Stephen Weston, Sr.

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Stephen Weston
5 December 1693 – 28 December 1789

Male
Stephen Weston

Name • 20 Sources
Stephen Weston
Last Changed: September 8, 2021 by jackinatlanta

Sex • 18 Sources
Male
Last Changed: September 8, 2021 by jackinatlanta

Birth • 6 Sources • Edit Edit Birth
5 December 1693
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Reason This Information Is Correct:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-XZKP : 29 November … More
Last Changed: July 16, 2022 by MayYouBeALion

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Death • 2 Sources
28 December 1789
Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Last Changed: November 11, 2021 by Robert Hall

Burial • 2 Sources
Town Hill Cemetery, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Reason This Information Is Correct:
Find a Grave Memorial 38088116 and Vital Records of Lincoln MA to 1850 By F. Apthorp Foster, pg. 177
Last Changed: July 16, 2022 by MayYouBeALion

Residence • Edit Edit Residence
1693
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Custom Event
Birth
1 December 1693
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Stephen Weston born on 1 December 1693 to the parents of John Weston and Mary Bryant Weston in South Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony

Residence
from 1698 to 1706
Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Ensign John Weston's family relocated to Charlestown as early as December 19, 1698, when he purchased a tract of land in Reading, while living in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay … More

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Marriage
2 February 1716
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Stephen Weston married Hannah Flagg, the daughter of Gershom Flagg II and Hannah Keyes Flagg, on 2 February 1715/6 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Custom Event
Death of Father
29 August 1719
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Stephen Weston's father Ensign John Weston died at the age of 57 intestate on Aug 29, 1719 in Redding, Middlesex Co., MA …. leaving a large estate to later to be probated by the … More

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Probate of Estate of Father
15 January 1720
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Stephen Weston's father, Ensign John Weston passed away intestate on the 29 August 1719, an inventory of his estate was taken on the 30th October 1719, which was acknowledged by … More

Residence e
24 February 1720
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Stephen and Hannah Flagg Weston lived in a home on his father's "west end" estate on 24th February 1719/20, when his brother, Abraham Weston sold his two thirds interest … More
Residence • Edit Edit Residence
before May 1725
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
It appears that Stephen Weston and his family, relocated from South Redding to an area southeast of Concord, later to be incorporated in 1754 as the town of “Lincoln”, prior to … More

Custom Event
Executes a Bond with Brother Timothy Weston
11 May 1725
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Timothy Weston of Reading in the County of Middlesex in the province of Massachusetts Bay in New England houseright am hold on and do stand by bond and obliged to Stephen Wesson … More

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Death of Mother
19 December 1725
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Ensign John Weston’s widowed wife Mary (Bryant) Weston died on December 19, 1725 in South Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Custom Event • Edit Edit Custom Event
Executes a Bond with Brother Timothy Wesson
12 July 1728
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
"Timothy Weston of Concord in the County of Middlesex in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England housewright and Holden and stand firmly Bond and Obliged to Stephen … More
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Church Affiliation
20 August 1747
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Stephen Wesson and his brother, Timothy Wesson names were among "twenty five male members" of the precinct that "agreed to embody themselves into distinct … More

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Served as Precinct Treasurer
from 1747 to 1748
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Stephen Weston served as the Southeast Precinct of Concord as "Treasure" in the early years of it's formation, including during the years of 1747 and 1748

Custom Event
Town Incorporation
19 April 1754
Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Stephen Wesson and his brother Timothy Wesson were included in the "individuals, living in the easterly part of Concord, westerly part of Lexington, the northerly part of … More

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Town Highway Assessment
6 April 1763
Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
The town of Lincoln on April 6, 1763 assessed a "Highway" tax to the residents for the improvement of the roads. Stephen Weston and his sons, Stephen Weston, Jr. and … More

Residence
1775
Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Prior to and on 1775, Yeoman Stephen Weston and his family lived on their farm just westerly of the Old Village Center on Sandy Pond Road in Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts … More
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Death of Spouse
19 November 1776
Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
The wife of Stephen Weston, Hannah Flagg Weston, passed away on November 19, 1776 and buried in the "Weston family plot" in the Precinct Cemetery, also known as Lincoln … More
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Death
28 December 1789
Lincoln, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mr. Stephen Weston, an early settler of Lincoln, passed away on 28 December 1789 in Lincoln, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts and buried in the "Weston family plot" in … More
Occupation • Edit Edit Occupation
Farmer, yeoman, and blacksmith.

