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Mary (Unknown) Weed (1616 - bef. 1690)

Mary Weed formerly [surname unknown] aka Hoyt, Davidson
Born in Englandmap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married before 1637 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 74 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticutmap
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Mary (Unknown) Weed migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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Caution Two Jonas Weeds married to Mary

There were two Jonas Weeds (grandfather and grandson), who lived at different times at Stamford, Connecticut. They both married Marys. The grandson Jonas Weed (1668-1706) married Mary Scofield, daughter of Daniel Scofield, who married as her 2nd to Samuel Hoyt.[1]

This earlier Jonas Weed (1610-1672) married Mary Unknown.

Unfortunately errors in confounding these two families have been repeated throughout various user-submitted data bases and websites.

Please discuss any changes to these families before making them. A lot of mis-information is "out there," and only the most primary sources are appropriate for any pre-1700 profiles, and especially these.

Biography

Mary Unknown, the wife of Jonas Weed.[2]

Unknown Origin

Mary's parents and origin are unknown.[2] She may have been born c. 1616 at England. This birth date is a guess, based on the guessed birth date of her first child (1637).

Mary was not a Hoyt or a Scofield (please see Research Notes for more).

Note: Some online data bases assume she was Mary or Mary Jane Davisson or Davidson. There is no evidence for this, and no source is offered. The profile for George Smith Davidson was removed as father. We do not know the parents of Mary. Please do not connect parents without primary source(s) and prior communication.

Marriage

Mary married by 1637 to Jonas Weed (p 1957).[2] Mary died before 10 March 1689/90 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (p 1957).[2]

Children

Children with Jonas Weed.[2]

  1. Mary Weed b say 1637; m by c. 1657 George Abbott
  2. John Weed b say 1639, eldest son; mar 1) by 1664 Joanna Westcott, 2) Mary Unknown
  3. Dorcas Weed b say 1641; mar 1660 James Wright
  4. Daniel Weed b say 1643; mar by 1675 Ruth Unknown
  5. Jonas Weed b say 1645; mar 1670 Bethia Holly
  6. Elizabeth Weed b say 1647; mar John Rockwell
  7. Sarah Weed b say 1649; did not marry David Waterbury [TAG 28:96-98]
  8. Hannah Weed b say 1651; mar 5 Jan 1670/1 Benjamin Hoyt, son of Simon Hoyt
  9. Samuel Weed b say 1653; mar Mary Unknown
  10. child Weed d 15 July 1656 Stamford

The birth order of the children is not known exactly, but has been estimated by Robert C. Anderson, based on the will of Jonas Weed. The boys and girls seemed to be grouped into two groups - the older group: John, Daniel, Jonas, Mary and Dorcas, and the younger group: Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah and Hannah.

Death and Legacy

We do not know Mary's exact death date. The inventory of her estate, as "widow Mary Weed of Stamford," was exhibited on 10 March 1689/90 [Fairfield PD case no 6731].[2] Her estate totaled £23 7s 9d and included no real estate.[2]

Jonas wrote his will on 26 November 1672 and it was proved on 7 November 1676.[2] Inventory was 5 June 1676, totaling £116 9s 6d; £58 was in real estate.[2]

Research Notes

This Mary is not a Hoyt or Scofield. There was a Mary Scofield (b c. 1670) who married about 1694 to grandson Jonas Weed (b 1668), son of John Weed. After Jonas died, she married Samuel Hoyt in 1707.[1]

These two different Marys married two different men named Jonas Weed (grandfather and grandson) and are the source of much confusion.[1][3] SEE Generation 3


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hoyt, David Webster, 1871 A genealogical history of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight families... Providence: Providence press, Archive.org accessed 2 June 2016 (Page 319).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Anderson, Robert C., The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. "Jonas Weed." Featured name. AmericanAncestors.org, accessed 3 June 2016 (Volumes I-III, Pages 1956-59)
  3. "Descendants of Daniel Scofield I." CTGenWeb.org accessed 3 June 2016.

See also:

  • Weed, Charles Allison, (1971) History of the Weed and allied families. Baltimore: Gateway Press.
  • Billups, Cynthia (Jun 03, 2016) "Mary Unknown Weed" Find A Grave Memorial # 163803497.
  • Mookie, (Jan 25, 2016) "Mary Hoyt Scofield Weed." Find A Grave Memorial# 157457388 Note: incorrectly attached to both grandfather and grandson Jonas Weed memorials, illustrating the typical confusion.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Nova Weller for creating WikiTree profile St John-175 through the import of smith_eugene.GED on Apr 15, 2013.

