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Walter Halliday (b. 1648, d. 21 Sep 1709)
Notes for Walter Halliday:
1NAME Walter /Halladay/
2SOUR S01990
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4TEXT Date of Import: Mar 8, 2006
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4TEXT Date of Import: 11 Mar 2006
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4TEXT Date of Import: 19 Mar 2006
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The following references to Walter Halladay are from Sheldon's History of Suffield, Connecticut:
"The name is not common, and there is none to be found previous to his (Walter's).He is probably the ancestor of all of this name in New England, as well as those who remain in Suffield." (page 34)
Name:Walter Holliday
Date of Grant: 1674
No. of Acres: 40
House and Lot: Feather Street
Died: 1709 (page 26)
"March ye 4th 1689/90: At a general Town Meeting of ye Inhabitants of Suffield, for choice necessary officers to order the prudential affaires of this place; accordingly choice was made, and the persons chosen for this ensuing yeare, are as followeth:Surveyors: Thos. Copley, Walter Halladay." (page 111)
"March ye 3rd 1690/91 Surveyors: Thos. Copley, Walter Holladay." (page 113)
"March ye 2nd, 1696/7 Surveighors of Highwaeys: Walter Holliday, Serj. Thos Huxley, James King Senr." (page 126)
"At a Leagall Town Meeting, May ye 10th: 8thly. Granted to James King Senr., for Joseph Fuller of Ipswich, two acres of land for recompense for damage done by a Highway at Bushes Bridge, running through the Meadow, laid out to Walter Halladay, now in possession of said Fuller." (page 164)
From THE ANCESTORS OF NATHAN HALLADAY
Little is known of Walter Halladay.HIs name first appears on the records at Springfield upon the occasion of his marriage in 1673 this being so far as known the first appearance of this name in America.It is not known whether he was born in this country or Scotland.He was descended from Sir John Halladay and his wife, the latter being a sister or niece of Sir William Wallace, the Scotch hero beheaded by the English in 1305.
The Halladay coat of arms is still to be seen among those of the other clans at Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott's old home.Albert A. Halladay of Bellows Falls, VT, a descendant of Walter (Richard H. [6] Richard M. [5], John [4], John [3], Samuel [2], Walter [1]), in a letter to the author under date of May 6, 1900 says, "When I was a boy my father had the old family records of the Halladay and Wallace races dating back hundreds of years, or to the marriage of Sir John Halladay to a sister or niece of Sir William Wallace, Scotlands famous warrier. This record was brought to this country by the Halladay who first came from Scotland and was, of course, very valuable.
It was much worn and yellowed by age and I went to work and made a copy of it, but alas! my father's buildings were burned and nothing saved.This happened over forty years ago, and I do not think there is another copy in existence; if there is I woudl pay well for a copy of it."
In a personal interview, Mr. Halladay told the author more of this record describing it as a roll of paper, lengthened out by piecing as it became necessary after suceeding generations, and rolled upon a stick, the first part of the roll being very dingy and yellow.
When the fire was discovered, Mr. Halladay's father ran first to the hall closet where both the record and the copy were kept in an old "hair trunk" but it was too late to save it and he mourned more for its loss than for all his other property destroyed.
The name Halladay is spelled in various ways upon the Suffield records according to the caprices of the different town clerks.It appears as Halladay, Halliday, Haliday, Hallady, Halody, Holloday and Holliday, and all these are applied to Walter Halladay or his descendants, but it is worthy of note that when copied from original signatures as in the case of deeds, petitions, etc. it appears as Halladay.There is however one deed recorded in Springfield in which the name is spelled Hallayday, and in the Springfield record of the marriage of Walter Halladay the name is spelled Hollyday.In some old English records it is spelled Holyday (1379), Hallidaye (1578), and Hollidaye (1583).(See Bardsley's Dict. of English and Welch)
Walter Halladay was one of the early proprietors of Southfield, Mass now Suffield, Conn. and was granted 50 acres of land ther Sept. 14, 1674 but he remained in Springfield until 1678 or 1679.On March 30, 1678 he sold to Lazarus Miller 20 acres of land in Springfield on the West side of the Connecticut River at a place called "Tattom Squassocks" and in this deed calls himself of Springfield.(Springfield Registry of Deeds, Book A. B. Page 2)
His son, Ebenezer died in Suffield Oct. 19, 1679(sic may not have died on this date) and it is evident therefore, that he removed to Suffield sometime between the two last dates.His grant or farm in one record called 50 and in another 40 acres, was on Feather St. at the corner of a road, now called Thrall Ave., west to High St. nearly east of Suffield Center about one half mile northwest of the old Enfield bridge over the Connecticut River.His brother-in-law, Samuel Kent owned the adjoining farm on the south.Here Walter Halladay lived probably until his death.
On Sept. 10, 1705 he deeded to his two sons Samuel and William his homestead on Feather St. and his second division land "laid out unto said Walter Halladay and lyeth and is situate on the west side of the Plaine commonly called The Wolf Pit Plaine", containing 20 acres.One half of this estate was deeded to each of the above mentioned sons.(Springfield Registry of Deeds Book C. Page 350-351).He was surveyor of highways in Suffield during the years 1689-90-91-96 and 97.
He died in Suffield Sept. 21, 1709.Some of his descendants are still living in Suffield.Sheldon, in his history of Suffield says that Walter Halladay was probably the ancestor of all that name in New England.
KATHERINE HUNTER, wife of Walter Halladay was the daughter of William Hunter of Springfield, Mass. who came to that town in 1662 with his wife Priscilla and children Katerine and Thomas.
After the death of Walter Halladay his widow removed with her daughter Abigail to Springfield, where on June 20, 1710 she married Samuel Miller of Springfield.Her daughter Abigail married the same year, Samuel Miller, Jr. their "Intentions of
marriage", having been recorded in Springfield July 29, 1710.
More About Walter Halliday:
Date born 2: 1648, Of Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.4740, 4741, 4742
Burial: 1709, Suffield, Simsbury twp., Hartford Co., Ct.4743
Occupation: Surveyor of highways.4743
More About Walter Halliday and Katherine Hunter:
Marriage: 22 Apr 1673, Springfield, Hampden, Mass..4744, 4745, 4746, 4747, 4748, 4749, 4750, 4751, 4752
Children of Walter Halliday and Katherine Hunter are:
- Ebenezer Halliday Halladay, b. 30 Aug 1675, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts4753, 4754, 4755, 4756, d. 19 Oct 1679, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts4757, 4758, 4759, 4760.
- William (Or Isaac) Halliday Halladay, b. 1677, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts4761, 4762, 4763, 4764, d. 11 Apr 1764, Suffield, Hartford, Ct4765, 4766, 4767, 4768.
- +Samuel Halliday, b. 14 Sep 1680, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut4769, 4770, 4771, 4772, d. 1741, Winsor, Hartford, Ct4773, 4774, 4775, 4776.
- Sarah Halliday Halladay, b. 08 Feb 1682, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut4777, 4778, 4779, 4780, d. Aft. 17164781, 4782, 4783, 4784.
- Mary Halliday Halladay, b. 24 Jan 1684, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut4785, 4786, 4787, 4788, d. date unknown4789, 4790.
- Isaac Halliday Halladay, b. 08 Nov 1690, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut4791, 4792, 4793, 4794, d. 16 Nov 1690, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut4795, 4796, 4797, 4798.
- Abigail Halliday Halladay, b. 14 Jan 1692, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut4799, 4800, 4801, 4802, d. date unknown4803, 4804.
- Aaron Halliday, b. 1694, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut4805, 4806, 4807, 4808, d. date unknown4809, 4810.