Elizabeth* Weaver, (immigrant)

Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: i. Elizabeth Weaver was born 1647 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, England, and died 1690 in Cold Springs, Bristol Township Bucks, Pennsylvania. She married Thomas (Dunkin) Dungan 1663 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, son of William (The Perfumer) Dungan and Frances Latham. He was born 13 Feb 1634/35 in St. Martin, Westminster, London, England, and died 1 Feb 1687/88 in Cold Sp rings, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Elizabeth* married Thomas* Dungan, (immigrant) in 1663 in Newport Co, Rhode Island. Thomas* (son of William* Dungan, (son?) and Frances* Latham, (immigrant)) was born on 13 Feb 1632 in St. Martin, Westminster, London, England; died on 1 Feb 1688 in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Dungan was born in 1665 in Newport Co, Rhode Island; died in 1713.
2. Elizabeth Dungan was born in 1666 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode`; died in 1696 in Burlington Co, New Jersey; was buried in Cold Spring, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
3. John Dungan was born in 1667 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI; died after 1667.
4. Clement Dungan was born in 1668 in Newport Co, Rhode Island; died in 1732 in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
5. Rebecca Dungan was born in 1670 in Shrewbury, Monmouth, New Jersey; died in 1722.
6. Thomas Dungan was born in 1671 in Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island; died on 23 Jun 1759 in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
7. Jeremiah Dungan was born in 1673 in Newport Co, Rhode Island; died on 6 Apr 1761 in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.
8. Mary Dungan was born in 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, Rhode Island; died after 1696.
9. Sarah* Dungan was born in 1678 in East Greenwich, Kent Co, Rhode Island; died on 20 May 1760 in Bucks Co, Pennsylvania.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Bef Jul 1640, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Property: 1643, Weymouth, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1679, Clement Weaver House, East Greenwich, Kent Co, Rhode Island

Notes:

Wilipedia
Clement Weavier (c 1620-1683_ also known as Clement Weaver, Jr. and Sergeant Clement Weaver, was a member of the House of Deputies of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1678
one of the founders of East Greenwich

Clement Weaver and his ancestry and descendants are the subject of a 740-page volume, History and Genealogy of a Branch of the Weaver Family, published in 1928

Early Life and Family
Clement Weaver was born in Glastonbury, England around 1620. He was the son of Clement Weaver Sr. and Rebecca Holbrook, daughter of William Holbrook, a resident of that town. Clement Weaver Sr. was the son of Thomas Weaver and Margaret Adams. There is some indication that Thomas Weaver was the son of John Weaver of Presteigne/Stapleton and London, and cousin of Richard Weaver (MP).

Clement Weaver Sr. and Rebecca Holbrook had three known children: son Clement, and daughters Elner and Elizabeth

Life in New England
Clement Weaver and his family were part of the Great Migration to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, arriving some time before July 1640.[6] Clement Weaver Sr. is listed as a property owner in Weymouth in 1643, adjacent to his brother-in-law Thomas Holbrook who came to Weymouth with Rev. Joseph Hull's company in 1635.

The Weaver family's religious views at the time of their migration are not known, but they had been affiliated with the Anglican churches of Glastonbury, and were associated by marriage to the Holbrook family who held views that were in conflict with the strict Puritans of Massachusetts. Some time after 1643, Clement Weaver and family moved to the more religiously tolerant Colony of Rhode Island

Clement Weaver married Mary Freeborn, the daughter of William Freeborn of Essex, England, one of the signers of the Portsmouth Compact and an early member of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Clement Weaver and Mary Freeborn had four children between 1647 and 1661: Clement, William, John and Thomas.[4] They also became members of the Society of Friends, and some of their descendants maintained that tradition for many generations

By 1651, Clement Weaver "Juneor of Nuport" [sic] owned multiple properties in Portsmouth.[4] His primary farm and residence, portions of which remained in the family for over two hundred years, was west of the West Main Road between Newport and Portsmouth in what is today called Middletown.[4] Clement is known to have owned land in Newport, Portsmouth, Westerly, Providence and East Greenwich.[2][4] He is thought to have been a "wall builder" by trade.[2][4] In 1655, "Clement Weaver Jr." and his father are included in a list of Freemen in the Newport settlement. Clement is referred to as Sergeant in later Newport town records - the origin and significance of the title is unknown.

