Jonas Weed emigrated in 1630 from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony in the Winthrop fleet on th Flagship Arbella, with John Winthrop and Richard Saltonstall.
Arbella or Arabella was the flagship of the Winthrop Fleet on which, between April 8 and June 12, 1630, Governor John Winthrop, other members of the Company (including Dr. William Gager) and Puritan emigrants transported themselves and the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company from England to Salem [MA], thereby giving legal birth to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. John Winthrop is reputed to have given the famous "City upon a Hill" sermon aboard the ship. Also on board was the first European female poet to be published from the New World, Anne Bradstreet and her family. The ship was at first known as the Eagle. Its name was changed in honor of Lady Arbella Johnson, who was a member of Winthrop's company, along with her husband, Isaac Johnson. Lady Arabella was the daughter of Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln. [Source: Wikipedia].
1,3,8 He lived in 1630 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
1,3,8 He lived in 1635 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
1,3,8 There were two Jonas Weeds (grandfather and grandson), who lived at different times at Stamford, Connecticut. They both married Marys and are often confused. The grandson Jonas Weed (1668-1706) married Mary Scofield, daughter of Daniel Scofield, who married as her 2nd to Samuel Hoyt.
This earlier Mary (maiden name unknown) married grandfather Jonas Weed (1610-1672), immigrant. We do not know Mary's parents or origin. She may have been born c. 1616 (based on the birth of her first child in 1637). We do not know Mary's exact death date. The inventory of her estate, as "widow Mary Weed of Stamford," was exhibited on 10 March 1689/90 [Fairfield PD case no 6731]. Her estate totaled £23 7s 9d and included no real estate.
References:
* Anderson, Robert C., ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633.'' "Jonas Weed." Featured name.
* Hoyt, David Webster, 1871 ''A genealogical history of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight families...'' Providence: Providence press, (Page 319).
* "Descendants of Daniel Scofield I."
10 He lived between 1642 and 1676 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
1,3,8 Jonas Weed left a will dated 26 November 1672 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. Jonas' will is written in the third person. He assigned Mary and sons Jonas and Daniel to administer his estate. Jonas left
Mary a life interest in his house and home lot, and two acres each of meadow and upland. Of his personal estate, she was to receive "her bed with all belonging to it; And his great bible and his warming pan, and more to the vallu of Twenty pounds to take out of his Estate in what Shee doth desire."
John was to receive 5 pounds and two acres of meadow;
Daniel was to have land or property worth 10 pds; Jonas 1 pd, and Samuel 5 shillings. Jonas'
daughter Mary, wife of George Abbot, was to receive 30 shillings;
Dorcas, wife of James Wright, 10 shillings;
Elizabeth 5 pds;
Hannah, wife of Benjamin Hait, 10 pds; and "unto his daughter
Sarah, the Sum of Five Shillings, And in case Shee doe returne agayne to the Truth, then he doth by will give unto her the Sum of five pounds." It is believed Sarah may have joined the Quaker movement.
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His will, written at Stratford on 26 November 1672, provided: The Last Will and testament of Jonas Weed Sr who first doth give up his soul to his Lord Jesus Christ and his Body to an honorable burial and for his outward estate he doth as follows:
he doth give and bequeath unto his wife Mary Weed the house she now lives in and the use of the homlot with two acres of meadow and two acres of upland lying in the east field during her life time: And [words smudged] all belonging to it: And his [line smudged] pan: and more to [line smudged] of his estate[line smudged].
2ly he doth give and bequeath to his eldest Sonn John Weed Two Acres of Meadowe lying in Rock creek and more to the vallu of five pounds.
3ly he doth give unto his Sonn David Weed the full and Just sum of Ten pounds: for the Said Ten pounds he is to have that peece of Meadow Lying in the east field in that neck comonly called Mr [Lands?] neck if he with the rest doe agree in the [words smudged] they may yf not Soe much: then he is to have the remainder of my other things:
4ly he doth give unto his Sonn Jonas Weed the Sum of one pounds.
5ly he doth give unto his daughter Mary Abbot the wife of Georg Abbot the Sum of Thirty Shillings.
6ly he doth give to his daughter Dorcas: the wife of James wright the sum ten shillings.
7ly he doth give unto his Sonn Samuel the Sum of Twenty pounds.
8ly he doth give unto John Rockwill the sum of five shillings and doth leave the vallu of five pounds in Daniels hand for Elizabeth.
9ly he doth give to his daughter Sarah the Sum of five shillings: And in case shee doe returne agayne to the Truth then he doth by will give unto her the Sum of five pounds.
10ly he doth give unto his daughter Hannah Benj: Hoits wife the Sum of Ten pound.
Moreover it is his will that yf his estate doth not amount unto ye Just Sum as above they shall share out of the above proportionably: And yf his estate to the Sum as above then it is his will they shall each and every of them advance proportionably to what of them have received : Also he doth by will Impower his wife Mary Weed and his Sonn Daniel and his Sonn Jonas Weed to Administer upon his Estate acording to [will?].
1,3 The inventory of his estate was taken on 6 June 1676 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. It totaled £116 9s 6d of which £58 was in real estate.
11 Jonas's will was proved on on 7 November 1676 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
11 He was buried in First Congregational Church Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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