Good morning Bill & Ken, I haven't researched this family but I notice that Thomas Weston, son of Thomas and Mary (Howland) Weston died a few months after birth. According to the 1903 Samuel Weston mss. Thomas Weston of Boston who m. Isabella Campbell "is thought by some" to be the son of Thomas Weston though there is nothing to substantiate the theory. The will of Prudence (Conant) Weston (thanks to Bill) mentions her daus. Mary, Sarah and deceased son Thomas Weston. It would be interesting to see the Thomas Weston will cited in Howland MF 23:1:163. It seems dau. Mary Weston m. William Weston, son of Benjamin and his 2nd wife Hannah (Coomer) Weston. Sarah Weston was born 3 years after the death of Thomas Weston and court records fining Prudence support the illegitimacy. Prudence's will mentions "my granchildren, the children of my son Thomas Weston, dec." The mss. lists Thomas Weston m. Isabella Campbell in Boston on 29 Dec. 1751 giving him a birth year of approx. 1730 (if 21). Mary (Howland) Weston d.13 Feb. 1730 (cause of death is not listed in Burial Hill, 1990, p.380) and Thomas Weston m. a few months later 4 May 1730 Prudence Conant. Perhaps Mary (Howland) died in childbirth and Thomas needed someone in a hurry to care for his infant son??? Thomas Weston of Boston could be the child of either wife but Prudence's will does confirm a son Thomas who married and had children. This is a quick overview. Any thoughts?? Relatively yours, Muriel Curtis Cushing -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: "Ken Molloy" <kmacape@verizon.net> To: <mayflower@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [MFLR] John HOWLAND Descendant: Mary HOWLAND, b.15 Feb 1701/1702 Plymouth Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:03:47 +0000 Mary Howland d. of Nathaniel (Joseph, John) m. Thomas Weston. One child Thomas Weston b. 2 March 1724/5 m. Isabella Campbell Kenneth Howland Molloy Frequently-asked questions may often be answered by visiting the FAQ page for this list at: http://www.craigrich.net/mayfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYFLOWER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message