Samuel Walton and Elizabeth Willis
Husband Samuel Walton
Born: 4 Nov 1741 Christened: 5 Jan 1750 Died: 4 Sep 1805 - (Philadelphia, Pa) Buried: 6 Sep 1805 - St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, Pa 1
Father: Joseph Walton ( -1760) Mother: Sarah Roberts ( -After 1776)
Marriage: 19 Jan 1764 - Philadelphia, Pa
Other Spouse: Sarah Steiner ( -1830) - 2 Apr 1781 - Philadelphia, Pa 2
Wife Elizabeth Willis
Born: Christened: Died: - (Philadelphia, Pa) Buried: 6 Apr 1780 - St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, Pa 1
Children
1 F Sarah Walton
Born: 30 Jan 1764 - (Philadelphia, Pa) Christened: 24 Aug 1766 - Christ Church, Philadephia, Pa 1 Died: Buried: 26 Aug 1766 - Christ Church, Philadephia, Pa 1
2 M Samuel Walton
Born: - (Philadelphia, Pa) Christened: Died: Buried: 29 Nov 1768 - St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, Pa 1
3 M Joseph Somers Walton
Born: 18 Sep 1766 - (Philadelphia, Pa) Christened: 7 Jul 1767 - Christ Church, Philadephia, Pa 1 Died: Buried: 29 Oct 1786 - St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, Pa 1
4 F Elizabeth Walton
Born: 28 Jun 1770 - (Philadelphia, Pa) Christened: 18 Jul 1770 - Christ Church, Philadephia, Pa 1 Died: Buried: 3 Aug 1770 - St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, Pa 1
5 M Boaz Walton
Born: Abt 1776 - (Philadelphia, Pa) Christened: Died: 11 Nov 1853 - Philadelphia, Pa Buried: - Fair Hill Burial Ground, Philadelphia, PaSpouse: Sarah Hatfield (Abt 1775-1858) Marr: 12 Dec 1799 - Philadelphia, Pa
6 M Benjamin Walton
Born: - (Philadelphia, Pa) Christened: Died: Buried: 26 Nov 1779 - St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, Pa 1
7 M Joseph Walton
Born: 13 Apr 1777 - Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Christened: Died: - St. Louis, Missouri 3 Buried: 21 Nov 1856 - Bellefontaine Cem., St. Louis, MissouriSpouse: Anne Delaney (Abt 1781-1862) Marr: Abt 1810 - (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
General Notes: Husband - Samuel Walton
CENSUS:
<pre>1790 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 26 Spruce Street (dwelling)
Samuel Walton, Joiner 555; no other free persons; no slaves
males >= 16 5
males < 16 5
females 5 </pre>
<pre>1800 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cedar Ward
Samuel Walton 00001 -- 10001
male female
<10 1
10-15
16-25
26-44
1 >45 1 </pre>
<pre>1820 Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, Southwark
Sarah Walton 100000 -- 21121
male female
1 <10 2
10-16 1
16-18
16-26 1
26-45 2
>45 1 </pre>
SWAYNE:
The following, slightly reformatted to improve readability, is from Byberry Waltons (Norman Walton Swayne, 1958), pgs 33-34:
51 SAMUEL WALTON (4), born probably about 1742, died in Phila. Sep. 6, 1805, son of 7 Joseph Walton & Sarah, probably Roberts, of Byberry Twp, Phila. Co., Pa., married 1st Jan. 19, 1764 at their 1odgings at the foot of Front St., from records of First Baptist Church of Phila., Elizabeth Willis, died in Phila. Apr. 6, 1780, married 2nd Apr. 2, 1781, from records of St. Michael's & Zion Lutheran Church of Phila., Sarah Steiner, buried June 5, 1830. Samuel was baptized Jan. 5, 1750 at Trinity Oxford Church at the same time as sister Martha who was then aged ten.
He is on tax lists 1769 Chestnut Ward, 1774 Dock Ward joiner, 1780 Dock Ward South Part joiner valuation 6300 tax 15.5.0, 1782 in same valuation 55 tax 6.0, 1783 in same joiner, also for part of Samuel Rhoads estate. Directories list him as cabinet maker at or near 28 Spruce St. 1785 to 1807, also Walton & Sons cabinet makers 1799 at 28 Spruce, and Wa1ton & Son there in 1800. His widow was at the same 1808 to 181l, then Sarah, either widow or gentlewoman 1816 to 1833 at 70 Plum.
Pa. Archives have Samue1 1777 Sep. 10 in co of Capt. Jonathan Wainwright Ju'r, 1779 Feb. 25 city of Phila. 2nd batt. militia paid, 1780 Aug. 12 4th class, 1781 Feb. 1 paid in co of Capt'n Jno McCalla Jr, 1788 in 2nd co lst batt. Phila. militia. In the 1790 census Samuel of S side Spruce St. joiner had a family of five males over 16, 5 under 16 and 5 females. This being several more than found in his family then, probably it included severa1 workmen who lived with him.
