Upper Level: Benjamin Sanborn Weeks 1749-1829 Sarah Hewitt Weed 1775-1841

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Benjamin Sanborn Weeks 1749-1829 Sarah Hewitt Weed 1775-1841

Esquire Benjamin Sanborn Weeks
Parents Matthias Weeks and Sarah Ford Sanborn
Born 28 February 1749 Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Occupation: Large land holder, dealing extensively in land, Justice of the Peace, Owned a tannery,
Married Sarah Hewitt Weed 26 May 1774 New Hampshire
Note: married by William Parsons, Clergyman
Died 14 March 1829 Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Buried Weeks Cemetery, Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Sources
1776 New Hampshire Complied Census Index for Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Marriage Record: Ancestry.com

New Hampshire, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
1820 US Census Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 526-7
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 540-541
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83571283

Benjamin Weeks Will (Page one shown below)

Translation of above will: In the name of God Amen, I Benjamin Weeks of Guilford in the country of Strafford and the state of New Hampshire Esquire being of sound mind and memory thanks to God therefore calling to mind my mortality that is appointed to all men to die and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs while I have strength and ability to do, I make and publish this my last will and testament in answer and ? following ? my spirit to that God who gave it and my body to the Earth to lie buried at the discretion of my creator ? and as touching ? worldly ? please God to bless me with in this world I have desire to dispose of it in the following manner and form that is

First, I give and bequeath to my bloved wife, Sarah Weeks, the one half of all my homestead farm one half of my dwelling house thereas one third part of the other buildings thereon - also one third of the farming utensils - also as much of the livestock of my herd as shall make one fifth part of the whole - also one eighth part of all the unproved land on the ? lots all to be for her improvement or benefit during her natural life. I also give/bequeath to her the said Sarah Weeks for her use and...
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO

Page Two: ...benefit forever and at her disposal all the household furniture That I shall have at my decease and after paying my ? debts and funeral charges I dispose of the remainder of estate in the following manner
Secondly, whereas my daughter, Sally Wadley was ? not to keep house in addition to that I give her all the land between the highway and James Hoyts land beginning at David Hoyt's land and standing entirely on the highway to the ? end of the bridge there northerly ? as the brook as is convenient toward Samuel Hoyt's land during her life and then to her son Benjamin also one acre easterly of the above and adjoining the same during her life and no longer.
Also I give to my son in law Henry Wadley on half of the balance that shall be found ? estate on note or accounts also the ewe sheep ? to his wife to be paid by my ? after ? in one year after my decease
Thirdly whereas my son Matthias Weeks has in time past received considerable property of me in addition in addition to which I give and bequeath to him the said Matthias a note he gave Stephen Bean of ? and by Bean ? Daniel Weeks and by said Daniel to me said note was for one thousand dollars and interest - also I give him what I paid Benjamin Bodge I being bound with said Bodge with said Matthias which was about ninety dollars when paid. I also give him the interest on his note he gave me dated 21 August 1813 up to this date ? 362 dollars. I also give him a note he gave Thomas ? for 35 dollars 50 cents. I also give him the ? I shall leave also ten dollars of his note to be allowed by my executor hereafter named.
Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my son David Weeks ten dollars to be paid to him ? in one year after my decease - I also give to my grandson John G Weeks one fourth part of all the ? of all my estate whether ? not disposed of ? together with the remainder of one fourth of all my real estate to have...CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE

Page 3: ...to hold to him the said J G Weeks and his heirs in trust that the said John G Weeks shall carry on and improve the same to the best advantage and yearly and every year pay over to his father the above named Daniel the clear annual income of said estate after deducting the ? expense of carrying on and improving the same ? and at times as be the said John G Weeks shall think work beneficial to said David Weeks during the lifetime of said Daniel held in case the said Daniel Weeks should die having children under age then in trust to carry over and apply the clear annual income to care for the support maintenance and education of said children of Daniel until ? the age of twenty one years and in case said children or any of them shall ? to the age twenty one years then ? to each of said male children ? of the said John G Weeks and each of said female children notes of said John who shall not be married in the life time of the said Daniel Weeks his or her equal ? of said estate ? to himself which ? I hereby give ? to him the said John G Weeks his heirs and ? forever.
Sixthly I give to my son Elisha Weeks, Benjamin Weeks, and Levi R Weeks, to be? in equal ? the other three fourths of all my estate real and ? together with the ? of those ? of all my real estate to hold to them the said Elisha, Benjamin, and Levi R Weeks and their heirs forever
Seventhly I hereby constitute and appoint my aforesaid son Levi Weeks the executor of this my last will and testament hereby ? and disregarding all former wills by ? In ? whereof ? the said Benjamin Weeks have ? my hand and ? this ? day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine Signed sealed and published by the above
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Final page (4) Benjamin Weeks ? for his last will and testament in reverence of us who by his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have ? (Signed)

