unto my afore saide daughter Elizabeth and her Children, to bepayde & delyvered unto them and the survivour or survivors of them or eyther of them after the decease of Marey my wife; And the residue (vizt) the other halfe of my goods & chattells unto the saide Marey my wife Ordayninge and makeing her the the [sic] saide Marey my Wife my full sole & only Executrix of this my last Will & Testamte, Orderinge & further ordayninge, that, half of that half p[ar]t of such my goods & chattells (as after my decease) shall remayne undispoosed in the hand or possession of Mary my now Wif: shall (after her death & decease) of right be due & belonginge Unto Elizab: Warren, Wife of thafore named Rich: Warren, my daughter or to her then lawefull survyvant heire or Assigne whatsoever Alsoe I give unto Thomas Hassall Vicar of much Amwell afore saide Tenn shillinges of lawefull englishe money to preach one Sermond at my funerall in Amwell Church afore saide Alsoe unto the poore of the saide Towne of much Amwell my Will is to have given and distributed at my buriall Five shillinges And I appoynte the afore named Symon Adams thelder Cittizen and drap[er] of London to be my lawefull Overseer of this my last will and Testament, And for his paynes therein to be taken I give him Tenn shillinges In wyttnesse whereof to this my last will & Testamte contayninge Only On[e] sheete"
The markes of Augustine Walker
and twoe lynes of paper I have here unto sett my usuall marke & seale, the daye and yeeres first above written
The marke of Augustine Walker.
Signed & sealed in the p[rese]nce of us whose names are hereunto subscribed Thomas Holmested Thomas Robarts John Larke
[no date of probate]

Burial

“Austen Wallkar of Amwell Streete an owld man was buried August the xviiith” 1614. [2][4]

Notes

Bartlett Society Newsletter, January 2005.

The parish registers of Great Amwell in Hertfordshire show that a Richard Warren married an Elizabeth Walker on 14 April 1610. No baptisms of any children of this couple are recorded in the Great Amwell parish registers, but the will of Elizabeth's father, Augustine Walker, shows that Richard and Elizabeth (Walker) Warren had a family that fits very well with what is known of the family of the Mayflower passenger. Our ancestress, Mary Warren's birth, has been calculated as being in 1610 or 1611, since at her death on 27 March 1683, she was said to be "in her 73d yeare." This is an excellent fit with the marriage date of Richard and Elizabeth (Walker) Warren.

The will of Augustine Walker of "much" Amwell was dated 19 April 1613. The three Warren children named in this will have the same names are are listed in the same order as the first three children known to be by immigrant Richard Warren. Since their parents were married in 1610 and they were named in their maternal grandfather's will in 1613, the dates of birth of these daughters can be stated reasonably accurately, and match very closely what is known of the births of the daughters of Richard Warren, the Mayflower passenger.

Augustine Walker was buried at Great Amwell on 18 August 1614 as "Austen Walker of Amwell Streete an owld man". His widow Mary was buried at Great Amwell on 26 December of the same year, but she was evidently not the mother of Elizabeth (Walker) Warren. Augustine Walker and Mary Stringer were married in Great Amwell on 27 June 1597. Mary's will, dated 23 December 1614 and proved on 10 January 1614/15, does not name Augustine's children, but does refer to the "legacies of my husband Augustine Walker lately deceased."

An Elizabeth, daughter of Augustine Walker, was baptized at Baldock, Herfordshire, approximately fifteen miles from Great Amwell, in September 1583. The children of Augustine Walker of Great Amwell mentioned in his will are: Elizabeth, wife of Richard Warren; Ann, wife of Thomas Holland; and Mary Johnson. No record of the baptisms of Ann or Mary was found in the Baldock parish registers. A Dorothy, daughter of Augustine Walker, baptized there in 1573, could be the Dorothy Walker who married Edward Grave at Great Amwell in 1595. If the Elizabeth Walker baptized at Baldock, then she would have been ninety years old by October 1673, which would fit with the age of "above 90 yeares" given for the age of immigrant Richard Warren's widow at the time of her death on 2 October 1673. There is nothing inconsistent with this identification, so far as is known

