Esther Priscilla Armington

Notes:

Walker's first wife was Mercy Remington, who died at age 24. She is mentioned as deceased in her father's will, dated 21 November 1807. Walker's second wife was Marcy (Unknown). The book "The Armington Family in America" does not mention Walker's son Joseph (mentioned in the will of Enoch Remington), or Walker's second wife, Marcy, who is buried with him.

Walker married Marcy Jenckes 19 Oct 1800, Providence, RI. Marcy (daughter of Jeremiah Jenckes and Priscilla Bacon) was born Abt 1781; died 1 Mar 1849; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Marcy may have been a sister of Sally Jenckes, who married Walker's brother, Sylvester Ambrose.

Notes:

"The Chaffee Genealogy" says Joseph died 15 August 1817 at Rehoboth, MA.

According to "The Armington Family in America," Joseph & Esther lived and raised their family at Kettle Point on the east shore of the Providence River in that part of Rehoboth which was afterwards included in the town of Seekonk and is now the town of East Providence.

Joseph belonged to a company of provincial troops under the leadership of Captain Peck of Barrington. Joseph enlisted as an orderly sergeant but performed the duties of ensign. In 1755 they were encamped at Crown Point on Lake George, when a great earthquake struck.

Captain Peck lived on a farm which afterwards was owned by Enoch Remington, maternal grandfather of Asa W. Armington.

"Joseph Armenton" also was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Joseph married Esther Walker Abt 1761. Esther (daughter of Daniel Walker and Hannah Bearsto) was born 20 Nov 1745, Rehoboth, MA; died 18 Apr 1840, Rehoboth, MA; was buried , Newman Cemetery, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The RI Cemetery Database has her birth year as c. 1750, and her year of death as 1846. This birth year is proabably based on her age at death. "The Armington Family in America" says she died 18 April 1840 in Seekonk, MA, at age 96, and that would compute to about 1745/6 as the year of birth. I believe this latter date is more realistic, based on the birth date of her first child.

Jeremiah — Priscilla Bacon. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Need to verify the following information from the "The Chaffee Genealogy," as some of it may pertain to Joseph's father:
Joseph was a native the Island of Guernsey, England, but had resided in London for some years. He arrived at Boston, Massachusetts Bay, in 1713 or 1718. He later settled at Seekonk, MA, near Providence, RI. There he was a brickmaker by trade. He died in England during a trip there to settle his affairs. His widow lived in Roxbury, MA, where she opened a school and is said to have taught French.

From "The Armington Family in America":
Joseph came to America with his parents and probably his sisters. After serving an apprenticeship as a brickmaker in Dorchester, MA, he went to Rehoboth, MA, and started his own business there. The inventory of his estate mentioned that he was in the process of building a brick school house when he died.

According to descendant Asa W. Armington, writing in 1846, Joseph died about 1747 of dysentery and was buried in the yard at Seekonk Meeting House.

Joseph married Hannah Chafee 27 May 1729, Rehoboth, MA. Hannah (daughter of Jonathan CHAFFEY and Hannah CARPENTER) was born 3 Oct 1707, Rehoboth, MA; died 22 Feb 1799. [Group Sheet]

Daniel — Hannah Bearsto. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Perhaps this surname would be spelled Barstow today.