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William Weeks

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William Weeks, Sr
Wife was Elizabeth or Mary
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William Weeks (abt. 1620 - bef. 1689)
William
 Weeks
Born about 1620
 in Staines, Middlesex, England
 [uncertain]ANCESTORS Son of Robert (Weeckes) Wickes [uncertain] and Sara (Enderby) Atweecke [uncertain]Brother of Thomas Weckes, John Wickes, William Wickes and Robert WeeksHusband of Unknown (Unknown) Weeks
 — married [date unknown] [location unknown]Husband of Mary (Lynde) Butler
 — married after 1658 in Edgartown, Dukes, MassachusettsDESCENDANTS Father of Elizabeth (Weeks) Hobby, William Weeks Jr., Elizabeth (Weeks) Robinson, Samuel Weeks, Richard Weeks, John Weeks and Abigail (Weeks) HatchDied before 3 Aug 1689
 in Edgartown, Dukes, Province of New York
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William Weeks was probably the son of Richard Wickes (Weeks) of Staines, Middlesex, England. William married at least twice, first to a woman whose name is not known, but by whom he had children. His second wife was possibly Mary (Lynde) Butler, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Lynde, and the widow of John Butler. She was born in 1630[1] and died 1693. William died in Edgartown, Dukes County, (then) Province of New York[2] about 1688 or 1689.

Children (there may have been others):
William Jr., b. ca. 1645, living in 1693; m.(1) Mercy Robinson 1669, m.(2) Mary Hatch ca. 1689.
Elizabeth, b. ca. 1648; m. John Robinson 1667; removed to Connecticut in 1714.
Samuel, b. ca. 1651; living in Edgartown in 1681.
Richard, b. ca. 1653, d. 1724 Attleboro; m. Abigail Norton.
John, b. ca. 1655, d. 1730; m. Mary Rowley 1676.
Abigail, b. ca. 1658; m. Jonathan Hatch 1676.
William is believed to be the son named in the will of Richard Wickes of Staines as being in New England. A brother John had arrived in New England in 1635 and was also named in the father's will. In the will of Richard Wickes, dated August 4 and proved November 8, 1638, he directed his executors "to pay to my son John Wickes now living in New England £200, . . ." He also left a bequest to another son: "To my son William £300, as follows, £30 in three months and the remainder in three years and he to have £10 paid him every half year in the meantime, and if he should die, or never come to claim it, then to be divided between my sons John and Robert and their children."[3]
There was a John Wickes living in Plymouth in 1637, who removed to Rhode Island in 1639, then to Warwick in 1643 with his friend, Samuel Gorton. He resided there until he was killed by the Indians during King Philip's war in November 1675 at age 66. William plied a packet route between Martha's Vineyard and Rhode Island, providing a tentative connection between the two possible brothers. There is, however, no proof for a connection.[3]
William Weeks first appears in the Martha's Vineyard records in 1653 when the first division of common land took place on 8 May, in the area to be later known as Edgartown, but he would have to have been there at an earlier date to have been able to participate in the division of land. It is assumed that the first allotments of the common lands took place between 1646 and 1652, and included the lots located south of the town bordering on the Great Pond and Katama. In 1655 he was granted land "near the pines in the middle of the island." It is known that he was married at that time because of a deposition by Goodwife Weeks, dated Dec. 25, 1655, but her given name was not noted. It may be that he brought his children with him, or they may have been born after his move to Martha's Vineyard. Some time before 1658 this wife died. In later divisions between 1664 and 1669 Williams Weeks continued to receive a share in the common lands.[3]
In 1660, William was serving in the position of constable, and as such he was ordered by Gov. Thomas Mayhew "to levie upon the estate of John Doggett [Daggett] the elder, upon Martin's Vineyard the sum of five thousand [pounds] upon the breach of order in purchasing lands." Mr. Daggett had negotiated for lands rather than going through the proper channels, and as a result was given a hefty fine. However, upon order of the Plymouth Court, Daggett maintained his title to the land. William was a tavern owner and was named in several court lawsuits for selling strong liquor, being fined in January 1666.[3]
In 1667, while on a trading voyage from the Vineyard, William and his son William had their vessel wrecked at Quick's Hole and the vessel and all its cargo looted by the Wampanoags of the Elizabeth Islands. He went to court to attempt recovery of damages. They were rescued by John Dixey who told the Governor of New York about the incident. He, in turn, wrote to Governor Mayhnew to deal with the Wampanoags and require restitution of the vessel and its stolen cargo.[3]
His lands were recorded on 11 December 1671, and contained a house lot with 10 acres, 37 shares, eight acres purchased of Peter Folger, one share at Feliz Neck, one share at Meachemus field, on at Quanomica, one at Cracketuxett, one division of 25 acres at Great Neck, a thatch lot at the Neck, three acres a Cahpequideck, two acres of meadow at Chapequideok, one acre of meadown at the Planting field, all grants by the town purchased from the natives. Also recorded, in 1680, land at Homes Hole. In 1685 he sold two lots of land on the Neck. He had also bought land in Falmouth, land that Jacob Perkins bought from William Weeks, Sr. 31 October 1677.[3]
Several suits against William indicate that he operated a tavern. He appeared in various business and litigation activities between 1684 and 1687. In 1688 he sold his real estate interests in Homes Hole to Isaac Chase. A final sale in December of that year seems to be his last transaction. Between that date and August 3, 1689 he died, as his widow, Mary, sold the home lot and he is referred to as being deceased. Sons William and Richard challenged her right to sell the lands as they claimed ownership. They won proved their case and the court gave them possession of the property.[3]
There is no record of a will or probate for William. His son, Samuel, had land in the Vineyard, but he sold out in 1688, and all of William's remaining land had been sold, and all of the Weeks children had left the island.[3]


