On 8 Jul 1725 when Clemence was 24, she married
Edmund Weld (23913) , son of
Edmund Weld (12778) (29 Sep 1659-Jul 1748) &
Elizabeth White (9109) (ca 1667-20 Dec 1721), in Roxbury, MA.
78 Born on 23 Jun 1695 in Roxbury, MA.78 Edmund died in Roxbury, MA, on 13 Jun 1748; he was 52.78 Buried in Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury. Lot: B208. Occupation: Joiner.
From Charles Frederick Robinson’s Weld Collections:54
Edmund was a landed man of considerable importance, as shown by his inventory, and is called ‘gentleman’ in the records. His possessions included ‘mansion house, barn and shop (he was a ‘Joyner’), home lot of three acres in Roxbury near Mr. John Greaton’s, prized £75; four acres with barn thereon, late the estate of Mr. William Denison, prized £225; ten acres of upland and meadow on the north-west side of the highway in Roxbury near Capt. Dorr’s, prized £325; seven acres of upland and meadow near the tide mill in Roxbury, prized £150; one undivided fifth part of three acres of salt meadow in Roxbury, prized £7 10 s.; ten and one half acres in Roxbury lying at a place called Holliston, part upland, part meadow, £180; eight acres of woodland near Capt. Joseph Weld’s in Roxbury, £ 80;’ added to this land there was personal estate enough to bring the total to £ 1614 16 s 11 1/2 d. As he made no will, the settlement of the eatate presented some difficulties, which were finally settled by his two sons Samuel and Edmund buying out the other children at £84 8s 5d apice, their mother to hav ethe right of dower; and after her death, they were to pay each haer £42 4s 1 1/2 d more. The right in the training field, over which tere was dispute with the town of Roxbury, was bought from the other heirs by Joseph 22 Feb 1760.
Administration letters granted 26 Jul 1748 to widow Clemence and son Samuel.54