Captain Walker 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 Mercy Remington 31 Aug 1794, Barrington, RI. Mercy (daughter of Enoch Remington, I and Molly Watson) was born Abt 1772, RI; died 16 Oct 1795; was buried , Prince's Hill Burial Ground, County Rd., Barrington, RI. [Group Sheet]

1. Joseph Armington was born 1795.

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]

1. Charles Henry Armington
2. Betsey Jenckes Armington
3. Mercy Remington Armington
4. James Henry Armington
5. Esther Priscilla Armington
6. Moses Walker Armington

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.

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.

Notes:

Baptisms from Rehoboth church records, transcribed by Elisha Turner, NEHGR, Vol. 15, Jan 1861:
Jonathan Chaffey, 17 Apr 1709
Nat. Chaffey, 17 Apr 1709
Hannah Chaffey, 17 Apr 1709
Dan l Chaffey (no date given)
Miriam Chaffey, (no date given)
These are some of Jonathan's children.

The following information is extracted from William H. Chaffee's "The Chaffee Genealogy," published by Grafton Press in the early 1900s:

"Jonathan Chaffe was several times chosen a grand juryman, also elected selectman, field driver, tything man, etc." In 1727 the town of Rehoboth appointed him to prepare and oversee a plan to locate schools throughout the town. He is known to have bought land in Ashford, CT, which he gave/sold to his eldest son, Jonathan, and to his brother David. Records also show that he became guardian of his brother Noah's two orphaned sons, presumably after 1736. Land deeds refer to Jonathan as "Yeoman," "husbandman," and "Mason."

The old burying ground by the Congregational Church in Rumford, RI, has a stone which reads:
Jonathan Chaffe
Departed this life
December 31, 1766
in the 89th year of
his age.

Jonathan married Hannah CARPENTER 23 Nov 1703, Rehoboth, MA. Hannah (daughter of William CARPENTER and Miriam SEARLES) was born 10 Apr 1685; died 1777. [Group Sheet]