William WEEKES

                   "Admitted to ffreedome and tooke his oath" 03 May 1665 - Land granted tohim by town, 1652 - Fence Viewer in 1652 and others - 1664 he andbrothers Ammiel ajnd Joseph and @ a hundred others signed a petitiontothe "General Court" (i.e. Legislature) - 1674 chosen "Clerk oftheWrits," & Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths:  & was the"boldinnovator" restored practice of designating months by "heathen"hamesinstead of numbers.  Made Freeman in1665.

There is no record of his admission to the church;  his wife wasadmittedat the same time with his brother Ammiel and wife on May 18,1656.  Landwas granted him by the town in 1652 in the same year he waspaid forcertain writing done for the town.  He was a fence-iewer in 1653and inothrer years.  In 1664 he, with his rothers Ammiel and Joseph andabout ahundred others signed a petition to the "General Court requestingthatmeasure be taken to have the rights and privileges of thepeopleconfirmed.  In 1674, he was chosen "Clerk of the Writs andRegistrar ofBirths, Marriages and Deaths; and was the "bold innovator"who restoredthe practice of designating the months by the "heathen" namesinstead ofnumbers. On 17th of Sept 1680 his widow Elizabeth (who married Timothy Mather ashis second wife, March 20, 1678-9, conveyed certain lands to Capt.RogerClap to satisfy a claim held by him against the estate.  She diedFeb 20,1709-10 aged 79 years.