Rev. William Walton^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1605 - 1668  (~ 63 years)

• Name	William Walton
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	Abt 1605	Seaton, Devon, England   [3]
  	Based on his entry into college and his marriage date
  Gender	Male
  Birth	13 Sep 1605	Seaton, Devon, England   [1]
  Education	1618	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  	Address: enrolled in Emmanuel College
  Education	1621	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom   [1, 3]
  	attended Emmanuel College, completed B.A.
  Education	1625	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom   [1, 3]
  	attended Emmanuel College, completed M.A.
  	Two degrees
  Immigration	1635	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 3]
  	granted land in Hingham in 1635.
  Residence	1635	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 3]
  Residence	1638	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  _AMTID	162485322830:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	L2QL-XFX
  _UID	D0AA0C63BBA542A59030A284AAB2A8698388
  Death	6 Nov 1668	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 3]
  	Cause: of apoplexy
  	Findagrave lists his death as 6 Nov 1688. Records show it was actually 1668.
  Burial	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  	Address: Old Burial Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I8773	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Cooke,   b. 1602, Crediton, Devon, England d. 1682, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years)  [3]
  Marriage	10 Apr 1627	Dorchester, Dorset, England   [3, 4]
  	Address: Holy Trinity Church
  Children	1. John Walton,   b. 6 Apr 1628, Seaton, Devon, England d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Elizabeth Walton,   b. 9 Oct 1629, Seaton, Devon, England d. Aft 1683, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age > 55 years)   3. Martha Walton,   b. 26 Apr 1632, Seaton, Devon, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jane Walton   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nathaniel Walton,   b. 3 Mar 1636, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 19 May 1709–26 Jan 1710/1 (Age 74 years)   6. Samuel Walton,   b. 5 Jun 1639, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. Josiah Walton,   b. 20 Dec 1641, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Abt 23 Jun 1673, At Sea (Age 31 years)   8. Mary Walton,   b. 14 May 1644, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1605 - Seaton, Devon, England Birth - 13 Sep 1605 - Seaton, Devon, England Education - Address: enrolled in Emmanuel College - 1618 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Education - attended Emmanuel College, completed B.A. - 1621 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Education - attended Emmanuel College, completed M.A. - 1625 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Marriage - Address: Holy Trinity Church - 10 Apr 1627 - Dorchester, Dorset, England Immigration - 1635 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - 1635 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - 1638 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Death - Cause: of apoplexy - 6 Nov 1668 - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Burial - Address: Old Burial Hill Cemetery - - Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From Findagrave: This informative bio was posted by the initial Memorialist: "Rev. William WALTON was born on 13 Sep 1605 in Seaton, Devonshire, England. He died on 6 Nov 1668 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was a Minister. He married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of William and Martha (White) Cooke of Stratton, England. William Walton died of apoplexy 9 November 1668 at Marblehead. It is believed his resting place is "Ould Burial Hill. The last official record of Elizabeth was in 1670. She died in 1682 and the final settlement of the property was made 29 March 1685." Additional biographical information about William Walton, here follows: William Walton [. . .] was born in Devonshire, England. He attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge (degrees in 1621 and 1625) and may have become a separatist minister soon after he left the university. A nineteenth century source (James Savage) states that William Walton was "no doubt ordained" and served at Seaton in Devon. But our source does not specifically state that Walton served as clergy there. [. . .] William and Elizabeth Walton had nine children. The Waltons sailed to Massachusetts with other Puritans in what many historians term the "Great Migration" (approximately 1620 – 1634). This movement of several thousand included some propertied families as well as at least a handful of generally well educated male heads of households. William and Elizabeth Walton were among these promising early settlers.[. . .] If William Walton was ordained in England, he seems to have pursued other activities in Hingham, Lynn, Manchester and Marblehead, MA, where he was living when he died in 1668. James Savage, our nineteenth century source (everyone's source) who says he checked the documents, stated that Walton received a ministerial allowance in Marblehead. Savage speculates that Walton may have been employed as a teacher during winter months. Savage found William Walton the proprietor of an establishment in Manchester called Jeffery's Cove. These surmises indicate that William and Elizabeth arrived in America without great wealth. (What kinds of activities did the Puritans permit to take place in the Cove?) Papers filed in probate court in Marblehead, which undertook to settle his intestate property, refer to William as "Mr" Walton and make no references that might infer clerical activities. (But "Mr" was a generally applicable term.) His widow, Elizabeth, was permitted to administer her husband's affairs and was instructed by the court to keep the estate together during her life and to pay William's debts. After her death, Elizabeth Walton's son, Samuel, together with his brothers and sisters, returned to court in 1683 to affirm that the family had reached agreement among themselves as to the disposition of their parents' possessions. Son Samuel Walton was given a cow and leased another from his siblings, to be paid for from his part of the residue of the estate.[. . .] _________ This brief biography has been taken from Volume I of a book of family history entitled ALL OF THE ABOVE I, by Richard Baldwin Cook. For additional information, visit the contributor profile, #47181028. _________ DID WILLIAM WALTON COMMEND MEN TO GOD by Richard Baldwin Cook (copyright 2010) Did William Walton commend men to God? We check old records which uncertain be. Faintest paths in England show he trod Routes of unmastered Pilgrims, to be free. With two degrees from Cambridge in his cap, Will Walton in a Seaton pastorate. No sign there of ejection or mishap, Our William yet migrated from that state. Arrived in Boston, 1635 With pinched pocketbook. William always strove For funds, that Lizbeth and their nine might thrive. Will forsook church duties, ran Jeffreys Cove. Pilgrims censured conduct, cite Holy Writ. What business at the Cove did they permit?

  
  

• Sources

  [S641] Find A Grave, 18 August 2017; Rev William Walton; Rev William Walton; 29952166; S. Patterson; Richard Baldwin Cook. [S1374] The Pilgrim Migration, pages 134-143. [S1376] The Great Migration - Vol VII T-Y, pages 217-223. [S641] Find A Grave, 18 August 2017; Elizabeth Cooke Walton; Elizabeth Cooke Walton; 34162031; Linda Mac; Richard Baldwin Cook.