103. Joseph1 Weld;50 born circa 1598 at Sudbury, Suffolk, Eng;50 married Elizabeth Shatswell, daughter of John Shatswell and Judith Unknown, 11 Oct 1620 at Sudbury, Suffolk, Eng;51 married Barbara Clapp 20 Apr 1639 at Roxbury, MA;50 died 7 Sep 1646 at Roxbury, MA;52 died 7 Oct 1646 at Roxbury, MA; "dyed of a Cancer in his tongue & jawes."50
He "Burial: Old Burial ground on Eustis St. in Roxbury, MA
Civic Activity: One of first donors to Harvard College
Emigration: 1632, Came to US with brother Thomas
Medical Information: Interred in Old Burying Gound on Eustis St.
Military service: Member of Organized and Honorable Artillery Co.
Occupation: Aide to Gov. Winthrop
Origins: Family traces back to 1352-William Weld High Sheriff of England
Property: Estate known as Bussey farm which was bequeathed to son John
Residence: Settled Roxbury, MA
Will: October 07, 1646."
52 He Notes on Joseph:
The name of Weld, Wyld or Wild, can be traced back to great antiquity, but beyond the name of Edmund Weld of Sudbury, Suffolk County, England, the father of Joseph Weld of Roxbury, Mass., the ancestry remains undiscovered, unless recent researches have bridged the gap.
Joseph Weld arrived in America about the year 1633, and was accompanied by his wife Elizabeth, and children Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah and Thomas; his eldest child John did not come until 1638. He settled at Roxbury and became a householder and proprietor of the town; he was a man of high reputation, very conspicuous in the early history of the colony, and reputed to have been the wealthiest merchant of his day in New England. He kept a store on Roxbury Street, and lived opposite his brother the Rev. Thomas Weld. Joseph Weld was freeman 3 Mar. 1636.
(R. Comm. Rep. XXXIV: 158-9) Between the Denison estate and that of Elder Heath, beginning at Vernon Street, was the homestead of Capt. Joseph Weld, containing two acres of Garden and orchard. His widow married Anthony Stoddard, who took over the homstead of Weld.
Joseph Weld was deputy to the General Court 1636-44, selectman of Roxbury prior to 1643, and representative 1635-45; he was very prominent in military matters.
(R. of Ancient & Honorable Artillery Co. of Boston Vol. I) Joseph Weld became a member and was chosen first ensign of the Artillery Company of Boston at its organization in 1638, the first Monday in June. His name stands third on the original roll.
Joseph Weld was the first Captain of the Roxbury Military Company in 1636, it was included in the regiment of which Winthrop was Colonel and Thomas Dudley Lieutenant Colonel.
Joseph Weld and his brother, the Rev. Thomas Weld, were in sympathy with the opponents of the celebrated Mrs. Ann Hutchinson, the first mentioned was ordered to keep her in his custody previous to her exile.
(R. of Mass. Bay II: 40-1) This writing is to testify that wee, Pumham, sachem of Shawomock ec. & Sacononoco, sachem of Patuxet ec., have & by these psents do volentarily & wthout any constraint or pswasion, but of or owne free motion, put orselues, or subiects, lands, & estates under the govrmt & iurisdictio of the Massachusets, to bee govrned & ptected by them according to their just lawes & ordrs, so farr as wee shalbee made capable of understanding them; & wee do pmise for our selues, & all or
subiects, & all or posterity, to bee true & faithfull to the said governmt, & ayding to the maintenance thereof to or best ability, & from time to time to give speedy notice of any conspiracy, attempt, or evill intension of any wch wee shall know or hear of against ye same; & wee do pmise to bee willing from time to time to bee instructed in the knowledge & worship of God. In wtnes whereof wee have hearunto put or hands, this 22th of the 4th mo. 1643.
The mrke
of Sacano
noco.
The marke
of Pumhom.
This was signed, after clear interpretetion of every perticuler by their owne interpreter, Benedick Arnold, in the psence of us whose names are subscribed, & many of the eldrs, & others.
Jo: Winthrope Govrnor,
Thom: Dudley,
Richrd Bellingham,
John Glover,
Joseph Welde,
Hugh Prichard,
Humfrey Atherton,
Willi: Aspinwall.
The descendants of Joseph Weld, for distinguished service rendered by him to the Colony, received as a gift the beautiful estate in West Roxbury, now known as the Bussey Farm, the property of Harvard College. The grant was made in 1660, but they did not enjoy the use of the land until 1708, it remained in the Weld family for generations before it passed to others; Benjamin bought it in 1806 and bequeathed the property, containing some three hundred acres, to Harvard College at his death in From the will of Joseph Weld, he appears to have been one of the earliest donors to that College in Cambridge.
The estate lay between Centre and South Streets, Saw Mill Brook crossed it, and emptied into Stony River near Forest Hills station, Bussey Street divides the estate in two nearly equal parts.
