The Weekley Family - Kay's Family History and Genealogy

Kay's Family History and Genealogy


The Weekley Family of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia

Thomas Weekley (1755-1843) was born About 1755 in Fredericktown, Frederick County, Maryland, and died November 27, 1843 in Tyler County, Virginia. He married Rachel (___).

Children of Thomas and Rachel Weekley are:
James , Thomas, Richard, John, Sarah, Levi, Mary and Samuel.

James Weekley (1784-1865) son of of Thomas and Rachel Weekley, was born June 17, 1784 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and died May 16, 1865. He married Jane.

Children of James and Jane Weekley are:
Israel, John, Nancy , Sarah, Resiah and James.

Nancy Weekley (1806-) daughter of of James and Jane Weekley. Nancy's 6 children all went by the Weekley name, no one has never found a marriage for Nancy but on her son, John's death record, his parents were listed as; "J. George and A. Weekley."

Children of Nancy Weekley are:
Isaac, Sarah, Catherine , Cassandra, John and Matilda.

Catherine Weekley (1830-1910) married May 15, 1851, Tyler County, Virginia, Ulysses Thorn (1829-1880). They resided in Sistersville, Tyler County, Virginia (Now West Virginia. Catherine had one daughter before marriage, Amanda Weekly, also known as Amanda Thorn, who married David L. Shriver. Please see The Thorn Family page for their family and descendants.


Sources

  1. Stephens, Dr. James F., Weekley Family Group Sheets, September 4, 1986.
  2. Leckey, Howard L., The Tenmile Country and it's Pioneer Families, (Reprinted, Closson Press, 1993).
  3. Atkinson, Mary Davis, Tyler Co., Virginia, now West Virginia, Marriages, 1815-1852 .
  4. Weekley, David , ([email protected]), E-Mail to Kay Schaney, Tuesday, September 20, 1998 and November 2, 1998.
  5. Carol, [email protected], E-Mail to Kay Schaney, Tuesday, September 21, 1998.
  6. Weekley, Roy , ([email protected]), E-Mail to Kay Schaney, Tuesday, September 22, 1998.
  7. 1860 Federal Census, Sistersville, Tyler Co., VA .
  8. 1880 Federal Census, Sistersville, Tyler Co., VA .
  9. Middlebourne, Tyler Co. WV - Death records, Volume 4, Page 196.
  10. Thorn, Sanford; Rine Elden, Thorn Descendants , (Abt. 1920).
  11. [email protected], E-Mail to Kay Schaney, Tuesday, September 21, 1998.
  12. Gates, Nancy E. , ([email protected]), E-Mail to Kay Schaney, Tuesday, September 24, 1998.

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