First Generation

3. Capt. Samuel Walker was born about 1615 in England.^3,4,5,6 He immigrated on 12 July 1637 to Massachusetts Bay Colony.⁷ He lived as a follower of the Rev. John Wheelwright in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire from November 1637 to January 1644/5.⁷ Samuel signed the Exeter Combination on 4 July 1639 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He was made freeman on 17 April 1644 at Piscataqua Court in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.^8,9,10 He lived in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts from January 1644/5 to 1654.⁷ Samuel lived in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts from 1654 to 1684.⁷ In April 1662 he was a licensed as a maltster in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. From April 1674 to April 1682 he was a licensed innkeeper of the Ark Tavern at 616 Main Street in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Samuel was a Commissioner of the Rate in 1683 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.¹¹ He died on 6 November 1684 at the age of 69 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^6,12,13,14

Capt. Samuel Walker and his first wife were married about 1642 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire.¹⁵ His first wife was born estimated 1622 in probably England. She died after 1661 at the age of 39 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^16,17 She was likely the daughter of an early settler of Exeter.

Capt. Samuel Walker and his first wife had the following children:

Capt. Samuel Walker and Ann (Sheldon) Alger²⁵ were married about 1677 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^26,27,28 Ann (Sheldon) Alger, daughter of Godfrey Sheldon and Alice Frost, was born about 1630 in Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England.²⁹ She died on 21 March 1716 at the age of 86 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^14,21 She was the widow of Lieut. Arthur Alger of Scarborough, Maine.

Capt. Samuel Walker and Ann (Sheldon) Alger had the following children: