129. Clement1 Weaver;41 born 1592 at Glastonbury, Somerset, ENG;41 married Rebecca Holbrook, daughter of William Holbrook, 19 May 1617 at Glastonbury, Somerset, ENG;41 died Oct 1683 at Newport, RI; age 91.41
He "CLEMENT1 WEAVER, who is No. 42 in the Welsh pedigree in Chapter Five and from whom were descended a large proportion of all the Weaver families found in New England and many of those in New York and other states, came to America from Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England, where he was united in marriage May 19, 1617, to Rebecca Holbrook, daughter of William Holbrook of that town. The entry of this event in the parish register of St. John's Church reads: "1617 Menso May Clementus Weaver duxit in uxorem Rebecca Holbrook 19 Maij prdict."
From it we may judge that he was born not far from 1592, which was several years before the baptismal records of Glastonbury begin. It is probable that his wife was born by 1597 and her baptism not recorded for the same reason.
Sept. 10, 1623, their daughter Elner was baptized at St. Benedict's, Glastonbury,--the only one of their children whose baptism is found.
Two years later, Dec. 11, 1625, his father-in-law, William Holbrook, made his will, naming "Clement Weaver ye elder, Thomas Tyly, and my sonne Thomas Holbrook" as overseers. Among the bequests was one of a piece of land "att yc moore geate" to "my three grandchildren, Clement Weaver the yonger, Edmund Tyly and Thomas Holbrook yc yonger" in event of the death of their uncle, John Holbrook.
His brother-in-law, Thomas Holbrook, with his family, came with Rev. Joseph Hull's company in 1635 and settled in Weymouth, Mass. Here we find Clement Weaver in a list of the property owners in 1643. How long he had lived there at that time cannot be told. Mr. Nash, the historian of Weymouth, was of the opinion that he was among those who came after 1630 and before the coming of Hull and his followers.
Too much emphasis cannot be given to this fact of Clement Weaver's early residence in Weymouth, where some of his land adjoined land of Thomas Holbrook, since it furnishes the link that was needed to establish him beyond doubt as the son-in-law of William Holbrook of Glastonbury and husband of Rebecca Holbrook.
In the descriptive list of Weymouth lands, 1643, previously referred to Clement Weaver and his brother-in-law, Thomas Holbrook, are mentioned as adjoining owners in three of the descriptions.
Some time between 1643 and 1651 Clement Weaver left the settlement at Weymouth and took up his abode on the Island of Rhodes, which at that time comprised the Portsmouth settlement started in 1638 and that of Newport, begun in 1639. It is possible that the Weavers may have settled temporarily in Portsmouth, as Clement2 married a Portsmouth girl and owned land in that town in 1651, but this is not certain. The land may have been derived from her father's estate as a gift or wedding portion, while the Weaver family may never have lived in Portsmouth at all.
The late Dr. Turner, a prominent Newport antiquarian, stated that "Clement Weaver came to this Island about 1650. He was a wall builder." Certain it is that both Clement Senior and his son, Clement Junior, had lived in the jurisdiction of Newport long enough before 1655 to gain admission there as freemen, as their names both appear in the roll of freemen that year. When they were first admitted is unknown as this is the earliest such list which survives. Nor can it be positively stated whether they first dwelt in the little village that established itself "on both sides of the spring and by the sea-side southward,"--that is in the very heart of the present city of Newport,--or settled on a large farm in the north-west part of the town which lies in the territory which became Middletown in 1743. This land lies on the west side of the west main road at the head of Forest Avenue, about one mile from Narragansett Bay and about two and one-half miles from the Newport line. Tradition has it that Clement Weaver lived on this farm and built himself a stone house which stood until comparatively recent years, but has ere now been pulled down. This tract was owned, at the time when the town of Middletown was set off from Newport, by Thomas Weaver, a grandson of Clement, Sr., and his sons, and at least part of it remained in the Weaver family over two hundred years thereafter.
It seems likely, however, that for a time at least the family joined the colony at Newport village. Among the Newport records which escaped the destruction of war were three volumes of land records, and fortunately through these it has been learned that Clement Weaver, Jr., owned land on "a highway leading to the Milne of Newport" March 27, 1653-4. The old mill was in the village and from the small size of the lot described in this conveyance, more particularly mentioned under Clement,2 the number of adjoining owners, etc., the inference is that it was in the settlement rather than at a distance.
