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Note: The Town of Wheelock, VT's Gift to Dartmouth College" by Eleanor J. Hutchinson. 1961 Emerson Pub., Rochester, NY p.38 Capt. JOSHUA WEEKS, as he was sometimes called, probably received this title from service in the Militia was one of the early settlers in Wheelock Hollow, or village. He was probably b. in Greenland, NH in 1748 and went to Canterbury, NH in 1774. He m. SUSANNAH, d/o Dea. EZEKIEL MORRILL of Canterbury, and was living there during the war. He took the Association test in that town, also was a member of its Train Band. In 1775, he enlisted as a private in Capt. JEREMIAH CLOUGH's company, Col. ENOCH POOR's Regt. and served for seven months at Winter Hill near Boston. In 1776 he enlisted as a private in the same company for service in the Continental Army as from Loudon, NH, formerly a part of Canterbury. In the census of 1790 he was living in Canterbury. In 1814 he deeded lot #70, situated on the west side of the county road between South Wheelock and Danville to his son JOHN WEEKS, reserving a life lease and he may have been living there at the time. If he died in town, which is quite possible, his burial place is unknown. His dau, COMFORT, m. JOSEPH H. INGALLS, who came to Wheelock from Mad-bury, NH about 1797. Mr. Ingalls removed to Sheffield about 1806 and became prominent in the business and civic affairs of the town. p. 55 the JOSHUA WEEKS place [now CHARLES ROGERS] p. 103 one of the largest taxpayers 1809 was J WEEKS - $7 town tax, $1.68 school tax, and $1.97 state tax. p. 113 The inhabitants of School District #4 are hereby notified to meet at the dwelling house of JOSHUA WEEKS in this town on Mon. 17th, 1810 Sept. p.148-149 In 1792 ABRAHAM MORRILL arranged with Capt. Joshua Weeks of Canterbury, NH to build a gristmill in compliance with the terms of agreeement with Pres. JOHN WHEELOCK of Dartmouth College. Joshua Weeks m. Susannah sister of Abraham Morrill (Her letter home to Canterbury, after their removal to Wheelock in 1800, is in the Dartmouth College Archives). The site chosen was one to utilize the water-power of Miller's Run at the head of the long waterfall in Wheelock Hollow and thru the yrs. the gristmill was known as the Old Mill. On the same dam a sawmill was built on the opposite side of the stream. In return for building the mills, Abraham Morrill gave Joshua Weeks the land on which the greater part of the village was later built. Weeks built the first village house on what was later the Charles Rogers, Jr. place, according to deeds of the property. SAMUEL WEEKS, mentioned in Child's Gazetteer of Caledonia & Essex co. was his son. Tradition says that Samuel built the first potato whiskey distillery and potashery in the village just below the Island. Capt. Joshua Weeks name appears in the town records of 1800 and he operated the both mills for several years thereafter. In 1819 Joshua Weeks deeded the sawmill and gristmill to his sons, EZEKIEL, SAMUEL and JOHN. Later Samuel and Ezekiel deeded their interest to John.In 1821, John deeded the sawmill to JOHN CHASE, with the water reserved sufficient to carry the gristmill on the other side of the stream and this reservation followed in all subsequent deeds from John Chase thru HIEL BRADLEY and his successors. p. 209 town selectmen - JOSHUA WEEKS, 1801, 1802, 1808 p. 212 treasuer of town - 1804 JOSHUA WEEKS, 1806 Capt. JOSHUA WEEKS, 1813 JOSHUA WEEKS 1790 NH, Rockingham co., Canterbury JOSHUA WEEKS - 3 males over 16 [bef 1774]; 2 males under 16 [aft1774]; 5 females SAMUEL WEEKS - 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female 1800 VT, Caledonia, Wheelock JOSHUA WEEKS - 02111 10311 1810 VT, Caledonia co., Wheelock JOSHUA WEEKS - 10201 14?121 1820 VT, Caledonia co, Wheelock JOSHUA WEEKS - 000011 0011101 1830 VT & OH - no JOSHUA WEEKS Sheffield town hall, Caledonia co, VT [8/24/2005] Book 2 p.30 28 March 1801 JOSEPH BEAN to JOSHUA WEEKS Lot 12 - 140 acres in Sheffield Book 2, p. 23 8 Aug 1804 ABRAHAM MORRILL [Wheelock] to JOSHUA WEEKS [Wheelock] $700; Lot #12 in Sheffield except what I sold to ANDREW FRENCH signed by ABRAHAM MORRILL and SALLY MORRILL Book 3 p. 91 6 Jan. 1814 JOSHUA WEEKS [Wheelock] to SAMUEL WEEKS [Sheffield] $350 witness: EZEKIEL WEEKS & WARD BRADLEY Book 3 p. 90 9 Jan. 1814 JOSHUA WEEKS [Wheelock} to JOHN WEEKS [Wheelock] $350 northerly part of Lot 12 - 70 acres Sheffield witness: SAML WEEKS & WARD BRADLEY Otis Lyford's History of Canterbury, NH p. 69 Tax List JOSHUA WEEKS...1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1780, 1790 SAMUEL WEEKS...1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1780, 1785, 1790 SAMUEL WEEKS Jr....1785 History of Merrimack & Belknap co., NH; Philadelphia:JW Lewis & Co.; 1885; 1108 pp. p. 222 Canterbury's "Train Band included JOSHUA WEEKS Aug. 1, 1775 Capt CLOUGH had under his command JOSHUA WEEKS Sept. 1, 1776 JOSHUA WEEKS joined the Continental Army and promised to march to NY p. 228 JOSHUA WEEKS signed the petition to annex Canterbury to Hillsborough co. Successful Vermonters, a modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex & Orleans Co. by Wm. H. Jeffrey, E. Burke, VT, Historical Pub. co., 1904 p. 201 Wheelock pop. in 1900: 567 Town charted June 14, 1785
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