Notes

Richard Warren of the Mayflower was described as 'of London.' Unfortunately, Augustine Walker's will does not give Richard Warren's residence. Great Amwell, however, had clear connections with London. The parish was situated on two major routes leading from the capital city: The River Lea and the Old North Road. There re many references in the Great Amwell parish registers to people from London, including some connected with Augustine Walker himself. In 1603 Susan Addams, 'a maiden borne in Amwell dwellinge at London died heere at Augustine Wallkar's' and 'Marye surnamed Fanchurch, a child of the hopsitall in London, was buried from Augustine Wallkar's of Amwell.' Another connection is the appointment in Augustine's will of Simon Adams, citizen of London, as an overseer. Augustine Walker was buried at Great Amwell on 18 August 1614 as 'Austen Wallkar of Amwell street an owld man.' His widow Mary was buried at Great Amwell on 26 December of the same year, but she was evidently not the mother of Elizabeth (Walker) Warren. Augustine Walker and Mary Stringer were married at Great Amwell on 27 June 1597. Mary's will, dated 23 December 1614 and proved on 10 January 1614/5, does not name Augustine's children, but does refer to the 'legacies of my husband Augustine Wallkar lately deceased.' And Elizabeth, daughter of Augustine Walker, was baptized at Baldock, Hertfordshire, approximately fifteen miles from Gret Amwell, in September 1583. The children of Augustine Walker of Great Amwell mentioned in his will are: Elizabeth, wife of Richard Warren; Ann, wife of Thomas Holland; and Mary Johnson. No record of the baptisms of Ann or Mary was found in the Baldock parish registers. A Dorothy daughter of Augustine Walker, baptized there in 1573, could be the Dorothy Walker who married Edward Grave at Great Amwell in 1595. If the Elizabeth Walker baptized at Baldock was baptized soon after birth, then she would have been ninety years old in October 1673, which would fit with the age of 'aboue 90 yeares' given for the immigrant Richard Warren's widow. It is clear from the above that there are good reasons to identify the immigrants Richard Warren and his wife Elizabeth with Richard and Elizabeth (Walker) Warren. As far as is known, there is nothing inconsistent with the identification. it is hoped that those interested in the family of the Mayflower passenger will find further evidence about the the origin and ancestry of Richard Warren and his wife. [2]

Sources

  1. (IGI record from Southam parish registers)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The American Genealogist, Edward J. Davies, "The Marriage of Richard Warren of the Mayflower," Vol. 78, No. 2, April, 2003 Reference pages 81+ via $American Ancestors
  3. Baptism: "Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812"
    Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1018; Document Reference: DRO 50
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2416 #3221243 (accessed 2 March 2024)
    Augustine Walker baptism on 22 Feb 1564, child of John Walker & Katheren Walker, in Southam, Warwickshire, England.
  4. Thomas Hassall, Stephen G. Doree, "The Parish register and Tithing book of Thomas Hassall of Amwell", Hertfordshire Record Society, Jan 1, 1989 - Reference - 281 pages. Page 94 Attached.
  • Education: "Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886"
    Original data: Foster, Joseph. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 and Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714. Oxford: Parker and Co., 1888-1892
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8942 #238444 (accessed 2 March 2024)
    Name: Augustine Walker.
  • Probate records, 1431-1858, Church of England. Diocese of London. Essex and Hertfordshire Division. Commissary Court, Apr 1613, LDS Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA, FHL British Film #94406.
  • Edward J. Davies, "The Marriage of Richard Warren of the Mayflower," "The American Genealogist," Whole No. 310, Vol. 78, No. 2 (Apr 2003) p.83-86. Cites: (a) F.G. Emmison, ed., "Index to Wills at Chelmsford (Essex and East Hertfordshire)," Vol. 1, Index Library, 78(London, 1958):vii, 441. (b) Court of the Bishop of London's Commissary, Essex and Herts (Essex Record Office, D/ABW 41/186). (c) Stephen G. Doree, ed., "The Parish Register and Tithing Book of Thomas Hassall of Amwell," Hertfordshire Record Soc. Pubs. 5(1989):80, 94. (d) Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, parish registers (Society of Genealogists, London, microfilm #1845).
  • Four American Ancestries: White, Griggs, Cowles, Judd, Including Haring, Phelps, Denison, Clark, Foote, Coley, Haight, Ayers, and Related Families, Volume 3(2008):389-390. GoogleBook.
  • 1573 christening for daughter Dorothy, “England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975” FamilySearch.org link




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As listed here, most trees regarding Augustine Walker list his wife Mary Stringer as the mother of all children, including Elizabeth (Walker) Warren, despite the marriage having occurred in 1597 when Elizabeth would have been about 14 years old!
posted by Thomas Wightman
At this time Mary Stringer is not shown as the mother of any of Augustine Walker's children.
posted by Kay (Johnson) Wilson
Thank you for the clarification.
posted by Thomas Wightman
10 months later it still says, "Augustine married married Mary Stringer (1568-1614), a daughter of John Stringer. They had five children"
posted by M Smith
Dear PMs. I cannot find sourcing here to support associating Austen Walker of Great Amwell with Augustine Walker, bapt. Southam, and his purported father Thomas Walker and the Walkers of Ruddington. I would argue that there is evidence against such connections: (1) the distances between the places: 110 miles and 60 miles respectively; only a single family member is identified with each such distancing. (2) a book cited as evidence lists the family of Thomas Walker of Ruddington and does not mention an Augustine. Please provide at least enough evidence for your published connections to more than offset the mentioned counter-evidence. Thank you.
posted by Weldon Smith
edited by Weldon Smith
I completely agree. An Augustine was born in Southam to a John and Katherin Warren and there is a marriage record for a John Warren and Katherin Bicknell in Southam.
posted by Cathy (Kies) Bennett
You're correct. The son of a doctor (and hence a gentleman) would never describe themselves as a yeoman and a 50-year old would never be described as an 'owld man'. The identifiction is clearly erroneous.
posted by Matthew Fletcher
Walker-14186 and Walker-1210 appear to represent the same person because: Please compare carefully then merge.
Walker-10982 and Walker-1210 appear to represent the same person because: basically same dates, spouse,
posted by Darrell Parker

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