Owing perhaps to the destruction of so many of the Newport records, there is little more known of Clement1 Weaver. In a letter written Oct. 20, 1683, by Samuel Hubbard of Newport to William Gibson of New London, Conn., we find this sentence, "Old Weaver is dead near an hundred years old." This leaves some scope for the imagination. Perhaps anything over ninety was "near an hundred."
Of his wife Rebecca nothing further is known. Her name was given to some few of her descendants and the names of some of the Holbrook family, particularly William and Thomas are also found among the Weavers. These are such ordinary names, however, as to have no great importance necessarily.
There has been much confusion in the meager accounts of the early generations of this man's family. So far as diligent search has brought to light only three children seem to belong to Clement1 and Rebecca. There may have been others. Richard Weaver sailed for Virginia(*) July 4, 1635, in the Transport of London. There was a Richard among the Glastonbury Weavers and this name appears very early in the New England records. His descendants have not been located, but it is highly probable that he was a son or a brother of Clement.1
CHILDREN of Clement1 and Rebecca (Holbrook) Weaver:
2-I. Clement2 born in England, before 11 Dec., 1625--perhaps about 1620--married
Mary Freeborn of Portsmouth, R. I.
II. Elner2 baptized at St. Benedict's, Glastonbury, England, Sept. 10, 1623.
There is little if any doubt that she was the Eleanor who became, by 1648,
the second wife of John Peckham of Newport and became the mother of at
least nine of his twelve children. (For further account of them than is here
given see Peckham Genealogy 1903, from which the following brief abstract
is taken.) Three children being credited to the first wife, Eleanor's children
begin with
III. Elizabeth2 born probably in one of the years of which the registers of Glastonbury
are missing, as her name does not appear on Mr. Bartlett's chart; or
perhaps she was not born until the family had come to New England. She
married Thomas Dungan, son of William Dungan and his wife Frances,
daughter of Lewis Latham."41
Children of Clement1 Weaver and Rebecca Holbrook were:
130. Clement2 Weaver II (Clement1);41 born 1620 at Glastonbury, Somerset, ENG;41 married Mary Freeborn, daughter of William Freeborn and Mary Unknown, circa 1645 at Newport, RI;41 died 1683 at Newport, RI; died age 63.41
He "CLEMENT2 WEAVER (Clement1) was born in Glastonbury, England, between 1617 and 1625. He may have been born around 1619 to 1621, or perhaps in 1624 as the Glastonbury records of baptisms are entirely wanting for that year. He died, probably, in 1683, as his will executed Nov. 24, 1680, was probated in that year.
He married not far from 1645 to 1648 Mary Freeborn, born 1627, whose death record has not been found, but who is known to have been living March 6, 1664. She was the daughter of William Freeborn, who embarked April 30, 1634, at Ipswich, England, in the ship Francis bound for America. His age was forty and with him was his wife Mary, aged thirty-seven, and his daughters, Mary aged seven and Sarah aged two. He settled at first in Boston, but, owing to his religious views, was ordered, with others in 1638, to depart from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he became one of the founders of Portsmouth on the Island of Rhodes. The "Compact," of which he was one of the signers and the record of the purchase of the Island from the Indians may be found in Chapter VI.
Newport was the only other town on this Island up to 1743 when Middletown was incorporated.
It seems likely, therefore, that the Weaver family, or at any rate Clement,2 came to Newport considerably earlier than 1650. The marriage and the courtship must have taken place on the Island. It is not known that he ever lived in Portsmouth, although he owned land there in 1651 which may have been a gift from his father-in-law.
The earliest mention we have of Clement, Jr., is in the will of his grandfather Holbrook Dec. 11, 1625, wherein provision was made that he and his cousins, Thomas Holbrook, Jr., and Edmund Tyly should have "my ground att ye moore geate together wth ye leases and conveyances thereof" .... "if my son John Holbrook be dead." But "if he be livinge" John is to have this land. As the testator died within two months he probably never learned anything more of his son. Nor do we know whether he came back or not.