Clement Weaver is listed among the 48 founders of East Greenwich who were granted 100-acre tracts in 1677 "for the services rendered during King Philip's War".[2][3][4] In 1678 Sergeant Clement Weaver became a member of the House of Deputies of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, representing the new settlement of East Greenwich, under then Governor Benedict Arnold. He also served on the Grand Jury at various times from 1671 through 1683.[1][2]

In 1680 Sergeant Clement Weaver is known to have deeded 90 acres of his grant in East Greenwich to his son Clement, also known as Captain Clement Weaver.[4] The Clement Weaver House built in East Greenwich in 1679 is still in existence. It is the oldest documented dwelling house in Kent County and one of the oldest homes in Rhode Island.[7]

Sergeant Clement Weaver died in Newport in 1683, as his will was probated in that year. According to Quaker death records, he and his wife are buried in the Friends Cemetery in Newport (unmarked).[8] Clement Weaver Sr. also died in Newport in 1683, "nearly a hundred years old".[4] Captain Clement Weaver continued to represent East Greenwich in the House of Deputies at various times from 1683 to 1690.[1][2]


Clement Weaver
Born c.1620
Glastonbury, England

Died 1683 Newport, Rhode Island

Other names Clement Weaver Jr., Sergeant Clement Weaver

Occupation Wall builder, Farm owner, Member of House of Deputies

Spouse(s) Mary Freeborn

Children Clement, William, John, Thomas

Parent(s) Clement Weaver Sr. and Rebecca Holbrook
wikipedia - Clement Weaver

Property:
Clement Weaver Sr. is listed as a property owner in Weymouth in 1643, adjacent to his brother-in-law Thomas Holbrook who came to Weymouth with Rev. Joseph Hull's company in 1635.

Residence:
In 1680 Sergeant Clement Weaver is known to have deeded 90 acres of his grant in East Greenwich to his son Clement, also known as Captain Clement Weaver.[4] The Clement Weaver House built in East Greenwich in 1679 is still in existence. It is the oldest documented dwelling house in Kent County and one of the oldest homes in Rhode Island.[7]

The Clement Weaver-Daniel Howland House is a historic stone-ender timber frame house built in 1679. This rare example of primitive 17th-century architecture is located at 125 Howland Road in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It is the oldest documented dwelling house in Kent County and the second oldest home in Rhode Island.

Clement Weaver, a native of Newport, Rhode Island, built the house in 1679, after fighting in King Philip's War. His descendants sold the house to Daniel Howland in 1784. Daniel Howland was a grandchild of Henry Howland, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1624. Henry was the younger brother of John Howland, one of the original Mayflower Pilgrims of 1620. In the early 20th century, Norman Isham, a prominent architect, restored the house. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] Larry Schneider, a general contractor specializing in historic restorations, restored the home in 1996.

Died:
Sergeant Clement Weaver died in Newport in 1683, as his will was probated in that year. According to Quaker death records, he and his wife are buried in the Friends Cemetery in Newport (unmarked).[8] Clement Weaver Sr. also died in Newport in 1683, "nearly a hundred years old".

Clement* married Mary* Freeborn, (immigrant) in 1645 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Mary* (daughter of William* Freeborn, (immigrant) and Mary* Wilson, (immigrant)) was born in 1626 in Maldon, Essex, England; died on 6 Mar 1663/64 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 30 Apg 1634, The Francis, Ipswich, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

Died:
Clement Weaver Sr. also died in Newport in 1683, "nearly a hundred years old".

Clement* married Rebecca* Holbrook, (immigrant) in 1617 in St. John the Baptist, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Rebecca* (daughter of William* Holbrook and Edith* Coles (?)) was born about 1597 in Somerset, Glastonbury, England; died in 1688 in Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 30 Apr 1634, The Francis, Ipswich, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1637, Boston, Massachusetts
• Other-Begin: 7 Mar 1638, Portsmouth Compact, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
• Residence: Bef 13 May 1638, Portsmouth, Newport Co, Rhode Island

Notes:

William Freeborn of Essex, England, one of the signers of the Portsmouth Compact and an early member of the Society of Friends (Quakers).

Wikipedia
William Freeborn (1594-1670) was one of the founding settlers of Portsmouth on Aquidneck Island (Rhode Island), having signed the Portsmouth Compact with 22 other men while still living in Boston. Coming from Maldon in Essex, England, he sailed to New England in 1634 with his wife and two young daughters, settling in Roxbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He soon moved to Boston where he became interested in the preachings of the dissident ministers John Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson, and following their banishment from the colony during the Antinomian Controversy, he joined many of their other followers in Portsmouth.

In Portsmouth, Freeborn was active in a number of minor civic roles, such as constable, member of the petit jury, and overseer of the poor, and also held the position of Deputy to the General Court for a year. He and his wife both died in 1670, five days apart. They had two daughters and one son, all of whom married and had families. Freeborn became a Quaker, and his death, and that of his wife, are recorded in the Friends' records.

