Person:John Weston (21)

  • HJohn Weston1631 - Abt 1723
  • WSarah Fitch1635 - 1698
m. 18 Apr 1653
  1. Sarah Weston1656 - 1684/85
  2. Mary Weston1659 - Aft 1699
  3. John Weston1660/61 - 1719
  4. Elizabeth (Weston)1662/63 -
  5. Samuel Weston1665 -
  6. Stephen Weston1667 - 1753
  7. Thomas Weston1670 -
  8. Mercy (Weston)1678 - 1680
  9. Zachariah (Weston)1681 - 1682
  10. Joseph (Weston)1683 -
  11. Susannah Weston1686 - 1763
Facts and Events
Name John Weston
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1631 Buckinghamshire, England
Emigration[1] 1644 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United StatesStowaway
Residence[2] 1648 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Residence[3] 1652 Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 18 Apr 1653 Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Sarah Fitch
Other[5] 1661 Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesChallenged Thomas Clark to fight
Military[4] 1675 Served in the Massachusetts militia in King Philip's War
Death[6][7] Abt 1723 Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United StatesAge about 92
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Eaton, Lilley. Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass: Including the Present Towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with Chronological and Historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874. (Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1874)
    p. 125.

    "WESTON, John. About the year 1644, being thirteen years of age, he came from Buckinghamshire, in the west of England, to Salem, Mass. His mother was then a widow. His desire to come over was such that he concealed himself in a ship bound for America until she sailed."
    Eaton's source for this story was "John Weston's manuscript." Unfortunately, he gave no more information about the manuscript -- how it originated or where he found it.

  2. Eaton, Lilley. Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass: Including the Present Towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with Chronological and Historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874. (Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1874)
    p. 125.

    "He was a member of the first church in Salem in 1648."

  3. Eaton, Lilley. Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass: Including the Present Towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with Chronological and Historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874. (Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1874)
    p. 125.

    "He removed to Reading about the year 1652, to that part which is now Wakefield. His land, of which he was a large proprietor, adjoined the Meeting-house Square, and lay upon the southeast part of Reading Pond, and extended thence southerly."

  4. Eaton, Lilley. Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass: Including the Present Towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with Chronological and Historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874. (Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1874)
    p. 22-23.

    "1675... This year commenced the famous Indian War, known as 'King Philip's War'. The town of Reading were required to furnish their quota for the Massachusetts troops. Among those who entered the service from this town were... John Weston"

  5. Eaton, Lilley. Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass: Including the Present Towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with Chronological and Historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874. (Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1874)
    p. 17.

    "1661... John Weston 'admonished and to make public acknowledgment for challenging Thomas Clark in the field to fight.'"

  6. Eaton, Lilley. Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass: Including the Present Towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with Chronological and Historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874. (Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1874)
    p. 125.

    "He d. about 1723, aged over 90 years."

  7. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    4:490.

    "In 1691 he was adm. freem. and d. 1723."