HENRY A.8 WELD (Willard7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) b. Oct. 23, 1826; m. April 15, 1852, Eliza Ann Norris, dau. of Philo and Angeline (Stone) Norris, b. Sept. 6, 1829; d. Jan. 4, 1907. A farmer owning and occupying (1903) the Jonathan Chase estate overlooking Windsor and the Connecticut river. He d. Oct. …
GEORGE8 WELD (Horace7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. Dec. 13, 1817; m. April 9, 1843, Maria Chase of Cornish, dau. of Theodore and Judith (Bryant) Chase, b. Nov. 18, 1821; d. Sept. 9. 1894. For many years a teacher of schools in N. H. and Mass. Served as drum major in the …
MOSES6 WELD (Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) was b. Jan. 15, 1757; m. May 17, 1781, Miriam Harding. He was an eminent singer and chorister. Mr. Weld had been a Revolutionary soldier. After coming to Cornish he was town clerk a number of years. A worthy member of the Baptist Church, also its Dea. many …
About the middle of the seventeenth century four brothers of the Lewis family left Wales, viz.: Samuel, went to Portugal; nothing more is known of him; William, married a Miss McClelland, and died in Ireland, leaving only one son, Andrew; General Robert, died in Gloucester county, Va. ; and John, died in Hanover county, Va. It is Andrews descendants who are featured in the manuscript.
This short manuscript starts with Robert Mason, immigrant ancestor and founder of this branch of the Mason family in America, was born in England about 1590. In 1630 he came to America with Governor John Winthrop’s company, probably, as so many of the early Puritans came, in quest of religious freedom. Here he settled in …
DEA. JOHN6 WELD (Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) was b. Jan. 4, 1752; m. Nov. 26, 1778, Deborah Plympton, b. Oct. 17, 1757; d. Sept. 10, 1830. He d. Jan. 22, 1834, aged 82. He was a thrifty farmer, a devout Baptist and a deacon of that church. He gave $500 to it in its …
ISRAEL FOSTER7 WELD (Peleg6, Moses5, John4, Josseph3, John2, Joseph1) b. Sept. 2, 1821; m. May 2, 1854, Susan J. Maynard, dau. of Daniel F. and Polly (Newhall) Maynard of Claremont. He res. chiefly in Claremont. Employed in paper mill. He d. April 28, 1864. Children: 1. EMMA GENEIVE, b. March 9, 1855; d. July 19, …
WILLARD7 WELD (John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) b. Nov. 22, 1787; m. Jan. 26, 1824, Alice Luther of Cornish, dau. of Caleb and Rebecca (Brown) Luther, b. Sept. 7, 1792; d. Feb. 3, 1869. He was a farmer and always lived in town. He d. March 13, 1871, aged 83. Children, all b. in …
GEORGE W.8 WELD (John7-6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. Nov. 28, 1817; m. Oct. 13, 1844, Nancy Moore, formerly of Lyman, b. April 17, 1822; d. Jan. 7, 1895. In March, 1863, they rem. to Brighton, Ill., where they spent the rest of their lives. While in Cornish he was selectman several years. …
WALTER WELD, a son of Moses and Elizabeth (Holbrook) Weld, was b. April 24, 1761; m. Dec. 11, 1783, Lucy Carpenter. It is said they had nine children, but the first seven only are found on record. He enlisted in the War of 1812; and d. at Plattsburg, N. Y., Dec., 1813. Children all b. …
JOSEPH WELD came from England in 1638 and settled in Plymouth, Mass. He had a son, John2, b. Oct. 28, 1623, who had a son Joseph3, b. Sept. 13, 1650, who had a son John4, b. Aug. 19, 1689. He had a son Moses5, b. March 27, 1722. He m. first, Dec. 6, 1748, Elizabeth …
It is to the life and paternal lineage of the late William Mason of Taunton that this article is directed, he being a direct descendant from one of the old pioneers and Indian fighters of this section in its early settlement – Major John Mason, of Pequot fame, from whom William Mason’s descent is through Daniel, Peter, Japhet, Japhet Mason (2) and Amos Mason.
JOHN7 WELD (Peleg6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) b. Oct. 2, 1811, in Dummerston, Vt. Came to town with his parents when three years of age. M. Sept. 17, 1844, Anna F. Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of John and Polly (Williams) Bartlett; b. Dec. 22, 1819; and d. Oct. 4, 1898. He was possessed of …
Albert8 Weld (Willard7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. June 28, 1836; m. Dec. 4, 1867, Lucy C. Comings of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Rebecca (Westgate) Comings, b. March 8, 1843. A farmer, and lived on the homestead of his father till when he sold his farm and rem. to the Flat. …
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CHESTER6 WELD (Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1,) was b. Aug. 27, 1769; m. first, Dec. 14, 1800, Peninnah Comings of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin6 and Mary (Cooper) Comings; b. June 20,1777; and d. May 11, 1810. He in. second, Dec. 5, 1811, Mehitable Pike, b. Aug. 30, 1774. He d. May 21, 1820. Children by …
DANIEL8 WELD (Daniel7, John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. in Berkshire, Vt., Nov. 20, 1810; m. -, Mary Harlow of Cornish, adopted dau. of Robert and Charity (Barrows) Harlow, b. Jan. 14, 1814; d. Sept. 25, 1858. He d. Dec. 2, 1848. Children: 1. A child unnamed, d. Oct. 28, 1838, aged four …
DANIEL H.9 WELD (Hiram8, Johns7-6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. May 28, 1864. Lives in the stone house built by his grandfather. A farmer and butcher; m. Sept. 4, 1894, Lizzie M. Sturtevant of Cornish. Children, all b. in town: 1. ADA ALICE, b. Dec. 30, 1896. 2. RUTH MAY, b. Feb. 11, …
Resident and business directory of Middleboro’ and Lakeville, Massachusetts, for 1899. Containing a complete resident, street and business directory, town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, notable events in American history, etc. Compiled and published by A. E. Foss & Co., Needham, Massachusetts. The following is an example of what you will find within the …
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DANIEL7 WELD (John6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) b. May 27, 1781; m. -, Lydia Fuller of Enosburg, Vt., b. June 6, 1784; d. Nov. 6, 1846. Lived on the old homestead now (1903) owned by Freeman A. Johnson. A farmer. He d. Sept. 13, 1851. Children, all b. in Cornish except the first two: …
HIRAM M.8 WELD (John7-6, Moses5, John4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1) was b. April 12, 1831; m. first, Oct. 3, 1860, Alice M. Hamblet, dau. of Daniel and Eliza (Spaulding) Hamblet, b. Dec. 20, 1832; and d. March 20, 1881. Before his m. he spent a few years in Cal., acquiring a love for that section which …