Family Members

Spouses and Children

Stephen Weston
1693–1789 • G8XW-QDB​​
Marriage: 2 February 1716
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Hannah Flagg
1692–1776 • LX37-M3F​​

Children of Hannah Flagg and Stephen Weston (14)

Hannah Wesson
1716–1789 • LC5H-QYG​​

Mary Wesson
1717–1814 • MTNC-HDV​​

Abigail Weston
1719–1805 • LC5V-X6K​​

Stephen Wesson Jr.
1720–1776 • LKVK-YH1​​

Zachariah Weston
1722–1806 • K1DL-RKD​​

Ruth Wesson
1724–Deceased • LHJN-YTG​​

John Weston
1725–1776 • LKVK-BCS​​

Sarah Wesson
1727–1817 • KFJB-FLF​​

Elizabeth Weston
1730–1806 • LKVK-1MG​​

Joseph C. Weston
1732–1775 • LX9H-QYW​​

Hephziah Weston
1733–Deceased • G8VS-5C5​​

Benjamin Wesson
1734–1735 • LKVK-17K​​

Esther Weston
1735–Deceased • KFJY-PL1​​

Hepzibah Wesson
1743–1775 • KF8C-C7G​​

Parents and Siblings

Ensign John Weston III
1661–1719 • L7VS-9HL​​
Marriage: 26 Jul 1684
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Mary Bryant
1666–1725 • MYD1-LM4​​

Children of Mary Bryant and Ensign John Weston III (14)

John Wesson
1685–1707 • L6RC-6LZ​​

Abraham Wesson
1687–1745 • L6RC-XHT​​

Samuel Weston
1689–1745 • GDKL-BQP​​

Mary Wesson
1691–1763 • KNXW-FYC​​

Stephen Weston
1693–1789 • G8XW-QDB​​

Zachariah Wesson
1695–1714 • 27HS-JFL​​

James Wessen
1697–1726 • 27HS-JV5​​

Benjamin Jeramiah Wesson Sr
1698–1741 • 27HS-JPQ​​

Jeremiah Weson
1700–1745 • LZ6Z-KQB​​

Timothy Weston
1701–1701 • 2428-L5W​​

Ensign Timothy Wesson
1704–1782 • GM8J-JBN​​

Jonathan Wesson
1705–1728 • MNRX-D6Z​​

Sarah Wesson
1707–1729 • 27HS-V5W​​

John Wesson
1709–1787 • 27HS-JC8​​

https://familypedia.wikia.org/wiki/Stephen_Weston_(1693-1789)

Facts articles- person, Weston (surname), Born in 1693, Died in 1789

Stephen Weston (1693-1789)

Stephen Weston

Birth: 1 December 1693 Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Death: 28 December 1789 Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Father: John Weston (1661-1719)

Mother: Mary Bryant (1666-1725)

Spouse / partner: Hannah Flagg (1694-1776)

Wedding: 2 February 1716 Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Sex: Male

Stephen Weston was born 1 December 1693 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to John Weston (1661-1719) and Mary Bryant (1666-1725) and died 28 December 1789 in Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Flagg (1694-1776) 2 February 1716 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Children

Offspring of Stephen Weston and Hannah Flagg (1694-1776) Name Birth Death Joined with Hannah Wesson (1716-1809) Mary Wesson (1717-1814) 22 September 1717 Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts August 1814 Temple, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Nathaniel Ball (1717-1814)

Stephen Weston (1720-1776) Zachariah Weston (1722-1806) Ruth Weston (1724-) Sarah Weston (1727-1822) Joseph Weston (1734-1735) Hepzibah Weston (1743-) Siblings

Offspring of John Weston and Mary Bryant (1666-1725) Name Birth Death Joined with John Weston (1685-1707) 1685 Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 11 June 1707 Casco Bay, Acadia, Canada Abraham Weston (1687-) Samuel Weston (1689-1745) Mary Weston (1691-) Stephen Weston (1693-1789) 1 December 1693 Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 28 December 1789 Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Hannah Flagg (1694-1776)

Zachariah Weston (1695-) James Weston (1698-1726) Jeremiah Weston (1700-) Timothy Weston (1702-1702) Jonathan Weston (1705-) Sarah Weston (1708-) John Weston (1709-) Research Notes Family Search currently shows that this Stephen is merged with his father and his wife merged with the family of his mother. It shows his mother (Bryant) being the child of his in-laws (Flaggs). That is not correct.

References Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1912), 247. Wesson, Stephen, s. of John and Mary, [born] Dec. 1, 1693. Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Lincoln, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908), 177. Weston, Stephen, [died] Dec. 28, 1789, in 100th y. GR1. (Appears to have been affected by the gravity of the century milestone, since birth calculates to about 1690.) Cutter, William Richard, and William Frederick Adams. Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts. (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1910), 4:2195. Stephen Weston, s/o John Weston and Mary Bryant, b. Reading 1 Dec 1692, d. 6 May 1776 (sic, but this date in Lincoln VRs is clearly his son, being labeled "Stephen Jr." and the age at death of "in 56th y." placing birth about 1720/1.) Stephen Weston founder of Lincoln church, first treasure of church. Married Hannah Flagg. Family of Stephen Weston - WeRelate.com

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38088116/stephen-weston

Reading births: WESSON, Stephen, s. John and Mary, Dec. 1, 1693.

Woburn marriages: Stephen Wasson of Reading and Hannah Flagg of Woburn, at Woburn, Feb. 2, 1716.

Lincoln deaths: WESTON, Stephen, Dec. 28, 1789, in 100th y. GR1 (gravestone was read wrong. It say 1782.)

From Contributor Jack Robinson (49682797) Additional Children of Stephen & Hanna Weston (aka Wesson): Stephen Wesson (1693-1789) and Hannah (Flagg) Wesson Stephen Wesson b. 1 Dec. 1693 Reading m. 2 Feb 1715/16 Woburn d. 28 Dec. 1789 at the age of 100 (#2, pg. 473) (#23, pg. 177) Hannah Flagg b. 1694 Woburn m. 2 Feb 1715/16 Woburn d. 19 Nov. 1776 at the age of 83 (#2, pg. 473) (#23, pg. 177) Stephen Wesson and Hannah Flagg m. 2 Feb 1715/16 Woburn CHILDREN Hannah b. 1 Mar 1716 Woburn m. 11 Apr 1738 Josiah Hosmer d. 28 May 1809 (#2, pg. 245) (#24, pg. 144, 151, 163, 178, 197 & 330) Mary b. 22 Sep 1717 Reading m. 25 Aug 17 Nathaniel Ball d. Aug 1814 (#2, pg. 246) (#24, pgs.143, 144 & 158) Stephen, Jr. b. 16 Nov 1720 Reading m. 27 Nov 1746 Lydia Billing d. 6 May 1776 (Ae. 53) (#2, pg. 247) (#24, pgs. 166, 172, 180 & 182) (#23, pg. 74, 75, 176 & 177) Zachariah b. 19 Aug 1722 Reading m. 10 May 1750 Mary Hoar d.13 Jun 1806 (#2, pg. 247) (#24, pg. 176) (#23, pg. 75) Ruth b.20 Jan 1724/25 Reading m. 15 Jan 1747/48 James Allen d. (#2, pg. 246) (#24, pg. 166) John b. Est. 1726 Lincoln m. d. 15 Dec 1809 (#30, 2003.045.1.11 & .12) (#23, pg. 177) John Wesson enlisted in the Lincoln militia called up for the siege of the French fort at Cape Breton: (#30, 2003.045.1.12) “Colonel William Pepperrell led a force of almost 3,000 New England troops who sailed from Boston on 4 April 1745. At Louisbourg, a Royal Navy squadron from the West Indies commanded by Commodore Peter Warren joined them. The combined forces easily defeated the under strength French garrison and on 17 June 1745, after a forty-nine-day siege, the fortress surrendered. Celebrations greeted the news throughout colonial America and England, but especially in New England.” By Massachusetts Historical Society August 2013 archive Sarah b. 11 Nov 1727 Lincoln m. 29 May 1750 Peter Heywood d. Abt. 1822 (#24, pgs. 118, 181, 184, 200 & 202) Joesph b. 7 Mar 1731/32 Lincoln m. Eunice Darby d.16 Oct 1775 (#24, pgs. 196, 200, 207, 218 & 224) Benjamin b. 30 Jun 1734 Lincoln m. d. 20 Aug 1735 died early (#24, pgs. 128 & 136) Hephziah b. 3 Apr 1733 Lincoln (#24, pg. 157)m. d.