Elijah Weeks of Floyd Co., VA was a son of Alderson Weeks. Alderson is said to have been a Baptist Minister. There are records of many marriages that he performed in Virginia. The Elijah who went to NM was possibly Elijah, Jr. I have more information on this line if you will contact me privately. Margaret Nanahoover@aol.com wrote: > > Will add a note here on Virginia Weeks who migrated from "somewhere" else in > early 1800's....the religious names you mention....Quaker...orgins. My > husband's Weeks family started in Bedford Co, Va. ..quaker meeting > house....The Hinshaw Quaker books are jewels for research. Our known roots > are beginning with Elijah Weeks who lived in Floyd Co., Va. but died in > Silver City NM...mining for silver I believe. > I believe I found a Anderson Weeks to be father of Elijah...not able to do > research as much as I would like to...found more that I ever dreamed > possible, Quakers were educated and kept very good records so go > there.....CWH > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237