Individual Details

William Weeks

(20 Aug 1628 - 13 Dec 1677)

He was the son of George Weeks/Weekes and Jane Clapp Weeks who came from Devonshire to New England in 1635 with Rev.Richard Mather. His mother Jane Clapp Weeks became the second wife of Jonas Humphrey.

He married a woman named Elizabeth. After William's death, she married Timothy Mather on Mar 20,1678/9 as his second wife. Elizabeth died on Feb 20,1709/10.

Children: John Weeks, Elizabeth Weeks Henley, Mary Weeks White, William Weeks Jr, George Weeks, Renew Weeks Carpenter, Jane Weeks Blackman, George Weeks, Sarah Weeks Macomb, Hannah Weeks, Samuel Weeks, and Submit Weeks Cook.

He was admitted as freeman May 3, 1665, land granted by town of Dorchester 1652; held minor town offices.

Events

Birth20 Aug 1628Seaton, Devonshire, England
MarriageBef 1652Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts - Elizabeth Atherton
Death13 Dec 1677Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
BurialDorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseElizabeth Atherton ( - 1710)
ChildJohn Weeks (1652 - 1690)
ChildRenew Weeks (1660 - 1703)
ChildJane Weeks (1662 - 1735)
ChildSubmit Weeks (1672 - 1748)
FatherGeorge Weeks (1595 - 1650)
MotherJane Clap (1597 - 1668)
SiblingAmmiel Weeks (1632 - 1679)
SiblingJane Weeks ( - 1648)
SiblingJoseph Weeks ( - 1690)

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