We may assume that Clement2 came to America with his parents while still in his minority, living a few years at Weymouth before settling permanently at Newport.
He was called Sergeant, but its significance and whether it was a military, legal or other title is not known.
At Portsmouth town meeting January 26, 1651, it was agreed that Edward Andros shall "runn 4 Rodd wider at the uper end of his lott next Clement Weaver." March 5, 1651, Clement Weaver "Juneor of Nuport" bought of Joshua Coggeshall of Portsmouth, for a valuable consideration "a parsell of land lying in a Tryangle forme Butted and Bounded as followeth: on the Southeast by the Comon sixty Pols from thence on a straight line to a great white oake marked on boath sides and from that white oake along the line between this Parsell of land and land formerly and still is in the Possession of Clemant Weavor aforesayd."
The earliest known list of freemen of the Colony was made in 1655. Clement Weaver and Clement Weaver, Jr., both appear in this list as belonging to Newport. This does not show when they were admitted. July 4, 1659, he sold 30 acres of land to Joshua Coggeshall of Portsmouth, the deed being recorded in Portsmouth. He was called of Newport and signed by a mark ("R").
March 6, 1664, he became possessed of land in Westerly.
Clement Weaver and John Weaver were among the fifty persons to whom the township of East Greenwich was granted Oct. 31, 1677. The grant consisted of 5,000 acres and was to be laid out in parcels of 100 acres for each. The house lots of all (10 acres each) to be laid out together "near the sea." Before this the tract was known as "the Narragansett Country." There seems to be no reason for doubting that these two grantees were Sergeant Clement2 and his son John. His share was laid out March, 1679-80.
Aug. 28, 1680, Sergeant Clement Weever of Newport deeded "my farm in East Greenwich of 90 acres" to "my son Clement Weever of East Greenwich for life" ... then to "his son William." Thomas Weever was a witness to this deed. Feb. 3, 1681-2 Sergeant Clement Weaver deeded land to George Vaughan of East Greenwich.
Besides the lands already mentioned, lying in Newport, Portsmouth, East Greenwich and Westerly Sergeant Clement Weaver was also possessed of land in the "Narragansett Country" and called by the name "Wesquadnaigue." This tract is described as containing "by Estimation Fifteen mile square," and was "Bounded on the East by the Town of Providence Line." It was afterwards a part of Providence and still later it was Scituate.
In his will dated Nov. 24, 1680, and proved in 1683 Clement Weaver left to Thomas, son of his son John some land in the above tract or township. Evidence of this, and of the will itself, is found in a deed given in 1702-3 by John's son "Thomas Weaver, Jr." to Thomas Lillibridge both of Newport, in which Thomas Weaver, Jr., conveyed "one half of a Fifteenth Share" in this tract. (For a more particular abstract of this deed see under Thomas.4)
The will of Sergeant Clement Weaver is not now known to be extant. When the British occupied Newport in the Revolutionary War they seized the town records and they were sunk in Hell Gate. The vessel in which they were deposited has been raised and efforts have been made to restore some of them, but thus far the will of Sergeant Clement Weaver has not been found and probably it is permanently lost. Except for this deed of his grandson nothing at all would be known of its contents. From records which follow in the accounts of the other sons it seems likely that they both received land in the Westquadnaig Purchase also, and probably by bequest. Mr. Austin in his Rhode Island Dictionary says, "A reference to this will is found in a list of seventeen wills (between the dates of 1676 and 1695) that were presented to the Court in 1700, by parties interested, the law requiring three witnesses and these wills having but two."
However monotonous the rest of his life may have been its placidity was interrupted during 1681 and 1682 by one Benedict Arnold of Newport, who true to the name for stirring up trouble, sued him for trespass and won a verdict of fifteen shillings and costs of Court. Weaver appears to have appealed and the further record of the case appears in Chapter VI.
He had further experience with the Courts, however, as he served several terms on the grand jury in the years 1671, 1680, 1681 and 1683, perhaps other years as well.
The latest mention of him is found in Newport Town Records, Sept. 4, 1683, where he was mentioned by his title of Sergeant as a grand juryman.
The wills, land records, court records and some family records of many of his descendants have been omitted for lack of space. If wanted, they can be had at cost of copying.
