Pvt Theophilus Weeks, R.S.

Grave - Pvt Theophilus Weeks, R.S.

Private Theophilus Weeks, R.S. born October 21, 1760 and died July 20, 1839

Son of Silas Weeks and Zillar Lillah Hunter

Husband of Ann O'Steen

Theophilus Weeks, like his father was a soldier of the American Revolution. He was born in Carteret County, North Carolina on 21 October, 1760. He died 20 July, 1839 near Alligator Settlement (now Lake City) Columbia County, Florida.

He was a soldier with the 6th Regiment of the North Carolina line, commanded by Colonel Lytle and then by Captain Griffins. He served for two (2) and a half years.

After the war he returned to Carteret Co. where he married Ann O'Steen about 1782. Ann was born 25 October, 1763; she was the daughter of John O'Steen Sr. and wife Elizabeth Jones of Carteret County.

During the late 1790's Theophilus moved his family South into Beaufort District, South Carolina for a few years. By 1803 he had settled in Camden Co. Georgia, for a brief time he was in Louisiana and finally settled in Columbia County, Florida.

Their Children were: Mary Weeks born 1782; Silas Nathaniel Weeks born 17 September 1784; Betsey Weeks born June 1788; Alsey Weeks born 6 April 1790; Sarah Weeks born 7 March 1792; Ezikla Weeks born 3 January 1795; Ezekiel Weeks born 18 March 1797; Theophilis Weeks born 29 February 1800; John Weeks born 9 June 1804; James Weeks; Silas Weeks born 23 December 1811; Leonard Weeks born 21 September 1816; Betsie Weeks born 22 February 1819; Zach Weeks born 20 October 1820; and John Weeks born 5 January 1820

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Death: Jul. 20, 1839

Pvt Continental Line REV War

Burial: Price Creek Cemetery, Columbia County, Florida, USA

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FEDERAL PENSION LIST OF 1835 - TERRITORY OF FLORIDA

THEOPHILUS WEEKS

ALACHUA COUNTY

PRIVATE

NORTH CAROLINA CONTINENTAL

$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE

$44.28 AMOUNT RECEIVED

TRANSFERRED FROM LOUISIANA

$96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE

$240.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED

SEPTEMBER 4, 1831 PENSION STARTED

PAID IN GEORGIA

AGE 73

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A Revolutionary War Soldier.
THEOPHILUS WEEKS Son of Silas Weeks Theophilus Weeks, like his father was a soldier of the American Revolution. He was born in Carteret County, North Carolina on 21 October, 1760. He died 20 July, 1839 near Alligator Settlement (now Lake City) Columbia County, Florida. He was a soldier with the 6th Regiment of the North Carolina line, commanded by Colonel Lytle and then by Captain Griffins. He served for two (2) and a half years. After the war he returned to Carteret Co. where he married Ann O'Steen about 1782. Ann was born 25 October, 1763; she was the daughter of John O'Steen Sr. and wife Elizabeth Jones of Carteret County. During the late 1790's Theophilus moved his family South into Beaufort District, South Carolina for a few years. By 1803 he had settled in Camden Co. Georgia, for a brief time he was in Louisiana and finally settled in Columbia County, Florida. Their Children were: Mary Weeks born 1782; Silas Nathaniel Weeks born 17 September 1784; Betsey Weeks born June 1788; Alsey Weeks born 6 April 1790; Sarah Weeks born 7 March 1792; Ezikla Weeks born 3 January 1795; Ezekiel Weeks born 18 March 1797; Theophilis Weeks born 29 February 1800; John Weeks born 9 June 1804; James Weeks; Silas Weeks born 23 December 1811; Leonard Weeks born 21 September 1816; Betsie Weeks born 22 February 1819; Zach Weeks born 20 October 1820; and John Weeks born 5 January 1820.

Fact: Residence (1820) St Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States Fact: Residence (1829) No Township Given, Alachua County, FL Fact: Residence (1830) Alligator Settlement, Alachua, Florida, USA Fact: Residence (18 Feb 1831) Alachua, Florida, USA Fact: Residence (1835-1850) Jacksonville, Florida, USA Fact: Residence Florida, United States

