Jonas Weed II (1647 - 1704)

Born 1 Feb 1647 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Bethia (Holly) Weed — married 16 Nov 1676 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1704 at age 57 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Jonas Weed II was born 1 Feb 1647, in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. His parents were Jonas Weed I and Mary Unk. He married Bethia Holly 16 Nov 1676, in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Jonas Weed II passed away 17 Nov 1704, in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Origin

Jonas Weed was born "say" 1645, according to Anderson.^[7] He was the son of Jonas Weed and Mary Unknown.^[7] Only one of Jonas and Mary's children's births were recorded. but Jonas Weed and family first settled at Watertown, then by 1635 at Wethersfield, and by 1642 at Stamford, Connecticut.^[7]

There is confusion about the two Jonas Weed families both of Stamford and both with wives named Mary. The earlier family was this Jonas Weed's. Jonas's mother was neither a Scofield nor a Hoyt. For more information, please see the profiles of his parents.

Marriage

Jonas married on 16 Nov 167[0] at Stamford, Connecticut to Bethia Holly [TAG 11:33 citing Stamford TR 1:113]. Apparently the year was missing in the original record, as shown in TAG 11:33. Anderson chose to interpret the missing date as 1670, possibly because the record contains several entries with missing years, and they were between entries dated 1669 and 1672.^[8] Other publications have differed in their interpretation and called the year 1676.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Children

Children:^[12][13]

1. Jonas Weed b July 26, 1678 (son of Jonas, Sr.), d 24 Oct 1753 Stamford; mar Sarah Waterbury
2. Benjamin Weed, (Sergt.) b Apr 5, 1681; mar 1) Mary Penoyer, 2) Elizabeth (Waterbury) Howe
3. Jonathan Weed, b 15 Apr 1684, d 19 Dec 1728 Stamford; mar Mary Unknown
4. Abgail Weed b Apr 5, 1695; mar Jeremiah Schofield
5. John Weed b Nov 19, 1698 (son of Jonas, shoemaker)
6. Miles Weed b Feb 24, 1700/01 (son of Jonas, shoemaker)
7. Sarah Weed b Mar 10, 1702/3 ( d. Jonas, shoemaker)
8. Nathan Weed b May 20, 1705 (s. Jonas (shoemaker)

Positions and Property

Jonas became a shoemaker as well as a leading citizen of Stamford.^[13] He was elected for eleven terms as selectman; first term was in 1680.^[13]

Death and Legacy

Jonas passed away on 29 November 1697 in Stamford, Connecticut.^{[citation needed]}

Note: Barbour Index does not show a Jonas Weed died on this day at Stamford.^[12]

Inventory was taken on 10 January 1704/5 His wife Bethia and chldren were mentioned in his will, sons: Jonas, Benjamin, and Jonathan "five months short of age," and daughter Abegaile aged 10 years.

Research Notes

Bunce reports only the first four children, Jonas, Benjamin, Jonathan, and Abigail, but the Stamford Town Record specifically calls John, Miles, Sarah, and Nathan children of Jonas, the shoemaker. Apparently the oldest four were the children mentioned in Jonas's will. Possibly he mentioned only those children who were "of age" at the time.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70011346/jonas-weed
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LL9R-619
3. ↑ https://www.dkdonovan.com/getperson.php?personID=I59963&tree=Main
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/87990779/person/132383935087/facts
5. ↑ Birth: Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 191
6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3967020:3599?ssrc=pt&tid=87990779&pid=132383935087
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Jonas Weed," featured Name. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Volumes I-III, Pages 1956-59)
8. ↑ (1934) "Stamford (Conn.) Town Records." The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Vol 11, Page 33).
9. ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
10. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
11. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Mead, Maureen, Fairfield County Coordinator, "Weed Barbour Index." CtGenWeb.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Bunce, Julia Locke Frame, (1948) Some of the ancestors of the Reverend John Selby Frame and his ...] [S.l.] : Printed for private distribution, HathiTrust.org (Pages 207, 226, 231).

See also:

• Cutter, William Richard. New England Families Genealogical and Memorial. Vol. I-IV. New York, USA: n.p., 1915.
• Reverend Elijah B. Huntington, compiler REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS OF STAMFORD FAMILIES April 6, 1797.
• Stamford Town Records Title: Stamford Town Records: Volume 1 - 1641-1723 Author: Paul R. Finch Publication: Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.
• Stamford Registration Title: Stamford Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths Author: Rev. E. B. Huntington Publication: Stamford, Connecticut: Wm. W. Gillespie & Co., 1874.
• Weed and Allied Families Title: History of the Weed and Allied Families Author: Charles Allison Weed PhD Publication: Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1971.

Jonas WEED b. abt. 1647, Stamford, Fairfield, CT d. 19 Nov. 1704, Stamford, Fairfield, CT Jonas Weed m. Bethia Holly Nov. 16, 1676, Stamford, CT Bethia Holly was the daughter of JOHN HOLLY and MARY WAITSTILL Bethia Holly b. January 6, 1654, Stamford, CT d. December 29, 1713, Stamford, CT.

Children of JONAS WEED and BETHIA HOLLY are: JONAS WEED b. July 26, 1678, Stamford, CT d. October 24, 1753, Stamford, CT BENJAMIN WEED b. April 5, 1681, Stamford, CT d. 1748, Stamford, CT JONATHAN WEED b. April 15, 1684, Stamford, CT d. December 19, 1728, Stamford, CT BETHIA WEED b. Abt. 1686 d. Bef. 1704 ABIGAIL WEED b. April 5, 1695, Stamford, CT d. Bef. 1780