Elizabeth Harbottle

Family/Spouse: Richard Harding. Richard was born in 1439 in Hollingside, Durham, England; died in 1495 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married John Chase about 1481 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. John (son of Thomas Chase) was born in 1455 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England; died in 1499 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mathew married Elizabeth Bould in 1518 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Bould and Fnu Lnu) was born about 1488 in Chesham, Bucks, England; died between 1537 and 1583. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth Bowchien in 1539 in Chesham, Bucks, England. Elizabeth was born in 1518 in Hundrich, England; died on 2 Oct 1569 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In his will dated 18 April 1599, John Chase of Chesham gave "to Henry,
the sonne of my brother William Chase" ten shillings. No later menti
William and Isabell has been found.

Richard married Joan Bishop on 16 May 1564 in Chesham, Bucks, England. Joan was born about 1545 in Hundrich, England; died on 4 May 1597 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 14 Aug 1580, Hundrich, England

Aquila married Martha Sarah Jelliman on 22 Jun 1606 in London, England. Martha (daughter of John Jelliman and Margerie Lnu) was born in 1582 in Hundrich, Bucks, England; died on 15 Aug 1643 in St. Nicholas, Cole Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas Chase was born possibly in Willesden Parish, Londonor Cromwell Parish, Nottingham. He died intestate in 1652. Early genealogical histories of the family indicate that Thomas and Aquila came from
Cornwall, England. It is believed that they were employed by an uncle named Thomas Chase, who was part owner of a ship named "John & Francis" and that they learned to become navigators. Thomas' brother, Aquila, was granted land in Hamptonon the condition that he go to sea and service the town for four years. Thiswould tend to verify the above theory and would explain why they were found on the coast rather than in their original area of birth.

The settlement of Hampton, New Hampshire Began on October 14, 1638, under the leadership of Rev. Stephen Bachiler. By the first part of 1639 another group arrived with Timothy Dalton, who became the associate pastor of the Hampton Church. It is probable that Thomas and Aquila were with this second group, as by 1640 immigrations had slowed considerably. We know that Thomas, at least, was in the second group as he is mentioned in a list of families that came to Hampton that second summer.

In June of 1640 small grants were made to a number of people including Aquila and Thomas Chase. These grants were for six-acre house lots. Aquila later acquired six acres of upland meadow and swamp, which was sold to his brother, Thomas, when he moved to Newbury, now located in the present state of Massachusetts. In fact, it was his acknowledgement in court of the sale of all his land in Hampton, except a dwelling and one and one-half acre, to his brother, Thomas Chase of Hampton.

On February 23, 1645/46 sixty owners of house lots were given one or more shares in the "Common" Aquila received one and Thomas two.

Thomas' signature on a deed of sale to John Shilbrick shows that he was literate man. His purchase of land which abutted the river was probably to facilitate his livelihood. He was a seaman who paid for the building of a vessel by freighting boards from Exeter to Boston. The large trees along the coast were much in demand for the building of dwellings.

The Thomas Chase homestead was a short way from "The Meeting House Green" and opposite that of his father-in-law, Thomas Philbrick. The site selected for the erection of a house of worship was on the northerly side of the salt marsh, about one-fourth mile distant from it. A large tract of land near it was called The Meeting House Green and included all of what ws later know as the Ring Swamp, along the road around it. A common-way was laid along the eastern edge and later became the main road to the seashore. Around the green and along the common-way many homes were built, some of which are still inhabitated by descendants of the original owners.[ThomasChaseDescendants.ged]

Thomas married Elizabeth Philbrick on 5 Oct 1643 in USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Philbrick and Elizabeth Knopp) was born on 23 Oct 1621 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England; died on 11 Feb 1676 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Acquila Chase,first generation of Chase's in the U.S.
Acquila Chase, B. 1618, Chesham, England. Appears first in this country from Hampton, NH.
A company under Rev. Stephen Bachiler is supposed to have founded this settlement 10/14/1638. Early in 1639 a band of settlers came with Timothy Dalton, who became associate pastor of the church of Hampton. The town
was incorporated by the General Assembly of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on 5/22/1639. It is probable that Acquila and Thomas Chase came with the second company. In 1640 Acquila Chase had six acres granted to him for a house lot. He removed to Newberry, Mass about 1646 where he received "Four Acres of land at the new towne for a house and six acres of upland for a planting lot, and six acres of marsh where it can be had, also on
condition that he go to sea and do service in the towne with a boat for four years."

This inducement to remove to Newberry would indicate that he was a mariner or a fisherman, and Joshua Griffen in his History of Newberry states that it was a Chase family tradition that Acquila was the first man to pilot a vessel across the bar at themouth of the Merrimack River. A deposition taken in 1666 speaks of his as Acquila Chase, aged about 4.

He died 12/27/1670. A tablet of Caen Stone in theentrance corridor of the New England Historical Genealogocal Society's building at 9 Asburn St., Boston, says: Acquila Chase
Mariner
Hampton, NH.1640
Newberry, Mass. 1646
By repute the first pilot at the mouth of the Merrimack River. Erect his descendant John Carrol Chase 1928.
Acquila Chase first appears at Hampton,N.H.A company under the leadership of Rev. Stephen Bachiler is supposed to have commenced the Settlement on 14 Oct. 1638.(Dow's History of Hampton).Early in the year of 1639,a new
band of settlers came with Mr. Timothy Dalton,who became associate past of the Hampton church.The town was incorporated by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 22 May 1639.It is probable that Acquila and
Thomas Chase came with the second company as it appears that emigration was greatly diminished by the year 1640.

The Hampton records show that in the year 1640,there was granted to Acquila Chase six acres for a house lot.In 1644 an additional grant was recorded of six acres of "upland meadow and swamp",which he sold to his
brother, Thomas,on his removal to Newbury.More information can be obtained from Seven Generations of Thomas and Acquila Chase. One story about early American traditions willbe told.Before he removed to Newbury,he was seen gathering peas on the firstday of the week and at the Quarterly Court held at Ipswich,29 Sept. 1646,he and his wife, and David Wheeler, his brother-in- law,all of Hampton,were presented for gathering peas on the Sabbath.

One handed down tradition states that Acquila and David were returning home from a bountiful fishing day,upon
their arrival,Ann proceded to the garden and prepare a meal celebrating their catch.It came to pass that they were caught and were supposedly punished for their act.The rest as it is said is history.

Other records recently found state that Acquila Chase came over from England on the Mary and John in 1630 but fails to mention his brother on that specific voyage.Other voyages of thatship occured between 1620-1643.
* All data was taken from book previously mentioned and other recorded material too numerous to mention.

Aquila married Ann Wheeler about 1644 in USA. Ann was born in 1621; died in 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1643

Joseph married Rachel Partridge on 31 Jan 1669 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Rachel was born on 9 Jun 1650; died on 27 Oct 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Elizabeth Green on 2 Nov 1675 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was born on 11 Jun 1656 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gravestone in Crossways Cemetery:
Here lies the body
of Lt Isaac Chase
who died May ye 19
1727 aged about
80 years

Lt. Isaac Chase was a Tisbury blacksmith, and a Quaker. He married (1st) Mary Perkins, and (2nd) Mary Tilton. He was the son of Thomas Chase.

One of the original settlers of Tisbury, his estate comprised nearly the whole of the present village of Vineyard Haven.

ISAAC CHASE.
The progenitor of the Chase family of Martha's Vineyard, was born in Hampton, N. H., April 1, 1650, the third son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Philbrick) Chase. The family genealogies state that Thomas came from County Cornwall, England, to New England, and was the son of Aquila Chase of the Chesham, County Bucks family, whose pedigree extends back several generations. In what way Isaac Chase came to be interested in this distant island is not known, but the neighboring town of Salisbury, Mass., had already furnished many settlers for Nantucket, men of Quaker faith, and through this source it is probable that his knowledge of the Vineyard was acquired. At the age of 24 he came to Tisbury to settle (1674), but the townsmen refused the privilege to him for some reason at that time. Possibly it was because of his religious beliefs, which were of the Quaker doctrinal variety. 'The townsmen of Tysbury,' so reads the record, 'do not give unto Isack Chace of Hampton liberty to settle in the town.' [Tisbury Records, 8. We may surmise that they finally gave him permission to inhabit at Homes Hole, in the uttermost part of the town, many miles from the dwellings of any settlers. He was of Hampton in October 1673 (Norfolk Co. Deeds).] However he must have overcome this refusal before long, as we find him in less than two years making purchases of land in the town limits.

He must have been possessed of more than the average wealth at that time as he became, before 1700, one of the largest landholders on the Vineyard. He began his purchases of Homes Hole neck in 1676, as elsewhere related, and finally became its sole proprietor. His property in the Chickemmoo region was second in extent of acreage. His initial purchase in 1682 became a subject of dispute with the Sachem and the town, and was relinquished; but in 1692 he bought the entire eastern half of Chickemoo of Thomas Tupper, consisting of 1200 acres, and was continually adding to his domain in that region. [Deeds, I, 130, 187, 281, 391.] He rarely sold any portion of these acquisitions and all of it, practically, became the heritage of his heirs.

His occupation, as elsewhere detailed, was that of blacksmith, inn-holder, and ferryman, and these he followed until his death. Although by religion a Quaker, yet he does not seem to have been ultra orthodox in the faith, for he took military office as Lieutenant in the Company of Foot in Tisbury before 1692, and thus broke one of the principal tenets of that sect. In the political upheavals of that time Simon Atheam thus refers to him: 'Mr. Isaac Chase the Leueten't without oath he pleading for the quakers.' [Mass. Arch., CXII, 424. This is the only reference to the Quaker proclivities of Chase to be found in the record. The allusion to the oath relates to their objection to swearing, although willing to affirm to an act or statement.] During the remainder of his life he was generally called Lieutenant in the records of that period.

He died May 19, 1727, and his will, dated Feb. 12, 1721-2, was proven in July, 1727. By it he bequeathed what lands he had not given away in his lifetime to his widow and surviving children and grandchildren. The Chickemmoo property was mostly deeded to his several sons, 1706-1718, and the Homes Hole neck was to a large extent, 1705-1717, similarly disposed of to Thomas, Isaac and Abraham. In 1725 this remained undivided and Lieut. Isaac and his son Abraham entered suit against the heirs of Thomas and Ebenezer Rogers for a partition. This was done, and the division then made by the jury is the basis of all land titles in Vineyard Haven north of the creek in front of the hospital.

Isaac Chase was twice married; first to Mary, daughter of Isaac Perkins of Hampton, Feb. 20, 1673, by whom he had no issue; second to Mary Tilton, probably sister of Samuel of Hampton and Chilmark, Oct. 5, 1675, by Rev. John Mayhew. By his second marriage he had six sons and six daughters, who left a large progeny here and in Nantucket. He was a man of sterling worth and scrupulous honesty, and his life was singularly free from contentions and litigations with his neighbors.

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Isaac married Mary Tilton on 5 Oct 1675 in Vineyard Haven, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born about 1658 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Jun 1746 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in South End Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Mary Perkins on 20 Feb 1671 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born on 23 Jul 1658 in Hampton, Norfolk, New Hampshire; died about 1674. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail married John Chase about 1697 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. John was born about 1680 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died before 1710 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died during a coasting voyage in his sloop "Vineyard". His estate was divided October 15, 1725. His gravestone can be found at Crossways Cemetery.

Thomas married Jane Smith on 21 Feb 1702 in Edgartown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Jane was born about 1685. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married Samuel Knight on 19 Jul 1700 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel (son of John Knight and Mary Bridge) was born on 12 Jul 1675 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Apr 1721. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Resided Chickemmoo, was a balcksmith and mariner. He died at sea and his
estate was administered by his brother Abraham February 25, 1719-20.

Isaac married Mary Pease on 3 Apr 1702. Mary was born in 1680 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Oct 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Lived in Holmes Hole. He was a ferryman, innholder and a trader.

Abraham married Abigail Barnard on 12 Aug 1709 in Vineyard Haven, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail was born in 1685; died on 15 Oct 1731 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Mercy Nickerson on 5 Mar 1730. Mercy was born in 1710; died on 11 Sep 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Resided in Holmes Hole, MA. Removed to Newport, RI abt 1714 and to
Nantucket before 1740

James married Rachel Brown in 1708. Rachel was born on 14 Dec 1687; died on 24 Sep 1741 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Benjamin Weeks on 14 Jan 1702 in Vineyard Haven, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin (son of William Weeks, Jr and Mercy Robinson) was born on 4 Apr 1685 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Nov 1744 in White Oak River, Carteret, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Resided in Holmes Hole. Removed to Nantucket bef. 1729

Joseph married Lydia Coffin on 26 Jul 1714 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia was born on 16 May 1697 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 Jul 1749 in Edgartown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Resided in Homes Hole: Removed to Newport, RI where he followed the business of vintner.

Jonathan married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Nathan Pease on 30 Oct 1712. Nathan was born about 1693. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Buried in West Tisbury Village Cemetery

Sarah married Samuel Cobb on 27 Jun 1716 in Vineyard Haven, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel was born on 10 Sep 1691 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died between 1722 and 1782 in West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pricilla married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is buried at Crossways Cemetery.

Jonathan married Patience Heath on 18 Dec 1723. Patience was born on 6 Mar 1705 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elisabeth married William Russell between 1716 and 1748. William was born between 1672 and 1703; died between 1723 and 1789. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elihu married Mary Swain on 9 Dec 1730 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Mary was born about 1705; died on 27 May 1790 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Thomas Fuller on 1 Oct 1730. Thomas was born between 1685 and 1711 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died between 1735 and 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Homes, Hole, MA. Was a mariner

Thomas married Elizabeth Athearn on 16 Aug 1733. Elizabeth was born on 13 Apr 1715; died on 2 Sep 1789. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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She is buried at Crossways Cemetery

Sarah married Samuel Daggett on 8 Nov 1733. Samuel was born about 1706 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Ebenezer Allen about 1745. Ebenezer was born about 1690. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anna Eames. Anna died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Nantucket. His will of August 30, 1750 was probated November
20, 1750 and division of his estate was made November 16, 1757.The will
of Widow Parnell Chase was dated September 12, 1757 and was probated
October 04, 1757

Nathan married Parnell Long on 24 Oct 1723. Parnell was born in 1706 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Oct 1757 in Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Nantucket, MA

Stephen married Patience Marshall on 7 Sep 1730. Patience died on 27 Feb 1747. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Was a carpenter

Family/Spouse: Bethiah Mayhew Norton. Bethiah was born on 31 Mar 1712; died on 29 Mar 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Mary Coffin on 24 Feb 1734. Mary died on 2 Oct 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Nantucket. Was a mariner.

Joseph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Homes Hole, MA. He was a trader. Inventory of his estate was
made in May 1752 and administration was granted to the widow.

Family/Spouse: Deliverance Nickerson. Deliverance was born in 1712; died on 3 Sep 1788. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Eunice Chase. Eunice (daughter of Isaac Chase and Mary Coffin) was born on 4 Aug 1738. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Homes Hole, MA

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zaccheus married Hannah Butler on 22 Feb 1759. Hannah was born on 20 Jun 1736; died on 10 May 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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He is buried at Crossways Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Waitstill married John West on 3 Jul 1758. John was born on 10 Apr 1735; died in 1788. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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She is buried at Crossways Cemetery

Margaret married Samuel Look on 11 Apr 1769. Samuel was born on 14 Jan 1742 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Apr 1825 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jedidah married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: Abt 1787, North Carolina, USA
• Probate: 1787, Onslow, North Carolina, USA

Notes:

Theophilus Weeks
Son of Benjamin Weeks.
Theophilus Weeks Sr. was born in Falmouth, Barnstable Co. MA. Bay Colony in 1708. He removed to North Carolina with his family about 1730 and settled in Carteret County and then moved to Onslow Co. by 1735. Theophilus married Mrs. Grace Green the widow of Jonathan Green. Grace the widow was deceased by August 1792 as evidence by minutes of the August 1792 Court in Carteret Co. which concerned a lawsuit against the estate of Grace Weeks.

Theophilus laid out and established the Town of Swanboro, North Carolina., in 1770. He surveyed forty-eight lots which are still part of the town.

Theophilus was inspector for the port, which was called Weeks Landing, Week's Whard, The Whard, Weeks Pint, Bogue, New Town and Swansboro. His house was just up from the wharf so he could see the ships as they came in.

Grace had one son by Jonathan Green and four sons for Theophilus Weeks. If they had daughters they are unknown.

1. Jonathan Green Jr. born before 1735 and died 7 February, 1777
2. Benjamin Weeks
3. Silas Weeks, died 22 May, 1778 Rev. Soldier
4. Silvanneus Weeks, Rev. Soldier as swore in open Court by Edward Marey on July 10, 1792.
5. Archelus Weeks married Abigail Edwards, widow of Thomas Edwards.

A Sketch of the Life of Theophilus Weeks
Founder of the Town of Swansboro

Theophilus Weeks, son of Benjamin and Mary Chase Weeks, was born at Falmouth, Massachusetts, in 1708. Sometime in 1730 Benjamin Weeks moved his family from Falmouth to Carteret County, North Carolina, settling along Hadnot's Creek, a tributary of the White Oak River. Apparently about the same time, another Falmouth family-that of Jonathan Green, Sr.-moved to the White Oak River area and settled on the land where the town of Swansboro eventually began. Very little is known about Jonathan Green, Sr., except that he moved to his new home along with his wife Grace and his older brother, Isaac Green. Jonathan and Grace Green had a son named Jonathan, Jr., but it is not presently known whether Jonathan, Jr., was born in Massachusetts or in North Carolina. In 1730, the two brothers, Isaac and Jonathan Green, jointly bought their new plantation on the White Oak.

Meanwhile, Theophilus Weeks appears to have lived in his father's household until 1735. By that year, Jonathan Green, Sr., had died of some unknown cause at the early age of approximately 35 years old; and Theophilus Weeks had married the widow, Grace Green. Weeks moved to the Onslow County side of the river upon marrying the Widow Green, and they made their home in the house that had earlier been the home of Jonathan Green, Sr. In due time Weeks bought the half interest of Isaac Green, who thereafter returned to Massachusetts. Thus, by purchase from Isaac Green and by intermarriage with Jonathan Green's widow, Theophilus Weeks came into full possession and control of the plantation on the Onslow County side of the mouth of the White Oak River.

Plaque in Swansboro Public Park Honoring Theophilus
In addition to his stepson, Jonathan Green, Jr., Theophilus Weeks's family increased by four sons born to him and his wife Grace. Their four sons were Benjamin Weeks, Silas Weeks, Silvanus Weeks, and Archelaus Weeks, whose name sometimes appears incorrectly as Archibald Weeks. If Jonathan Green, Jr., should ever prove to have been born in Massachusetts before his parents moved to North Carolina, then Theophilus and Grace's son, Benjamin Weeks , would be the first child of European descent ever born on the site of what became the town of Swansboro. Not much is known about the occupation of Theophilus Weeks prior to 1751. In January of 1741 (New Style), Weeks recorded his stock mark, which indicated agricultural interests. In 1747 Weeks mortgaged to Col. John Starkey for slightly over 200 pounds the land he had bought of Isaac Green. There is no indication of the use Weeks made of the borrowed money, but he evidently paid it off by the end of 1748. In 1751 Weeks petitioned the Onslow Court for permission to operate an ordinary (18th century term for tavern or inn)and was licensed to "keep an ordinary at his now dwelling place," which suggests that port activity was thriving at the mouth of the White Oak and that Weeks' plantation was a favorite spot for the seafarers to visit.

PLAQUE COMMEMORATING THEOPHILUS WEEKS - FOUNDER OF SWANSBORO
Three years later in 1754, the Onslow Regiment of Militia was organized in response to the French and Indian War. The regiment was divided into four companies, and Theophilus Weeks was commissioned a sergeant in Capt. Stephen Lee's Company of the Onslow Regiment of Militia. His service as one of the original officers in the regiment indicates a more-than-usual capacity for leadership and public responsibility.
In 1757 Theophilus Weeks was appointed the first inspector of exports for Bogue Inlet. Though the record for some years is incomplete, there is every indication that Weeks held the office of inspector continuously from 1757 until his death in 1772, It is significant that there is no record of any complaint ever having been lodged against him with respect to the administration of his official duties. Nor was he ever involved in any lawsuit or uncomplimentary situation so far as the record reveals. From all indications, Theophilus Weeks was a prime example of the unassuming, hardworking, solid citizen upon whom our great democracy was built.
No record has come to light which reflects the religious affiliation of Theophilus Weeks. However, he is known to have had an eminent Puritan minister in his ancestry, and the fact that other members of the Weeks family in the Hadnot's Creek area were deeply involved in the early Baptist movement suggests the strong possibility that Theophilus was also numbered among them.

While there are additional references to his keeping an ordinary and serving as inspector, the most significant accomplishment of Weeks's life came just about a year before his death. It is not known exactly when Theophilus Weeks decided to start a town on his plantation called "The Wharf." He may have toyed with the idea for years, but it seems certain that he had finalized the plan of a town by sometime early in 1771 or possibly even in 1770. The earliest Swansboro lot for which there is a deed from Theophilus Weeks on record is lot number 6, which Theophilus and Grace Weeks sold to Edward Starkey on May 11, 1771. Strangely enough, that deed refers to an adjoining lot as belonging to a Mr. Lee, though no deed from Weeks to Lee is recorded. The deed from Weeks to Starkey, however, does prove that as early as May of 1771 a plan of the town existed and that the lots in the town had already been assigned their numbers. That the establishment of a town on his property was the idea of Theophilus Weeks is further supported by the deed to Mrs. Mary Pitts for lot number 11. Mrs. Pitts received the deed for what was called "lot number 11 in the plan of a town laid out by Theophilus Weeks.” It is, therefore, clear that the town that became Swansboro was the idea of Theophilus Weeks, who thereby earned the title of "Founder of the Town of Swansboro."

As laid out by Weeks, the new town contained a total of 48 lots and 6 streets. The lots were arranged in three tiers with 16 lots to the tier. Of the 6 streets, 3 streets ran basically north to south and 3 ran basically east to west. Those streets today are known as, Front, Water, Elm, Moore, Main, and Church streets, though 4 of the 6 streets have been greatly extended as the town has grown. All of the original lots measured 60 feet in width and 200 feet in length, except that those lots on the north side of Front Street were intended to extend across the street to the rivershore. Seven of the 48 lots were called "water lots" because in varying amounts a part of each of those 7 water lots lay beneath the water. The 7 water lots were known in the plan of the town as lots number 10 through 16. All of the streets in the town were laid out to be 30 feet wide, except for Front and Broad streets, which were 40 feet wide. The Broad Street shown on the early maps of Swansboro should not be confused with the present-day Broad Street. What Theophilus Weeks called Broad Street is today known as Main Street and was the end of the old county road which ran from Onslow Courthouse (as Jacksonville was formerly called) to Weeks's wharf where he inspected exports leaving the White Oak River area.

The sale of lots in the new town continued slowly, and only a few of the original 48 lots had been sold when Theophilus Weeks died. From the deed records, it is known that the Weeks home stood on the west side of Broad Street (now Main Street) somewhere between Front and Water streets. In the plat of the town, the lot on which Weeks's home sat received the number 7. Because Weeks had a wharf nearby where vessels tied up to have their cargoes inspected, one of the earliest names for the town was Weeks's Wharf. Some called the town Weeks's Point, and still others called it "New Town." In one petition, the town was called "New Town-upon-Bogue." During the Revolutionary War years, the most common name for the town was Bogue. In 1783, when the town was established by law, the General Assembly put an end to the confusion over names by bypassing all the earlier names and officially naming the town Swannsborough, which has since been shortened to Swansboro.

The precise date and cause of Theophilus Weeks's death is unknown, though it appears to have occurred in early January, 1772. On January 1, 1772, Theophilus and Grace Weeks signed a deed to Archibald Gillespie for half an acre of land. That was the last deed Theophilus ever signed. When the Onslow Court met just a few days later, one of the actions taken by the court was to appoint Archibald Gillespie inspector for Bogue Inlet "in the room of Theophilus Weeks, deceased."

While Theophilus Weeks lived and died a subject of the king of England, he was the father of patriots. Of his four sons, two - Silas and Silvanus - died as soldiers in the American Revolution. In his final years, Theophilus Weeks founded a new town and left behind him sons who would help to found a new nation. It is appropriate that the bill legally erecting the town which Weeks had founded was passed by the General Assembly in the same year that Great Britain officially recognized American independence. Tucker R. Littleton

[Note: This biography of Theophilus Weeks was extracted from a guide that was sold to tourists visiting Swansboro. The old buildings of downtown Swansboro have been converted to gift shops, boutiques, restaurants and other tourist-oriented establishments in order to attract the trade of visitors to the North Carolina outerbanks. The author of this guide, Tucker R. Littleton, was probably himself a descendant of Benjamin Weeks.]

Theophilus married Grace Green on 7 Oct 1735 in Swansboro, Onslow, North Carolina, USA. Grace was born in 1708 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died after 1775 in Onslow, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Abt 1718, Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
• Birth: 1718, Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
• Death: 1784
• Death: 1784, Carteret, North Carolina, USA

Thankful married Thomas Hicks in 1738. Thomas died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Sarah LnuCarteret, North Carolina, USA. Sarah died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married Abel GoffigonNorth Carolina, USA. Abel was born in 1747 in Northampton, Virginia, USA; died before 1794 in St Tammany, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Fnu Witton. Fnu died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1720, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
• Birth: 1720, Maine, USA
• Death: 1802, Pelletier

Jabez married Mary Rhodes in 1745 in Onslow, North Carolina, USA. Mary died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Weston WilliamsCarteret, North Carolina, USA. Weston died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abel married Mercy Mayhew on 14 Feb 1742. Mercy was born on 22 Jul 1725; died on 23 Feb 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Priscilla married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Boston, MA where he remained as a young man and became a distiller in Auchmuty's Lane. He was an ardent patriot in the pre-Revolutionary times and took part in the famous "Boston Tea Party".
He became officially connected with the American Party and was a member of the Committee of Inspection 1774. He joined the army after hostilities began and gradually rose to the rank of Deputy Quartermaster General of the Massachusetts Forces in 1779. By Marriage he was connected with General Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania. He died May 17, 1787. "He was humane, benevolent and a sincere friend of this Country" said the Massachusetts Centinel of that date.

Family/Spouse: Anna Fields. Anna died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth Collins Bagnall on 10 Oct 1771. Elizabeth died on 19 Aug 1808 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Perkins married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mehitable married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philanda married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Patience married Simon Clough in 1759. Simon was born on 28 Apr 1738 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Aug 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married on 21 Dec 1752 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Jonathon Puriton on 31 Mar 1756 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Jonathon was born between 1710 and 1736; died between 1761 and 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah Bean on 17 Apr 1765 in Poplin, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Sarah was born between 1727 and 1749; died between 1770 and 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Amos Purington in 1768. Amos was born between 1720 and 1748; died between 1773 and 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elihu married Sarah Gove Green on 14 Jul 1773 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Sarah was born between 1734 and 1756; died between 1778 and 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Content married Reynolds Jenkins on 19 Jan 1788 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Reynolds was born between 1733 and 1768; died between 1792 and 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Patience married Peter Hodgdon on 9 Jul 1772 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Peter was born between 1726 and 1752; died between 1777 and 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Molly Brown between 1770 and 1802. Molly was born between 1749 and 1768; died between 1770 and 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Abigail Prescott on 20 Apr 1788. Abigail was born between 1747 and 1771; died between 1793 and 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jedidah married Elijah Daggett on 9 Nov 1757. Elijah was born before 21 Apr 1734; died before 7 Jun 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Was a farmer

Family/Spouse: Jedidah Mayhew. Jedidah was born on 3 Mar 1731; died on 23 Feb 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sarah Manter

Sarah married Jonathan Manter on 15 Nov 1755. Jonathan was born on 3 Mar 1730 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Apr 1820 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in South End Cemetery, Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hannah Lnu. Hannah died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Beulah Prouty on 7 Jul 1774. Beulah died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Was a Yeoman

Thomas married Sarah Claghorn on 28 Apr 1751. Sarah was born about 1727. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Probably died in the French and Indian War. His will of May 24, 1758,
probated January 02, 1759 leaves all property to brothers Thomas abd
Shubael

Notes:

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Resided in Nantucket, MA, Was a cordwainer.

Shubael married Sarah Manter on 27 Jul 1758. Sarah was born on 14 Sep 1734. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Nantucket, MA. Was a yeoman

Isaac married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Miriam married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reuben married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Valentine Chase. Valentine (son of Abraham Chase and Mercy Nickerson) was born on 15 Jun 1735; died before 6 Apr 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eunice married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rhoda married James Winslow on 3 Nov 1757. James was born in 1732 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Aug 1805. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Lucy Norton on 16 Feb 1769. Lucy was born on 7 Apr 1745; died on 22 Feb 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Was a farmer

Joseph married Martha Hillman on 26 Nov 1772. Martha was born on 4 Nov 1748; died on 9 Jan 1788. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Eunice Rotch on 14 Jul 1796. Eunice was born in 1769; died on 7 Sep 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Burgess. John was born about 1745 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mercy married Jethro Athearn on 5 Dec 1765. Jethro was born on 23 Jun 1742 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Jul 1819. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Homes Hole, MA. He built the windmill formerly situated on
Main Street, Vineyard Haven and now forming a part of the residence of
the late Brig. Gen. A.B. Carey. He is buried in Crossways Cemetery

Timothy married Rebecca Bassett on 23 Nov 1773. Rebecca was born on 23 Oct 1750; died on 28 Oct 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Mary Ketchum
• Name: Mary Merry

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Deliverance married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Resided in Homes Hole, MA. Moved to Cincinnati, OH

Abraham married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nickerson married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Died while in service during the Revolutionary War.

Silas Weeks
Son of Theopilus Weeks
Silas Weeks was the son of Theophlius Weeks and Grace Green Weeks. He was born in North Carolina.

Silas was a soldier in the America Revolution and died in service on May 22, 1778. A Military Land Warrant # 1533. in the name of Silas Weeks was sold by his heirs on February 22, 1785. From this land sale by the heirs three children are known , Theophilus, James and Ada Weeks. The signature of Theophilus is identical with that found on Military Land Warrant Nr 1806, issued in the name of Tehophilus Weeks and sold by him on 23 May, 1785..

Silas Weeks is the proven son of Theophilus Weeks Sr .of Carteret Co. by land deeds.

Zillar Hunter the wife of Silas Weeks, was the daughter of Nicholas and Rebecca Hunter. Zillar was listed as one of twelve children listed in the will of her father Nicholas who died in 1750 in Carteret Co.

Only three children are known born to Silas and Zillar:

1. James Weeks, believed to be the oldest
2. Theophilus Weeks
3. Ada Weeks who married John O'Steen brother to Ann and Esther O'Steen.

Silas married Zillar Hunter about 1757 in North Carolina, USA. Zillar (daughter of Nicholas Hunter and Rebecca Lnu) was born in 1737 in Onslow, North Carolina, USA; died before 1784 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Jun 1788, North Carolina, USA

Family/Spouse: Abigail Edwards. Abigail died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1742, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
• Death: 1795

Family/Spouse: James Mills. James was born about 1740 in Duplin, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married William Owens on 6 Jul 1792 in St Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. William was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died in UNKNOWN in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jabez married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Tamar married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]