Richard Weeks (abt. 1653 - 1724)

Born about 1653 in England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Freeman) Weeks — married 10 Aug 1724 (to 26 Aug 1724) in Attleboro, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1724 at about age 71 in Attleborough, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Richard Weeks is said to have been born in England about 1653. He left England in 1690, and initially resided at Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. He later removed to Attleborough, Massachusetts, and died there.^[1][2]

He married first 1690-95, Abigail Norton, daughter of Isaac and Ruth (Bayes) Norton.^[1][3][4][5]

He married second, in Attleborough on August 10, 1724, the widow Mary Leonard, also of Attleborough.^[2][6][7]

He had at least one son, John, who was administrator of his estate in 1724.^[1][8]

Richard Weeks died intestate in Attleborough on August 26, 1724, just six days after his second marriage. His son John was appointed administrator of his estate.^[1][8][9]

Children

Children of Richard Weeks and first wife Abigail:

1. John Weeks, born ca.1698; administrator of fathers' estate 1724; married (1) November 21, 1718, Mary Rowley of Falmouth; married (2) intention April 30, 1743, the widow Silence Converse of Attleborough; living in 1753.^{[1][2][4][8][10][11]}
2. Mehitable Weeks, born ca.1704; married, July 3, 1724, Moses Rowley of Attleborough.^[7][12][13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Banks, Charles Edward. The History of Martha's Vineyard (Dukes County Historical Society, Edgartown, 1925). Volume III. Family Genealogies. Page 496. Citing: "5. Richard Weeks."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Weekes, Robert. Genealogy of the Family of George Weekes of Dorchester, Mass., 1635-1650 (L.J. Hardham, Newark, N.J., 1885). Page 358. Citing: "Richard Weeks of Attleborough, Mass."
3. ↑ Banks, History of Martha's Vineyard: Volume III. Family Genealogies. Pages 345-346. Citing: "10. Isaac ... m. Ruth Bayes ... 31. Abigail, b. (1666); m. (Richard?) Weeks(5)."
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985). Volume 3. Page 1620. Citing: "WEEKS, [?Richard] & 1/wf Abigail [NORTON] (1666-1723+); ca 1690/5; Attleborough {Martha's Vineyard 1:346, 496}"
5. ↑ Carpenter, Annie Isabella. Carpenter and Allied Families — Genealogical and Biographical’ (The American Historical Company, Inc. New York, 1941). Page 175. Citing: "II. Isaac Norton."
6. ↑ Vital Records of Attleborough: Marriages. Page 597. Citing: "Weeks, Richard and Mary Leonard [wid., both of A. int.], Aug. 10, 1724."
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHR-DFYX : 11 May 2022), Richard Weeks and Mary Leonard, 10 Aug 1724; citing Marriage, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009343.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org). Richard Weeks, Attleboro, 1724.
9. ↑ Vital Records of Attleborough: Deaths. Page 737. Citing: "Weeks, Richard, Aug. 26, 1724."
10. ↑ Vital Records of Attleborough: Marriages. Page 597. Citing: "John of A., and Mary Roule of Falmouth, Nov. 21, 1718."
11. ↑ Vital Records of Attleborough: Marriages. Page 597. Citing: "Weeks, John, and Cilence Converse, wid., both of A., int. Apr. 30, 1743."
12. ↑ Doherty, Frank J., The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (F.J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY, 2013). Vol. 11, Page 79. Citing: "10. Moses Rowley ... m. 3 July 1724 Mehitable, prob. dau. of Richard Weeks."
13. ↑ Vital Records of Attleborough: Marriages. Page 597. Citing: "Weeks, Mehetable, and Moses Rowley [both of A. int.], July 3, 1724."

See also:

• Vital Records of Attleborough, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1934).

• Wikipedia Contributors, Edgartown, Massachusetts, at Wikipedia. Accessed 23 Oct 2022.
• Wikipedia Contributors, Martha's Vineyard, at Wikipedia. Accessed 23 Oct 2022.