Muriel, Are you thinking Mary might of had a second son, also named Thomas who was born just prior to Mary's death in Feb 1730 and died sometime before the death of Prudence in Jan 1766? Randy At 06:56 AM 2/27/2008, you wrote: >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 >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 > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 2906 (20080227) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com

Re: Thomas Weston I had not noticed that Thomas Weston (son of Thomas and Mary Howland Weston) died soon after birth, even though the silver book lists his wife as Isabella Campbell. I did find out that Thomas's 2nd wife Prudence Conant bore him a son Thomas in 1732 in Plymouth. Perhaps this Thomas married Isabella. There were also several other Thomas Westons born about the same time and in the same area (one with Joseph Weston the father). Kenneth Howland Molloy