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An American Family History

William Walton
Children of William and Alice Walton
  • Nathaniel Walton
  • Thomas Walton
  • Daniel Walton
  • William Walton
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    William Walton was born in Byberry Parish, Gloucestershire, England about 1662. His parents were William Walton and Alice Martin.

    He came to America with his three brothers. They settled in Byberry, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and were early members of the Byberry Friends Meeting.

    William married Sarah Howell on April 20, 1689. Sarah was born about 1665.

    In 1691, at the time of the Keithian Separation, the Byberry meeting went Keithian. Nathaniel was the only one of the Walton brothers who remained. The other brothers met with those at the home of Henry English. 

    William and Sarah's children were Rachel Walton Perry (1690), Isaac Walton (1692), Jeremiah Walton (1694), Jacob Walton (1697), Sarah Walton Albertson (1699), William Walton (1701), Abel Walton (1703), Job Walton (1706), Hannah Walton Walmsley Mardon (1708) and Mary Walton Homer (1710).

    At the time of his death in 1736 he was on the island of Tortola on a religious journey.

    The Society of Friends began in England in the 1650s, when they broke away from the Puritans. Early Quakers were persecuted. In the Massachusetts Bay colony, Friends were banished on pain of death. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn, as a safe place for Friends to live and practice their faith.

         
     
    Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
    By Historical Society of Pennsylvania
    Published by M'Carty and Davis, 1827
    		  
      26 of 10 mo. 1698. The records say "there hath been a "complaint against Wm. Hibbs, concerning his disorderly "behaviour in keeping on his hat when William Walton " was at prayer in their meeting." At the next monthly meeting, it is said, " Wm. Hibbs being sorry for his disorderly behaviour, promiseth to do so no more."  
      William Walton was the youngest of four brothers, who settled in and near Byberry. He married Sarah Howell, in 1689, and had ten children, viz. Rachel, Isaac, Jeremiah, Jacob, Sarah, William, Abel, Job, Hannah, and Mary. He was a long time at the head of Byberry meeting, being esteemed as a valuable minister of the Gospel, for upwards of forty years. In 1721, accompanied by Richard Buzby, he performed a "visit in the service of "truth, in Virginia, Maryland, aed Carolina," and produced on his return " several certificates signifying their, "(friends,) great satisfaction and unity in their visit of "'love." In 1783, in company with Henry Comly, he made a family visit to the members of Byberry meeting. He died the 9th of 12th mo. 1736-7.  

     

         

    ©Roberta Tuller 2012
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