(R. Comm. Rep. XXXIV: 440) Weld's Hill a very conspicuous eminence on this estate, was selected by Washington as a rallying point for the patriot army to fall back upon in case of disaster, and its occupation would have effectually protected the road to Dedham, the depot of the army supplies.
A letter from Gen. Burgoyne to Lord Rochford: --
"Look, my Lord, upon the country near Boston; it is all fortification. Driven from one hill, you will see the enemy continually retrenched upon the next, and every step we move must be the slow step of a siege. Could we at last penetrate ten miles perhaps we should not obtain a single sheep or an ounce of flour by our laborious progress, for they remove every article of provisions as they go."
53 He left a will on 22 Jul 1646; (Weld Mss. with the N. E. H. & G. S.) 1646.
Ipswich, this second day of the fourth month. (june).
Being visited by the hand of the Lord, and not knowing what the purposes of God may be; my spirit being restless and out of quiet because my house is not set in order, I think it my duty to go about the work having first sought to God for direction; and though I cannot do it so well as I might had I been at home, yet because I know not whether ever I shall return, I do therefore make this my last will and testament as followeth.
Imprimis.--I give to the College in Cambridge Ten Pounds to be paid in 5 years, viz: 40 shillings per annum to the help and furtherance of such in learning as are not able to subsist of themselves; wherein I refer myself to Mr. Dunster and Mr. Eliot, whom I esteem and honor in the Lord; to be disposed as they judge meet; only this I recall the 20 shillings a year back again which I put to my hand to give to Dr. Ames' son; yet if those forenamed judge it fit to give him the 40 shillings per annum, I leave it to their wisdoms. This legacy I would have paid by my Executrix, and the payment to begin, 6 months after my decease 20 shillings and 6 months after 20 shillings, and so on, till the term and sum be expired.
Item.--I give to my son John, who is now my eldest son, & to my son Thomas, my son Edmond, and my daughter Mary, my house called the Farm, with barn, gardens and all the arable land, meadows and pasture ground, containing 80 acres and upwards, with all the household stuff I have there,--oxen, corn, and 4 cows, with cart, plows, yokes, chains, and all the furniture; also my last division of land, being the 22d or 23d lott, being about 130 acres more or less; also the 3 acres of land sometime John Graves, lying next to the ground of Joshua Hews; also 6 acres of marsh, more or less, that was bought of the heirs of Samuel Shoreman, lying next to the marsh of John Watson; all those houses and moveables, Cattle and pieces of land named, I give to those 4 of my children named, have and enjoy to them and their heirs forever in manner following, viz: my son John being my elder son, my will is that he should have a double portion, and all the other three an equal portion; further my will is, presently after my decease, they shall enter upon the land, and those friends that I shall hereafter name to be the overseers of my will to be performed, I desire that they may take such order that the best improvement be made, and an equal proportion be given to every child, according as is formerly expressed. Also my will is, that if God take any of them away by death, under the age of 21 years, or day of marriage, that the survivors of those 4 children named shall enjoy his or their portions.
I also give to Hannah my youngest daughter by my first wife my ground commonly called the 11 acres, lying next Muddy River, to be improved for her, so soon as God shall take me away; also I give to my daughter Hannah 20 pounds to be paid out of my goods by my wife Barbara Weld, at the age of 21 years, or day of marriage; if God take her away before, my will is that her portion shall be divided among the children I had by my former wife. Also my will is, if I die before that time be expired, that I am engaged to Mr. Hooker to find her clothes then, and I leave it to be done out of her portion. Also my will is that my children I had by my former wife, shall have each of them a pair of sheets, and all the bedding except that which I shall hereafter name. Also I give to those 4 children, as to John, Thomas, Edmond and Mary, all the rent which is due to me from Wm. Davis, which is a whole year's rent, and something more, only I desire that he may be abated 5 pounds of what shall be found to be due. Also my will is that my overseers do see performed out of the corn which Wm. Davis is to pay, that Brother Edward Porter have 10 bushels of rye, Brother Mays bushels, Brother Jones 5 bushels, Brother Lewis 5 bushels, Brother Peake 5 bushels, and brother Gamlin 5 bushels to be paid to them as soon as it can be conveniently threshed. Also my will is, because my house in the town have little wood belonging to it, that my wife and children that are to enjoy that shall have free liberty to take so much in the hither-most grounds as will save for their for firing provided that they cut it out, and make no destroy, and this to enjoy for the space of ten years next after my decease; also my will is that those 4 children named shall have each of them a book, there be 3 of Dr. Preston's, one of Dr. Sibbs' and Mr.
Rogers' 7 treatises--and the eldest to take his choice first; also my will is that my son John shall have my best stuff suit, and my son Thomas my frieze suit, and Edmond such a portion as may be equivalent, also my son John my cloth cloak; to my son Daniel I give a suitable portion of my apparel, which I desire may equally be parted among all my sons, except my black tamey cloak, which I give to Mr. John Eliot our teacher, my best friend. I give to my son John my other sword, and black belt to my son Thomas. Father
my will is that all I have in the Iron Works, the yearly profit of it may be disposed to bring up my son Thomas at Cambridge till he come to be Master of Arts, and if my son Daniel be capable of learning, my desire is that he also after my son Thomas have the like benefit till he come to be Master of Arts, and then after that the whole to be equally divided among all my children and their heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Barbara Weld (whom I make my sole executrix) together with my son
Daniel, my daughter Sarah and my daughter Marah, the house I live in, with all the housing, yards, gardens, home lot, and the 15 scres on the neck. Also that cow I bought at Watertown for the other is my son John's, together with two young steers that summering at John Woods' in Sudbury, these excepted I give to my dear wife and her children, all other cattle at home also the down bed and bolster, and all things belonging to the bed and bedstead in the best chamber, and one other feather bed and the bedstead in the hall
chamber, with the yellow rugg and the largest green rugg, 4 pillows and 2 pair blankets, also one flock bed; and all the other beds either feather beds or flock beds, with blankets, ruggs and all other bedding, I give to those children I had by my former wife, to be equally parted among them, also each of them a pair of sheets; and all the rest of the sheets or linen or woolens, I give to my wife and her children; only this exception hereinafter mentioned--, My daughter Dennison affirms, the down bed my wife's mother gave
to her after my decease--I know no such thing, yet being so confidently affirmed by her, my will is after the decease of my wife, if she outlive her (otherwise not) then the down bed and bolster with the binded corceing shall be my daughter Dennison's. Also I give to my wife and her children all my other movable goods, my wife to have one half, and the rest of the children their portion. I mean the children I had by her. Also I give to my wife all my debts, moneys, or any other thing not formerly expressed, provided that special care first be taken that all the debts I owe, either in Old England or new, be first paid, those in Old England by the first return. The debts I owe I shall set down together, also Mr. Cuddington's annuity of 20 pounds per year, till seven years be expired, except death prevent, two years and a half being paid already. Also 40 shillings a year for 5 years to the college, and all my other debts, my wife and her children to have all except that before expressed, she to have the one half, and to enjoy all till the children be brought up. But if the Lord so ordain, that my wife change her condition, then I desire my overseers to take order that my children's portion be secured. Now if any of the children I had by my wife not living, decease before 21, or change of their condition by marriage, their portion shall go wth the survivors. If the Lord should take away my wife in the state of her widowhood, then my will is that her portion should be divided among all my children. Thus have I finished my will, in the best manner my weak condition will afford, praying and beseeching my esteemed friends Mr. John Eliot, Elder Heath, Edward Clapp at Dorchester, and William Parks all of them, or the major part of them, to take care to see my will fulfilled, and that my dear wife may be counselled and comforted by them and my children instructed and brought up in the fear of the Lord. And as a token of my love for their great pains they are like to take, I will that ten pounds be paid to them out of my estate, which I appoint my beloved wife to pay; which is but a small recompense; my desire is that the Lord would requite all their pains and labors of love into their bosoms. Amen. Amen.
By me. Joseph Weld.
This 22d of the 5th month (July) 1646.
My desire is that Lieutenant Hews, Brother Bell, also Brother John Johnson may be added to the rest of the overseers, because they know the state of some reckonings; whom I earnestly desire to join with Brother Bell in packing my beaver or other goods to pay my debts in England. Also one thing more my will is that if after my debts be paid and my annuities be considered of, there be a manifest difference between those children I have by this wife, and the former, it shall remain in the power of my overseers to regulate it, my desire being to make my children equal, and likewise, if it shall appear on the contrary; provided always, my mind is, that my wife shall have one half of what I give to her and her children.
By me. Joseph Weld.
26th day of the 5th month 1646.
Taking in the consideration of my children by this wife, being to be brought up.
Witness by us Joshua Hews, John Johnson.
To the Reverend and his esteemed in the Lord, Mr. John Eliot, give this. Not to be opened till after death.
Testified upon the oath of Lieutenant Hews and John Johnson before the Court, the 10th day of the 8th month (October) 1646.
Wm. Aspinwall, the Recorder.
Children of Joseph1 Weld and Elizabeth Shatswell were as follows:
There were no children of Joseph1 Weld and Barbara Clapp.
104. John2 Weld (Joseph1);55 born 18 Oct 1623 at Eng;55 married Margaret Bowen, daughter of Griffith Bowen and Margaret Fleming, 24 Dec 1647 at Roxbury, MA;55 died 20 Sep 1691 at Roxbury, MA, at age 67.55
He immigrated in 1638; John Weld probably arrived in America in the year 1638 or earlier, and joined his father Joseph Weld in Roxbury, Mass.; marriage in 1647 is the first mention of his name in the Roxbury town records, while in the church records, occurs just the entry of the name John Weld; he was freeman on the 22 May 1650; on the 29 Jan. 1653, Margaret Weld ye wife of John Welde recorded as a member of the Roxbury Church by John Eliot. In 1657 he settled with his brother Edmund Weld the latters share in their fathers estate.56 He Deed:
(Suff. Deed III: 33-4) John Weld of Roxbury in the County of Suffolke in New England for and In Consideracon of such porcon or porcons that was is or heere after might be due to my brother Edmond Weld by virtue of the last will & testament of my late Captajne Joseph Weld Deceased, . . . Set ouer . . . vnto the sajd Edmond Weld forty acres of. land . . . comonly called the pasture lying in Roxbury and there abutting vpon my Land South vpon the land of John Polly. & Abraham Newell Jur North. the high way leading to Beare marsh west and vpon the land of daniell Brewer east. . . . Dated this eighteenth of July. one thousand sixe hundred & fiffty seven.
In the prnce. of.
Edward Dennison
Benj. Eyre.
John Weld & a seale
margaret weld.
Acknowledged by John Weld and margaret wife of the sajd John 22: 5 m: 1657. Rec. 22 July 1657.
Edmond Weld one of the Sonnes of Captajne Joseph. Weld of Roxbury. in the County of Suffolke in New England late deceased . . haue . . . according to the will . . . of my late father . . . by the. Death of my brother. Thomas Weld . . . Received my proportion. of the farme howsing & lands. yards. & orchards . . . belonging vnto the farme of my late father Joseph Weld in Roxbury . . ., quite Clajmed . . . vnto my brother John Weld of Roxbury. Dated this eighteenth of July one thousand sixe hundred & fiuety seven. Acknowledged 22: 5 m: 1657.
Recorded 22 July 1657
on 22 Jul 1657.56 He As an officer, and probably Captain, in the Massachusetts Colony, John Weld was ordered out to take part in an expedition against the Indians, otherwise known as King Phillip's War; he took the precaution to make his will and settle his estate in case he should be "suddenly cut off" while engaged in this service; he however returned to his family in safety, and continued to reside in Roxbury until his death in 1691 in 1676.56 He left a will on 19 Jun 1676; (Suff. VIII: 76) The Will of John Weld Senr.
Being suddenly called forth upon an Expedition against the Indians and Knowing it may please the Lord to dispose of me; considering also that many that have been sent forth upon this service have been suddenly cut off: I . . . it is my desire that my wife Margaret Weld may have my whole Estate . . . for the maintaining of herselfe and . . . my children as are not yet disposed but left in her hands, and that dureing her natural life, who I do . . . make . . . my Sole Executrix. When . . . God . . . take away wife, . . . my Estate shall be divided, Each of my children to receive an equal share, . . . and my son Joseph a double portion, but if either of my children should dy before the Estate comes to a division or without a male heir, the land shall not pass from my owne children; but in case my son Joseph should dy . . . and not have a male heir, then my son John should receive a double portion, and in all things have the priviledge of my Eldest Son. . . . If any children yet unmarryed should dy unmarryed or without issue, . . . their shares shall be divided amongst those which do survive at the time of the Division. Whereas . . . three of my children, namely John, Mary and Hannah, have had little benefit by my Estate in respect of what my son Joseph and my Daughter Elizabeth have had. It shall be at the Liberty of my wife to help any of them children. Finally I . . . request my friend Mr. Isaac Addington & my Cousin John Gore to be overseers. Dated 19 June 1676. In presence of Henry Bowin, John Gore, John her marke
Weld, Mary Frissell. Boston April 28, 1692, Mrs. Margaret Weld the sole Exex. presented this will for probate.
57 He was inventory (Suff. VIII: 238) John Weld's Inventory apprized 13 Nov. 1691, included a mansion house, barne, and out houseing, yards and orchard conteining about one Acre and a half being on the West side of the Highway, about ninety Acres of woodland in ye middle Division, About 11 1/2 acres of land in the third Division, about 40 Acres of land on the East side of the highway. Dated Boston 28 Apr. 1692, Mrs. Margaret Weld made oath to a true inventory of the estate of her husband John Weld on 13 Nov 1691.58 He Deed:
(Suff. Deed XIV: 355) We the subscribers children of Mr. John Weld late of Roxbury, Co. Suffolk, haveing perused the last will of our said Father, for the avoiding of all disputes, consent & agree as followeth: That our Mother Mrs. Margaret Weld during the Term of her natural life shall enjoy the whole estate, real and personal, each child to receive sixty pounds. Signed by Joseph Weld, John Weld, Samuel Gore, Joshua Gardner, William Heath, Elizabeth Gore, Mary Gardner, Hannah Heath. In presence of John Gore, Thomas Ruggles. Dated 29 Dec. 1691 on 29 Dec 1691.59
Children of John2 Weld and Margaret Bowen were:
105. Elizabeth2 Weld (Joseph1);60,61 born circa 22 Feb 1625/26 at Sudbury, Suffolk, Eng;52 married Edward Denison, son of William Denison and Margaret Chandler, 30 Mar 1641 at Roxbury, MA;60,61 died 5 Feb 1716 at Roxbury, MA.61,60,52
Children of Elizabeth2 Weld and Edward Denison were:
106. Joseph3 Weld (John2, Joseph1);62 baptized 13 Sep 1650 at Roxbury, MA; "there was no help present wn the mother was deliv this child;"62 married Elizabeth Devotion 2 Sep 1674 at Roxbury, MA;62 married Sarah Faxon, daughter of Thomas Faxon and Debora Thayer, 27 Nov 1679 at Roxbury, MA;62 died 14 Feb 1711/12 at Roxbury, MA, at age 61; died as Lft. Joseph Weld, aged 62 y;62 his estate was probated 3 Apr 1712.63
He left a will on 6 Sep 1692; (Suff. XVII: 422-425) I Joseph Weld of Roxbury, Co. Suff., New England, . . . being . . . reduced to great weakness distemper of Body . . . I do make . . . this my Last Will . . . I will and bequeath unto Sarah my Beloved Wife the whole use and Income of my whole Estate . . . from the time of my decease until my son Joseph shall attain to the age of one and twenty years, if he . . . live so long, but otherwise till my next son comes to . . . that age; at which time . . . my estate shall be lyable to a Division and my Eldest Son Joseph or in case of his Decease my Son John to double portion or share thereof. That is to say in any of my Lands which I do will to be wholly divided between them two, my wife should have any other Son or Sons by me, who in such case shall also have an equal single share of all my Lands. Three Acres of Salt Marsh lying at Muddy River which I . . . bequeath . . . my daughter Elizabeth as part of her Legacy mentioned . . . having willed . . . my housing and Lands unto my Sons, . . . Son Joseph a double share, . . . Son John a single share, as also the Child that my wife is bigg with, if it should be a son, . . . I will . . . unto my Daughter Elizabeth Three acres and a half Salt Marsh . . . in Boston Marshes at Muddy River, . . . and out of my Moveable Estate . . . fifty and five pounds . . . at years of Age, or the day of Marriage . . . unto my Daughter Margaret . . . Fifty pounds . . . at the age of eighteen years or . . . Marriage . . . unto my Daughter Sarah . . . Fifty pounds . . . in the quality and . . . age or other time before expressed . . . If the which my wife is bigg with should prove a Daughter, . . . she shall have the like sum of Fifty Pounds. If any of my Daughters dye then her Legacy . . . shall be equally divided among my Surviving Daughters. I . . . constitute my . . . wife Sarah and my Brother John Weld to be Executors . . . Dated 6 Sept. 1692.
Before James Bayley, Henry Bowin, John Gore.
After signing . . . the Testator Expressed that Whereas there were two Guns and two swords in the House, It was his Desire that his two Sons should have them, and Joseph to take his choice thereof. Proved 3 Apr. 1712 by his widow Sarah and Brother John Weld Executors.
64 He Joseph Weld was in the service of the Massachusetts Colony, with the rank of lieutenant, he resided on what is now known as the Bussey Farm in West Roxbury, the property of Harvard College, which was granted to the Children of Captain Joseph Weld, his grandfather, by the General Court in 1660, and confirmed by the House of Representatives in 1708. These records are given Joseph Weld (112).
(R. Comm. Rep. XXXIV: 447-9) The first building occupied by the society (West Roxbury Church) stood on Walter Street, adjoined the old burial-ground on the south.
In 1706 Joseph Weld and forty-four others "at the west end of Roxbury towards Dedham", commonly called "Jamaica End" "Spring Street", on account of the great distance from the meeting-house, and the "great travail and time in going and returning", prayed the General Court to be made a separate precinct, to be freed from taxes for the old parish, and for aid in meeting-house.
Nothing came of this first petition, which was followed in 1710-11 by a more successful second petition.
Among those who signed the second petition at the western end of Roxbury on 7 Feb. 1710-11, occur the names of Nath. Holmes Isaac Bowen, Joseph Weld, John Griggs, John Cass, James Griggs, Ichabod Davis, John Weld.
The Second Church of Roxbury formed from members of the First, was gathered together 2 Nov. 1712 in their meeting-house which had been built without permission in the interval between the two petitions. The Rev. Ebenezer Thayer of Boston was installed as their first pastor on 26 Nov. 1712.
11 in 1706 at Roxbury, MA.64 He (Suff. XVII: 430) Roxbury April the 8th 1712. The Inventory of Joseph Weld's was apprized at oe970.9.00 by Benjamin Tucker, John Paison, Edward Bridge & Samuel Gore. It included one Dwelling house one barn and Sixty Acres of Land adjoining, Twenty Acres of Meadow land and plow land lying in ye shares beying part of his fathers John Welds Homestead dec'd. Twenty one Acres of Woodland lying in the Seacond division of outlands in Roxbury, & in ye Seacond allotment beying part of ye twenty second lot as may apeare by Deed, foure Acres of Salt Marsh lying in Graveley point. At Mashemoqueta in Coneticot Coliney about 365 acres, at Woodstock five lots lying in ye old Town half containing 172 1/2 acres with their rits in ye after Divisions.
Sarah Weld and John Weld made oath to a true Inventory. Boston april 17th 1712
on 8 Apr 1712 at Roxbury, MA.64 He Deed:
(Suff. Deed XXXII: 66) Whereas Joseph Weld late of Roxbury, Co. Suff., yeoman, dec'd, by his last will & testament bearing date 6 Sept. 1692 duly approved, and of Record, amongst other things willed all his lands, except three acres of salt marsh in Muddy River given to his daughter Elizabeth, to be divided betwixt his two sons Joseph & John Weld then born, and such other Son or Sons as he might after have, the division to be made when his first son arrives at the age of 21. His wife Sarah & his Brother John Weld executors.
At the time of his decease, he left four sons Joseph, John, Daniel and Ebenezer having upon the marriage of his son Joseph for his settlement in his life time given to him by deed land in Roxbury.
In the division & settlement Between the Relict Sarah & her sons, and the other Executor John Weld . . . 17 acres are mentioned being part of his grandfather John Welds homestead and bounded towards ye North upon his uncle John Weld, to go to Joseph John; to Samuel Weld 10 acres also a part of his grandfather John Welds Homestead. Dated 16 Sept. 1717
on 16 Dec 1717.65
There were no children of Joseph3 Weld and Elizabeth Devotion.
Children of Joseph3 Weld and Sarah Faxon were:
107. Sarah3 Denison (Elizabeth2Weld, Joseph1);45 born 4 Nov 1657 at Roxbury, MA;61 baptized 6 Dec 1657 at Roxbury, MA;61 married Thomas Robinson, son of Thomas Robinson and Mary Cogan, circa 1676; Fact of marriage is from source, but date is my conjecture based on children's birth dates (PWB);45 died 15 Nov 1710 at Roxbury, MA, at age 53.45
She The following from Savage shows some of the confusion around Sarah Denison's marriage:
"DENISON:
EDWARD, Roxbury, br. of the preced. b. in Eng. m. 20 Mar. 1641, Eliz. d. of Joseph Weld, had Eliz. b. 8 Aug. 1642; John, 14 May 1644, d. at 4 mos.; Edward, wh. d. 6 Oct. 1646; Jeremiah, 6 Dec. 1647, bapt. 9 Jan. foll. d. May 1649; Joseph, bapt. 8 Apr. 1649, d. next mo.; Margaret, b. 15, bapt. 19 Dec. 1650; Mary, bapt. 27 Mar. 1654; Hannah, b. 10, bapt. 16 Sept. 1655; Sarah, 4 Nov., bapt. 6 Dec. 1657, wh. m. I conject. Tobijah Perkins; Deborah, 16, bapt. 23 Sept. 1660, d. in 1663; one, without name, bur. as soon as b. 2 June 1663; William, b. 18 Sept. 1664, H. C. 1681; and Deborah, again, 30 Oct. 1666, d. next yr. and he d. 26 Apr. 1668. He had been among the friends of Wheelwright, disarm. in 1637, yet dignif. as Mr. but was made freem. 1648, and was rep. in 1652 and 5. His wid. Eliz. d. 5 Feb. 1717. The s. William, and two ds. were the only ch. of this large number, that surv. him."
But in his corrections to volume 2, he has the following:
From corrections in Savage, v. 3:
"P.36.l.19, aft. m. strike out, I conject. Tobijah Perkins, and ins. Thomas Robinson."
In addition, there is apparently a Denison genealogy that has Sarah Denison (d. of Edward and Eliz. Weld) m. to James Harris in 1666. This Sarah is supposed to have been born in 1640 (but her parents were married March 1640/41). Also, from Michael Gray I have that the NEHGR, v. 46, pedigree of Denison shows Sarah Denison in the 9th birth slot for Edward's children (same as Savage). This would place her between Hannah (b 1655) and Deborah (b. 1660). Looks like the Denison genealogy is mixed up, and I think, wrong. I think I have it right here, and confirmed by 2 sources (Savage and the Gen. Memoirs of Worchester County).
