GEE, Solomon Jr.^[1]

1736 - 1804  (68 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	GEE, Solomon
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1736	Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Aug 1804	Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
  Death	12 Aug 1804	Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
  WAC	12 Nov 1951	ARIZO
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
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  Person ID	I52553	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	GEE, Solomon ,   b. 1698, Devon, England Devon, Englandd. 13 Apr 1769, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 71 years)
  Mother	HUNTLEY, Deborah ,   b. 20 Aug 1714, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United Statesd. 26 Mar 1807, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1731	Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States   [2]
  Notes	~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 17 Aug 1988, OGDEN.
  Family ID	F10303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BINGHAM, Martha ,   b. 15 Aug 1741, Scotland, Wind., Connecticut, United States Scotland, Wind., Connecticut, United Statesd. 15 Nov 1828, Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1758	Lyme, New London, Conn
  Family ID	F26053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Solomon Gee, Jr., was a soldier In the Revolutionary War, Sgt. Gee served with the men belonging to Colonel Benjamin Bellows, First Regiment of Militia in the State of New Hampshire who marched from the County of Cheshire at the Requisition of Major General Gates to reinforce the Army at Ticonderoga October, 1776. (State of New Hampshire, State Military Reservation, Concord) Solomon died Aug. 12, 1804 In Marlowe, Cheshire, New Hampshire. He is burled in Baker’s Corner Cemetery, Marlow, New Hampshire. "While Solomon was not one of the grantees in the territory of New Hampshire, he was one of the very early settlers there and among the first fifteen families coming to Marlow before the Spring of 1767. This was some two years before Solomon Gee, Sr. died at Lyme, Conn. The spot where Soloman, Jr. built his log house was selected by Mrs. Gee because it marked the place where she first beheld the sunlight in Marlow, they having arrived at the town the previous day after nightfall, their shelter this night being their overturned cart." See C.E. Benjamin cited. Also: "In 1770, Solomon built a sawmill at Marlow. The location has later been identified as being "about a mile south from the schoolhouse in District No.8." Solomon served in the Revolutionary War (26 days) with the rank of Sergeant in Col. Benjamin Bellows, Jr. Reg't., N. H. Militia. A marker for this service was placed on Solomon's grave by the Ashublet Chapter of the D.A.R. We also find metitioned Solomon with the rank of "Lt." which is believed to have been conferred in his participation in the militia group that functioned at Marlow after the end of the Revolutionary War. Such companies were formed in many communities at this time, especially in outlying areas, for security reasons and to maintain armed men in a state of preparedness in the event that a military type of action should be required. Perhaps this sort of precaution was a forerunner to the creation in time of the National Guard now so familiar to all. About 1795, Dr. Isaac Baker purchased from Solomon Gee the property that has ever since been known as the Baker farm. This sale occurred some nine years before Solomon's death. Solomon's gravestone bears the following inscription: My God hath called and I obeyd My body in the dust is laid There for to rest till the last day For God hath calld my soul away Nathaniel Brown was administrator of Solomon's last will and testament. A commission was appointed to inventory the estate comprised of Lemuel Miller, Patrick Giffen, and Silas Mack; its value being declared to total $1,672.43. Solomon's will specified the following: "I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha one third part of all my estate both personal and real for her support during the time she r~ains my widow. Also I give unto my beloved son Leuman Gee one dollar in addition to what he hath already in full of his share to be paid in one year from my decease by my executor. Also I give to my daughter Molly Brown one hundred dollars in the manner here named viz. the blacksmihh tools at what they are valued at and the remainder to be paid by my executor on conditions that my son Nathaniel Brown shall pay a small debt that is due to Samuel Kidder. Also I give unto my two sons Solomon Gee and Abisha Gee the whole of the farm that I live on to be equally divided between them in quality and quantity except the widow's third and at the time she ceases to be my widow or at her death then the third are to be divided between the same as the other on the conditions here mentioned viz my son Solomon in consideration of what he hath already received is to pay all ,the debts that appear to be justly against me excepting the one before named and I give to my son Edward Gee one hundred and fifty dollars to be paid in equal parts by Solomon and Abisha in one year after my decease if he returns home. Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Asa Mastin of Marlow sole executor" ..... Asa Mastin refused to serve as executor as did Martha and son Solomon. The court then appointed Nathaniel Brown to serve as administrator. Solomon's will was drawn "24th day of December in the year of our Lord 1803." It was "Offered & Recd for proof Aug. 31, l804!'by the probate court. In the inventory of Solomon's estate, his assets included a note on Isaac Baker in the amount of $628.07 which no doubt applied against the farm property previously sold to Mr. Baker. This debt represented a significant part of Solomon's total assets. The inventory also reported detailed listings of all household utensils, tableware and other possessions including Solomon's wearing apparel in addition to the livestock and equipment required for the farm. Some selected items from the latter listing are given below to indicate some ofbhe relative values of that day: Marlow Historical Society Solomon Gee Solomon Gee seems to have had extensive land holdings and a number of buildings in District 1 or the West District of Marlow: Lots 1, 3, 41, 43, 74, and 71. This is in the SW corner of town, W of Gustin Pond and West Burying Yard except that Lot 74 (with house #125) was E of them all at the SE corner of Baker Corner and Lot 71 with house #133 was the fifth structure N of Baker Corner also E of the other lots.Baker Corner was at one time an early center in Marlow with a store and a doctor (Dr. Baker) at the crossroads, the other center being Marlow Hill. House #101 is shown on Lot 1 owned by Solomon Gee in 1767 which puts him among Marlow's very first settlers. In 1794, this property in the extreme SW corner of Marlow passed to Luman Gee and later to Gale, Tinker, and Lewis. House #104 nearby in Lot 3 of District 1 is shown as owned by Solomon Gee in 1774. Later it passes to Francis Bacon. Solomon is also shown as owning another house on contiguous Lot 41 in 1774, #106. On Lot 43, Solomon owned a building together with Hamon Beckwith in 1795, #108. In 1767, Solomon owned the house on Lot 74 (#125) and sold it to Horatio Cooper in 1803. He sold # 133 to Asa Mastin in1791. I leave it to the reader to guess which house or houses he lived in. It seems he was either a man of means when he arrived from Lyme, Connecticut or an extremely hard worker and very lucky!

  
  

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  [S282] Charles E. Benjamin, Descendants of Solomon Gee of Lyme, Connecticut, (1981 Privately Published Printed by Light and Life Press, Winona Lake, Indiana), Page 77. [S989] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R), citing microfilm 1553252 for batch 5004135, sheet 01, downloaded 1 Dec 2009 (Reliability: 3).