Weston (Y-DNA)

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Status summary

Completed as of October 21, 2020:

  • Recruiting additional direct male-line Edmund Weston descendants for NGS/WGS SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Still to do as of August 29, 2020

  • NGS/WGS test multiple Edmund Weston descendants to firmly place family clade as well as discover any subclades unique to descendants lines


Biography

For more information see: National Genealogical Society Quarterly vol. 71 (1983) pp. 41-63

First Generation

The first known record of Edmund Weston[1] was on the passenger list for the Elizabeth & Ann dated 8 May 1635, when he stated he was 30 years old. Upon his emigration, he became a servant to John Winslow, and in Nov 1636 Winslow turned over the servitude (for two years beginning May 1637) to Nathaniel Thomas. Edmund had finished his indentured service by 1639 when he took the Oath of Fidelity at Duxbury. The date/place of his marriage and the name of his wife is currently unknown.[2] He continued to live in Duxbury, where he made his will 18 Apr 1686, which was proved 3 Jun 1686.

Edmund had four children, a daughter Mary (married John Delano) and three sons: Edmund, Elnathan and John

Second Generation

Edmund (II) was born, presumably at Duxbury, about 1660.[3] He died at Plympton (where he was one of the first settlers) 23 Sep 1727 "in his 67th year". Edmund married Plymouth 13 Dec 1688 Rebecca Soule. They had six children (born in that section of Plymouth which became Plympton): Nathan (1688/9), Zachariah (1690), Rebecca (1693), John (1695), Edmund (1697) and Benjamin (1701).

Elnathan was born, presumably at Duxbury, about 1662.[4] and died there 23 Apr 1729. He married about 1688 to Jane _____ and they had five children: Mary (c1688), Sarah (c1688), Samuel (c1690), Joseph (c1692) and Abigail (c1704).

John was born, presumably at Duxbury, about 1664. He married twice, first by 1698 to Deborah Delano, and second Duxbury, 1 Oct 1717 Rebecca Peterson. By his first wife he had (born Duxbury): Rebecca (c1698), Desire (c1700), Deborah (1702), Isaac (c1704), Jonathan (c1706), Abner (c1708) & Eliphas (son c1710). By his second wife John had: David (c1723 m Susanna Churchill & Abigail Bennett).

Third Generation

Nathan Weston was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 8 Feb 1688/9 and died Plympton 11 Oct 1754. He married there 21 Feb 1715 Desire Standish and they had four children (born Plympton): Nathan (1723 m Hannah Everson), Isaac (1725 m Mary Ripley), Jacob (1727-1760 unm.) and Desire (1730).

Zachariah Weston was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 6 Dec 1690 and died Middleborough 27 Sep 1763. He married Plympton 23 Jun 1717 Mehitable Shaw and they had five children: Jonathan (1717/8 m Elizabeth Bosworth), Zachariah (1719-1726), James (1723 m Abigail Dunham), Mehitable (1726) and Zachariah (1728 m Rebecca Standish & _____ Pomeroy).

John Weston was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 27 Jul 1695 and died Middleborough. He married twice, first 14 Mar 1754 Elizabeth Leonard and second 6 Dec 1776 Priscilla Sturtevant. By his first wife, John had: Priscilla, Content (never married), Salome and Hannah (never married). By his second wife John had: John (m Dolly Sprague), and poss. Hercules.

Edmund Weston (III) was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 21 Aug 1697 and died Middleborough 29 Apr 1773. He married twice, first Susannah Jackson (d 4 Nov 1734) and second Elizabeth Smith. By his first wife, Edmund had: Edmund (1731 m Mary Tinkham), Abner (unmarried) and Rebecca. By his second wife Edmund had: James (m _____).

Benjamin Weston was born Plymouth (now Plympton) 6 Nov 1701 and died 5 May 1773. He married four times, first Hannah Comer, second Hannah Bishop, third Phillomona Jones and fourth Mercy _____ Lobdell. By his first wife Benjamin had: Benjamin (1724-1740), Joshua (1725-1740), Hannah (1729-1730). By his second wife he had: William (1732 m Ruby Chandler & Keziah Hewett), Noah (1734-1762 unm.), Zadock (1736 m Mary Peterson), Hannah (1738) and Job (1741 m Hannah Bisbee).


Samuel Weston was born abt 1690 and died Duxbury in 1752. He married 14 Mar 1716 Elizabeth Southworth and they had (born Duxbury): Samuel (1718), Zabdiel (1720-1739 unm.), Mary (1722), Elnathan (1727 m Jemima Bisbee) and Priscilla.

Joseph Weston born 1692 died 11 Sep 1778. He married 10 May 1721 Mercy Peterson and they had: Abigail (m. 1743), Thomas (1726 m Mercy Southworth & Martha Chandler), Jacob (1724 m Deborah Simmons), Ichabod (m Mehitable ____ Soule), William (m Ruby Chandler & Keziah Hewett), Simeon (1728 m Honor Hunt), Zabdiel (m Hannah Curtis), Sarah and Jane.


Isaac Weston was born Duxbury abt 1704 and died New Bedford 1 Nov 1805. He married 1729 Ann Jenny and they had: Priscilla (1730), John (1731 m Jenne Hammond) and Abigail (c1733).

Jonathan Weston was born Duxbury abt 1706. He married there 8 May 1728 Mercy Rickard and they had: John (1729 m Mercy Sampson), Mary "Molly" (1730/1), Jonathan (1734-1734), Esther (1736), Elizabeth (1739) and Mercy (1741).

Abner Weston was born Duxbury abt 1708 and died 1786-7. He married Duxbury 2 Mar 1729/30 Sarah Standish and they had: Seth (c1736-1764 unm.), Micah (1737 m Bethiah Oldham), Hannah (1740) and Deborah (1743).

Eliphas Weston was born Duxbury abt 1710 and died there 15 Mar 1762. He married Duxbury abt 1738 Priscilla Peterson and they had (born Duxbury): Warren (1738 m Mary Bosworth & Martha Chandler), Daniel (1739-1766 likely unm.), Eliphaz (1741 m Deborah Nash), Ezra (1743 m Salumith Wadsworth, Sylvia Church & Priscilla Vergen), Arunah (1745/6 m Sally Martin), Joshua (1748-1762), Timothy (c1749 m Rachel Martin) and Simeon (1753 unk. if marr.)

David Weston was born Duxbury abt 1722 and died Plympton 4 Sep 1805. He married Plympton 11 Jul 1760 Abigail Bennett and they had: Rebecca (1746), Mary (1748), Rufus (1751), David (1754), Jabez (1759), Susanna (1761), Abigail (1762) and Seth (1764-1813).


  1. ↑ An Edmund Weston, son of Edmund was baptized at Shustoke, Warwickshire 1 Jun 1606, with an Edmund Weston marrying there to Jane Jarson on 8 Nov 1597. (from wikitree profile
  2. ↑ Several sources claim his wife was Jane de la Noye (Delano), daughter of Philippe de la Noye & Hester Dewsbury, but this identity has not been accepted by many.
  3. ↑ He deposed 25 Dec 1698 "aged about 38 years".
  4. ↑ Other sources state he was born about 1657

DNA results I1-M253

Previous Y-DNA testing

The Weston Worldwide surname DNA Project Group 06 has one individual claiming a Most Distant Known Paternal Ancestor (MDKPA) as Edmund Weston b. 1605. This individual has not done any SNP tested, but has done Y67 STR testing. FTDNA predicted the family would fall under the I1-M253 Haplogroup. Plugging in the STR values into the Nevgen Haplogroup Prediction tool comes back with an unsupported clade, so we cannot currently refine FTDNA's prediction.

Further needed testing

We need direct male-line Peabody descendants of Edmund Weston to WGS/NGS test to both confirm the lineage as well as to refine the haplogroup further and delineate descendant clades.

References & External Links

  • Stratton, Eugene A. National Genealogical Society Quarterly vol. 71 (1983) pp. 41-63
  • Weston, Thomas Jr., Esq., A.M. "The Descendants of Edmund Weston of Duxbury, Mass. for Five Generations", New England Historical and Genealogical Register vol. 41 (1887) pp. 285ff. (corrected in Mayflower Descendant
  • Anderson, Robert Charles, Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 vol. VII T-Y, pp. 309-311. New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, MA.
  • Access Genealogy: Edmund Weston Genealogy
  • Edmund Weston online genealogy
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