Timothy Weed (1758 - 1800)

Born 22 May 1758 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Silsbee) Weed — married 11 Dec 1777 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1800 at age 42 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Private Timothy Weed served with 5th Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Timothy Weed is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A121507.

Captain Timothy Weed was born on 22 May 1758 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut. He was the son of Bartholomew Weed and Sarah Benedict.^[1]

Timothy was a Soldier of the Revolution, serving as a private in 7th company, 5th Regiment under Ichabod Dolittle from 15 May 1775 to 8 Oct 1775.

Captain Timothy Weed married Sarah Silsbee on 11 Dec 1777 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut.^{[2] [3][4][5]}

Research about his spouse: Their marriage is thoroughly documented, but who that Sarah Silsbee's parents were, where she was born, and how they met is not yet known. Many genealogies have stated that she was the Sarah Silsbee born to Samuel and Sarah Breed Silsbee in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay, on 4 June 1758. But, in view of the distances involved, that woman seems much more likely to have been Sarah Silsbee, the woman who married Stephen Smith in neighboring Salem, Massachusetts Bay, on 20 Nov 1782, had children, and died there in 1829.

Timothy was counted in Ridgefield in the 1800 federal census. In his household were:^[6]

Timothy, age 25-44, and his wife

2 boys under 10, likely Bartholomew and Silsby

3 girls (under 10, 10-15, and 16-25), likely Polly, Lydia & Rua

In separate household listing is Timothy Weed2, age 16-25, with a woman of the same age, surely his wife Olive.^[7]

He died on 20 Oct 1800 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut. ^{[8] [9][10]}

His will was in probate in 1800.^[11]

Timothy and Sarah Silsbee Weed had, in the Ridgebury section of Ridgefield:^[12]. For marriages and deaths, from the Ridgebury Church Records: ^[13]

• Timothy, b. 22 May 1778, m. Olive St. John on 25 Dec 1798, d. 15 Nov 1817
• Sarah, b. 4 Oct 1780, m. Trowbridge Benedict, 13 Nov 1798
• Elijah, b. 18 Apr 1782, m. Mary St.John, 28 Jan 1801
• Polly, b. 1 July 1784, m. William Gorham, 26 Mar 1800
• Joseph Smith, b. 2 Jan 1787
• Lydia, b. 13 Dec 1788
• Rua, b. 28 Jan 1791
• Bartholomew, b. 6 Mar 1793, m. ____, then Elvira Woodward in Kentucky, d. 1879 in Newark, New Jersey
• Infant son, d. 8 Apr 1795
• Silsbee, b. 29 Mar 1797

Sources

1. ↑ Wilma J. Standifer Moore, compiler, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc), page 294.
2. ↑ Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, Ridgefield:Ridgebury Congregation, page 1 in original, pages 15 & 18 in alphabetized transcript, photocopied by Connecticut State Library, viewed on Ancestry.com($): "(Silsby), Silsbe - Sarah m. Timothy Weed", "Weed - Timothy m. Sarah Silsbe"
3. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 584.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJE
4. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Volume: 92
5. ↑ Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.
6. ↑ 1800 Federal Census, Ridgefield, numbered 856-857 (stamped) and 76-77.
7. ↑ 1800 Federal Census, Ridgefield, numbered 856-857 (stamped) and 76-77.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
9. ↑ The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.
10. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
11. ↑ Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Item Description: Probate Packets, Warner, N-Wellman, H, 1756-1880. Case No. 5091.
12. ↑ Rockwell, George Lounsbury, The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut",(1927) "From the records of Vital Statistics", p. 502
13. ↑ Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, Ridgefield:Ridgebury Congregation, page 1 in original, page 18 in alphabetized transcript, photocopied by Connecticut State Library, viewed on Ancestry.com($)

See also:

• Year: 1800; Census Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Series: M32; Roll: 1; Page: 76; Image: 48; Family History Library Film: 205618. Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 046 : 1903
• Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 025 : 1898
• Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 053
• Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 075
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Ridgefield, Page 104.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3DQ-V?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 86 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.