Zechariah Walker Jr (abt. 1670 - 1753)

Born about 22 May 1670 in Stratford, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Minor) Walker — married before 1690 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1753 at about age 83 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Colony of Connecticut

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Biography

Zechariah Walker was born at Stratford, Connecticut, and was baptized along with his sister, Abigail, May 22, 1670. He was the son of Zechariah and Mary (Prudden) Walker.^[1][2][3] That his mother is Mary (Prudden) Walker is proven by the will of Mary Prudden's mother, Joanna (Boyce) (Prudden) (Willett) Bishop, written by November 6, 1681,^[2] , in which she mentions "her late daughter Mary Walker's two children".^[1]

Zechariah married about 1689, Elizabeth Minor, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Booth) Minor, who was born January 16, 1667 and died at Woodbury, December 19, 1749.^[2] Their known children, born at Woodbury, were:^[4]

1. Mary, bp Jan 26, 1689-90; m Joseph Judson
2. Abigail, bp Sept 20, 1691; m Valentine Prentice
3. Timothy, bp June 18, 1693 (Captain)
4. Josiah, bp Sept 22, 1694; m Phebe Hurlburt
5. Joseph, bp Dec 26, 1699; d June 1, 1727
6. Zechariah, b May 14, 1702
7. Peter, b Oct 24, 1706; d Apr 16, 1788; m (1st) Mary Hawley, m (2nd) Rhoda Sherman
8. Elizabeth, b Dec 16, 1708; m Caleb Martin
9. Gideon, b Dec 16, 1711; d Apr 30, 1781; m Mary Munn

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania: (NOTE: This source has erroneous information about his mother and wife's names. See other sources for their correct names.)

Deacon Zechariah Walker, only son of Rev. Zechariah and Susannah Walker, was baptized with his sister Abigail in the Stratford Church, May 22, 1670, his father then being the pastor. He settled in Woodbury, Connecticut, where he was a deacon of the church and a land owner. He died December 21, 1753. His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Deacon Samuel Bull, died December 19, 1749; children: Mary, baptized January, 1689, married, February 13, 1707, Lieutenant Joseph Judson ; Abigail, baptized, September, 1691, married Valentine Prentice; Timothy, of whom further; Josiah, baptized, September, 1694; Joseph, died unmarried in 1727; Zechariah (3), born May 14, 1702; Peter, born October 24, 1706; Elizabeth, born December 16, 1708, married, June 26, 1729, Caleb Martin ; Gideon, born December 16, 171 1, died April 30, 1780, married, November 6, 1735, Mary Munn, who died April 6, 1793 ; he had no children, but adopted two, Esther and Zechariah.

Name

Zachariah (Deacon) /Walker/ Jr^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Name: Zechariah (Deacon) /Walker/^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Prudden, Lillian Eliza, Peter Prudden; a story of his life and New Haven and Milford, Conn., published 1901. Reference page 63
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Coddington, John Insley, "Robert Walker of Boston Massachusetts" The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)Reference Volume 21 (1944), page 68. $Subscription
3. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Reference page 1913. $Subscription
4. ↑ John Walker Family Association, Ancestry and descendants of John Walker (1794-1869) of Vermont and Utah, descendant of Robert Walker, published 1953. Reference page 11
5. ↑ Source: #S-1514722856 Page: Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Stratford; Birth state: CT. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=2679236&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 22 May 1670 Birth place: Stratford, Frfld, CT Death date: 21 December 1753 Death place: Woodbury, Ltchfl, CT Marriage date: Marriage place: CT APID: 1,4725::2679236 NOTE: Dead link as of Jan 27, 2020
6. ↑ Source: #S-1514722776 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=4689543&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 22 May 1670 Birth place: Stratford, Frfld, CT, USA APID: 1,5769::4689543 NOTE: Dead link as of Jan 27, 2020
7. ↑ Source: #S-1514722843 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=945472&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: 21 Dec 1753 Death place: Woodbury, Connecticut APID: 1,2204::945472 NOTE: Dead link as of Jan 27, 2020
8. ↑ Source: #S-1514722747 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1275364&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1670 Birth place: CT APID: 1,7836::1275364 NOTE: Dead link as of Jan 27, 2020
9. ↑ Source: #S-1514722601 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=barbourctdeath&h=251817&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: 21 Dec 1753 Death place: Woodbury APID: 1,1063::251817 NOTE: Dead link as of Jan 27, 2020
10. ↑ Source: #S392 Page: See entry Data: Text: Diacon Zechariah Walker Dowral(?) died December 21 1753 NOTE: Dead link as of Jan 27, 2020

• Source: S-1514722601 Repository: #R-1671645544 Title: Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.Original data: White, Lorr Note:
• Source: S-1514722747 Repository: #R-1671645544 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing
• Source: S-1514722776 Repository: #R-1671645544 Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Note:
• Source: S-1514722843 Repository: #R-1671645544 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note:
• Source: S-1514722856 Repository: #R-1671645544 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note:
• Selleck, Lillian. One Branch of the Miner Family (D. L. Jacobus in New Haven, Connecticut, 1928) Page 5
• Source: S392 Title: Woodbury Town Vital Records 1683-1944 Publication: Name: Connecticut State Library film #5159, Family History Library film #1491388;
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3, p. 1492-1495)

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