New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume III, by William Richard Cutter, 1915

WEEKS Among the old and honored families of the United States, tracing back several centuries, must be mentioned that of Weeks, tradition stating that three brothers of the name came early from England, probably near Hastings, about the year 1630, settling near Boston. One of the brothers later settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts; one was drowned; one went to Long Island. It was amongst some of the progenitors that the individual was found who gave the land for Boston Common, the children of Holland and Hannah (Mosely) Weeks being amongst the heirs to the same.
(I) Joseph Weeks, son of one of the three brothers mentioned above, married Hannah Sumner, who bore him two sons: 1. Joseph, married (???) and had two daughters, who married, respectively, Philip Withington and John Goffe. 2. Ebenezer, of whom further.

(II) Ebenezer, son of Joseph and Hannah (Sumner) Weeks, married Anna Holland, who bore him four children: 1. Ebenezer, married (first) Eunice Griswold, (second) Olive Keyes; children: Elizabeth, married a Mr. Paine; Anna, married a Mr. Barnard; Eunice, Joseph, Hannah, all of whom died young; Ebenezer; Eunice, married a Mr. Clark; Joseph Holland, married Mary Griffith; George Griswold; Hannah, married a Mr. Dodge; William R., D. D.; David Jewett. 2. Holland, of whom further. 3. Sarah, married Eleazer Gilbert; children: Polly, married a Mr. Patrick; Eleazer; Anna, married a Mr. Stiles; Sally, married a Mr. Stiles; Lucy, married a Mr. Miller; Hannah; John, died young; Ebenezer; Daniel. 4. Anna, married William Copeland; children: Weeks; Anna, Eleazer, both died young; William Smith; Eleazer; Jared Warner; Anna; John; George; Sally; Henry Keeler; Hannah. Mr. Weeks was a resident of Pomfret, Connecticut.

(III) Holland, son of Ebenezer and Anna (Holland) Weeks, was born in Pomfret, Connecticut, January 19 or 30, 1744. He was a resident of Brooklyn and Litchfield. Connecticut. He married, September 4, 1766, Hannah Mosely, born in Hampton, Connecticut, July 20 or 31, 1746, died at Salisbury, Vermont, March 1, 1814, fourth child of Nathaniel and Sarah (Capen) Mosely. Children: 1. Holland, born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, April 29, 1768; married, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Harriet B. Hopkins; children: Anna Holland, married a Mr. Adams; Harriet Hopkins, married a Mr. Seymour; Hannah Mosely, married a Mr. Goodell; Samuel Hopkins, married a Miss Hawkins; Mary Elizabeth; Elizabeth Keith, married a Mr. Burnham. Holland Weeks was the most prominent minister in Vermont on the west side of the mountains. 2. Eunice, born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, October 7, 1769; married, in Salisbury, Vermont, Daniel Avery; children: John; Abigail, married a Mr. Sheppard; Samuel; Ebenezer Weeks, married a Miss Davis; Elijah, married a Miss Cheney. 3. Eliakim, of whom further. 4. Elizabeth, born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, December 24, 1772; married, in Salisbury, Vermont, Aaron Loomis Beach; children: Aaron Loomis, married a Miss Race; Hannah Amanda, married a Mr. Shumway; Flavel Mosely, married a Miss Hammond; Uriel Emmons, married a Miss Titus; Wait Edmund, married a Miss Daniels. 5. Hannah, born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, February 20, 1775; married, in Salisbury, Vermont, Gilbert Evarts; children: Holland Weeks; Holland Weeks, married a Miss Ingalls; Rebecca Chapin, married a Mr. Bump; Maria Hopkins, married a Mr. Stewart; Esther Mosely, married a Mr. Rider; Sarah Ann, married a Mr. Powers; Martin Gilbert, married a Miss Porter; Charles Elisha, married a Miss Boardman. 6. Esther, born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, December 25, 1776, died in childhood. 7. Sophia, born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, January 24, 1781; married, in Salisbury, Vermont, Hiram Bingham; children: Holland Weeks, married a Miss Douglass; Harris, married a Miss Warner; Lucien Mosely; Sophia Lucilla, married a Mr. Tuttle. 8. Anna, born in Litchfield, Connecticut, September 23, 1782; married, in Salisbury, Vermont, Ralph Robinson; children: Ebenezer Weeks, married a Miss Adams; Emily Mosely, married a Mr. Rowe; Jonathan Edwards, married a Miss Colton; Samuel Newell, married a Miss Jones; Anna Eliza; James Richard. 9. Ebenezer, born in Litchfield, Connecticut, July 16, 1784, died in early life. 10. Sarah, born in Litchfield, Connecticut, December 29, 1785; married, in Salisbury, Vermont, Samuel Sheldon; children: Homer Don Carlos, married a Miss Lawrence; Horace Walter, married a Miss Parkill; Harmon Alexander, married a Miss Bass; Henry Luther. 11. John Mosely, born in Litchfield, Connecticut, May 22, 1788; married, in Charlotte, Vermont, Harriet Prindle; children: Hannah Lucy, married a Mr. Clark; Harriet Eliza, married a Mr. Wilcox; Charles Horatio; John Eliakim, married a Miss Taylor: George Augustus, married a Miss Spears.

(IV) Eliakim, son of Holland and Hannah (Mosely) Weeks, was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, March 6, 1771. He came to Salisbury, Vermont, with his father's family, in 1788, and assisted in clearing up a large farm in the west part of the town, which became the property of his younger brother, John Mosely Weeks, after the death of their father. Eliakim Weeks commenced working for himself, about the year 1791, his principal business being farming. He was a self-made mechanic, and at times worked at the trade of joiner. After buying and selling several farms, he located in Salisbury Village on a farm containing about three hundred acres, with an old saw mill on it, which he rebuilt and from which he derived a good income. He also began the erection of a two-story house, but did not live to finish the same, his death occurring September 30, 1820, after an illness of three days. He held many of the important offices of the town, serving at the time of his death in the capacity of selectman. He was an active and energetic man, and his sudden taking away was not only mourned by his family, but by all who had the honor of his acquaintance. He married, in Salisbury, Vermont, Rebecca Crook, born October 5, 1780, died July 3, 1835, only daughter of Ephraim and Fanny Crook; she came to Salisbury from Westminster, Vermont, in 1793. Children: 1. Fanny, born August 1, 1798; married Washington Miller, August 10, 1823; died May 4, 1839. 2. Minerva, born August 16, 1800; married Lewis Barker, September 14, 1826. 3. Daughter, born and died July 3, 1802. 4. Orlando, born April 25, 1804; married Sally, daughter of Gamaleel and Elizabeth Kelsy, February 26, 1827; he died September 4, 1850; his wife died November 22, 1836. 5. Son, born March 16, 1806, died March 28, 1806. 6. Mark Robinson, born May 24, 1807, died, unmarried, September 1, 1852. 7. Martha Crook, born March 11, 1810; married George Parker, June 4, 1829; she died August 16, 1833. 8. Ebenezer Holland, of whom further. 9. Eliakim John, born November 20, 1815, died at San Francisco, March 15, 1885; married Cecilia Sanderson, of Mobile, Alabama. 10. Ephraim Crook, born August 6, 1818, died March 26, 1840. 11. and 12. Mary Jane and Samuel Caleb, twins, born March 28, 1821.

(V) Ebenezer Holland, son of Eliakim and Rebecca (Crook) Weeks, was born September 14, 1812, in Salisbury, Vermont, died May 19, 1881, at his residence in Brandon. When seven years of age his father died, and at the age of twenty he lost his mother. He continued to live on the paternal homestead, which subsequently came into his possession and which he retained until his death. He received his education in the common schools, which was a very limited one, but by reading and self-study he gained considerable knowledge. He was called early into public service, being a man of sterling business qualities, sound judgment and common sense. He was town clerk and justice of the peace in his native town nearly thirty years, and enjoyed every honor that his townsmen could bestow upon him. In the fall of 1854 he was elected to represent his town in the legislature, and was re‰lected the following year. He was elected side judge in 1866 and filled the office two years. He was one of the commissioners to appraise the land taken by the Addison railroad when that road was building, and to adjust the claims of the landholders against it, and he performed the duties of this delicate office, as he performed every public trust, with unbiased judgment and fidelity. He was a public-spirited man, and whatever was good for the general interests of the community was good for him, and he was not afraid to stand by with money and personal influence to see that righteous measures and sound morality were sustained. He was always a staunch temperance man, had clear convictions of right and wrong, and was always found true to his convictions. He was ever ready to encourage young men in study, and sought to awaken manly qualities within them. Mr. Weeks was not a member of any church, but his sympathies were with the Congregational body with whom he always worshiped and which he supported liberally. For many years he was leader of the choir, and always faithful at his post at the meetings of social worship to lead the singing. In 1876 he removed to Brandon, continuing his residence there for the remainder of his days.

He married, September 6, 1837, Elizabeth D. Dyer, born in Clarendon. April 10, 1817, died August 9, 1905, daughter of Gideon and Betsey Dyer, of Salisbury, Vermont. She was a woman of more than ordinary intelligence and ability, of culture and refinement, a devoted wife, an affectionate mother, a kind and sympathetic neighbor, and was respected and esteemed by the entire community. Early in life she identified herself with the Congregational church, and while her health allowed was a willing and conscientious worker in the same. Children: 1. Catharine Elizabeth, born October 28, 1838, died August 2, 1855. 2. Martha Crook, born August 23, 1842, died May 11. 1872; married, June 27, 1866, Rev. Frank H. Seely, a Presbyterian minister at Richfield Springs; their children were: George W., a prosperous clothing merchant of Taunton. Massachusetts; Louise M., wife of Dr. J. W. Esterbrook, of Brandon, Vermont; Frank B. Seely, Presbyterian minister of Kingston, New York. 3. Mary Crawford, born October 24, 1844; married, at Brandon, Vermont, November 19, 1884, Walter J. Thomas, of Salisbury, Vermont; she died at the Proctor Hospital, Brandon, August 26, 1900. 4. Iola Crook, born October 21, 1847, died in Brandon, January 24, 1892. 5. Fanny Louisa, born February 26, 1850, died at Salisbury, Vermont, August 12, 1852. 6. John Eliakim, of whom further. 7. Lizzie Maria, born March 26, 1857, died at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 5, 1890; married, at Brandon, Vermont, September 27, 1882, Charles Lincoln Goss; children: Genevieve Iola, born December 10, 1883; John Warren, August 16, 1887; Infant daughter, born and died February 5, 1890. 8. Cecilia Sanderson, born November 18, 1862, died in Brandon, August 6, 1879.

(VI) John Eliakim, son of Ebenezer Holland and Elizabeth D. (Dyer) Weeks, was born in Salisbury, Vermont, June 14, 1854. He was educated at Middlebury high school. He assisted with the work on the home farm for many years. In 1898 he removed to Middlcbury and there engaged in the hay and grain business, which proved highly remunerative. Since attaining his majority he has taken an active interest in public affairs and has held many offices of trust and responsibility. From 1884 to 1886 he was associate judge of Addison county; represented Salisbury in the legislature in 1888; was senator from Addison county in 1896; was appointed by Governor Grout to fill a vacancy on the board of trustees of the Industrial School, in 1898; cattle commissioner in 1908-09; chairman of the board of penal institutions since 1908, and in 1913 was reappointed for six years. He is a member of the present house of representatives and is chairman of ways and means committee, committee on banks and minor courts, and chairman of the committee on joint rules. He is chairman of the Republican county committee, president of Addison County Fair for the past six years, trustee of Middlebury College since 1908, from which institution he received the degree of Master of Arts in 1912, and director of the Brandon National Bank and the Middlebury Bank. Fraternally he is a member of Union Lodge, No. 2, Free and Accepted Masons, of Middlebury; Mt. Calvary Commandery, Knights Templar; Mt. Sinai Temple, Mystic Shrine; and Otter Creek Lodge, Knights of Pythias.

Mr. Weeks married, October 14, 1879, Hattie Jane Dyer, born September 29, 1859, only child of Frank Leonard and Lucretia Delano (Graves) Dyer, of West Salisbury. Mr. Weeks has secured a substantial recognition of the genuineness of his merits throughout his entire career, and by his conscientious discharge of duty, his enterprise and ability, and his character as a cultured gentleman, he has won the onfidence of the people and the respect of all with whom he associates.

Mr. Weeks traces his ancestry to John Alden, one of the first Pilgrims who landed from the "Mayflower," and in a speech made by John Quincy "he was the first who stept on what has since been called Fore Fathers Rock."

John Alden moved early to Boston, where he was for a long time a highly esteemed official, styled in the early records as the Hon. John Alden. He married Priscilla Mullins, in Plymouth, 1621. John Alden was born in England, 1598, died in Duxbury, Massachusetts, September 12, 1687. Their daughter, Ruth Alden, was born in Duxbury, died at Braintree, 1674; she married, in Braintree, December 3, 1657, John Bass. Their daughter, Sarah Bass, born in Braintree, January 29, 1672, died in Braintree, 1751; she married, January 7, 1692, in Braintree, Ephraim Thayer. Their daughter, Ruth Thayer, married, 1722, John Capen. Their daughter, Sarah Capen, married, 1742, Nathaniel Mosely. Their daughter, Hannah Mosely, married Holland Weeks (see Weeks III).