Deacon
Moses
Weld
Born in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Weld
and Mehitabel (Childe) Weld
Husband of
Elizabeth (Holbrook) Weld
— married
6 Oct 1746 (to 11 Jul 1763) in Massachusetts
Husband of
Deborah (Unknown) Weld
— married
11 Jul 1764 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Weld) Crosman, John Weld, Hannah (Weld) Stone, Moses Weld Jr, Walter Weld, Nehemiah Weld, Timothy Weld, Ebenezer Weld, Chester Weld, Elizabeth (Weld) Stone, Deborah Weld and Pelege Weld
Died
at age 84
in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
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Biography
Six children by each wife, all before coming to town (Cornish, New Hampshire) -- [Wm. Childs' History of Cornish New Hampshire]
Was he the Moses Weld who served as Town Clerk , Cornish NH 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799 ? And as Selectman of Cornish NH 1799, 1805, 1806? Records say he died in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, but he moved to Cornish, New Hampshire, where he may have died instead.) Age at death: 84.
Deacon Moses Weld was born 22 Mar 1722 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, [1] in Massachusetts.
He married Elizabeth Holbrook 6 Oct 1746. He then married second wife Deborah Faulkner. 11 Jul 1764 • Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA.[2] He was treasurer of Sturbridge in 1883 and 1886. [3]He died 10 May 1806 (aged 84) in Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts and is buried at Old Burial Ground, Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, PLOT Row 22, Plot 8. Find A Grave: Memorial #50178327
The Book "History of Cornish" reports that he and his wife Deborah stayed in Cornish in their old age, where Elizabeth's daughter Hannah had moved, now Mrs Stone.[4]
His son Moses Jr also lived in Cornish and served as town selectman.
His will was probated in Sturbridge Massachusetts [5]
Marriage 1 First wife Elizabeth Holbrook Their Children Sarah Weld John Weld Hannah Weld Moses Weld Walter Weld Nehemiah (Nehemah)
Marriage 2 Second wife Deborah Faulkner Their Children Timothy Weld Ebenezer Weld Chester Weld Elizabeth Weld Deborah Weld Pelege Weld
Research Notes
A few sources refer to him as Amos, though all vital records say Moses or Deacon Moses. Added Amos as a nickname.
Sources
- ↑ Name: Moses Weld Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1722 Baptism Place: West Roxbury, Massachusetts Father Name: John Weld Mother Name: Mehitabel Weld
- ↑ Name: Moses Weld Spouse: Deborah Faulkner Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1764 Marriage Place: Sturbridge Source: Vital Records of Sturbridge Full Text: Moses and Deborah Faulkner, July 11, 1764.
- ↑ History of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Volume 1 (1889) p 111
- ↑ Weld - History of the town of Cornish
- ↑ Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 A - Z, July 1731-1881 Given Name: Moses Surname: Weld Record Date: 1806 Residence: Sturbridge Record Type: Will
See also:
- Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Volume: 356, page 144. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242305-00147?pid=715459&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D2204%26h%3D715459%26indiv%3Dtry&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=32596_242305-00147.
- Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018), Ancestry.com, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Sturbridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, page 387. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61401/dvm_primsrc000177-00386?pid=30464263&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D61401%26h%3D30464263%26indiv%3Dtry&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 February 2019), memorial page for Deacon Moses Weld (22 Mar 1722–10 May 1806), Find A Grave Memorial no. 50178327, citing Old Burial Ground, Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Chris W. H. (contributor 47256339) .
- Millenium File Name: Moses Weld Gender: Male Birth Date: 27 Mar 1722 Birth Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA Death Date: 10 May 1806 Death Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA Marriage Date:11 Jul 1764 Father: John Weld Mother: Mehitable Child Spouse: Elizabeth Holbrook Children: Walter Weld; Walter Weld Spouse Father: Ebenezer Holbrook Spouse Mother: Mehitable Warner
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moses:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moses:
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Robin Rainford
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Weld-503 and Weld-238 appear to represent the same person because: same spouses, same dates. Believe that he died in Mass because grave is there and his will was probated there; he did spend time in Cornish staying with his daughter.
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Moses is 12 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 24 degrees from Carl Sagan, 20 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 28 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 21 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 17 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 24 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 9 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 15 degrees from Isaac Newton, 23 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 19 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 13 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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