CHILDREN:
3-I. Clement3 was born probably about 1647 and died in 1691.
II. William3 was born perhaps in 1649 and died presumably before January 15,
1676, as he did not join his brothers in the deed to their uncle, Gideon
Freeborn. Nothing is known of him except that he signed the deed of
March 6, 1664.
4-III. John,3 born about 1650.
5-IV. Thomas,3 born probably 1661 or carlier as he had a gift of land from his
uncle, Thomas Dungan in 1682. He did not join in the deed of 1664 nor in
the later one to his uncle Freeborn, very likely because he had no share in
the land conveyed, by reason of being too young, or not born when his
grandfather gave the deed."41
Children of Clement2 Weaver II and Mary Freeborn were:
131. Clement3 Weaver III (Clement2, Clement1);41 born 1647 at Prob. Newport, RI;41 married Unknown Unknown circa 1668;41 died 6 Sep 1691; died age 44, buried in East Greenwich RI.41
He "3. CLEMENT3 WEAVER (Clement2 (2) Clement1) probably was born in Newport, R. I., not far from 1647. He died shortly before Sept. 8, 1691, and was buried in East Greenwich on land that descended to his oldest son, Clement,4 as seen by the latter's will. His first wife, married about 1668, whose name has not been ascertained, died previous to Sept., 1677. He married (2) after May 6, 1678, Rachel Andrews of Newport, the dates of whose birth and death as well as the names of her parents remain in oblivion thus far. Possibly she was a widow. She survived him and was made executrix. She was alive Nov. 2, 1697.
The earliest known record of Clement3 Weaver is a deed given by his mother to her brother, Gideon Freeborn, March 6, 1664, which he also signed, making his mark as did the others who signed it. As he was undoubtedly under age when this document was passed, the deed could not constitute a perfect title; therefore, apparently, on January 15, 1676, he and his brother John gave their uncle a second deed of exactly the same piece of land. Oct. 22, 1673, in the court at Newport he won the verdict in a suit brought against him by Dr. Henry Greenland for an alleged debt.
May 4, 1675, he was admitted as a freeman of the town of Newport, and on Oct. 31, 1677, he was a freeman of East Greenwich.
On Oct. 31, 1677, Clement Weaver and John Weaver were among the fifty grantees of the 5,000 acres "in the Narragansett Country" to be known as East Greenwich. Each portion was to consist of 100 acres. The house-lots of all, ten acres each, were to be laid out together "near the sea." The act of the General Assembly incorporating this town reads, "And further this Assembly do enact, order and declare, for the services rendered during King Philip's War the persons here named are the persons who shall possess the same." Clement and John Weaver were named with 48 others. This doubtless accounts for the fact that Clement3 was called "Captain." He served in King Philip's War and probably he was captain of one of the companies.
On April 10, 1678, he was chosen Sergeant of East Greenwich and hence must have been a resident.
On Aug. 28, 1680, Sergeant Clement2 Weaver of Newport deeded to his son Clement3 Weaver of East Greenwich the life tenure of his 90 acre farm in East Greenwich directing that William,4 son of Clement3 should succeed to it after the death of his father. Sept. 14, 1680, Clement3 exchanged this farm with John Wood for his 90 acres.
September, 1680, both he and his father were taxed as owning estate in Newport and also in East Greenwich.
May 5, 1683, Elizabeth Brown of Newport, widow and executrix of James Brown, for oe12, sold land to Clement Weaver. He seems to have been useful and prominent in the town affairs from the first, serving as assessor, moderator of the town meetings, on the petit and grand juries, on a special committee to lay out the farms, etc., and on the town council. He was chosen Deputy to the General Court at Newport Feb. 20, 1679-80 and was returned to that post Feb. 28, 1682, in 1683, 1684 and 1689.
The first record in which he is given the title "Captain" is a receipt in the East Greenwich town records dated March 9, 1680-1 from John Wood for "all accounts from the beginning of the world" to date.
In 1685-6 Captain Clement Weaver and Philip Long, who had been appointed at a previous meeting, to find a suitable and convenient lot for a burying place made their report. Feb. 26, 1689-90 Captain Clement Weaver was Deputy to the General Assembly. In the settlement of his estate he is likewise dignified with this title.
