Private Samuel Weeks, Sr

Abt 1758 - 1843  (~ 85 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Samuel Weeks
  Title	Private
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	Abt 1758	Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Census	1790
  		1790 Weeks. 1790 Weeks. Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, two households.
  Census	1800
  		1800 Weeks. 1800 Census, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Page 151. Four separate households.
  Census	1810
  		1810 Weeks. Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Six separate housholds.
  Census	1820
  		1820 Weeks. United States Census, 1820, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, page 137.
  Census	1830
  		1830 Weeks. 1830 US census, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Weeks. Seven households.
  Census	1840
  		1840 Weeks. 1840 US census, Norwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Weeks.
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	At age 16 he enlisited under Capt Job Lunt, Col Benjamin Tupper and was honorably discharged at West Point 1783. In 1832 he was allowed a pension for 2 years actual service as private. Per DAR records he was one of the guard over Major Andre, a British Army officer hung as a spy due to the assistance he gave to Benidict Arnold. Pension number S6350
  		DAR Pg 726 Weeks. DAR Patriot Index, 1968 (second printing, original 1967) by National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Page 726.
  		Samuel Weeks Index Card. Samuel Weeks Index Card.
  		Samuel Weeks Service. Samuel Weeks Service.
  		Samuel Weeks Revolutionary Service Memorandum. Samuel Weeks Revolutionary Service Memorandum.
  		Samuel Weeks Record of Service. Samuel Weeks Record of Service.
  		Samuel Weeks Pension. Samuel Weeks Pension.
  		Samuel Weeks declaration of Service. Samuel Weeks declaration of Service.
  		Samuel Weeks Service Massachusetts Soldiers And Sailors Of The Revolutionary War Volume 15, published by the Wright and Potter Printing Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1896. Page 796.
  		Eliza Jane (nee Weeks) Tirrill Lineage Book National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Volume XIV Washington D.C. 1902. Page 122.
  		Major John Andre. Major John Andre (1750-1780) was a member of the British Army. He was instrumental in turning General Benedict Arnold against the colonies and was carrying papers written by Arnold to aid the British in capturing West Point. Had they pulled it off they would have cut off New England from the rest of the colonies. Photo derived from a portrait that hangs in the London Tower.
  		The Capture of Major Andre. When captured the major was wearing civilian clothes and traveling with a fake passport. When he was searched they found Benedict Arnold's papers but, did not immediately connect them to General Arnold. Picture from "The American Generals From the Founding of the Republic to the Present Time, Compromising Lives of the Great Commanders and Other Distinguished Officers Who Have Acted in the Service of the United States". by John Frost LL. D. Published by J. W Bradley, Philadelphia 1848. Page 156.
  		Andre's Prison. Andre was at first detained at Wright's Mill in North Castle, New York (depicted in this picture). Picture from "The American Generals From the Founding of the Republic to the Present Time, Compromising Lives of the Great Commanders and Other Distinguished Officers Who Have Acted in the Service of the United States". by John Frost LL. D. Published by J. W Bradley, Philadelphia 1848. Page 161.
  		The Old '76 House. Andre was then taken to Tappan, New York where General George Washington was using the tavern, The Old '76 House, as his headquarters. There Andre admitted who he really was and he was imprisoned there until his execution. Photo take in 1933 a part of the Historic American Buildings Survey.
  		Major John Andre Hung as a Spy. Major John Andre Hung as a Spy. He requested to be "shot like a gentleman" and not hung like a "common criminal" but, the request was denied.
  		The Old 76 House signs. The Old 76 House still stands and is said to be the nation's third oldest restaurant.
  Library Book: Geo Weekes	039-0027
  		Samuel Weeks Geo: Weekes: genealogy of the family of George Weekes, of Dorchester, Mass. Page 39.
  Died	16 Mar 1843	Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  		Samuel Weeks Death. Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Register of Deaths.
  		Samuel Weeks Death Return of Deaths for Southampton, Massachusetts for the year ending May 1, 1843.
  		Will of Samuel Weeks. Mentioned in this will probated in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Theodore Weeks (son), Orin Weeks (son). Spencer Weeks (son), Samuel Weeks (son), Lydia Sampson (daughter), Juliana Mayhew (daughter), Olive Alvord (daughter), Susan Snow (daughter). Implied death; 1843.
  Buried	Center Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
  		Southampton Burial Grounds. Early Northampton. Published by The Betty Allen Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Northampton, Massachusetts 1914. Pages 99 & 100.
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. William Weeks,   b. 1766, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Oct 1846, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  2. Cynthia Mary Weeks,   b. 1770, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 1808
  3. Ruth Weeks,   b. 1773, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 1800
  4. Lemuel Weeks,   b. 21 May 1777, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Dec 1850
  5. Barber Weeks,   b. 26 Jul 1779, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 1803, Bethany, Genesee, New York
  6. Ebenezer Weeks,   b. 1781, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 1856
  7. Eunice Weeks,   b. 1785, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 1856
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  Person ID	I329	Nagel
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Hezekiah Weeks,   b. Abt 1739,   d. 22 Apr 1819, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ruth Cole,   c. 4 Jun 1744, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	31 Mar 1763	Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts   [1]
  		Weeks-Cole Marriage. Church records transcribed from originals June 21, 1784 to preserve original records in poor condition.
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Williams,   b. 1768, Connecticut ,   d. 23 Nov 1843  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1789
  Children	1. Olive Weeks,   b. 19 May 1790,   d. 6 Mar 1795  (Age 4 years)  [Birth] + 2. Oren Weeks,   b. 16 Dec 1791, Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 7 Oct 1875, Minnesota  (Age 83 years)  [Birth] + 3. Lydia Weeks,   b. 1 Jul 1794, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Aug 1868, Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   4. Samuel Weeks,   b. 20 Feb 1796, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 1805  (Age 8 years)  [Birth]   5. Spencer Weeks,   b. 31 Jul 1797, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Nov 1895, Lyons, Walworth, Wisconsin  (Age 98 years)  [Birth]   6. Hezekiah Weeks,   b. 23 Nov 1799, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Oct 1801, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]   7. Theodore Weeks,   b. 24 Jul 1801, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 10 Nov 1882, Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]   8. Juliana Weeks,   b. 6 May 1803, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 15 Aug 1865, Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 62 years)  [Birth] + 9. Samuel Weeks, Jr,   b. 17 Jul 1805, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Aug 1880, Lodomillo, Clayton, Iowa  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]   10. Olive Weeks,   b. 18 Feb 1808, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Dec 1851, Massachusetts  (Age 43 years)  [Birth]   11. Lewis Weeks,   b. 21 Feb 1810,   d. 16 Nov 1813, Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 3 years)  [Birth]   12. Susan Weeks,   b. 19 Apr 1811, Chester, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Feb 1870, Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2021
  Family ID	F1124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1758 - Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Died - 16 Mar 1843 - Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Buried - - Center Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S119] Vital Records Of Kingston Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (New England Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, 1911), Pg 194 and 301. Ruth's Name is mis-spelled "Coke"