Children of Sarah3 Denison and Thomas Robinson were:
108. John4 Weld (Joseph3, John2, Joseph1);39 born 19 Aug 1689 at Roxbury, Suffolk, MA;39,66 married Mehitable Child, daughter of Joshua Child and Elizabeth Morris, 3 Dec 1712 at Sturbridge, MA;67,68 died 11 Jan 1764 at Roxbury, Suffolk, MA, at age 74; (4 or 11 Jan).39,66
He left a will on 14 Jun 1763; (Worcester No. 62829 A) The will of John Weld of Sturbridge, Mass., made 14 June 1763, filed 30 Jan. 1764, mentions wife Mehitable; son Aaron Weld; dau. Mehitable Draper; son Abijah Weld (the residue); son Joshua Weld; dau. Sarah, wife of John Davis; dau. Hannah, wife of Caleb Harden (Harding); dau. Merriam, wife of Jabez Harden (Harding); dau. Dorothy, wife of Sabin; dau. Abigail, wife of Thomas Lyons. Witnesses, Ezekiel Upham, George Watkins, Joseph Blodget. (Contributed by Charles Nutt).66
Children of John4 Weld and Mehitable Child were:
109. Sarah4 Robinson (Sarah3Denison, Elizabeth2Weld, Joseph1);69,70 baptized 28 Dec 1679 at Roxbury, MA;45 married John Ingoldsby 4 May 1704;45 married Capt. John Perry, son of Obadiah Perry and Esther Hassell, 27 May 1707.45
There were no children of Sarah4 Robinson and John Ingoldsby.
Children of Sarah4 Robinson and Capt. John Perry were:
110. Aaron5 Weld (John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) Lt. in Rev. War; (Worcester No. 62829 A) The will of John Weld of Sturbridge, Mass., made 14 June 1763, filed 30 Jan. 1764, mentions wife Mehitable; son Aaron Weld; dau. Mehitable Draper; son Abijah Weld (the residue); son Joshua Weld; dau. Sarah, wife of John Davis; dau. Hannah, wife of Caleb Harden (Harding); dau. Merriam, wife of Jabez Harden (Harding); dau. Dorothy, wife of Sabin; dau. Abigail, wife of Thomas Lyons;71,32 born 30 Sep 1726 at Roxbury, MA; could have been 1734;32,71,72 married Esther Deming, daughter of Penuel Deming and Ann Sumner, 15 Mar 1756 at Sturbridge, MA; she was "of Pomfret;"71 died 18 Jul 1794 at Sturbridge, MA, at age 67.71,32
Children of Aaron5 Weld and Esther Deming were:
111. Esther5 Parry (Sarah4Robinson, Sarah3Denison, Elizabeth2Weld, Joseph1) EATON John Eaton, the first of the line here under consideration, is recorded as taking the freeman's oath. May 25, 1636. His
wife, Abigail, accompanied by two children, embarked for New England in the ship "Elizabeth and Ann," April 27, 1635, and it is
probable that the husband and father came with them.
(II) John (2), third child of John (1) and Abigail Eaton, was born at Watertown, Massachusetts, about 1636. The maiden name of
his wife Alice is not recorded.
(III) Thomas, son of John (2) and Alice Eaton, was born at Dedham, Massachusetts, 1675, died 1748. He removed to
Woodstock, Connecticut, and afterwards to Ashford, where the greater part of his life was spent. He married Lydia, born in 1679,
died in 1748, fifteen days after the death of her husband, daughter of Nathaniel Gay.
(IV) Nathaniel, son of Thomas and Lydia (Gay) Eaton, was born at Woodstock, Connecticut, 1704. He removed with his parents
to the neighboring town of Ashford about 1727, and lived there the greater part of his life. He held many minor offices of the town,
and for a time was town clerk and town treasurer. He married Esther, daughter of Captain John and Sarah Parry.
(V) Abel, son of Nathaniel and Esther (Parry) Eaton, was born at Woodstock, Connecticut, 1754, the youngest of thirteen
children. He went to Concord, New York, in 1769, and there served as deacon of the church and captain of a military company.
He later removed to Greene county. Between 1776 and 1780 he was absent from home for a considerable period, and it is
supposed that he was then on service in the revolutionary war. He married Ann Azuba Hurd, of Roxbury. He died in Cairo, New
York, in 1812;73 married Nathaniel Eaton, son of Thomas Eaton and Lydia Gay;73 born before 1715.70
Children of Esther5 Parry and Nathaniel Eaton were:
112. Penuel6 Weld (Aaron5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1); born 22 Oct 1772 at Sturbridge, MA;71 married Anna Eaton, daughter of John Eaton and Eunice Gould, 1800; published intention to marry, Dec 1, 1800.71
Children of Penuel6 Weld and Anna Eaton were as follows:
113. Nathaniel6 Eaton (Esther5Parry, Sarah4Robinson, Sarah3Denison, Elizabeth2Weld, Joseph1);73 married Sara Unknown.
Children of Nathaniel6 Eaton and Sara Unknown were:
114. Stowell Leveret7 Weld (Penuel6, Aaron5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) (Listed in Sturbridge Records as Leveret Stowell Weld, but family tradition is Stowell Leveret Weld);71 born 15 Mar 1809 at Sturbridge, MA;71 baptized 1 Jan 1813 at Sturbridge, MA;74 married Avis Ludentia Whitmore, daughter of Rev. Roswell Whitmore and Avis Hutchins, 25 Dec 1838 at Danielson, CT; died 16 Dec 1865 at Danielson, CT, at age 56.