There appears to have been a difference of opinion between him and the court officials regarding his second marriage, for both he and Rachel declared before Magistrate Joseph Clarke on Sept. 26, 1677, that they were married, yet the court held that they were not and imposed a fine of two pounds on each of them. When finally the case was tried May 6, 1678, she was designated Rachel Andrews in all the records of this trial. Unfortunately the testimony in the case has not survived and we do not know what evidence may have been presented in their favor. There may have been a ceremony which they believed was legal. Certainly the affair did not apparently affect the esteem in which they were held, for, as has been stated, Clement was active and prominent in affairs of town and colony and Feb. 24, 1684, his wife Rachel Weaver, was chosen one of a jury of women whom the East Greenwich Council called to make investigation in case of a woman accused of crime. Here is a very early precedent on a subject that has been much discussed lately.
He purchased several parcels of land in East Greenwich and continued his activities until his death.
Sept. 8, 1691, an inventory of his estate was taken by Thomas Fry, John Spencer and David Knight. His widow, Rachel, testified to its accuracy and, as in the inventory itself, he is also spoken of as captain in this document.
He left no will and the Town Council made a will for him as follows, Nov. 23, 1691:
"Forasmuch as Captain Clement Weaver late of East Greenwich .... hath deceased intestate and for the preventing of the wronging of the children ..... we of the Council whose names are hereunto annexed, there being an inventory presented and attested of the visible estate .... the which by estimation cometh to as many as oe151-7-6 do therefore order and appoint Rachel Weaver, late wife and now widow to the late deceased, Captain Clement Weaver full and whole executrix to take care of the said estate during her life and after her decease if it happen that she decease before this will be fulfilled then by and with the consent of the said executrix we the said Council do appoint Clement Wever, eldest son to the deceased Captain Clement Wever, to take the said estate into his possession and to perform all the particulars herein mentioned and we do order and appoint the said executrix to have and possess the said estate for the use and benefit of the children as followeth and we the said Council do order and appoint the said executrix to pay or cause to be paid in money or equivalent unto her son-in-law, Clement Wever the full sum of five pounds within two years after the date hereof ... also to her son-in-law, William Wever oe5 in two years ... the loom or tackling or geere not to be any part of William's oe5, also to her son, Joseph Wever, oe5 when he comes to the full age of one and twenty years and unto her son, Benjamin
Wever, oe5 when he is 21 and also to her daughter, Alice Wever, and her daughter, Rachel Wever, oe5 each ... also to her daughter, Rebecca Wever, oe5. The above to be paid to each of these girls at the age of 18 or marriage; also oe5 is to be paid to her daughter, Juda Androes, at or before the 24th of June next."
If Joseph or Benjamin die before reaching 21 the other is to have his portion. Similar provision is made regarding Alice, Rachel and Rebecca; if any one of these die under age or unmarried her share to the surviving sisters.
This interesting document was signed by John Heath, Conservator, Giles Pierce, George Vaughan and Thomas Nichols, and was witnessed by John Knight and William Bennett.
CHILDREN (by first wife):
6-I. Clement,4 born about 1669; d. Feb. 19, 1738, aged 68 or 69, leaving a will.
7-II. William,4 born 1670-1; d. May 22, 1718.
CHILDREN (by second wife):
III. Judith4 or Juda4 born, perhaps, June 24, 1674. The R. I. Dictionary places
her among the children of Capt. Clement3 by his first wife, but, in the
will of Capt. Clement3 she is called Juda Androes and, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, it is assumed that she was the daughter of Rachel
Andrews by a former marriage. She is thought to have been identical with
the Judith Weaver whose marriage in 1694 to Henry Matteson is seen in
the printed records of East Greenwich. For names of their children see
Austin's R. I. Dictionary, p. 132. The court proceeding mentioned above
suggests the possibility that she may have been the daughter of Capt.
Clement3 and Rachel Andrews, born before they had complied with all of
the marriage requirements of the Colony.
8-IV. Joseph4 b. Dec. 4, 1674 in East Greenwich; d. there July 11, 1751.
9-V. Benjamin,4 date of birth not found; may have been younger than one or
more of his sisters.
