Abigail (Gary) Walker (1725 - 1798)

Born 5 Apr 1725 in Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died 7 Aug 1798 at age 73 in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

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Biography

Abigail Gary and various spellings: Garey Gerry Geary Gerey^[1]

Origin

Abigail was born on 5 April 1725at Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a daughter of Benjamin Garey and Elizabeth Damon.^[1] Abigail was a twin with her sister, Elizabeth Geary.^[1] Both girls were baptized on 16 May 1725 at Wakefield.^[1][2]

Marriage and Children

Abigail published on 11 August 1745 intentions to marry to Obadiah Walker of Lunenburg.^[2][3]

Children (all born at Lunenburg):^[2][3]

1. Rebecca Walker, b 16 Aug, bpt 17 Aug 1746; mar Joshiah Hartwell, son of Joseph Hartwell and Tabitha Dodge.
2. Benjamin Walker, b 20 Feb, bpt 26 Feb 1749; mar Sarah Gilson, perhaps daughter of Michael Gilson, Jr. and Sarah Unknown of Groton.
3. Abigail Walker, b 21 Jan, bpt 28 Jan 1753; mar probably Asahel Hartwell, son of Edward Hartwell and Elizabeth Kneeland.
4. Betty/Betsey Walker, b 6 July, bpt 7 July 1754; mar probably Reuben Kendall, son of Amos Kendall and Mary Unknown.
5. Sarah Walker, b 12 Nov, bpt 20 Nov 1758; mar James Wood, son of Capt. Jonathan Wood, Jr. and Rachel (Wood) Wood.
6. Obadiah Walker, Jr. (twin), b 3 Mar, bpt 15 Mar 1761; mar Charlotte Kendall, daughter of Amos Kendall and sister of Reuben Kendall above (prob husband of Betty)
7. Nathaniel Walker (twin), b 3 Mar, bpt 15 Mar 1761; mar 1) Elizabeth (Gary?), 2) Martha Burbeck, she was perhaps the Martha Hill who married to John Burbeck.
8. Mary Walker, bpt 3 June 1763
9. Mehitable Walker, bpt 17 Nov 1765
10. Mary Walker, b 9 Nov, bpt 16 Dec 1770

On 1 April 1743, Obadiah purchased 49 acres at Lunenburg from Richard Hazeltine, Benjamin Carlton, and David Wood, Jr.^[2] Just a few weeks later on 22 June 1743, Benjamin Gary purchased 50 acres of land at Lunenburg.^[2] Whether Obadiah and Benjamin met then, or somewhere else is not known, but about two years later, Obadiah and Abigail married and settled at Lunenburg.

On 18 May 1746, Obadiah and Abigail received baptism at the Lunenburg church. Obadiah was chosen as a deacon on 7 June 1770. He was constable and collector in 1767 and served on the school committee multiple terms and as selectman in 1766, 1771, and 1780.^[2]

Death and Legacy

Abigail died on 7 August 1798 at Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.^[2] Obadiah died a few years later, on 28 November 1807 at Westmoreland.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Genealogy of the Gerry (Geary Gerey) Family of Stoneham, Wakefield, and Lynn. The Essex Genealogist. (Vol 5, 1985, Page 30) (Online database accessed 2 February 2016. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} "Some Obadiah Walkers of Worcester Co., Massachusetts." NEXUS: New England Across the United States. (Vol 7, Pages 148-) Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983-1999. (Online database accessed 12 Jan 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Lunenburg (MA: Town), 1896 The early records of the town of Lunenburg, Massachusetts ... (Pages 240, 335, 336) Fitchburg: Pub. by authority of the City council, Archive.org accessed 2 February 2016.

• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2P-B65 : 15 January 2020), Abigail Gary, 1725.

• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCS-JCZ9 : 11 May 2022), Obediah Walker and Abbigaill Gary, 16 Aug 1745; citing Marriage, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011128

• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45Z-C2D : 15 January 2020), Abigail Walker in entry for Rebeccah Walker, 1746.

• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TL82 : 20 May 2022), Abigail Walker in entry for Benjamin Walker, 20 Feb 1749; citing Birth, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 0049

• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TL6Z : 20 May 2022), Abigail Walker in entry for Abigail Walker, 21 Jan 1753; citing Birth, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934225