Life
Freeborn originated in the town of Maldon, Essex, England, and was married to Mary Wilson in the nearby St Mary's Church, Mundon on 25 July 1625.[1] He and his wife were enrolled to sail to New England at Ipswich, Suffolk on 30 April 1634, with their two daughters Mary and Sarah, and the teenager John "Aldburgh" (John Albro).[2] They made the voyage aboard the ship Francis, and upon their arrival first settled at Roxbury, where Freeborn was admitted to the church that year, and where he became a freeman in early September.[3]

By 1637 Freeborn was in Boston, when a major theological rift arose in the colony, called the Antinomian Controversy, and he became attracted to the preachings of the dissident ministers John Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson. Following the banishment of these two individuals from the Massachusetts colony, Freeborn and many other followers were disarmed when on 20 November 1637 he and others were ordered to deliver up all guns, pistols, swords, powder and shot because the "opinions and revelations of Mr. Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson have seduced and led into dangerous errors many of the people here in New England."[4]

Scores of the followers of Wheelwright and Hutchinson were ordered out of the Massachusetts colony, but before leaving, a group of them, including Freeborn, signed what is sometimes called the Portsmouth Compact, establishing a non-sectarian civil government upon the universal consent of the inhabitants, with a Christian focus.[5] Planning initially to settle in New Netherland, the group was persuaded by Roger Williams to purchase some land of the Indians on the Narragansett Bay. This they did, settling on the north east end of Aquidneck Island, and establishing a settlement they called Pocasset, but in 1639 changing the name to Portsmouth.[6] William Coddington was elected the first chief magistrate of the settlement, not being called Governor, but instead using the Biblical title of Judge.[7]

Freeborn had arrived in Portsmouth by 13 May 1638 when he was present at a general meeting there.[4] The following year he was granted a lot on the condition that he build there within a year.[4] In 1641 he was made a freeman of Portsmouth, and the following year he was made Constable of the towns of Portsmouth and Newport.[4] From 1641 to 1655 he held a number of town offices, including member of the town council, overseer and collector for the poor, and member of the petit jury.[3] In 1655 he appeared on a list of freemen for Portsmouth and in 1657 was a Deputy for Portsmouth to the Rhode Island General Court.[3]

Freeborn died on 28 April 1670 according to the Friends' records, but the age of 80 given for him is inflated. His only known wife, Mary, died five days later.[8]



Immigration:
Coming from Maldon in Essex, England, he sailed to New England in 1634 with his wife and two young daughters, settling in Roxbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Other-Begin:
signed the Portsmouth Compact with 22 other men.

The document was written and signed in Boston by a group of men who followed Anne Hutchinson, a banished Christian dissident from Massachusetts, to seek religious freedom in Rhode Island. The signers were ready to move to Aquidneck Island to set up a new colony and had been disarmed by the Puritan leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The purpose of the Portsmouth Compact was to set up a new, independent colony that was Christian in character but non-sectarian in governance. It has been called "the first instrument for governing as a true democracy."

The text of the Portsmouth Compact:
The 7th Day of the First Month, 1638.We whose names are underwritten do hereby solemnly in the presence of Jehovah incorporate ourselves into a Bodie Politick and as He shall help, will submit our persons, lives and estates unto our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and to all those perfect and most absolute laws of His given in His Holy Word of truth, to be guided and judged thereby.

William* married Mary* Wilson, (immigrant) on 25 Jul 1625 in St. Mary's Church, Mundon, Essex, England . Mary* was born about 1600 in England; died on 3 May 1670 in Portsmouth, Newport Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas* married Margaret* Adams. Margaret* was born in England; died in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 1 Feb 1626, St. John the Baptist, Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Notes:

Will:

William Holbrook's 1625 will provided for the following:

* My son Thoams Holbroock shall have my two Kyne in lieu and recompense of £7.10.0 I owe him.

* My Bay Mare to be sold and my daughter Bosill Holbroock to have 4 marks of the money which I owe her and the residue to my son Thomas if said two Kyne be not of the value of £7.10.0

*To each of my children as well men as women 10/-

*To my son John Holbroock my ground at the Moor if dead then to Thomas Holbroock the younger Edmund Eyle and Clement Weaver the younger my three Grandchildren.

*Residue to my son William Holbroock the younger and appoint him executor, Thomas Eyle, Clement Weaver the elder my son-in-law and Thomas Holbroock the elder my son shall have the use of said ground together with the custody of the Conveyance for the use of my son John Holbroock if he be living as also for this of my said three Grandchildren to whom I have given the said ground in case my son John be dead.

Overseers: Thomas Holbroock, Clement Weaver the elder and Thomas Eyle.
http://www.holbrook-family.com/england.htm

William* married Edith* Coles (?) about 1586 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Edith* was born about 1568 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England; died on 11 Jun 1612 in St. John the Baptist, Glastonbury, Somerset, England; was buried in St. John the Baptist, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
There was an Edith Holbrook who was buried 11 Jun 1612 at St. John the Baptist, Glastonbury. This was possibly William's wife.
http://www.holbrook-family.com/england.htm