A Phila. Orphans Court petition Apr. 17, 1812 and a deed July 4, 1812 show Samuel died intestate leaving sons Boaz, Joseph and Enoch, widow Sarah, daughters Elizabeth wife of Isaac Walter, brick1ayer, and Martha, and his admrs, the widow and Isaac Walter, sold by order of the court for $4300 to Paul Freno a lot 20 ft. in front on the south side of Spruce St. between Front and Second, which had been deeded to him July 1, 1791 by Sarah Rhoads in an exchange of lots and on which he had erected a house. Sarah, widow of Samuel Rhoads, had in 1791 deeded him this without price and allowed him three months rent free in the house Samuel had erected on the 20 ft. lot just east of this, which he had rec'd 1 Oct. 1783 from Samuel Rhoads Jun & wife Sarah, but now deeded back to Sarah to get rid of 40 pounds yearly ground rent and the arrears. Letters in Samuel's estate had been issued Jan. 1l, 1806 to Sarah Walton and Isaac Walter.
Sarah's will, drawn Sep. 30, 1829, proved in Phila. June 8, 1830, mentioned of her children only Elizabeth Walton and Martha McGuire. The three living sons probably were children of Elizabeth. In 1792 Boaz, then 18, entitled to a one third share of a house and lot in Phila., chose as guardian his father Samuel. Sarah, presumably the lst child, was baptized at Christ Church eleven days after her parents' marriage. In the record of Samuel's 2nd marriage he is called tanner, perhaps an error. Records of Christ Church have dates of burial for Samuel, his wives and several children. Another child, a 2nd Sarah, seems to be indicated among the Phila. yellow fever deaths Aug. 1 to Nov. 9, 1793: St. Peters Church, Sarah dau. of Samuel Walton. Supposing the Boaz whose 1799 marriage was recorded and the Enoch who in 1824 was son in law of Balthasar Emerick were two of the above sons, there seem to have been at least 13 children by one wife or the other, possibly in about this order:
141 Sarah baptized Jan. 30, 1764 d Aug. 26, 1766 buried St. Pauls NFM (no further mention)
142 Joseph Somers b 1766 d Oct. 29, 1786 buried St. P. NFM
143 Samuel d Nov. 29, 1768 NFM
144 Elizabeth d Aug. 3, 1770 NFM
145 Boaz b 1774 d 1853 m 1799 Sarah Hatfield b ab 1776 d 1858
146 Joseph alive 1830 prob. m Ann
147 Benjamin d Nov. 26, 1779 buried St. P. NFM
148 Enoch b ab 1783 d 1861 m 1810 Elizabeth Emmerick b ab 1787 d 1858
149 Elizabeth alive 1829 m by 1805 Isaac Walter
150 Martha of age 1812 alive 1829 m 1812 Edmund McGuire
151 Sarah d Aug. 1 to Nov. 9, 1793, yellow fever, buried St. Peters NFM
152 Robert d Aug. 26, 1797 buried St. Peters NFM
153 A child d March 5, 1798 buried St. Peters NFM
CABINETMAKERS:
Samuel is in Philadephia city directories from 1789 to 1807 as either a cabinetmaker or a joiner, generally the former. Samuel's son Boaz is in the directories as a cabinetmaker from 1802 until after 1840. Another younger Samuel Walton is in the same city directories from 1791 to 1818 as a cabinetmaker or a joiner, generally the former. The older Samuel is a grandson of Nathaniel and the younger Samuel is a great-grandson of Nathaniel's brother Daniel. They are second cousins once removed. Jeremiah Walton, a son of young Samuel, is in the directories as a cabinetmaker from 1811 until after 1840.
The Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum (#56, October 1916) states, "Philadelphia, in the eighteenth century, was one of the principal centers for the manufacture of the best mahogany furniture in Chippendale and Sheraton styles, and the collection will include many fine pieces from the old families of Philadelphia and vicinity . . ." The following two items from Sotheby's catalogue indicate the quality of the work of the older Samuel.
http://www.sothebys.com/en/catalogues/ecatalogue.html/2008/property-from-the-collection-of-mr-and-mrs-george-fenimore-johnson
LOT 72
A FINE AND RARE CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY UPHOLSTERED
OPEN ARMCHAIR, POSSIBLY FROM THE CABINET SHOP OF SAMUEL
WALTON, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
CIRCA 1775
Retains an old finish.
height 42 1/2 in.108 cm
ESTIMATE 40,000-80,000 USD
Lot Sold: 73,000 USD
PROVENANCE John S. Walton, Inc., New York
CATALOGUE NOTE
Though common in England, upholstered chairs with open arms were rare in America because of their significant upholstery costs. Such chairs were based upon patterns for "French Chairs" published in Chippendale's Director, and the most elaborate American versions of the form were made in Philadelphia, where this open armchair originated. It displays a sophisticated design embellished with pierced corner brackets and an astragal beading centering the downswept arm supports and square molded legs. Very similar brackets and beading are found on a side chair signed by the Philadelphia cabinetmaker, Samuel Walton.
