John Weston (1662 - 1736)

Born 1662 in Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Delano) Weston — married 1696 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New England

Husband of Rebecca (Peterson) Weston — married 1 Oct 1717 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New England

Descendants

Died 1736 at about age 74 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John Weston, son of Edmund Weston, was born in Duxbury 1662.^[1][2]

John served as a grand juror in 1716.^{[1] [3]}

He married, first, Deborah Delano, about 1697. They had children:^{[1] [2]}

1. Rebecca Weston
2. Desire Weston
3. Deborah Weston
4. Isaac Weston
5. Jonathan Weston
6. Abner Weston
7. Eliphas Weston

He married, second, Rebecca Peterson 1 Oct 1717 in Duxbury.^{[1] [2]}

8. David Weston b. probably in Duxbury about Dec 1722 (based on his age at death.)

John Weston died before 18 Nov 1736 when Rebecca, his widow, was named administratrix of her husband’s estate.^[1][4]

His inventory was taken on 22 November 1736 in Duxbury. His widow received necessary items from the estate.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 1983, Vol 71, pgs 41-63
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, pg 311, Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.
3. ↑ David Thomas Konig, ed., Plymouth Colony Court Records, 1686-1859 (Wilmington, DE, 1978, Vol 1, pg 291
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-D2LT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 131 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-DLWD : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 139-140 of 242; State Archives, Boston.

See Also:

• George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. "Mayflower Families in Progress." Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendents, 2006.