built in New England. He was a man of
wealth for that period, and evidently of re-
spectable standing in society, exerting a wide-
influence in each of the places where he dwelt^
His death occurred in 1656. His four sona
were Samuel, Joseph, William and Shadrach,
and he probably had a daughter, Sarah. To
Samuel lie left his lands in Rhode Island, and
to Joseph and Shadrach his real estate in
Taunton. On the death of the father the sons
in general spelled the name Wilbor.
(II) Shadrach Wilbor, youngest son of
Samuel, settled in that part of Taunton which
became the town of Raynham, and on lands of
his father which came into his possession
eventually by bequest. He married (first)
Mary Deane, who died March 27, 1691, and
(second) Sept. 16, 1692, Mrs. Hannah (Bass)
Paine, widow of Stephen. The county rec-
ords of Bristol county show his children tO'
•have been : Mary, born March 18, 1662, died
at thirteen years of age; Samuel, born April
1, 1663; Rebecca, born Jan. 18, 1665; Han-
nah, born Feb. 14, 1668 (died at seven); Jo-
seph, born July 27, 1670; Shadrach, bom Dec.
5, 1672; John, born March 2, 1675; Eleazer,
born July 1, 1677; and Benjamin, born Julj
23, 1683; and it is conjectured that he had a
daughter Sarah (born March 18, 1661), as
in his will a legacy is given to "daughter Sarah,,
wife of Samuel Hoar." The father, Shadrach
Wilbor, was evidently a man of wealth and
influence in his day. He represented the town
in the Provincial government, and was town
clerk for thirty-five consecutive years. His will
was dated Sept. 12, 1696, and probated the-
following March. He died in February, 1697-
98.
(III) Shadrach Wilbor (2), born Dec. 5,
1672, married March 20, 1700, Joanna Neal,
born May 27, 1680, daughter of Henry and
Hannah (Pray). He settled upon a farm in
that part of Taunton which became RajTiham.
He died Nov. 8, 1749. Their children were:
Shadrach, born about 1700, married Anna
Hackett and (second) Mehetabel White;
Meschach, born about 1702, married Elizabeth
Leonard ; Joseph married Susanna Harris ;
Jacob married Mary Harris; Abijah, bom in
1716. married Phgbe White; Ebenezer mar-
ried Lydia Deane; Philip married Mary Leon-
ard ; Benjamin is the next in line.
(IV) Benjamin Wilbor, son of Shadracb
(2), married (first) June 24, 1742, Elizabeth
Leonard, who died Sept. 17, 1756. He mar-
ried (second) Aug. 4, 1757, Elizabeth Eddy,
born in 1722, widow of Paul Leonard and
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745
daughter of Henry and Sarah (Leonard)
Hodges. Mr. Wilbor died Aug. 16, 1763, and
his second wife died Nov. 30, 1765. His chil-
dren, all save one born to the first marriage,
were: Sarah; Daniel; Jonathan, born in 1751,
who married Priscilla Partridge; Samuel, born
in 1753, who married (first) Sarah Gilmore
and (second) Peddy Briggs, and died Feb. 2,
1832; Benjamin, born in 1755; Abithar, born
Aug. 26, 1756; and Elizabeth, baptized July
5, 1761, born to the second wife.
(V) Benjamin Wilbor (2), son of Benjamin
and Elizabeth (Leonard) Wilbor, born in
1755, was twice married, the second time in
1793 to Bathsheba Godfrey. The latter died
July 14, 1844, aged eighty-four years (Taun-
ton town record) — a widow at the time of her
death. A son, Benjamin Godfrey, was bom
to them; and perhaps others. The first pro-
prietor of the "Wilbur House" in Fall River
was a half brother of Benjamin G. Wilbur;
he had a son who succeeded him. A Benjamin
Wilbore of Taunton was a private in Capt.
Robert Crosman's company of minute-men, Col.
Nathaniel Leonard's regiment, which marched
April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of
April 19, 1775, to Roxbury; service twelve
days. A Benjamin Wilbore of Taunton was
sergeant in Capt. Joshua Wilbore's company.
Col. George Williams' regiment, service twenty-
five days, at Rhode Island, on the alarm of
Dec. 8, 1776.