Sarah Hewitt Weed
Parents Orlando Weed and Sarah Webster
Born 28 October 1755 Sandwich, Carroll, New Hampshire
Died 9 October 1841 Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Buried Weeks Cemetery, Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Sources
Ancestry.com
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 527
Note: Page 1 and 2 of her husband's will mentions her
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 540-541
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83571819

CHILDREN

(Honorable) Daniel Weeks
Born 28 December 1775 Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Married Hannah Gale Salsbury 18 September 1803 Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Children: Isabelle, John, Julia, George, Thomas, Susan, Emily, Daniel, Albert, Thomas
Died 27 December 1851 Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Buried Weeks Cemetery, Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Sources
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 527
His father's will
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 540-541
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83574152

Matthias Weeks
Born 21 February 1778 Gilmanton, Belnap, New Hampshire
Married Mary Bodge 4 November 1802 Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Children: William, Mary, Elizabeth, Abigail, Laura, Harriet
Died 22 August 1815
Sources
New Hampshire Marriage Records FHL Film# 1001315
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 527
Family Tree
Ancestry.com
Marriage Record
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 540-541

Sarah (Sally) Weeks
Born 3 December 1779 in Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Occupation: Schoolteacher
Married Henry Wadley 14 October 1800 Wolfeboro, Belknap, New Hampshire
Children: Benjamin, William, Catherine, Isabella
Died 1829
Buried
Sources
New Hampshire Marriage Records FHL Film# 1001314
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 527
Ancestry.com
Picture: the part of her father's will where she is mentioned.
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 540-541

Elisha Weeks
Born 13 September 1781 in Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Occupation: Farmer (1850)
Married Mary "Polly" Potter 19 January 1806 Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Children: Joseph, Elisha, William, Mary
Died 4 June 1866 Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire
Buried
Sources
New Hampshire Marriage Records FHL Film# 1001315
1850 US Census Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire (age 69)
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 527
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 540-541
William Weeks
Born 17 June 1784 Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Married Betsy Ellison 1808 Lee, Strafford, New Hampshire
Died 31 August 1810 Potts Grove, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Note: the newspaper claims age 23, but he is 26

Buried ?
Sources
U.S. Newspaper Extractions report his death: 19 September 1810 Edition of Columbian Centinel
Ancestry.com
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 527
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 540-541

Captain Benjamin Franklin Weeks
Born 28 April 1788 Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Occupation: Farmer and Merchant, original owner of iron ore lot near Belknap
Military: State militia
Religion: Universalist Church
Married Elizabeth "Betsy" Hoyt 30 June 1806 Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Children: Betsy, Ben, Sally, William, Mehitable, Hazen, Thomas, Harriet, Nathan, Francis
Died 29 December 1863 Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Buried
Sources
New Hampshire Marriage Records FHL Film# 1001315
1860 US Census Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire (age 72)
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 527
Picture: Marriage Record
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 541

Levi R. Weeks
Born 9 April 1793 Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
Occupation: Gardener (1860)
Married Lydia Sleeper 9 June 1814 Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire
Children: Harrison, George, Lydia, Sarah, Benjamin, Lafayette, Harriet, Maryann, Ruth, George
Died 1876 Orono, Penobscot, Maine
Buried
Sources
New Hampshire Marriage Records FHL Film# 1001315
Ancestry.com
1840 US Census Orono, Penobscot, Maine
1850 US Census Orono, Penobscot, Maine (age 57)
1860 US Census Orono, Penobscot, Maine (age 67, son Benjamin and D in law Amanda is there)
1870 US Census Orono, Penobscot, Maine ( age 77, son Benjamin and wife still there; possibly daughters Sarah and Harriet as well)
New Hampshire Marriage Record
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Volume 2 page 527
Picture: His father's will
Biographical review containing life sketches of leading citizens..." page 540-541

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From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Benjamin Sanborn Weeks 1749-1829 Sarah Hewitt Weed 1775-1841

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