That chair and five others from the same set were sold in these rooms, Important Americana from the Collection of Diane and Norman Bernstein, The Lindens, Washington, D.C., January 22, 2006, sale 8160, lot 172.
Samuel Walton is cited as a joiner in the Philadelphia tax list of 1783 paying the occupational tax of £55 and renting property from Samuel Rhoads valued at £600. In 1785, he advertised in the Pennsylvania Mercury that he "Makes and sells all kinds of Household Furniture, of the newest and most elegant patterns, which have been lately imported from Europe." A bill of sale dated March 15, 1785 records that he supplied Rev. Dr. Robert Blackwell with "eight Chairs & a Sophy" priced at £36, for his house at 224 Pine Street. He is again listed as a joiner in the 1786 tax list with taxable property consisting of a house and lot valued at £850 and 1 servant.
http://www.sothebys.com/en/ecat.pdf.N08160.html/f/172/N08160-172.pdf
LOT 172
AN IMPORTANT SET OF SIX CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY GOTHICBACK SIDE CHAIRS, SIGNED BY SAMUEL WALTON, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
One signed on seat frame Walton.
height 38in. (96.5cm)
ESTIMATE 100,000-200,000 USD
CATALOGUE NOTE
Marked consecutively I-VI, the present side chairs are extremely rare for having survived together for over two centuries. They display a Gothic splat with paired C-scrolls defining the outside edges inspired by a chair back pattern illustrated as plate XVI of Chippendale's Director (London, 1762). Their sophisticated design is enhanced by the additional refinements of pierced corner brackets and the astragal beading centering the square molded legs as well as molding of the stiles and crest rail. William Hornor illustrates the chairs in this set as "first class examples of local chair making" while Albert Sack has ranked them as masterpieces at the "height of development" of Philadelphia chairmaking.
Adding to the rarity of these chairs is the signature of their maker, Samuel Walton, on the slip seat of Chair I. Walton is cited as a joiner in the Philadelphia tax list of 1783 paying the occupational tax of £55 and renting property from Samuel Rhoads valued at £600. In 1785, he advertised in the Pennsylvania Mercury that he "Makes and sells all kinds of Household Furniture, of the newest and most elegant patterns, which have been lately imported from Europe." A bill of sale dated March 15, 1785 records that he supplied Rev. Dr. Robert Blackwell with "eight Chairs & a Sophy" priced at £36, for his house at 224 Pine Street. He is again listed as a joiner in the 1786 tax list with taxable property consisting of a house and lot valued at £850 and 1 servant.
PHILADELPHIA CITY DIRECTORIES:
<pre>
1785 Walton Samuel 17 Spruce street McPherson
1785 Walton Samuel cabinet maker Spruce b. Front F. White
and Second-streets
1791 Walton Samuel joiner 26 Spruce St.
1793 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 22 Spruce St.
1794 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 28 Spruce St.
1796 Walton Samuel huckster 28 Spruce St.
1797 Walton Samuel joiner between Green & Noble
in north third Street
1799 Walton Mr. cabinet maker 38 Spruce st Robinson
1799 Walton and Sons cabinet makers 28 Spruce St. Stafford
1800 Walton and Son cabinet makers 28 Spruce st
1801 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 164 Spruce pg 99
1802 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 28 Spruce
1803 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 58 Spruce
1804 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 58 Spruce
1805 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 28 Spruce
1806 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 28 Spruce
1807 Walton Samuel cabinet maker 28 Spruce
1808 Walton widow of Samuel cabinet maker 28 Spruce
1809 Walton widow of Samuel cabinet maker 28 Spruce
1811 Walton widow of Samuel cabinetmaker 28 Spruce Robinson
1811 Walton widow boarding house 28 Spruce Census
1813
1814
1816 Walton Sarah gentlewoman 70 Plum
1817 Walton Sarah gentlewoman 70 Plum
1819 Walton Sarah widow 70 Plum
1820 Walton Sarah widow 70 Plum
1821 Walton Sarah widow 70 Plum
1822 Walton Sarah widow 70 Plum
1823 Walton Sarah widow 70 Plum
1824 Walton Sarah widow 70 Plum
1825
1828
1829 Walton Sarah gentw 70 Plum
1830 Walton Sarah gentw 70 Plum
1831 Walton Sarah gentw 70 Plum
1832 Walton Sarah gentw 70 Plum
</pre>
From 1820 through 1822 Isaac Walter is also living at 70 Plum. He is the husband of Elizabeth Walton, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah. His presence supports the belief that Sarah Walton at 70 Plum is the widow of Samuel. In 1828 Sarah's son-in-law Edmund McGuire is at 70 Plum, which is said to be in Southwark. He remains there until 1841.
