Thomas Weston (1726 - 1776)

Born 4 Oct 1726 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Southworth) Weston — married 1754 (to 16 May 1765) in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Martha (Chandler) Weston — married 15 Jan 1767 in Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 16 May 1776 at age 49 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

Thomas Weston, born 1717, was the son of Joseph Weston (brother of Samuel) and Mary (or Mercy) Peterson. His first marriage in about 1754 was to Mary Southworth, daughter of Constant Southworth and Rebecca Simmons, with whom he had at least four children. After Mary's death he married his second wife Martha Chandler, daughter of Joseph Chandler and Martha Hunt, with whom he had at least four children. He was a resident of Duxbury, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Thomas WESTON was born on 4 October 1726. He died on 10 May 1767 at the age of 40.

Thomas died in Duxbury, MA on May 16, 1776 at the age of 49. He is buried at Myles Standish Cemetery in Duxbury. Unfortunately no one has bothered to do the research and fill in the appropriate vitals.

Probate

The will of Thomas Weston of Duxbury, yeoman was dated 22 April 1776 and proved on 3 June 1776 in Plymouth. He mentions his two sons, and two daughters by his first wife, Joseph (executor), Thomas, Mary, and Jane, and his present wife Martha (executor), and their children, Peleg, Mercy, and Rebecca. His inventory was taken on 19 June 1776 in Duxbury. His widow received her dower, and the rest of the real estate was divided between the sons, Joseph, Thomas, and Peleg.^[2]

In 1776, his widow Martha was appointed guardian to his minor daughters, Mercy Weston (age 9 years),^[3] and Rebecca Weston (age 2 years).^[4] Judah Delano of Duxbury was appointed guardian of his minor son, Peleg Weston (age 7 years).^[5]

In 1786, his son Peleg Weston, above the age of 14 years, made the choice of Isaiah Alden of Duxbury to be his guardian.^[6]

Disputed Birth Date

Mrs. Charles L. Alden, “Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants”, published by Eben Putnan, Salem, 1897, page 97 ([1]) indicates that Thomas Weston was born in 1726, not 1717, to Joseph and Merch (Peterson) Weston, all of which matches Weston-1223. It further indicates that Thomas Weston married Mary Southworth and had 4 children, which matches Weston-1543, and then married Martha Chandler and had several more children, including Mercy (Weston-448). If we can merge these two individuals, we can connect Mercy to her family tree.Rob Stafford

Children

Thomas and Mary (Southworth) Weston had the following (6) children:^[7]

1. Joseph, born 1754
2. Mary, born 1755; died 1776
3. unnamed twin daughter, born and died July 1763
4. unnamed twin daughter, born and died July 1763
5. Thomas, baptized 25 October 1767
6. Jane, baptized 6 November 1767

Sources

1. ↑ Webber, Samuel G. Genealogy of the Southworths (Southards) Descendants of Constant Southworth, A. Fort Mill Press, Boston, 1905. pp. 44-45.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-ZSVP : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1775-1780 vol 24-25 > image 289-293 of 568; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-84N2 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 414 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-84N7 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 419 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-84XN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 418 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-X76H : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 234 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Sixteen, Part 2, The Descendants of John Alden Through His Daughter Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie, 2002 Edition, Published 2002, Page 49

• Vital Records of Duxbury Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), Page 195 (birth), Page 439 (death)
• Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes, comp., Alicia Crane Williams, ed., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, John Alden, Volume 16, four parts, (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002), 2:47-49
• John E Soule, Milton E Terry, comps., Louise Walsh Throop, ed., Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule, Sixth Edition (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2011), p. 199
• Find A Grave: Memorial #101233930

• PETERSONs from Plymouth Colony Massachusetts. [2]