VI. Alice,4 supposed to be the oldest of the three girls mentioned in the Council
will, 1691. Her age at that time is unknown except that she was a minor.
VII. Rachel,4 b. Dec. 24, 1684; m. Joseph2 Matteson (Henry1). He was a brother of
her sister Judith's husband.
CHILD (Matteson):
1. Joseph,4 b. March 22, 1707.
VIII. Rebecca4 who, presumably, was named for her great-grandmother Weaver,
was born perhaps around 1686 and died 1715 or 1716. There can be little
if any doubt that she became the wife of Captain Daniel3 Vaughan (Daniel2
John1) of Newport, mariner b. March 17, 1685, who lost his life off the
coast of North Carolina, Dec. 25, 1717, while on a trading voyage.
CHILD (Vaughan):
1. Rebecca,5 b. Nov. 30, 1715, in Newport; m. Feb. 22, 1732, Gideon
Cornell, who was likewise descended from Gideon Freeborn.
From his father Thomas, Gideon Cornell inherited much land,
including a large estate on the Island of Jamaica, besides estates
in Middletown and Newport and 15,000 Spanish milled dollars. "41
Children of Clement3 Weaver III and Unknown Unknown were:
132. William4 Weaver (Clement3, Clement2, Clement1);41 born 1670/71 at Prob. Newport, RI;41 married Elizabeth Harris, daughter of William Harris and Elizabeth Innes, 17 Dec 1693 at Newport, RI;41 died 22 May 1718 at East Greenwich, RI.41
He "7. WILLIAM4 WEAVER (Clement3 (3) Clement,2 Clement1). The first of the Rhode Island family bearing this given name to live to maturity, so far as ascertained, was born perhaps around 1671--probably in Newport. He died May 22, 1718, in East Greenwich, whither his father had removed during his childhood.
Dec. 17, 1693, he married in his home town Elizabeth Harris, whose origin has not been learned. She died previous to Sept. 24, 1748, testate.
The earliest record of him discovered is Aug. 28, 1680, when he is named as successor to the 90 acre farm, of which life tenure was deeded to his father, Capt. Clement by his grandfather, Sergeant Clement.
This farm which came into his possession in 1691, may have been located in the southeasterly part of the town, in the section known as Frenchtown, where he is known to have settled by 1705 and probably earlier.
He seems to have been less active than his father in town affairs. The only records of public service found were January 26, 1699, when he served on the petit jury and April 12, 1704, when he was elected town sergeant.
January 5, 1699, he witnessed a deed made by James Reynolds.
June 22, 1700, he sold to Thomas Langford "for full satisfaction one twenty-fourth of a share of boggy meadow in East Greenwich."
January 12, 1716, he deeded to his son, William Weaver, Jr., "part of the farm on which he now lives."
"East Greenwich, May 26, 1718, an inventory of William Wever desesed who departed this life the 22 of this instant May is as followeth," etc. The appraisal of the personal estate amounted to oe127-17-8.
May 31, 1718, letters of administration were granted to Elizabeth Weaver "late wife and now widow to ye late deceased William Weaver." Clement Weaver and Joseph Spencer were the witnesses.
Elizabeth (Harris) Weaver survived her husband many years, but nothing further is known of her until Aug. 1, 1744, when she deeded 8 acres of land in East Greenwich to her son, Benjamin Weaver of Warwick. In September, 1744, she gave land to her son, Harrison Weaver, of East Greenwich, and Oct. 8, 1744, she conveyed a piece of land to her son, Thomas Weaver, cooper, now of Newport, saying that it adjoined land of her son, William Weaver.
Her will dated April 8, 1745, was proved Sept. 24, 1748.
Her inventory, taken Oct. 28, 1748, amounted to oe230-6-0.
CHILDREN (all recorded in East Greenwich):
17- I. William,5 b. Sept. 19, 1695.
18- II. Clement,5 b. Oct. 29, 1696.
19- III. Joseph,5 b. April 2, 1698.
IV. Thomas, b. April 22, 1700; d. young.
20- V. John,5 b. Nov. 24, 1701.
VI. Alice,5 b. Nov. 7, 1703; m. in East Greenwich April 18, 1728, Samuel
Bassett, Jr. They had three children, recorded in East Greenwich, and
perhaps others.
