Name: Mary Weeks Father: Abraham Weeks Mother: Millicent Birth Date: 1651 State: VA Country: USA Source Information
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The name that seems to be given most is Mary Weeks/Weekes, daughter of Abraham and Millicent Weeks. That info originally started from Mr. W.G. Stanard in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Oct.1897, where he quoted a power-of-attorney from "Mildred", widow of Abraham Weekes, to Henry Goodloe as her son (sic) --grandson--.However, in 1898, Mr. F.W. Eastman, Deputy Clerk of Middlesex Co.,examined the original document which showed that the "son" was in fact"my loving friend", NOT "my loving son".
Another power-of-attorney was executed by Millicent...not MILDRED Weeks which reads, "I do hereby empower Henry Goodloe to appear for me in Middlesex Court there to acknowledge unto my dau. Mary Weeks and her son James, four Negro slaves.....2 Oct. 1703"
Then another deed to Mary and her son James on the same day. George and Mary Goodloe DID NOT have a son named James...infact, here is the"kicker":
"Middlesex County Order 1700-1702 - "Judgment is confessed by Milliscent Weeks to the Parrish of Christ Church in the County for five hundred pounds of good tobacco being the Fine of Mary Weeks for hir haveing a Childe unlawfully begotten and ordered to pay costs. Milliscent Weeks promises and assumes in Court to keep the Parrish of Christ Church in this County harmless and indemnified from the keepeing and maintaining the Childe borne of the body of Mary Weeks."
Mary & George Goodloe were still married....George didn't die until Dec. 1710, so obviously, Mary Weeks that had an illegitimate son could NOT have been the wife of George Goodloe.
Another clue that Mary wasn't the daughter of Abraham Weeks was that in his Will of 1691where she is listed as Mary....not Mary Goodloe. She would had been married for over 20 yrs, so surely he would have called her Mary Goodloe. He called his other two daughters by their married names, why not Mary?