Family:Thomas Meador and Keziah Moberly (1)

Who Are the Children of Thomas and Keziah?

Of the various children listed for Thomas and Keziah, the only one who is documented as their child is Pleasant, based on Keiziah’s statement in September 1826 when she relinquished her dower rights in land sold by Thomas to Pleasant in 1816.

Several of Thomas and Keziah’s reported children are presumably based on the assumption that those who accompanied Thomas from North Carolina to Kentucky must be his children. These include John, Thomas, Isham, Isaiah, Dorcas, Sarah and Edward.

Isham, Isaiah, Edward, Pleasant, Dorcas and Sarah are at least plausible when the 1790 and 1800 Census records for Thomas are considered – they “fit” into the appropriate age categories for persons who are members of Thomas’ household.^[3]

Although there is currently little documentation for Jason, he could have been a child of Thomas and Keziah who was already married before 1790. Better documentation would be helpful, however.

Other possible children who have at various times been listed for Thomas and Keziah include William and Middleton (Although he could be present in the 1790 US Cenus.^[3]) They could be children who died young, but they need documentation.

1. ↑ Hill, George Anderson. Hill & Hill-Moberly connections of Fairfield County, South Carolina. (Ponca City, Oklahoma: Hill, c1961)
   p. 227.

   Keziah Moberley, daughter of Edward Moberley, Sr. and Susannah DeRuel, married Thomas Meador.

2. ↑ Fairfield County, in Daughters of the American Revolution (South Carolina). Genealogical collection. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971)
   Bible Records, 1720-1920, pp. 15 &ff (Image 581&ff, FHL Film 855215).

   Information from John Mobley, son of Samuel, given to John Coleman Feaster, grandson of his [Samuel's] sister Drucilla:
   Children of Edward and Susannah Mobley
   11. Keziah, m. Thomas Meador

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 See also: Carolina Meadors in Census 1790-1820