Rev. William WALTON

Abt 1598 - 1668  (70 years)

• Name	William WALTON
  Title	Rev.
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	Abt 1598	England   [1]
  	Circumstancial evidence suggests that William was born in Wimborne St. Giles, Dorsetshire, England.
  Gender	Male
  Graduation	1621	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  Graduation	1625	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [2]
  anecdote	31 May 1628	Seaton & Beer Parish, Devonshire, England
  	William was licensed on 31 Mar 1628 as "curate in charge of Seaton and Beer, Devonshire." He and his family appear to have resided in the parish until their departure for New England.
  resided	18 Sep 1635	Hingham, Plymouth Co, MA   [3]
  Freemanship	3 Mar 1635/1636	Hingham, Plymouth Co, MA   [3]
  anecdote	1637	Marblehead, Essex Co, MA   [4]
  Death	Nov 1668  [5, 6]
  Burial	9 Nov 1668	Marblehead, Essex Co, MA   [7]
  admin of estate	27 Nov 1668	Essex Co, MA   [7]
  Person ID	I2656	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth COOKE,   b. Abt 1602, England d. 1683, Marblehead, Essex Co, MA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1627	Holy Trinity Parish, Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England   [8]
  Children	1. John WALTON,   b. 6 Apr 1627, Seaton & Beer Parish, Devonshire, England   2. Elizabeth WALTON,   b. c. 1629, Seaton & Beer Parish, Devonshire, England d. After Nov 1683 (Age 54 years)   3. Martha WALTON,   b. 25 Apr 1632, Seaton & Beer Parish, Devonshire, England   4. Jane WALTON,   b. Abt 1635   d. Bef 5 Mar 1645/1646 (Age < 11 years)   5. Nathaniel WALTON,   b. 3 Mar 1636/1637, Hingham, Plymouth Co, MA d. Abt 1723 (Age 85 years)   6. Samuel WALTON,   b. 5 Jun 1639, Marblehead, Essex Co, MA   7. William WALTON,   b. 9 Mar 1639/1640, Weymouth, Norfolk Co, MA d. Mar 1641 (Age 1 year)   8. Josiah WALTON,   b. 20 Dec 1641, Marblehead, Essex Co, MA d. 1673 (Age 31 years)   9. Mary WALTON,   b. 14 May 1644, Marblehead, Essex Co, MA
  Family ID	F189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Hattie Elizabeth Walton Heninger, Heninger, A Brief Historical and Genealogical Account Of The Walton Family , ((Salt Lake City: np., 1972?)). pp. 13 & 107. [S131] Hattie Elizabeth Walton Heninger, Heninger, A Brief Historical and Genealogical Account Of The Walton Family , ((Salt Lake City: np., 1972?)). p. 13. [S129] James Savage, Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, 4 volumes, ((1860-1862, Rpt. Baltimore: GPC, 1994)), set number, ISBN 0-8063-0759-5. Vol IV, p. 404-405. [S4227] Roger G. Ward, abstracter, Ward, 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners, Vol. III: Eastern Region., ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1998)). [S106] Frederick Odell Conant, M. A., compiler, Conant, A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America, Thirteen Generations, 1520-1887., ((Portland, ME: Privately printed by the Press of Harris & Williams, 1887)). p. 131. [S131] Hattie Elizabeth Walton Heninger, Heninger, A Brief Historical and Genealogical Account Of The Walton Family , ((Salt Lake City: np., 1972?)). p. 23. Cause of death, apoplexy (stroke). [S160] Charles Henry Pope, Pope, Pioneers Of Massachusetts, ((Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1991)), ISBN 1-55613-398-7. p. 477. [S4611] parish registers / Holy Trinity, Dorchester, Dorse.