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Info from: Judy Crabb Roberts-Oxford, Fla. He was an American Revolutionary Soldier. He enlisted on or about May 20, 1776 for a 2 1/2 year enlistment. He served in A Company, commanded by Captain George Mitchell in the 6th Regiment of the North Carolina Line, commanded Colonel Lyttle. After one year's service, Theophilus was transferred to Captain Griffin's Company in the same Regiment and saw Military action in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth Courthouse. At the expiration of his enlistment on November 20, 1778, he was honorably discharged at White Plains, N.Y. After returning to his home in Carteret County, N.C., he married Ann O'Steen. He received a Soldiers pension for his Revolutionary War service under pension file #W-22579. After his death , his widow, Ann O'Steen Weeks, applied for and received a widows pension until her death May 1, 1844. There were other facts that indicated he grew up on Hadnot Creek in Carteret County, NC. SOURCE: The Ancestry of Theophilus Weeks A Soldier of the American Revolution by Colonel Milt on D. Weeks of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. 33301 'The WeeksLine', page 346 from book 'One Dozen Eastern NC Families'. Pension & Bounty Land records, National Archives Theophilus Weeks Revolutionary Soldier, Pension, Self & Widow, File W22,579 Florida Pioneer Descendant Chart from the 'Florida Genealogist' newsletter per: Col. & Mrs. J ames D. Cline of 2602 Campus Hill Drive, Tampa, Fl. 33612 Huxford Vol. IV, Pg 368 Bk. 57 LDS/FHC Lake City, Fl. 'Old Providence Church Records;, Providence, Columbia County, F l. PENSION & BOUNTY LAND RECORDS - In the National Archives Theophilus Weeks, Revolutionary Soldier. Pension Self and Widow File W22.579 In Alachua County, Territory of East Florida, before the County Court of said county, appeared Theophilus Weeks of said county, age 69 years, and made his Declaration in order to obtain a Pension for his services in the Revolutionary War, under the Act approved March 18, 1818 , and the Act approved May 1, 1820; and deposed that he enlisted for a term of 2 1/2 years o n or about May 20, 1776 according to the best of his memory (having lost all his discharge papers); enlisting in North Carolina Line in Capt. George Mitchell's company commanded by Col . Lytle or Col. Taylor. After serving about one year he was transferred to Capt. Griffin's company under John McCrea and Ol. John Clark, serving there until Nov. 20, 1778 when he was honorably discharged in the State of New York, his enlistment having expired; he attaches a schedule of his property, and mentions a tract of land which he did own in Georgia but had sol d for $100.00; that the members of his family, residing with him are his wife age 68 years who is quite feeble; a grand-daughter age 11 years; a son age 25 years; that said son has no property except a horse and five cows; also has living with him a negro woman slave but who doe s not belong to him; that his occupation is that of a cooper but is unable to do much work . The schedule shows 20 head of hogs, 4 iron-pots, one oven, tea-kettle, five chairs, two ta bles, one old chest, one old cart and a set of cooper's tools... The file does not show whether the application was ever granted or not. THE ANCESTRY OF THEOPHILUS WEKS --A SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION From: Southern Genealogists Quarterly Theophilus Weeks, a soldier of the American Revolution, was born in Carteret County, North Carolina, on October 21, 1760. He died July 20, 1839, near Alligator Settlement (now Lake City ), Columbia County, Florida. During the American Revolution, Theophilus Weeks enlisted on or a about May 20, 1776, for a term of 2 1/2 years service in the company commanded by Captain George Mitchell in the 6th Regiment of the North Carolina Line, commanded by Colonel Lytle. After one year's service, Theophilus was transferred to Captain Griffin's company in the same regiment and saw military act ion at the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth Courthouse. At the expiration o f his enlistment on November 20, 1778, he was honorably discharged at White Plains, N.Y. After returning to his home in Carteret County, North Carolina, Theophilus Weeks married Ann O'Steen, probably in the year 1782. It has been claimed by some that Ann O'Steen, born Oct . 25, 1763, was the daughter of William O'Steen, R.S. and Elizabeth Davis, daughter of John Davis. However, research to date in North Carolina records has failed to validate that claim. Theophilus Weeks received a soldier's pension for his Revolutionary War Service under pension file number W-22579. After his death on July 20, 1839, his widow, Ann O'Steen Weeks, applied for and received a widow's pension until her death on May 1, 1844. Bible records used in supporting his pension application proves that the children of Theophilus and Ann were: Mary, born Oct. 4, 1782; Silas, born Sept. 17, 1784; Betsy, born Sept. 3, 1786; Rebecca, born June _, 1788; Ailsy, born April 6, 1790; Sarah, born March 7, 1792; Ezekiel, born Jan. 3, 1795 (died young); Ezekiel, born March 18, 1797; Theophilus, born Feb. 29, 1800; and John, born June 9, 1806. There has been much conjecture among descendants of Theophilus Weeks, R.S. as to his ancestry . While it has been an accepted fact that he was descended from Benjamin Weeks, whose will was proven in the June Court, 1745, Carteret county, North Carolina, the identity of his parents has been unknown. The late Mr. P.W. Fisher, also a descendant of Benjamin Weeks, stated that Theophilus Weeks was a son of Jabez Weeks, Senior, as evidenced by minutes of the November Court, 1792, Carteret County, which acknowledged a gift of land from Jabez 'for the love and affection I have for a son'. Repeated attempts to verify that deed, including personal re view of the court minutes and deed records have proven futile. However, there was a deed of gift recorded in the November, 1792, Court from Jabez Weeks, Senior, to his son Benjamin Weeks 'for love and affection, etc.' for 100 acres of land. Apparently, the error crept into Mr. Fisher's book while translating field notes into publication draft. It has also been claimed by some that because of the closeness of the two families, Theophilus Weeks, R.S. and Levi Weeks, R.S. were brothers. However, the facts support the view that these two were cousins who grew up together along Hadnot Creek in Carteret County, and married sisters, Ann and Esther O'Steen. Levi's father was Edward Weeks, who was a son of Benjamin Weeks, Jr. and a grandson of Benjamin Weeks as acknowledged in Benjamin's will of 1745.

After much personal research in North Carolina the ancestry of Theophilus Weeks, R.S. cannot be proven. The father of Theophilus Weeks was Silas Weeks, also a Revolutionary War Soldier, who died in service on May 22, 1778. A military Land Warrant Nr 1533, in the name of Silas Weeks, was sold by his heirs in Feb., 1785. The signatories to the endorsement conveying title to the new owner were James Weeks and Theophilus Weeks. The signature of Theophilus Weeks is identical with that to be found on Military Land Warrent Nr. 1806, issued in the name of Theophilus Weeks and sold by him on May 23, 1785. Thus, we can now conclude that at least three of the children of Silas Weeks were James, probably the oldest; Theophilus Weeks; and Ada Weeks, who married John O'Steen, the brother of Ann and Esther. Not much is known about the wife of Silas Weeks, except that her name was Zilla or Zillar Hunter. Undoubtedly, Zillar was the daugher of Nicholas and Rebecca Hunter. Nicholas Hunter died in 1750 and his will proved in the March of 1750 Court of Carteret County listed by name his wife and twelve children, including the name of his daughter, Zillar. From the deed records and Court Minutes of Onslow County, NC, we know that Silas Weeks was a son of Theophilus Weeks, Sr. A deed on March 29, 1776, disclosed that Benjamin Weeks, sold a parcel of land formerly belonging to his father, Theophilus Weeks, part of a 300 acre tract left to his sons Silus, Silvanneus, and Benjamin Weeks, to be equally divided. Another deed, on April 7, 1775, disclosed that Silas Weeks and his wife Zillar, of Carteret County, NC , sold a lot conveyed to him in 1773 from the estate of Theophilus Weeks, deceased. Also, on May 24, 1774, Archelus Weeks sold a tract of land formerly belonging to his father, Theophilus Weeks, deceased. From the compilation of these deeds we know that the sons of Theophilus Weeks, Sr., were Benjamin, the eldest; Silas, Silvanneus, and Archelus. Theophilus Weeks, Sr., the father of Silas, was the son of Benjamin and Mary Chase Weeks. He probably was the second son with Bejamin Weeks, Jr., being the eldest. It appears that Theophilus was born in Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, about 1708. He removed to North Carolina with is family about 1730, settling first in Carteret County then having moved to Onslow County by 1735. Theophilus married Mrs. Grace Green, the widow of Jonathan Green, as evidenced by a petition filed in the Court of Massachusetts. All evidence indicates that this was the first and only marriage of Theophilus Weeks, Sr. There are no records which reflect the death of Theophilus Weeks, Sr., but based on the deed records of Onslow County, he died between Jan. 1, 1772 and Oct. 12, 1772. His widow, Grace Green Weeks, was deceased by Aug. 1792, as evidenced by minutes of the August, 1792 Court, Carteret County, which concerned a lawsuit against the estate of Grace Weeks. The descendants of Theophilus Weeks, R.S., are numerous in the Southern States, especially the State of Florida. Theophilus and his family had removed from Carteret County, NC during the late 1790's, settling first in Beaufort District, South Carolina, for a few years. By 1803 the family had settled in Camden County, Georgia and by 1830 they had removed to Columbia County, Florida. The family tree is replete with many of the finest names in the Southern Heritage as Hunter, Davis, O'Steen, Clark, Ellis, Roberts, Williams, Prevatt, Thigpen, Atkinson , and Robinson (Robson) to mention a few. The descendants of Theophilus Weeks can be justifiably proud of their ancestor who was a good American and a true patriot in the Cause for Independence during the American Revolution. RESOURCES: One Dozen Eastern North Carolina Families -- by P.W. Fisher Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia -- by Folks Huxford (7 Vols) Minutes of Old Providence Baptist Church, as published by Jacksonville Genealogical Society Will of Benjamin Weeks, 1745, Will book 6, page 62, Carteret County, NC North Carolina Military Land Warrents in TN, State of Land Office, Raleigh, NC Minutes of the Court and rEcords of Deeds, Carteret and Onslow Counties, NC Revolutionary War Pension Records, Theophilus Weeks, W-22579, National Archives, Washington , D.C.