Family:Jeremiah Meacham and Freelove Bliss (1)

From: http://www.rootcellar.us/mechjer.htm

There has been some confusion in the genealogy, since there was also a third Jeremiah Meacham (1673-1715), the oldest son of Jeremiah Meacham II and his first wife Mary (Margaret) Trask. This Jeremiah Meacham III has erroneously been placed by some as the father of Samuel Meacham I, and the husband of Deborah Browne (she was actually Jeremiah II's second wife, despite their age difference). Jeremiah Meacham III's one and only wife was actually Freelove Bliss, and his surviving children's names were John, Jemima, and Patience. (Jeremiah Meacham III was NOT the father of our ancestor Samuel Meacham I (1712-1754), and does not belong in our direct family line). Unfortunately, Jeremiah Meacham III apparently went insane and murdered his wife, Freelove Bliss, and also her sister, and was executed for this crime 12 Apr 1715, at Newport, Rhode Island.