(VI) Benjamin Godfrey Wilbur, son of
Benjamin and Bathsheba (Godfrey) Wilbor,
bom March 3, 1805, married (first) Nov. 29,
1827, Sophia W. Colby, who died Sept. 1, 1839.
He married (second) Nov. 1. 1840, Polly
(Martin) Hicks, widow of Ira W. Hicks. He
died Dec. 25, 1882, aged seventy-seven years,
nine months, twenty-two days. She died March
12, 1884, aged seventy-two years, four months,
nineteen days. His children were: Mary Ann,
bom April 12, 1829; Benjamin F., Nov. 29,
1830; Helen A., June 3, 1832; Sarah J., Jan.
20, 1834; James, May 28, 1835; Elizabeth,
April 25, 1838 (all bom to the first marriage) ;
Darius M., Aug. 7, 1842 (died Jan. 2, 1890) ;
George E., July 29, 1844; and Charles A.,
March 3, 1852.
(VII) George E. Wilbur, son of Benjamin
Godfrey and Polly (Martin-Hicks) Wilbur, as
stated, "was born July 29, 1844, in Eehoboth,
Mass. When he was but three years of age his
parents removed to Weir. George received his
education in the common schools of the Weir,
and then was privileged to attend a private
class of thirty or forty pupils, conducted by
Rev. Mr. Collins, in the vestry of the Win-
slow Congregational church for two years.
These years under Mr. Collins Mr. Wilbur re-
garded as the most valuable in all his school
life, the comradeship existing between teacher
and pupils stimulating ambition until it made
the acquisition of learning a pleasure. Leav-
ing school at the age of fourteen he went into
the Bay State Screw Factory for a year, after
which he learned the machinist's trade in the
Mason Machine Works. He was next em-
ployed in the Taunton Locomotive Works. In
August, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, 4th
Mass. V. I., under Capt. Charles Paul, and
served for eleven months. During his army
service he was in the Department of the Gulf,
and was located at New Orleans. On his re-
turn to Massachusetts he again secured em-
ployment in the Taunton Locomotive Works,
where he remained until he went to Mystic,
Conn., to work at his trade. During his stay
there he shipped as fireman on an American
steamer bound from Mystic to New Orleans.
In the latter city he worked about seven
months, and then shipped as engineer on a gov-
ernment dispatch boat, on which he worked for
four months. Illness made it necessary for him
to give up his work at this time and return
home. For a second time he entered the employ
of the Bay State Screw Company, and he re-
mained with them three years. As a boy things
mechanical appealed to him, and as he grew
older the solution of any problem pertaining
to the making or the operation of machinery
gave him great pleasure. He learned the trade
of patternmaking, and worked at this for two
years for Samuel Miller. At the age of
twenty-four he had established a pattern-mak-
ing business of his own, making stove patterns,
and working for the Union Furnace Company,
for the Taunton Iron Works and for Samp-
son Perkins. He carried on his trade as pat-
ternmaker for six or seven years. In January,
1879, the well known Weir Stove Company
was formed, the constituent members of the
firm being Mr. Wilbur, William E. Walker
and Charles F. Baker (deceased). Digging
for the foundation of the present plant was
immediately begun, and on Feb. 28, 1879, the
first melt was made. In the assignment of
the branches of the manufacture Mr. Wilbur
looked after the designing and making of pat-
terns and the keeping of the books. Mr.
Walker was the salesman, and Mr. Baker, a
molder by trade, looked after the foundry.
Upon the reorganization, into a stock com-
pany, Mr. Wilbur became president and Mr.
Baker treasurer. From the beginning it was
evident that hard work was to be shared, as
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their means were small and their credit was
yet to be established. In the first days five
men were employed, but now, as the largest
stove foundry in New England, over four
hundred people (of whom 135 are molders)
are on the payroll. The three partners — un-
til Mr. Baker's death, and since then the sur-
viving two — have cooperated in the upbuilding
of the plant with the utmost harmony. The
Weir Stove Company now owns the controlling
interest in the Standard Stove Lining Com-
pany, of Taunton. In addition they own a con-
trolling interest in six large house furnishing
stores throughout New England, and located at
Worcester, Springfield, Pittsfield, Brockton, in
Massachusetts, and Lewiston and Waterville,
in Maine. Of most of the companies repre-
sented by these stores Mr. Wilbur is president.
