Samuel Walker (abt. 1570 - abt. 1622)

Born about 1570 in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Serrell) Walker — married 19 Jan 1606 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died about 22 Mar 1622 at about age 52 in James City, Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Walker was a Jamestown colonist.

Thomas arrived in Jamestown aboard the ship Godspeed in 1607.

'http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1600-1650/the-second-virginia-charter-1609.php. He is mentioned in the 2nd Virginia Charter in 1609 here and here http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/va02.asp as an Esquire. He is mentioned here http://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/the-first-residents-of-jamestown.htm as a Gentleman.

It appears from the source from birth to marriage to joining the Colony that he preferred the name Thomas.

Thomas was born in 1570 in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England. He was the son of Thomas Walker and Isabel (Abell) Walker.^[1]

Alt. Birth: 1586 in Monkegy, , Scotland.^[2]

Thomas arrived in Virginia, USA in 1607.^[3]

Thomas arrived in Virginia, USA in 1608.^[3]

Thomas arrived in New England, Hettinger, North Dakota, USA in 1639.^[3]

Alt. Death: 1649 in , , Scotland.^[2]

Thomas died at the age of about 79 in 1649 in Scotland.^[3]

Research Notes

Profile for John Walker (1622-1695) detached as son of Samuel (Thomas) Walker and Elizabeth (Serrill) Walker prior to merge with Walker-2095. (No evidence that Samuel/Thomas and Elizabeth had a son named John.) ~ Noland-165 11:58, 1 May 2017 (EDT)

Other Resources

<Name: Thomas Walker State: VA County: Virginia Colony Township: Virginia Year: 1607 Database: VA Early Census Index Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

Marriage- Name Thomas Walker Elizabeth Serrell Vital 19 Jan 1606 - Nottinghamshire, England Source- Nottinghamshire, England, Extracted Parish Records Birth, Marriage & Death

Text Thomas Walker and Elizabeth Serrell 19 Jan 1606 Book Marriages at Southwell, 1559 to 1837. Collection Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages, 1559-1837

West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 Birth, Marriage & Death Name Samuel Walker Father Thomas Walker Baptism 20 Mar abt 1568 - Halifax, St John the Baptist Vital 20 Mar 1568 - Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England This baptism record is two years before his birthdate on this profile but I'm pretty sure he's the same person.

Name Walker Arrival Year 1607 Arrival Place Virginia Source Publication Code 9238 Primary Immigrant Walker Annotation Taken from no. 8745, John Smith. Also in no. 720, Boyer, Ship Passenger Lists, the South, pp. 40-43. And see no. 7860, Sams. Source Bibliography TYLER, LYON GARDINER. "Census of Inhabitants: Names of the First Settlers at Jamestown, 1607; Names of Those Who Came in the First Supply; Names of Those Who Came in the Second Supply; Names of Inhabitants of Jamestown in 1624." In The Cradle of the Republic: Jamestown and James River. Richmond [Va.]: The Hermitage Press, 1906, pp. 100-104. Page 102

He is listed as an original Settler by Captain John Smiths Census, at Jamestown, Virginia, 1607.

His death is also listed as James City, Virginia, but he died in New Kent & is buried in the cemetery at St. Peters. Samuel was an original colonist at Jamestown, Island, Virginia.

Issues to be checked

Generated by WikiTree AGC. This section should be removed when all issues have been looked at.

• There is more than one birth fact. They have different dates and locations. Using birth date of 1570 and location of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Date: 1570, Location: Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Date: 1586, Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas was born about 1570. ^[4]

DNA Connection

Father and son John

Common DNA Ancestor

Thomas Walker (1538-1592)

Found from AncestryDNA tests between:

1. Michael Charles Evans and
2. Malinda (Goldsmith) Pinson - 10th Cousin 3x removed
   With M.G.< 1% shared DNA: 6 cM across 1 segments

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA,
   Record for Thomas Walker.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Alt. Death: Abbreviation: OneWorldTree Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc. Paranthetical: Y. (accessed before 2 July 2011)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Family Tree record for Rev Alexander Walker: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
   Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Rev Alexander Walker.
4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=PXEnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT33#v=onepage&q=thomas%20samuel%20walker&f=false

See also:

• The History of the Walker Family and the Times They Lived, Terry W. Drake, Xlibris Corporation, Jul 6, 2017
• The History of the Drake Family and the Times They Lived: This Is a Study into the Genealogy of the Drake Family Name, Terry W. Drake, Xlibris Corporation, Apr 29, 2013, pg 80
• Captain John Smiths Passenger list. Tyler Lyon Gardiner "Census of Inhabitants: Names of the First Settlers at Jamestown,1607. ancestry.com
• Census by Capt. John Smith. Nottingham Parish Records & Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia