Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Emigration Origin	Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	male
Occupation	farmer
Legal Status	Free

Individuals

Samuel Weeks

Recorded Names

Samuel Weeks 2

Recorded Ages

about 50 to 60

Associated Individuals

facilitated by E. J. Lee Jr. (facilitator, supporter of colonization) 2

spouse of Fanny Weeks (emigrant) 2

enslaved by Fanny Weeks (emigrant) 3

Ben Weeks (emigrant) (child of Samuel Weeks) 2

George Weeks (emigrant) (child of Samuel Weeks) 2

Jerry Weeks (emigrant) (child of Samuel Weeks) 2

Peggy Weeks (emigrant) (child of Samuel Weeks) 2

Events

	Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1831 2 4	View Event Details	Free
ship's passage	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Origin)	18 Oct 1831 to 14 Dec 1831 1	View Event Details	Free

Citations

[1] "Departure of the Colonial Schooner Margaret Mercer." African Repository and Colonial Journal, Vol. 7, No. 9 (Nov 1831): 284.
[2] E. J. Lee Jr. (Shepherdstown, Virginia) to R. R. Gurley (Washington City), letter, 15 Aug 1831; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 11; (https://www.fold3.com/image/29604763: accessed 7 Sep 2021).
[3] Fanny Weeks to Samuel Weeks, Jefferson Co., West Virginia Deed Book 17: 31-32, signed 16 Jul 1831, recorded 18 Jul 1831.
[4] "Applicants for Emigration to Liberia", Subject File, 1792-1964, Applicants for Emigration, 1826-1856, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, Subject File; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 314 (https://www.fold3.com/image/46670447 : accessed 15 Sep 2021).