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John Meador, Sr

Male 1658 - 1721  (63 years)


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  • Name John Meador  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 1658  Lancaster, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1659  Lancaster, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 1721  Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Name John Meadows or Meador  [4] 
    Reference Number 9680 
    Died 21 Nov 1721  Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I9680  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Thomas Meador, Jr,   b. 1638, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1662, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Hoskins,   b. 16 Sep 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1672, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1658  Lancaster, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Awbrey,   b. 1678, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1721, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1694  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jonas Meador, Sr,   b. 1698, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1768, Cumberland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     2. Jason Meador,   b. 1707, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1774, Anson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     3. Dinah Esther Meador,   b. 1696, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1743, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)  [natural]
     4. Job Meadows,   b. 1704, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1774, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     5. Mary J Meador,   b. 1700, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1721, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)  [natural]
     6. Joel Meador,   b. 1702, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1777, Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F2982  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth White,   b. 1659, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1694, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 1677  Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richard Meador,   b. 1678, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1716, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)  [natural]
     2. Rachel Meador,   b. 1683, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1768, Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     3. Thomas Meador,   b. 1677, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1758, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     4. Hope Meador,   b. 1690, Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1721, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)  [natural]
     5. Elizabeth Meadows,   b. 1685, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1748  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     6. John Meador, Jr,   b. 1684, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1720, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)  [natural]
     7. Esther Meadows,   b. 1691, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1721, Essex, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F2999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1658 - Lancaster, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1659 - Lancaster, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1677 - Essex, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Dec 1694 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1721 - Orange, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Nov 1721 - Essex, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • General Notes: It was the custom to name male children using biblical names starting with "J", at least in the Meador family. This practice continued for several generations and although it has been confusing, it does serve to identify this family.

      SRC: Southern Familes Genealogies #1, 1600-1800 - Historical Southern Families Vol IV, Meador-Meadows of Essex County, Virginia.

      "John Meador married Elizabeth White, daughter of Richard White. On Dec 10, 1695 he divided his land among his children. He described himself as "John Meadors, widow, in the county of Essex, for the love I have for my children by my wife to be divided equally between them, as near as I can divide it. To my son Richard Meador and my son John Meador, land by John Evans; land on the east side of great branch to my son Hope Meador; to my daughter Rachael Meador 105 acres bought of Edward Thacker also land given me by my father-in-law, Richard White, land also to daughters Elizabeth and Esther Meador. . ."

      John was born about 1658 married Elizabeth White. Elizabeth died on August 17, 1694. John married second unknown Awbrey. On December 10, 1695, in anticipation of a second marriage, John made a deed of gift to his seven children He is listed in court records in Essex County, Virginia as John Meador Senior. John and his family lived in Farnham Parish of Essex County, Virginia on the south side of the Rappahannock River. His will was probated November 23, 1721 in Essex County. Will: "I give to my son Thomas Meador one shilling; I give my daughter, Rachale Jodan, one shilling; to my daughter Elize Armstrong, one shilling; to my daughter Dinah Tribbile, one shilling; my desire is that my five sons shall keep their own guns without appraisal. I give to my daughter Mary Meador one gold ring. I give to my son Jones Meador a small piece of land joining upon Thomas Evan's and running up to church road that goes by my house then up a long road a small course until it comes to the fork of the branch where it began and from the fork to the first beginning and the rest of my land I give to the other four sons to be equally divided with all my houses and orchards thereon belonging and I do appoint my two sons Jobe and Jason Meador my executor. I give my son Joshua Meador one chest not to be appraised and the rest of my estate to be equally divided among my children and I do leave my two youngest sons to be of age at seventeen and I do leave my son Jonas Meador to look after them for three years and that my will not be in force 'til my decease as witness by my hand and seal this 17th day of October, 1721. Estate 3, 1717-22 C. 7283, pp. 284-5.

      John married Elizabeth White [15043] [MRIN: 4979], daughter of Richard White [15058] and Addra Unknown [20693], about 1677. Elizabeth was born in 1660 in Essex County, Virginia and died on 17 Aug 1694 at age 34.

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
      Record for Jonas Meador

    2. [S22] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
      Record for John Meador

    3. [S22] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
      Record for Thomas Meador

    4. [S22] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
      Record for Jonas Meadows Or Meador