CHILDREN (Bassett):
1. Elizabeth,6 b. Dec. 28, 1729.
2. Joseph,6 b. January 27, 1731-2.
3. William,6 b. January 27, 1731-2.
21- VII. Thomas,5 b. January 12, 1707-8.
22-VIII. Benjamin,5 b. June 16, 1710.
23- IX. Harris,5 b. Nov. 3, 1712."41
Children of William4 Weaver and Elizabeth Harris were:
133. Benjamin5 Weaver (William4, Clement3, Clement2, Clement1);41 born 16 Jun 1710 at East Greenwich, RI;41 married Mary Casey, daughter of Adam Casey and Mary Greenman, before 1734;82 died between 1756 and 1772.41
He "22. BENJAMIN5 WEAVER, (William,4 (7) Clement,3 Clement,2 Clement1) was born in East Greenwich, R. I., June 16, 1710. The date of his death is unknown. June 8, 1756, when his son Silas was married the clerk recorded him as "son of Benjamin." Dec. 20, 1772, Benjamin Weaver "son of Benjamin deceased of East Greenwich" was married. Somewhere between these two dates the father died.
He married Mary Casey, b. in Warwick Sept. 19, 1710, dau. of Adam and Mary Casey of that town. She was living July 10, 1764, when her father made his will. She may have been the Mary Weaver who lived in Scituate in 1774 and the Mary Weaver who died in Scituate July 20, 1776.
He lived in East Greenwich until about 1740 when he removed to Warwick, becoming a freeman there May 3, 1743. He returned to his native town by 1746 and it is recorded that the Council, on Oct. 29, 1748, granted him a certificate to remove with his family into North Kingstown.
He sold the land in Scituate which was given to him by the will of his uncle, Clement Weaver, and also the land deeded to him by his brother William, which was a part of the estate of his father.
CHILDREN:
I. Eunice,6 "first daughter of Benjamin and Mary" was born in East Greenwich Feb. 19, 1734-5 "the first day of the week at 3 A. M."
59- II. Silas,6 "first son of Benjamin and Mary" was born in East Greenwich Feb. 5, 1736-7 "the seventh day of the week at about 12 of the clock at noon."
III. Benajah,6 "second son" was born July 9, 1739, in East Greenwich, "the second day of the week a little before sun rising." Probably he died young.
IV. Phebe,6 b. in Warwick July 3, 1741.
V. Ruth,6 b. in Warwick, July 20, 1743.
60- VI. Peter,6 b. about 1745.
VII. Mary,6 b. about 1747.
61-VIII. Adam,6 b. about 1749.
62- IX. Benjamin,6 b. Oct. 23, 1752.
63- X. Remington.6."41
Children of Benjamin5 Weaver and Mary Casey were:
134. Benjamin6 Weaver (Benjamin5, William4, Clement3, Clement2, Clement1);41 born 23 Oct 1752 at East Greenwich, RI; "east of the Court House and near the railroad bridge" according to his son John's deposition Aug 3 1847;41 married Susannah Hammett, daughter of John Hammett and Dorothy Rhodes, 20 Dec 1772 at Warwick, RI;41 died 26 Feb 1785 at Windham Co., CT, at age 32; Died in that section of pomfret, CT which, the following year, was included in the newly incorporated town of Brooklyn, Windham Co., Conn.41
He was a cooper and farmer.41 He "62. BENJAMIN6 WEAVER, (Benjamin,5 (22) William,4 Clement,3 Clement,2 Clement1) was born Oct. 23, 1752, new style, in East Greenwich, R. I., "east of the Court House and near the railroad bridge," according to his son John's deposition Aug. 3, 1847. He died Feb. 26, 1785, in that section of Pomfret, Conn., which, the following year, was included in the newly incorporated town of Brooklyn, Windham Co., Conn. He married in Warwick, R. I., Dec. 20, 1772, Susannah Hammett, dau. of Elder John Hammett, deceased, of that town. She was born about 1750 and, as her grandson Benjamin H. Weaver, stated that her mother was a Rhodes, she may have been a child of that John Hammett and Dorothy Rhodes who were married in Warwick Dec. 13, 1726 (he son of John and she dau. of Malachi). She married, (2), in Brooklyn, Nov. 6, 1791, Peter Davison, who died May 28, 1800. Their daughter Abigail Davison, survived them both. Susannah, after a long period of widowhood, died in Brooklyn Oct. 4, 1836, aged 86.
