On 9 Sep 1792 when Benjamin was 34, he married
Abigail Perkins, daughter of
Col. William Perkins (ca 1742-27 Oct 1802) &
Abigail Cox (12 Jun 1743-12 Mar 1801), in Boston, MA.
54 Born on 10 Jan 1773.
Abigail, also known as Nabby.
Children of Benjamin and Nabby (Perkins) Weld, born at Boston:
i. Benjamin Lincoln, b. 14 Sep 1793, d. 21 Nov 1827 ;
ii. Charles, was lost from on board the steamer Home plying from New York to Charleston, SC, in the autumn of 1837, graduated Harvard 1816;
iii. Abigail Perkins, b. 21 Mar 1699, m. at Brunswick, ME, 30 Sep 1824 John Austin Stevens (b. 22 Jan 1795 at New York City, d. there 19 Sep 1824, son of Maj. Gen. Ebenezer Stevens & Lucretia Ledyard);
iii. Albert, b. 23 Mar 1801;
iv. Eliza Ann, b. 14 Nov 1803, d. 17 Apr 1813;
v. Eugene, b. 10 Aug 1805 in Boston, d. 21 Jan 1849 in New Iberia, LA, graduate Bowin 1825, graduated New York Medical School, physician; and
vi. Emmeline, b. 5 Aug 1807.