Individual Details
Philip Walker
(1628 - August 21, 1679)
Events
| Birth | 1628 | England |  | ||
| Arrival | 1640 | |  | ||
| Marriage | 1654 | Massachusetts, British America - Jane Metcalfe | |||
| Civil | June 8, 1655 | Plymouth, British America | | | |
| Civil | June 1, 1658 | Freeman - Plymouth, British America | | | |
| Civil | June 22, 1658 | Land | | | |
| Civil | May 26, 1668 | Land | | | |
| Death | August 21, 1679 | Rhode Island, British America | | ||
| Occupation | Author | | | ||
| Burial | East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States | | | ||
| Religion | Congregational | | |||
| Occupation | Deacon | | |||
| Occupation | Weaver | | |||
| Civil | Town services | | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Metcalfe (1632 - 1701) |
| Child | Samuel Walker (1655 - 1712) |
| Child | Sarah Walker (1657 - 1693) |
| Child | Philip Walker (1661 - 1739) |
| Child | Elizabeth Walker (1662 - 1664) |
| Child | Mary Marcy Walker (1663 - 1694) |
| Child | Experience Walker (1664 - 1674) |
| Child | Elizabeth Walker (1666 - 1731) |
| Child | Michael Walker (1667 - 1677) |
| Child | Ebenezer Walker (1676 - 1717) |
| Father | Husband Walker (1600 - 1630) |
| Mother | Widow Walker (1600 - 1658) |
| Sibling | Sarah Walker (1618 - 1676) |
| Sibling | James Walker (1619 - 1691) |
Notes
Birth
Birth date is an estimate. He could be fro Weymouth, England.Arrival
Philip Walker was born in Weymouth, Dorset, England, ca.1625. He was about fifteen years old when he emigrated to Plymouth Colony with his mother in ca. 1640. Arrival date is an estimate. Philip's sister Sarah and brother John arrived in 1638 with uncle John Browne. Philip and his mom 'Widow Walker' arrived a few years laterCivil
Att a generall court holden att New Plymouth the eighth of June 1655. The names of such as stand propounded to take up theire Freedom: Phillip Walker, the Grand EnquestCivil
1658 June 1 Freeman admitted to this court and sworne: Philip Walker, John HowlandCivil
In the first division of Rehoboth North Purchase June 22, 1658 and again on May 26, 1668Civil
In the first division of Rehoboth North Purchase June 22, 1658 and again on May 26, 1668Occupation
Author, one of the first American epic poems, Captain Perse and his coragios company, inspired by King Philip's WarBurial
Inscription -The grave of Philip Walker Buried ye 21 August 1679 To his Memory Aug 21, 1879-. Photo at Rhode Island Historical CemeteriesCivil
Constable, surveyor, selectman, grand juryman and more.Endnotes
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2. New Plymouth Colony. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, In New England. Boston: Press of W. White, 1855, Volume 3, 4 page 78 1655 freeman.
3. New Plymouth Colony. Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, In New England. Boston: Press of W. White, 1855, Volume 3, 4 page 137 Philip Walker and John Howland .
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17. Bicknell, Thomas Williams. The History of the State of Rhode Island And Providence Plantations. New York: The American Historical Society, 1920, Volume 4 page 20, 21.