Benjamin Weaver was a cooper and farmer. At the Colonial Census of 1774 he was living in East Greenwich with his wife and one son "under sixteen." Here he continued to live as late as May, 1778.
March 2, 1776, he enlisted in the struggle for liberty, entering Capt. Thomas Gorton's Company, Col. Christopher Lippett's Regiment, and served one year as a sergeant. He also performed other service at East Greenwich, Quidnesset, etc., and was in William Hall's Company Oct. 1777, and Spencer's Expedition, 1778. In the fall of 1776 he marched "to westward" with his company. When the houses at Prudence Island were burned he was in the boat commanded by Nathan Miller. He went through one battle, but its name was not stated by his son, John Weaver, who on Aug. 3, 1847, entered a claim for a pension on behalf of the heirs which was allowed. (U.S. Pension Records.) April 5, 1785, Joseph Baker of Pomfret was appointed administrator of his estate, with Thomas Grosvenor as his surety. The inventory taken April 1, 1785, amounted to oe50-6-5 (Pomfret Files).
CHILDREN:
I. John,7 b. 1776; d. Oct. 16, 1859, in Brooklyn, Conn. The name of
his wife has not been found.
CHILDREN:
1. Betsy,8 m. Edwin Ely.
CHILDREN (Ely):
1. John,9 he was drowned in youth.
2. Edwin,9 he was killed by a horse in youth.
3. Addie,9 unm.
2. Laura,8 m. Hezekiah Danielson.
CHILDREN (Danielson).
1. Joscph,9 he was a clergyman.
2. Henry M.9
3. Daniel.9
4. Elizabeth.9
5. Lucy.9
6. Charlotte.9
7. John Weaver.9
8. Edward.9
II. Caleb,7 b. May 24, 1778.
III. Sally,7 b. March 31, 1781, in Brooklyn, Conn.; m. (???) Parkis.
IV. Betsy,7 b. Sept. 5, 1783, in Brooklyn, Conn. Elizabeth Weaver
of Brooklyn, Conn., made her will Jan. 6, 1869, probated April 5,
1871, leaving all her estate, both real and personal, to her sister
Abigail Davison, who qualified as executrix April 5, 1871.
V. Anna,7 m. Ephraim Davison.
VI. (???),7 a daughter; d. young. "41
Children of Benjamin6 Weaver and Susannah Hammett were:
135. John7 Weaver (Benjamin6, Benjamin5, William4, Clement3, Clement2, Clement1);41 born 1776 at East Greenwich, RI;41,81 married Betsy Unknown before 1806; died 16 Oct 1859 at Brooklyn, Windham, CT.41
He " I. John,7 b. 1776; d. Oct. 16, 1859, in Brooklyn, Conn. The name of his wife has not been found.
CHILDREN:
1. Betsy,8 m. Edwin Ely.
CHILDREN (Ely):
1. John,9 he was drowned in youth.
2. Edwin,9 he was killed by a horse in youth.
3. Addie,9 unm.
2. Laura,8 m. Hezekiah Danielson.
CHILDREN (Danielson).
1. Joscph,9 he was a clergyman.
2. Henry M.9
3. Daniel.9
4. Elizabeth.9
5. Lucy.9
6. Charlotte.9
7. John Weaver.9
8. Edward.9."41 He appeared on the census of 1850 at Brooklyn, Windham, CT; John Weaver, age 74, b. East Greenwich, RI. Also Betsey Weaver, age 70, b. Colchester CT.81
Children of John7 Weaver and Betsy Unknown were as follows:
136. Laura8 Weaver (John7, Benjamin6, Benjamin5, William4, Clement3, Clement2, Clement1); married Hezekiah Lord Danielson, son of James Danielson and Sarah Lord;41,27 born 1807 at Brooklyn, CT; died 11 Jan 1870 at Danielson, CT.
Children of Laura8 Weaver and Hezekiah Lord Danielson were as follows: