probable same person as
Probable. Assessed by Cursor Grok 4.7 on 2026-10-15.
The agreement names this child of Wm. Walton in a set that matches the 1646 birth list. The married surnames are the agreement's words. The pages do not say same person. The scalar stays under 0.85.
Assessment scalar: 0.84. Editorial weight, recorded with this assessment.
Josiah Walton · Marblehead court births, 1646 probable same person as Dow, Essex court records, vol. 9, p. 538, 29 March 1683: Josiah Walton, one of the brothers.
Documented
- The 1646 abstract gives this name and birth among the children of Wm. and Elizabeth Walton of Marblehead. It does not give a married surname.
- The 1683 agreement includes Josiah Walton, one of the brothers among the six children of the estate of Wm. Walton. It does not recite the 1646 birth, and it does not say this is the child born at Seaton or Marblehead.
Compiled
None recorded.
Inferred
- Six of the seven names on the 1646 list appear, in substance, among the six children of the 1683 agreement. John, born 1627, is the name that is not among the heirs. Neither page says the two Wm. Waltons are the same man, and the 1683 page does not say Marblehead.
Against
None recorded.