Weeks, George

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BIRTH: DORCHESTER BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 21st Report Boston Record Commissioners (Boston, 1890), 6 (FHL #974.46/D1 V2v).
CHR: RECORDS OF THE FIRST CHURCH AT DORCHESTER IN NEW ENGLAND (Boston, 1891), 169 (FHL #856696).
DEATH: DORCHESTER BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 25.

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BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. William is identified in the will of his mother, Jane Humphrey of Dorchester, 29 Jan 1666/7, proved 19 Nov 1668, Suffolk Co. Probate, #490, (o.s.) 5:108 (FHL #584128). Date and place of birth are approximations. William's three younger siblings were baptized at Seaton, Devon.
MAR: No mar rec found. Widow Elizabeth Weeks made oath to the estate inv of her late husband, William Weeks of Dorchester, below. It is also clear that she is the mother of at least some, if not all, of the children of William Weeks, as she is referred to as "grandmother" of Ebenezer Maudsley on 15 Mar 1715, when he was granted administration on the remaining estate of William Weeks (Ibid, [n.s.] 19:65 [FHL #594180]).
DEATH: DORCHESTER BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 21st Report Boston Record Commissioners (Boston, 1890), 29 (FHL #974.46/D1 V2v). Also see the will of William Weeks of Dorchester, 10 Dec 1677, proved 1 Feb 1677/8, Suffolk Co. Probate, #936, (o.s.) 6:128 (FHL #584128), inv sworn 1 Feb 1677/8 (Ibid, 12:192-93 [FHL #584130]), further adm 15 Mar 1715 (Ibid, [n.s.] 19:65 [FHL #594180]).
OCC: Husbandman, yeoman, clerk of writs (town clerk) of Dorchester.

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William married Elizabeth about 1650. Elizabeth was born about 1630 in England; died on 19 Feb 1709/1710 in Dorchester,Suffolk,MA; was buried in Old Burial Ground,Dorchester,Suffolk,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Year of birth is calculated from age 79 on bur rec, below.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. Elizabeth made oath to the inv of the estate of her late husband, William Weeks of Dorchester, 1 Feb 1677/8, Suffolk Co. Probate, #936, (o.s.) 12:192-93 (FHL #584130). It is also clear that she is the mother of at least some, if not all, of the children of William Weeks, as she is referred to as "grandmother" of Ebenezer Maudsley on 15 Mar 1715, when he was granted adm on the remaining estate of William Weeks, 15 Mar 1715 (Ibid, [n.s.] 19:65 [FHL #594180]).
MAR #2: DORCHESTER BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 21st Report Boston Record Commissioners (Boston, 1890), 24 (FHL #974.46/D1 V2r).
DEATH: Ibid, 1:127. Death date of "20" Feb 1709/10 from bur rec, below.
BUR: "Inscriptions from the Old Burial Ground in Dorchester," NEHGR, 4 (1850):278 (FHL #974 B2ne). Aged 79 yrs.

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations. Three of George's children were baptized in Seaton, Devon, but his own baptism is not found there.
MAR: No mar rec found. Children of George Weeks and his wife Jane were baptized at Seaton. This Jane is no doubt the dau of William Clapp of Salcombe Regis, Devon, whose undated will, proved 25 Mar 1641, mentions a dau Jane and a grandchild William Weeks. The will, which was lost in 1942 due to enemy action, is cited in Mary Lovering Holman, ANCESTRY OF COLONEL JOHN HARRINGTON STEVENS... 2 vols. (n.p., 1948, 1951), 1:279 (FHL #929.273 St47h). Roger Clapp, another son of William Clapp, also came to New England. Furthermore, Jane's own will mentions her Clapp relatives and was witnessed by Roger Clapp. See the will of widow Jane Humphrey, 29 Jan 1666/7, proved 19 Nov 1668, Suffolk Co. Probate, #490, (o.s.) 6:14 (FHL #584128).
DEATH: Date of death is found in George's estate inv taken 22 Jan 1650/1, Suffolk Co. Probate, #105, (n.s.) 2:273 (FHL #594359).

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George married Clapp, Jane about 1627. Jane (daughter of Clapp, William and Channon, Johan) was born about 1597 in Salcombe Regis,Devon,Eng; died on 2 Aug 1668 in Dorchester,Suffolk,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. Jane is identified with her son William Weeks in the will of her father, William Clapp of Salcombe Regis, Devon, n.d., proved 25 Mar 1641, abstracted in Mary Lovering Holman, ANCESTRY OF COLONEL JOHN HARRINGTON STEVENS..., 2 vols. (n.p., 1948, 1951), 1:279 (FHL #929.273 St47h). Jane is also mentioned with her son Thomas Weeks in the will of her brother, William Clapp of Salcombe Regis, 6 Sep 1636, proved [incomplete date] 1636, abstracted in the Oswyn Murray Collection,vol. 6, unpaginated (FHL #916897). Devonshire wills were destroyed in 1942.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. However, the will of Jane's father, above, mentions a grandson William Weeks. The will of her brother William Clapp, above, mentions his sister's child, Thomas Weeks. William and Thomas Weeks are proved sons George and Jane Weeks. Furthermore, Jane's own will, below, mentions her Clapp relatives and was witnessed by Roger Clapp, a son of William Clapp.
MAR #2: No mar rec found. The will of widow Jane "Humphrey," below, mentions her Weeks children proving that she was formerly the wife of George Weeks. Jane was apparently the widow of Jonas Humphrey who died at Dorchester, 9 Mar 1661/2. His will mentions a wife but does not name her(Suffolk Co. Probate, #300, [o.s.] 1:383-84 [FHL #584127]).
DEATH: DORCHESTER BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 21st Report Boston Record Commissioners (Boston, 1890), 27 (FHL #974.46/D1 V2v). Also see the will of widow Jane Humphrey of Dorchester, 29 Jan 1666/7, proved 19 Nov 1668, Suffolk Co. Probate, #490, (o.s.) 6:14, inv 5:108-109 (FHL #584128).

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BIRTH: The identification of William as a son of Richard by an unknown 1st wife is based on circumstantial evidence. William's son Roger, who emigrated to New England, is called "cousin" in the will of another New England immigrant, John Clapp of Dorchester, 11 Jul 1655, proved 30 Aug 1655, Suffolk Co. Probate, misc docket, (o.s.) 1:111 (FHL #584127). John Clapp is a proved son of Nicholas Clapp. John's will mentions several brothers, nieces, and nephews who are mentioned in the will of Nicholas Clapp of Venn Ottery, Devon, 12 Mar 1631/2, proved 29 Mar 1632, Archdeaconry Court of Exeter. The wills of this court were destroyed in 1942. See transcript in Mary Lovering Holman, THE SCOTT GENEALOGY (Boston, 1919), 227-28 (FHL #929.273 Sco84h). Nicholas and William Clapp are apparently brothers. Nicholas is mentioned in the will of his mother, Christian Clapp of Sidbury, Devon, 25 Jul 1608, proved 12 Aug 1608, Court of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, abstracted in Olive M. Moger, "Transcript of Devonshire Wills," 44 vols. (typescript, n.d.), 9:1210 (FHL #916870). William is not mentiond in the will of Christian Clapp, who is the widow of Richard Clapp. It appears that William is from an earlier, unknown wife of Richard. Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: W. I. Leeson, ed, "Sidmouth Parish Register" (transcript, 1941; Devon & Cornwall Record Society), unpaginated (FHL #916935). William was "of Salcome." The wife is a "daughter of Robert Channon."
BUR: This bur is cited in Mary Lovering Holman, ANCESTRY OF COLONEL JOHN HARRINGTON STEVENS..., 2 vols. (n.p., 1948, 1951), 1:278 (FHL #929.273 St47h). The par reg of Salcombe Regis begins in 1702. BTs begin in 1609, but searches in a typescript of available BTs found no transcript for the year 1640 (FHL #916930 items 5-6). Holman apparently located the original BTs for this year in her searches. Also see the will of William Clapp of Salcombe Regis, n.d., proved 25 Mar 1641, Exeter Wills, cited in Holman, STEVENS ANCESTRY, 1:279. The wills of this court were destroyed in 1942.

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William married Channon, Johan on 11 Nov 1593 in Sidmouth,Devon,Eng. Johan (daughter of Channon, Robert and Johan) was born about 1572 in of Sidmouth,Devon,Eng; was buried on 5 Aug 1629 in Salcombe Regis,Devon,Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Johan is identified in the will of her mother, Johan Channon of Sidmouth, 19 Nov 1616, proved 4 Dec 1618, Archdeaconry Court of Exeter, abstracted in Olive M. Moger, "Transcript of Devonshire Wills," 44 vols. (typescript, n.d.), 7:879-81 (FHL #916870). She is also called a daughter of Robert Channon on her mar rec, below. Wills of this court were destroyed in 1942. Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: W. I. Leeson, ed, "Sidmouth Parish Register" (transcript, 1941; Devon & Cornwall Record Society), unpaginated (FHL #916935). William was "of Salcome." The wife is a "daughter of Robert Channon."
BUR: H. B. Clark and C. A. T. Fursdon, eds, "Salcombe Regis Bishops Transcripts, 1609-1701" (typescript, 1930; Devon & Cornwall Record Society), unpaginated (FHL #916930).

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