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Nova and others.






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There have been so many errors and so many changes to this family. The following are some facts with citations which should help with the confusion. Would someone in charge please make the necessary changes to go with these citations? Thank you:

= Bethia [Holly] Weed 1654-1713 whose husband was Jonas Weed 1645-1704

Their daughter Bethia Weed 1686-1704 died @ 18 y/o


U.S. And International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author Yates Publishing; Publisher Date 2004 http://www.Ancestry.com Jonas Weed III ____-1706 married Mary Scofield After he died, Mary [Scofield] Weed married Samuel Hoyt (1695-____) = New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

Jonas Weed I page 1956-1957 married Mary _____ Birth: “By 1610 based on date of freemanship.”

Jonas Weed II page 1958 married Bethia Holly Birth about 1645

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posted by Barbara (S.) L
Thank you for caring about this profile, Barbara, and for your interest in bettering it.

Yates publishing, however, is listed as one of the reliable sources on the Puritan Great Migration project page. Here is a g2g that explains why: g2g here

I think you meant to say Cheryl that "U.S. And International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author Yates Publishing" is an UNRELIABLE source, and not to be used.
posted by Joe Cochoit
Yes, thank you, Joe for your observation. You are correct.
Barbara,

I see that some of your information is from the Great Migration, which is in fact the primary source we rely on for Puritan Great Migration profiles. I'm not sure what information you specifically see that's incorrect? You'll see the note at the top of the profile tries to make it very clear the distinction between the two Jonas Weeds' with wives named Mary.

(I did remove some text at the bottom of the profile that said "Alias: Mary Scofield)" which was incorrect (but now is gone).

posted by M Cole
Recent changes reversed due to lack of sources. Please discuss data field changes before making them. Thanks.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Hoyt-2255 and Unknown-220900 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, death, and marriage. This is the Mary Unknown who married Jonas Weed, immigrant.

His grandson married Mary Scofield, daughter of Daniel Scofield. Mary married 1) Jonas Weed, grandson of the immigrant, and 2) Samuel Hoyt. (Her maiden name was not Hoyt) These two Marys are often confused with each other.

Please approve if you agree, Thanks!

posted by Cynthia (Billups) B
Hi have you got a source for the Mary St. John mother of Dorcas. Dorcas' father was Jonas Weed-33. Anderson (Great Migration) makes no mention of a surname for Mary. Unless you have a valid source, this Mary will be merged into Mary Unknown in keeping with PGM guidelines
posted by Anne B
Weed-778 and Unknown-220900 do not represent the same person because: Mary Weed, was the daughter of Jonas and Mary Hoyt Weed. b. 1639; married George Abbott. Need help on research of this profile. In other words Mary Hoyt Weed is the mother of Mary Weed (1639), therefore not the same profile.
Asked a G2G Question Please add your comments, concerns, questions, or answers. All welcome! Thanks!
posted by Cynthia (Billups) B
Rejected the unmerged match of this profile to Scofield-376. Mary Scofield married a different Jonas Weed, born later (b 1668, d 1706). Mary Scofield married 1) Jonas Weed, and 2) Samuel Hoyt.

This Mary Unknown married to the earlier Jonas Weed (b by 1610, d before 7 Nov 1676 probate)

posted by Cynthia (Billups) B
Two different Marys married to two different Jonas Weeds.

This one is Mary Unknown and this Jonas was the immigrant.

The other, Mary Scofield, married 1) Jonas Weed and then 2) Samuel Hoyt/Hait, and she lived a little later. Mary Scofield married Samuel Hoyt in 1707.

When it comes to Puritan Great Migration project profiles, we defer to our primary source, which is Anderson's Great Migration series. Anderson calls this woman Mary _____ (maiden name unknown).

Also User-submitted sources are not used on pre-1700 profiles, unless we have absolutely nothing else (and then only temporarily - until we find something primary).

posted by Cynthia (Billups) B
Scofield-376 and Unknown-220900 are not ready to be merged because: This is a difficult match as there may be a conflicting evidence - one refers to a person born in England another in the USA - I suggest you liase with profile owners as there is a possibility of these being two separate individuals.
posted by Cara Kajewski
Scofield-376 and Unknown-220900 appear to represent the same person because: not sure why the merge was rejected, if there is a valid reason, please state it
posted by Robin Lee
Scofield-430 and Unknown-220900 appear to represent the same person because: same wife, read story on profile Unknown, clearly not sure what her maiden name was.
posted by Robin Lee

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