He is a trustee of the Bristol County Savings
Bank. He is a Methodist in religious faith,
and is a member and president of the board of
trustees of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church of the Weir. He is a member of
Alfred Baylies Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of the
Weir; St. Mark's Chapter, R. A. M., of Taun-
ton; and St. John's Commandery, K. T., of
Providence. He was master of his lodge one
year and district deputy two years. In politics
he has always been a Republican, and has
served both as councilman and as alderman.
Mr. Wilbur has been twice married, his first
union being to Sarah A. Phillips, of Berkley,
and his second to Julia G. Allen, of Taunton.
They had an adopted daughter. Bertha Frances
Briggs, who married Harry W. Forbes, of
Taunton, and died Nov. 9, 1901, leaving three
children : Wilbur Emmons, Allen B. an4
Rachel. In all that he has accomplished Mr.
Wilbur stands out a typical representative of
the progressive self-made man of New Eng-
land.
MARTIN. Through his mother Mr. Wilbur
is a direct descendant of John Martin and his
second wife Mercy.
Hezekiah Martin, son of John and Mercy,
born Sept. 7, 1719, married (intentions pub-
lished) March 28, 1740, Hannah Andros.
They were both of Rehoboth. Their children
were: Hannah, born Oct. 28, 1741; Hezekiah,
Aug. 12, 1743 (died Feb. 11, 1744) ; Anne,
Sept. 15, 1745; Gideon, July 4, 1747; Heze-
kiah (2), March 22, 1748-49; Mary, June 10,
1753; Luce, March 15, 1756; Ephraim, May
9, 1758; Sarah, April 6, 1761; and Abigail,
July 19, 1763.
Hezekiah Martin (2), son of Hezekiah, born
March 32, 1748-49, married Dec. 23, 1770,
Mary Pearse, and both were of Rehoboth.
Their children were: Huldah, born Sept. 8,
1771; Gideon, April 29, 1773; Lydia, March
25, 1775; Hannah, Feb. 19, 1777; Hezekiah,
March 25, 1779; Pearcy, Oct. 28, 1780; Am-
brose, Nov. 29, 1782; Polly, Feb. 24, 1785;
Luther, May 21, 1787; Darius, Oct. 26, 1789;
and Anger, April 25, 1795.
Darius Martin, son of Hezekiah (2), born
Oct. 26, 1789, married Dec. 2, 1810, Hannah
Horton, the ceremony being performed by
Elder Preserved Pearse. To this union were
born children as follows: Polly, Nov. 24, 1811;
Joanna H., Aug. 19, 1813; Nancy, July 3,
1815; Hannah, June 21, 1817; Darius, Aug.
29, 1819; Hezekiah, Dec. 12, 1821 ; and George,
March 16, 1826 (living in Providence).
Polly Martin, daughter of Darius and Han-
nah, born Nov. 24, 1811, married (first) Sept.
25, 1831, Ira W. Hicks, who died Sept. 6,
1838. On Nov. 1, 1840, she married (second)
Benjamin G. Wilbur, and the children of this
union were: Darius M., born Aug. 7, 1842,
died Jan. 2, 1890; George E., born July 29,
1844; Charles A., born March 3, 1852.
JATHNIEL A. PECK (deceased), who
during his life was one of Taunton's best
known citizens, extensively engaged in carriage-
making and wheel wrigh ting as senior member
of the well-known firm of Peck & White, was
a native of the old town of Rehoboth, born Jan.
8, 1829.
The Peck family, of which Mr. Peck was a
descendant, is an old and prominent one in
New England. (I) Joseph Peck, baptized in
Beccles, County of Suffolk, England, April 30,
1587, son of Robert and a descendant in the
twenty-first generation from Jolm Peck, of Bel-
ton, Yorkshire, settled at Hingham, County of
Norfolk, England. In 1638, he and other
Puritans, with his brother, Robert Peck, their
pastor, fled from the persecution of the church
to this country, coming over in tlie ship "Dili-
gence," of Ipswich. Joseph Peck was accom-
panied by his wife, three sons and one daugh-
ter, and two menservants and three maidser-
vants. He settled in Hingham. He married
(first) Rebecca Clark, by whom his children
were: Anna, baptized July 27, 1616; Rebecca,
May 25, 1620; Joseph, Aug. 23, 1623; John,
about 1626; Nicholas, April 9, 1630 (all bap-
tized in Hingham, England). The first Mrs.
Peck died in October, 1637, and Mr. Peck re-
married, but the name of his wife is unknown
to us. Their children were: Samuel, baptized
in Hingham, Mass., Feb. 3, 1638-39; Nathan-
iel, Oct 31, 1641 ; and Israel, March 4, 1644.
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747
After a residence of some seven years at Hing-
ham Mr. Peck removed to Seekonk. At Hing-
ham he was one of the leading men of the
town, taking an active part in its business
affairs. He was deputy to the General Court
in 1639-40-41-42. In 1641 he became one of
the principal purchasers from the Indians of
Seekonk, afterward incorporated in a town
since known as Kehoboth, Mass., comprising
what is now Rehoboth, Seekonk and Pawtucket.
He removed thither in 1645. He seems to have
been one of the principal men here, as he had
been at Hingham, as well as one of the wealthi-
est. Here on Seekonk Plain Mr. Peel' built a
home, and there continued to live, and there he
died Dec. 23, 1663.
(II) Joseph Peck (2), son of Joseph, bap-
tized Aug. 23, 1623, in England, came with
his father to New England in 1638. In 1645
he removed witfi his family from Hingham,
Mass.-, to Seekonk Plain, where he located near
his father. His name frequently appeared in
the town records, it being on the list of those
who advanced money for the prosecution of
King Philip's war. He became a large land
owner, and about 1660 settled upon Palmer's
river, Rehoboth, Mass., where he passed his
last years. His children were : Rebecca, born
Nov. 6, 1650; Hannah, March 25, 1653; Eliza-
beth, Nov. 26, 1657; Jathniel, July 24, 1660;
May, Nov. 17, 1662; Ichabod, Sept. 13, 1666;
Patience, Oct. 11, 1669; and Samuel, Oct. 11,
1672.
(III) Jatkniel Peck, born July 24, 1660,
married Eeb. 28, 1688-89, Sarah Smith, and
settled near his father. He became a man of
wealth and iniluence. He was a representative
to the General Court in 1721-22-23-26-27-28-
29-30-31. He also took an active part in the
afEairs of the church, and was one of those
instrumental in organizing and building up
the church at Palmer's river. He and Capt.
Samuel Peck gave each one acre of land for
the site of the house which stood upon the hill
northerly and not far from what in long after
years was known as the Orleans factory. They
were both members of the church. Jathniel
and his wife were buried here. He died April
5, 1742, and his wife passed away June 4, 1717.
Their children were: Daniel, born Jan. 30,
1689-90 ; Ichabod, March 9, 1690-91 ; Solomon,
Sept. 20, 1692; Esther, April 30, 1694; Jath-
niel, Sept. 10, 1695; Ebenezer, Sept. 20, 1697;
Sarah, March 1, 1698-99; Rebecca, Oct. 10,
1700; Joseph, April 18, 1702; Ann, April 7,
1704; Benjamin, Jan. 18, 1705-06; Elizabeth,
Oct. 31, 1707; Henry, Dec. 7, 1709; Nathaniel,
Sept. 14, 1712.
(IV) Ebenezer Peck, son of Jathniel, born
Sept. 20, 1697, married Aug. 12, 1724, Mar-
garet Whitaker, and settled near Great Meadow
Hill in Rehoboth, Mass. Here he established
a forge, at which he and his sons did an ex-
tensive business for many years. Connected
with it was also a sawmill and gristmill. Mr.
Peck was a man of much distinction. His
descendants were numerous. They owned a
large tract of land, at least, it is said, one mile
square. The place was long known as the Peck
neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Peck's children
were: Jathniel, born Nov. 22, 1725; Margaret,
Jan. 26, 1726-27; Shubael, May 31, 1730;
Ebenezer and James (twins), Sept. 17, 1732;
Hannah, March 26, 1735; Sarah, Jan. 26,
1737-38; Elizabeth, May 1, 1741; Mary, Sept.
27, 1744; Philip, April 25, 1747; and Susan,
March 24, 1750.
(V) Jatluiiel Peck, son of Ebenezer, born
Nov. 22, 1725, married (first) Sybel Butter-
worth; (second) Mrs. Sarah (Ingols) Michel;
(third) Mrs. Rebecca (Horton) Martin. Mr.
Peck occupied the forge of his father, continu-
ing the business, in connection with his broth-
ers. He died March 23, 1812. His first wife
died March 15, 1769, the second, Aug. 9, 1798.
Children: Jathniel, born Feb. 24, 1747-48
Otis, April 10, 1750 ; Esther, April 21, 1752
James, Aug. 10, 1754; Olive, Nov. 20, 1756
Sylvester, July 9, 1759; Sybel, Sept. 24, '1761
Shubael, July, 1764; Benoni, Feb. 8, 1769
Edmund, Sept. 2, 1773; Sarah, Oct. 11, 1775
(married Noah Carpenter) ; George W., Nov.
11, 1777; and Shubael (2), Jan. 23, 1779.
(VI) Otis Peck, son of Jathniel, bom April
10, 1750, married Grace Carpenter. Mr. Peck
settled in Rehoboth, near the homestead of his
father, and carried on the business of tlie forge
which had been occupied by him. He was a
man of extensive interests. He was a justice
of the peace, and held other public offices. He
died Oct. 9, 1805. Children: Chariotte, born
Jan. 27, 1774; Jathniel, born April 22, 1775;
Elizabeth, bom Jan. 8, 1777; Esther, born
Oct. 25, 1778; Grace, bom March 28, 1782;
Otis, born March 23, 1785 ; Nancy, born Jan.
9, 1787; Vashtia, born March 9, 1789; and
Peria, bom Nov. 9, 1791.
(VII) Jathniel Peck, son of Otis, born April
22, 1775, married Sybil, bora Oct. 18, 1788,
daughter of Shubael Horton, of Rehoboth. Mr.
Peck settled on the homestead. He died July
13, 1840. Children: Otis C, bom March 15,
1812; Joanna B., June 24, 1815; Sybil M.,
July 13, 1819; George H., Oct. 1, 1821; and
Jathniel A., Jan. 8, 1829.
(VIII) Jathniel A. Peck, senior member
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SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
of the firm of Peck & White, carriage manu-
facturers, was born iu Eehoboth, Mass., Jan.
8, 1829. After completing the regular course
at the public schools here he went to Provi-
dence, where he learned the blacksmith's trade.
Later he was connected with the Perkins
Horseshoe Company of Providence. In 1851
he went to Taunton, where he laid the founda-
tion of what is now the extensive carriage
manufacturing firm of Peck & White. He
started business on Broadway, near Leonard
street, and in 1859 the business was established
on Weir street, Mr. Peck taking into partner-
ship his nephew, William Leonard White, Jr.
After Mr. White became a partner the name
became Peck & White, which became one of
the most extensive and prosperous firms in this
section of the State. A branch of the business
was established in Fall River and conducted
successfully. Mr. Peck continued in the busi-
ness up to his death, his association therewith
extending to a period of nearly sixty years.
He was a successful business man and a thor-
ough mechanic. In November, 1869, he re-
ceived a patent (No. 97,111) from Washington
for an improvement on the fifth wheel on car-
riages. He was a man of inventive ideas, pro-
gressive and well known, and highly esteemed
and respected for his honorable dealings. He
died at his home on Winthrop street Nov. 23,
1906, and was buried in Mount Pleasant ceme-
tery. Mr. Peck was a member of the Unitarian
Church. He married Abigail Leonard White,
of Taunton, daughter of Cornelius and- Flor-
entia (Chase) White, and she preceded him in
death, passing away Nov. 8, 1889 ; she is buried
in Mount Pleasant cemetery. They had four
children, Herbert Leonard, Clarence Adelbert,
Frank Otis and Adrianna, the sons all deceased
The daughter lives at the old homestead in
Taunton. She is a member of the D. A. R
chapter of that town.
(IX) Heubert Leovard Peck, born Jan.
21, 1850, was engaged in the shoe business at
Taunton, and was quite active in public life,
serving as a member of the State Legislature.
He was a popular and stanch member of the
Democratic party. He belonged to Charles H.
Titus Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Mark's Chapter,
R. A. M., and St. John's Commandery, K. T.,
of Providence, R. I. Mr. Peck died Dec. 16,
1898, aged forty-eight years, ten months,
twenty-five days.
(IX) Clarence Adelbert Peck, son of
Jathniel A. and Abigail Leonard (White)
Peck, was born in Taunton Jan. 22, 1853, and
was educated in his native city in the public
schools. He became engaged in the business
of his father and remained with this firm until
the time of his death, being for a time manager
of the Fall River branch of the business. A
conscientious worker, he was one whose efforts-
aided riiuch to bring about the success which
this business enjoyed. Mr. Peck's death oc-
curred June 9, 1906, and he was buried in-
Mount Pleasant cemetery. In politics he was
a stanch Democrat and was quite active in the
party, well known and highly respected, and
held the office of register of voters, having been
a member of the board for twelve years.
On Nov. 27, 1871, Mr. Peck married Jennie-
E. Russell, a native of Seymour, New Haven
Co., Conn., daughter of William S. and Mary
A. Russell. Mrs. Peck still makes her home-
at the homestead on Winthrop street. Three
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Peck :
(1) Harrie Adelbert Peck, who is now the
manager of the firm of Peck & White, was
bom in Taunton March 17, 1873, and there
received his early education, later attending
Bristol Academy. For some years he was
leader of tlie orchestra at Keith's, in Boston.
Returning to Taunton, after the death of his
father and grandfather, he took charge of the
Peck interest in the firm of Peck & White.
In 1909 the firm sold out the business in Fall
River and bought out the interest of Mr. White
in the Taunton business, which Mr. Peck has
since managed for the Peck family. In addi-
tion to the old line, the firm now deals in
automobiles and does automobile repairing.
Mr. Peck married Dec. 21, 1909, Emma Louise
Tupper, of Boston, daughter of Frank M. Tup-
per, a well-known banker. (2) Russell Allen
Peck, bom Nov. 24, 1881, obtained his educa-
tion in the public schools and graduated froni-
high school in 1901, after which he was con-
nected with the firm of Peck & White at Fall
River, where he was bookkeeper. He continued
there until 1905, when he accepted a position
in the sales department of the Weir Stove Com-
pany. On Jan. 1, 1912, he became a member
and half owner of the Peck-Leach I^'urniture
Company, No. 37 Main street, Taunton, Mass.,
of which Robert M. Leach is president ar^
Russell A. Peck treasurer and manager. He
is a young man of popular and honorable
standing, bearing the family name for high
morals and reliable dealings. He is a member
of Ionic Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Taunton,
and of St. Mark's Chapter, and also holds
membership in the Bristol Club and the Uni-
tarian Church. He married Nov. 24, 1908,
Norma Howard Temple, a native of Taunton,
who graduated from the high school there. She
is a daughter of Edward H. Temple, city treas-
SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
749
iirer of Taunton. (3) Marian C. Peck, born
Sept. 19, 1886, resides with her mother at
home.
(IX) Frank Otis Peck, born Dee. 28, 1860,
in Taunton, was educated there and was em-
ployed with the firm of Peck & White until
his death, Sept. 8, 1899. He married Mabel
M. Morse.
WALKER. The Walker family of Taun-
ton, Mass., claim as the progenitor of their
race in America the Widow Walker (I), of
EJehobotb, some of whose descendants have
been among the most successful and represen-
tative men of this section. The Widow Walker
was one of the first purchasers and proprietors
â– of the town of Rehoboth, or Seacunk (now
Seekonk), and was one of the company who
first settled there. Her name is on the list
of those who in 1643 gave in the value of their
estates for a pro rata division of lands. Hers
was fifty pounds. In the division made June
30, 1644, she was given a share and lots were
assigned her in several divisions afterward, as
in the drawing for the Great Plain, and on
the 18th of 12th month, 1646, for the Great
Meadow. Her name then disappears, and no
trace of her is found save the already noted
facts of her being associated with that brave
adventurous company, most of whom went out
from Weymouth into the wilderness. This
band was known for its religious enthusiasm,
and the educated and saintly Rev. Samuel New-
man was in many respects the leader. It is
probable that, becoming a widow in England,
she emigrated with her younger son Philip
after the coming of her two elder children,
James and Sarah.
(II) James Walker, son of Widow Walker,
of Rehoboth, was born in England in 1619 or
1620. He came to New England in the ship
"Elizabeth," and first appears of record in
Taunton in 1643, of which town he was ad-
mitted a freeman June 4, 1650, and became a