LAND in PHILADELPHIA:
On July 1, 1791 Samuel Walton of the City of Philadelphia, cabinetmaker, and Sarah, his wife, grant to Sarah Rhoads of the same city, widow, for 5 shillings a messuage or tenement and lot on the south side of Spruce Street between Front and Second Streets with 20' of frontage on Spruce and 102' deep, bounded on the north by Spruce Street, on the east by a house and lot granted to Joseph Snowden on ground rent forever, on the south by ground formerly of William Plumsted and on the west by a lot which Sarah Rhoads on the same day grants to Samuel Walton. The lot being conveyed by Walton to Rhoads was granted by Sarah Rhoads and her husband Samuel Rhoads, Jr. on October 1, 1783 to Walton for yearly rent of £40 in Spanish milled silver dollars payable quarterly forever. Samuel Rhoads in his will dated October 8, 1784 assigned the yearly rent to his wife. "Whereas the said Samuel Walton in order to get released from the said yearly Rent and the Arrears thereof hath agreed with the said Sarah Rhoads to Surrender and Yield up to her the said Lot with a three Story Messuage or Tenement which he hath since Erected thereon in Consideration of the said Sarah Rhoads Granting to him in fee another lot of ground lying to the Westward of the said Messuage and Lot of Equal front or depth only reserving the free use and right and privilege of the Westernmost party wall of the said Messuage Agreeably to the regulation of Building as established by law and Custom without paying anything for the same and living in the said Messuage three Months Rent free from the date hereof." (EF26/289-91)
On July 1, 1791 Sarah Rhoads, widow, of the City of Philadelphia grants to Samuel Walton, cabinetmaker, of the same place for five shillings paid to her by Samuel Walton a lot on the south side of Spruce Street between Front and Second Streets with 20' of frontage on Spruce and 102' deep. It is bounded on the north by Spruce Street, on the south by Beal Boardley and wife's ground, on the west by a messuage and ground of Benjamin Loxley and on the east by a certain 3-story messuage or tenement and lot which Samuel Walton on the same day grants to Sarah Rhoads. The lot conveyed by Walton is charged with an annual ground rent of £40 in Spanish silver milled dollars payable to Sarah Rhoads, which is extinguished by the grant. Walton receives his new lot in fee simple. The deed contains a detailed history of the two properties being exchanged. It appears that the lot received by Samuel Walton does not have a building on it, and he reserves to himself the use of the westernmost party wall of the said messuage according to law and custom without paying anything for the use of it, and he also is allowed to continue to occupy the messuage rent-free for 3 months. (D29/435-38)
On July 24, 1812 Sarah Walton, widow, and Isaac Walter, bricklayer, both of the City of Philadelphia, administratrix and administrator of the estate of Samuel Walton, dec'd, late of the city aforesaid, sell to Paul Freno, gentleman, of the same place for $4300 a lot in Philadelphia on the south side of Spruce St. between Front and Second Streets having 20' of frontage on Spruce and 102' deep. The lot is bounded on the north by Spruce St., on the east by a messuage and lot granted by Samuel Walton to Sarah Rhoads, on the south by Beal Bordley and wife's ground and on the west by a messuage and ground of Benjamin Loxley. Samuel Walton had erected a 3-story messuage or tenement on the lot. Boaz Walton and Joseph Walton, sons of the deceased, submitted a petition to the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia Co. stating that their father died intestate and that he left a widow, to wit, Sarah Walton, and 5 children, to wit, the petitioners, Enock Walton, Elizabeth the wife of Isaac Walter and Martha Walton, all of whom were of full age. They petitioned the court to divide the property among the heirs, if possible, and if not then to value and appraise it for the purpose of selling it. It was appraised at $5500 and the court ordered that the said messuage or tenement and lot be exposed to public sale or vendue next July 14. Paul Freno was the highest bidder at $4300. (IW5/13-15)
TOMBSTONE:
Tombstone inscription from Find-a-Grave Memorial 89166409:
SAMUEL WALTON
who departed this life
September 4th
in the year of our Lord 1805
aged 63 years and 10 months
The tombstone is very worn and appears to be unreadable, but maybe it can be read under the right conditions.
1 Christ Church in Philadelphia Parish Registers, http://www.christchurchphila.org/Historic-Christ-Church/Collections-Genealogy/61/.
2 St. Michael's & Zion Lutheran Church Marriages 1777-1784, http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/philadelphia/church/stmikeandzion04.txt.
3
"Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 139684356.
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