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Captain Joseph Weld 1599–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Apr 1599

Birth Location: Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 7 Oct 1646

Death Location: Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Edmund Welde

Mother: Amye Clark

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shatswell

Children(s): Elizabeth Welde

Captain Joseph Weld was born in 1599 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the child of Edmund Welde And Amye Brewster Clark. In 1632, Captain Joseph Weld resided in Freeman 6 Nov, Massachusetts Colony, MA. In 1635, Captain Joseph Weld resided in Roxbury, Mass.. Captain Joseph Weld married Elizabeth Shatswell, and had children including Elizabeth Welde. Captain Joseph Weld passed away in 1646 in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Captain Joseph Weld was born in 1599 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, the child of Edmund Welde And Amye Brewster Clark.
  • In 1632, Captain Joseph Weld resided in Freeman 6 Nov, Massachusetts Colony, MA.
  • In 1635, Captain Joseph Weld resided in Roxbury, Mass..
  • Captain Joseph Weld married Elizabeth Shatswell, and had children including Elizabeth Welde.
  • Captain Joseph Weld passed away in 1646 in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Weld's Ancestors

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Captain Weld
1599–1646
Birth Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Parents
Edmund Welde
1559–1608
Sudbury
Amye (Brewster) Clark
1571–1610
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Weld's Descendants

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Captain (Joseph) Weld (7 Apr 1599–7 Oct 1646) m. Elizabeth Shatswell (1600–16 October 1638)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Welde 1625–1716 m. Edward Denison 1616–1668
    1. 1. Sarah Denison 1650–1715 m. Thomas Robinson 1654–1700
      1. 1. James Robinson 1690–1762 m. Patience Ruggles 1690–1768
        1. 1. Denison Robinson 1724–1803 m. Martha Perry 1724–1807

Captain Weld's Timeline

6 Records

1599
7 Apr 1599
Birth of Captain Joseph Weld in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
1632
1632
Age 33
Captain Joseph Weld resided here in Freeman 6 Nov, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 6 Nov, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1635
1635
Age 36
Captain Joseph Weld resided here in Roxbury, Mass.
Roxbury, Mass.
1646
Abt 1646
Age 47
Captain Joseph Weld resided here in Roxbury, New England
Roxbury, New England
1646
7 Oct 1646
Age 47
Death of Captain Joseph Weld in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1646
22 May 1646
Age 47
Captain Joseph Weld - Probate in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1599
    Event Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel and Lovina (Hovey) Williams of Wethersfield, Connecticut, W

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Freeman 6 Nov, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Roxbury, Mass.
    Record Source: Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1646
    Event Place: Roxbury, New England
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County Wills; Author: McGhan, Judith; Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1646
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel and Lovina (Hovey) Williams of Wethersfield, Connecticut, W

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 22 May 1646
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County Wills; Author: McGhan, Judith; Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts

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