The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: NY
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Ensign
Upright stone is contemporary with the death of the Patriot
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Author: Mark Andrew Davis
Gilbert Weeks was born on 27 April 1741 in Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York.
He was married on 3 March 1766 in Rubout, Dutchess County, New York to Jemima van Amburgh. These are the known children of this couple. There are likely more.
Nancy was born in 1766 and married Robert Hustis.
Mary was born on 28 January 1767.
Chauncey was born on 24 July 1768 and Deborah Alger.
Jemima was christened on 17 Jun 1770.
Richard was born on 27 December 1771 and married Nancy Swim.
George Whitfield was born in 1773 and married Elizabeth Rickey.
A report by the Cornwall Precinct Committee of Safety and Observation in 1775 lists Gilbert Weeks as a signer of the Oath of Association in support of the new Continental Congress.
In a 1776 roster of the Bethlehem Company of Captain Christopher Van Duzen, we find Gilbert Weeks serving as an ensign. The company was part of the Orange County, New York Militia under the command of Colonel Jesse Woodhull.
The Patriot died on 12 May 1799 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, and was buried in the churchyard of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill.
Sources:
Ruttenber, E.M., and L.H. Clark, History of Orange County, New York with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881, pages 48, 67-68.
Birth and Christening Records of Rubout, Dutchess County, New York.
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