He From Westfield Congregational Church Records:
Our Deacons
Stowell L. Weld, 1862-1865
Deacon Weld was a native of Sturbridge, Mass, and a graduate of Brown University in the Class of 1836. Having chosen the profession of teaching, he came to this town and established a school not far from our own church in Westfield, which he continued for several years, and married the daughter of our pastor, Rev. Mr. Whitmore. He afterwards taught in Norwich, in Stonington, and for several years in Syracuse, N.Y., where he held the office of deacon in the Congergational Church. He was very successful in his profession, but after twenty years of energetic labor he returned with his family to our village. During his frequent absence from home in the prosecution of his business, it was his custom to have one sanctuary which he regularly attended, and when in town was always in his place in church and paryer meeting. His genial, courteous manners, cultivated intellect, and warm interest in his fellow-men made him a most delightful companion, and this people will hold him in grateful remembrance for his unwearied and successful effort to free this paris from a heavy debt incurred in building our present house of worship. His death occurred in 1865.
Other notes on Stowell Weld From Westfield Congregational Church:
He opened an academic school in Westfield village in 1838 not far from the church. He had come here two years earlier, from Brown University. The school was on the northeast corner of Young's Lane and Main Street, and his residence next north of the school. The school building was bought by Ebenezer S. Young in the 1840's and he remodeled it for a residence. The weld cottage became the residence of Thomas O. Rice.
His Westfield Congregational Church member's Record has the following (including an inset picture of Stowell Weld):
Admission # 351, 4/30/1837 upon a letter from Richmond St. Church in Providence R.I.
Transfer to 1st Presbyterian in Syracuse, NY (no date)
Readmission #751 on 1/3/1858 (from 1st Presb., Syracuse)
Baptized 1/1/1813
Died 12/16/1865, age 56, b. W/ Cem. (U)N
Married 12/25/1838 Avis Ludentia Whitmore (WCC # 192)
She died 11/10/1904 (age 90), W. Cem. (U)N
Children:
Member # 747 Harriet Frances, baptized 5/24/1840, m. Joseph Danielson (Rev.), m. # 688.
Children of Stowell Leveret7 Weld and Avis Ludentia Whitmore were as follows:
115. Mary7 Eaton (Nathaniel6, Esther5Parry, Sarah4Robinson, Sarah3Denison, Elizabeth2Weld, Joseph1) Mary's Brother Ebenezer worked with his brother-in-law Thomas Walker in publishing in Rome NY. Ebenezer also had a brother General William Eaton who served in Tripoli - The ancestry comes mostly from biographical data on General William Eaton and his cousin Amos Beebe;73 born at of Worcester; married Thomas Walker, son of Abel Walker and Lois Read, 1800 at Worcester, MA; died 1845 at Utica, NY ?
She was (an unknown value) 7 children. She American Biographical Library
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EATON, EBENEZER, printer, from Worcester, Mass., and a brother of General Eaton, who afterwards distinguished himself in the war with Tripoli; in coöperation with his brother-in-law, Thomas Walker, he set up at Rome, N. Y., in Aug. 1799, the Columbian Patriotic Gazette, which was the first paper of the place, and the third in the county of Oneida; he left the paper and the village at the end of eighteen months.
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Eaton, William, soldier, was born in Woodstock, Conn., Feb. 23, 1764; son of Nathaniel and Sarah Eaton; grandson of Nathaniel Eaton; and
great-grandson of Thomas and Esther (Parry) Eaton.
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Eaton, Amos, botanist, was born in Chatham, N.Y., May 17, 1776; son of Capt. Abel and Azuba (Hurd) Eaton; grandson of Nathaniel and Esther (Perry) Eaton; and great-grandson of Thomas and Lydia (Gay) Eaton. His father was a farmer, and his cousin, William Eaton, two years his senior and afterward the celebrated general and U.S. naval agent, was a college graduate
in 1799.
Children of Mary7 Eaton and Thomas Walker were as follows:
116. Harriet Frances (Fanny)8 Weld (Stowell7, Penuel6, Aaron5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1); born 14 Dec 1839 at Danielson, CT; baptized 24 May 1840 at Westfield Congregational Church, Danielson, CT;74 married Rev. Joseph Danielson, son of Hezekiah Lord Danielson and Laura Weaver, 1 Dec 1865 at Danielson, CT; died 6 Dec 1928 at Danielson, CT, at age 88.
She was (an unknown value) 6 children.
Children of Harriet Frances (Fanny)8 Weld and Rev. Joseph Danielson were as follows: