Dear Randy, I just saw your most recent msg. to Ron and thought you(and others) might be interested in another source for reprinted genealogical books: Tuttle Antiquarian Books, Rutland, VT. www.tuttlebooks.com I have purchased two reprints in the last couple of months and have been very happy with the reprints and their service. Happy hunting. Barbara in LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Weeks" <DA33@attbi.com> To: <WEEKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Weeks outside NY > Hi Ron; I have received your messages, and when I get a chance, will try to > give you more info. I have been up to my eyeballs working around the house; > helping my partial invalid wife; working part time 3 days, and trying to > make arrangements for my 50th high school reunion which comes up June > 12th,,,,,,and I have a severe pinched sciatic nerve.... so please bear with > me. > > I have two books published by Robert D. Weeks entitled...Genealogy of the > Family of GEORGE WEEKES of Dorchester, Mass... 1635 to 1650 with some info > in regard to other families of the name, especially of Thomas of Huntington, > L.I. and Nathaniel of Falmouth and Hardwick, Ma. published in 1885,,,, and > book II (or Part II) published in 1892. > > Photocopied books can be purchased from the New England Historical and > Genealogical Society in Boston, Ma. > > There are so many Thomases of that line, I'll have to go thru them all to > see if I can establish the line to Daniel..........so don't think I have > forgotten about you. > > Hang in a little while longer....Please ???????/ > > Randy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Keating" <RKeating@Corp.Prodigy.com> > To: <WEEKS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:52 AM > Subject: RE: Weeks outside NY > > > > > > Randy, > > Would you be able to tell me where you found the information on John > > Weeks, Daniel T. Weeks and Thomas Weeks. John Weeks was my Great > > Grandfather. I would be especially interested in any more information you > > may have on Thomas Weeks. I had been unable to trace my line beyond > Daniel > > T. Weeks prior to your note. > > - Ron > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Randy Weeks [mailto:DA33@attbi.com] > > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 8:47 PM > > To: WEEKS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: Weeks outside NY > > > > > > I can tell you the following: John (Green Point, Long Island 1881) was the > > son of Daniel T. (aged 76 in 1883) of Fort Montgomery, N.Y. who was the > son > > of Thomas (born on Long Island. > > > > Thomas may have been a brother of George, of Dorchester, Ma. No evidence > of > > the countrary had been found (as of 1892), and the name Thomas was common > in > > the neighborhood from which George Came. Thomas was born August 10, 1744 > and > > died Nov. 30, 1819. > > > > I also find a Thorne of Highland Falls, N.Y. who was an Uncle to Andrew J. > > (Paterson N.J. 1884) who was the son of James (Born Orange Co. 1798) s. of > > Daniel. > > > > Thorn of Highland Falls had bro. Smith, in a family of 12 children, of > whom > > Thorn only was living in 1887. Smith had Elizabeth (m. Thorn, Lucretia (m. > > Harvey Blakely), Benjamin Franklin (b. 18233) Thomas Smith (at Fond du > Lac, > > Wis. 1887, unmarried). > > > > Not sure if any of that helped ????????? > > > > Randy Weeks > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ron Keating" <RKeating@Corp.Prodigy.com> > > To: <WEEKS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 9:33 AM > > Subject: RE: Weeks outside NY > > > > > > > All, > > > I am researching a Daniel Thorne Weeks, born around 1810, lived in > > Fort > > > Montgomery area, Orange County, NY. I can't seem to find any information > > on > > > his Father or Mother. If anyone has any mention of a Daniel Thorne > Weeks > > in > > > any of their records I would be grateful for a response? > > > - Ron > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dglang [mailto:dglang@onemain.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 12:41 AM > > > To: WEEKS-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Weeks outside NY > > > > > > > > > To Janet, Barbara, Earlene and anyone else interested: > > > > > > Maybe this will be the start of catching up with long lost Weekses > outside > > > NY. > > > > > > My oldest known Weeks ancestor, Andrew, came to America from Scotland, > > about > > > 1773. Along with Andrew were 2 older brothers, Bisset/Bizet Weeks and > > > Zechariah Weeks. My unstubtantiated records state that Bisset/Bizet > > Weeks, > > > the eldest of these 3 brothers, settled in NY state, probably on Long > > > Island, but I have not found this line of the family. Zechariah Weeks, > > was > > > said to be a "sea-faring man, who later in life settled in one of the > New > > > England states, probably Vermont." This too, is unsubstantiated > > > information, but if true would be a Weeks line outside of NY state. > > > > > > This info is taken from my copy of Andrew Weeks genealogy, written in > 1896 > > > by one of Andrew's grandsons, DeWitt Clinton Weeks (8th and youngest > child > > > of David Weeks and Cornelia Conklin, David being the 4th of 10 children > of > > > Andrew Weeks and Dorothy/Dorothea/Dolly Shaver) and his nephew, Henry > Clay > > > Weeks, a great-grandson of Andrew Weeks (7th and youngest child of > Hiland > > > Bisset/Bizet Weeks and Allura Camp, Hiland being an elder brother of > > DeWitt > > > Clinton Weeks). > > > > > > This genealogy can be found at the New York State Library in NYC. In it > > are > > > various descendants who left New York and went to California, Florida, > > Iowa, > > > Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin and > > > unidentified states "west". > > > > > > Janet, I've not yet found any Weekses in SC. > > > > > > Earlene, your Rebecca obviously predates this line of Weeks, since they > > did > > > not arrive in America until about 1773. So, there is evidently another > > > Weeks line somewhere. > > > > > > I've wondered if my 3 brothers followed some other relatives over here > > from > > > Scotland. I've never been able to find their connection in Scotland and > > > have no information prior to their immigration to America. If anyone > has > > > any info on this line, please contact me. > > > > > > If anyone would like info on anyone in this line or on any of those who > > > traveled to the states I mentioned, I'll be glad to share what I have. > I > > > would also enjoy hearing from anyone else connected to this line. > > > > > > Gail Lang > > > Elizabethton, TN > > > dglang@onemain.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ============================== > 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 > >