Sources

↑ The Parish Register of Dunstable 1553-1812. Bedfordshire County Record Office 1951.
↑ Wikipedia
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 F.B. Osgood, V.A. Thayer, An Osgood & Thayer genealogy: ancestry of Dr. Kenneth Alan Osgood, descendant of Christopher Osgood, Volume 2 (Coronado, CA: F.B. Osgood, 2004)
See also:
Charles Edward Banks, The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts (Boston: G.H. Dean, 1911), p. 118-122.
Our Family Genealogy Pages "William Weeks Sr."
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
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Mary (Lynde) Butler (bef. 1630 - abt. 1693)
Mary
 "Polly"
 Butler
 formerly Lynde
 aka Weeks
Born before 24 Feb 1630
 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
 [uncertain]ANCESTORS Daughter of Thomas Lynde and Hannah (Unknown) LyndeSister of Thomas Lynde, Henry Lynde [half], Joseph Lynde [half], Sarah (Lynde) Pierpont [half], Hannah (Lynde) Trerice [half] and Samuel Lynde [half]Wife of John Butler
 — married 1648 (to 1658) in Dorchester, Massachusetts BayWife of William Weeks
 — married after 1658 in Edgartown, Dukes, MassachusettsDESCENDANTS Mother of John Butler, Mary (Butler) Athearn, Thomas Butler, Joseph Butler and Hannah (Butler) ChadwickDied about 1693
 in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts
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Mary (Lynde) Butler migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
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1 Biography
1.1 Research Notes
1.2 Birth
1.3 Event
1.4 Marriage
1.5 Death
2 Sources
Biography
Mary (Lynde) Butler was born in England.
Mary Line was baptised at Dunstable, Bedfordshire, on 24 Feb 1629/30, the daughter of Thomas Line.[1]
From Family Search:
Mary Lyndehttps://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYLJ-5SC22 March 1628 – 3 October 1693 • LYLJ-5SCGENDER FemaleBIRTH about 1629 Charlestown, MassachusettsCHRISTENING 24 February 1630 Dunstable, Bedfordshire, EnglandDEATH 1693 Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, MassachusettsPARENTSFATHER Deacon Thomas LYNDSMOTHER MaryMARRIAGES (1)SPOUSE John ButlerMARRIAGE 1648 Dorchester, Suffolk, MassachusettsMary Lynde was the daughter of Thomas Lynde. She married (2) about 1658, William Weeks.Research Notes

There are sources that give the place of Mary Lynde birth as Bedfordshire, Dunstable, England; however, roughly one-third of her records indicate her birthplace as Charlestown, Massachusetts, British colonial America. The data that I copied above states that she was born in Massachusetts but baptized in England. Would she travelled back to England at such a young age and for what reason taking into consideration the cost of the travel at that time?
Birth
1628 Charlestown, Middlesex, MA[2]1629 Dunstable[3]abt 1629, Arrival date: 1635 in Massachusetts[4]1629 England[5]1628 Charlestown, Middlesex, MA[6]Event
Arrival1635 Massachusetts[7]Marriage
BET 1648 AND 1649 Ashford, Kent, England[8]Husband: John ButlerChild: John ButlerChild: Mary ButlerChild: Thomas ButlerChild: Joseph ButlerChild: Hannah ButlerOther Spouses: William Weeks
Mary Lynde married William Weeks as her second husband. after the death of her first husband, John Butler about 1658. See New England Marriages after 1700. page 792Death
aft 1693 Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, MassachusettsSources

↑ The Parish Register of Dunstable 1553-1812. Bedfordshire County Record Office 1951. https://archive.org/stream/bedfordshirepari42bedf#page/12
↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoolb&h=2835265&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoolb&h=2835269&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pili354&h=1443348&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=765569&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoolb&h=2835265&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pili354&h=1443348&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
↑ #S503: Married: 1648 at: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012)
Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33D7-1VS : accessed 2015-08-17), entry for Mary Polly /Lynde/.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9H49-YTT : accessed 2016-06-14), entry for Mary Lynde, submitted by ckdarling2748967.
Ancestral File(R) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ancestral File Number: 4MT2-61J
Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown (D. Clapp, Boston, 1879) Page 637
"Mary, prob. brought over by J. Winthrop Jr. in the "Abigail," ae. 6, 1635; m. ___ Wicks."


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Leave a message for others who see this profile.Login to post a comment. Peter RohmanUnknown-3778 and Lynde-25 appear to represent the same person because: Same family.posted Sep 04, 2019 by Peter Rohman Jillaine SmithAccording to William Sr's profile, the mother of his children was his first wife whose name is not known, and he didn't marry Mary until after his children were born. That said, none of these profiles are well sourced, so it would be great to improve them with better sourcing.
Correction: Sr's profile has sourcing, but seems to rely heavily on a compiled genealogy published in 2004. It would be good to extract the sources used by that (Osgood) genealogy if someone has access.
posted Apr 10, 2019 by Jillaine Smith

Events

Birth
Death

Families

Spouse??? Elizabeth ( - 1658)
ChildElizabeth Abigail Weeks (1654 - 1698)
ChildWilliam Weeks Jr. (1645 - 1715)
ChildJohn Weeks (1655 - 1730)
ChildSamuel Weeks ( - )
ChildRichard Weeks ( - )
ChildAbigail Weeks ( - )
FatherGent. Robert Wickes ( - 1638)
MotherSarah Enderley ( - )