Person:Dinah Meador (4)

DINAH Meador, daughter of John Meador Sr and 2/ Mary (?) Awbrey^[1]

Dinah was probably the first child of her father's second marriage, born about 1696-7 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia and died between 1741/3 in Caroline County, Virginia. In her father's will of 1721, she was given only one shilling. Apparently this was because of her husband.

Her mother, Mary (?) Awbrey was a daughter of Henry Awbrey, a wealthy merchant. Dinah was the sister of Jonas and Jason Meadors. Jason had land dealings with JEFFREY CROWLEY (sometimes shown as CRAWLEY). Dinah married about 1720 to George Tribble of Essex, son of Peter Trible (Essex Will Bk 6:142 dated 6 Apr 1738; probated 16 Jul 1739).

Peter Trible of Southfarnham Parish in Essex County owned land near the Road that led from Piscataway Ferry to the Ferry over Hoskins Creek. The John Burnett (I) family lived on Piscataway Creek and the John Gatewood family lived on Hoskins Creek with a ferry going between the two. John Burnett II married Amee Gatewood. The Meadors were friends and neighbors of the two families.

George and Dinah was found living in Spotsylvania County, Virginia by 2 October 1722 when he witnessed a deed for Larkin Chew. One month later, George purchased 228 acres from Larkin Chew in Spotsylvania County, although George had bought property in King and Queen County, he was still in Spots. County where he witnessed several more deeds for Larkin Chew. Finally by 1725, he and Dinah were living in King and Queen County when he sold the Nov 1722 land he purchased from Chew and then followed other family members to Caroline County by November of the following year. At this time, George Tribble was fined in court for not keeping his road in repair. Since Dinahs brother Jonas Meador was appointed to take over in Georges place, Jonas and brother Jason were probably living in the same neighborhood.

George and Dinah Trible appear together as witnesses to the will of Abraham Brown On 14 Sep 1735 (Caroline Court Order Bk 1732-1740, p.275).Dinah died there between 1741 and 1744 as on the latter date, George Trible was married to Ann (last name illegible). Fearful that George would embezzle the estate of Ann's late husband, two of the administrators demanded extra security from George and Anne Trible (Caroline Court Order Bk 1740-1746, p.306 dated 11 Aug 1744).

There were several children of this marriage, including: 1) George Tribble II 2) Joseph Tribble 3) Dinah Tribble 4) Rev. Andrew Trible (Tribble) was born 1741 in Caroline Co, Va; married Sally Ann Burris. An "Old Ironsides" Baptist minister, he was a Chaplain in the Virginia Line during the Revolution. He died in 1822 in Clark County, Kentucky. His descendants are well documented by the Kentucky Historical Society (Register of the Kentucky Historical Soc, Vol 24:187).

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Dinah Meador & husb. George Trible , June Bork, 14 Feb 2001, in RootsWeb Archiver
   accessed 19 Aug 2014.

   Sources Extracted (includes information in addition to what was used for the biography:
   Essex Co, Va
   - Deed Bk 20:308-311 - Recorded: 21 June 1737
   Spotsylvania Co, Va
   - Deed Bk A: Recorded: 2 Oct 1722
   - Deed Bk A:35 Recorded:2 Apr 1723.
   - Deed Bk A:20 Recorded: (dated 1722 Nov 5)
   - Deed Bk A:21 Recorded: 5 Feb 1722/3
   - Deed Bk A:21 Recorded: 5 Apr 1726.
   Caroline Co, Va
   - Order Bk 1732-1740, page 108
   - Order Bk 1732-1740, page 115;
   - Court Order Bk 1732-1740 - p.123
   - Order Bk 1732-1740, page 273
   - Order Bk 1732-1740, page 275
   - Order Bk 1732-1740, page 464
   - Court Order Bk 1732-1740 - p.524
   - Order Bk 1732-1740, page 569;
   - Order Bk 1732-1740, page 577;
   - Order Bk 1740-1746, page 42;
   - Order Bk 1740-1746, page 93;
   - Order Bk 1740-1746, page 101
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page 190;
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page193;
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page233;
   - Court Order Bk 1740-1746
   - Court Order Bk 1740-1746 - p.245
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page266
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page267
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page271;
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page275;
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page306
   - Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page325;
   - Order Bk 1746-1754, page __;
   - Court Order Bk 1746-1754 - p.___
   - Order Bk 1746-1754, page 262;
   - Order Bk 1746-1754, page 273;
   - Order Bk 1746-1754, page 275
   - Order Bk 1746-1754, page 289;
   - Order Bk 1746-1754, page 305;
   - Order Bk 1746-1754, page 321;
   - Order Bk 1746-1754, page 427

2. ↑ Meador, Victor P. (Victor Paul), and Bernal M. Meador. Our Meador families in colonial America: as found in the records of Isle of Wight, Lancaster, (old) Rappahannock, Richmond, Essex and Caroline Counties, Virginia. (Independence, Missouri: V.P. Meador, 1983)
   Vol I.

   Will of John (3) Meador: I, John Meador of Essex County . . . . to my son Thomas Meador, one shilling.
   to my daughter Rachel Jordan, one shilling.
   to my daughter Elizabeth Armstrong, one shilling
   to my daughter Dinah Tribille, one shilling
   My five sons shall keep their own guns without appraising.
   To my daughter Mary Meador, one gold ring.
   To my son Jonas Meador a small piece of land joining upon Thomas Evinses land . . . .
   And the rest of my land I give to my other four sons, to be Equally Divided, with all my houses and orchards thereon belonging,
   and I do appoint my two sons Job Meador and Jason Meador my lawful Executors.
   I give to my son Joshua Meador one Chest not to be appraised,
   and the rest of my estate to be equally divided amongst my children
   and leave to my youngest Sons to be of age at seventeen and I do leave my son Jonas Meador to look after them three years.
   And that my will not to be in force till my decease.
   Dated 17 October 1721, John Meador Senier
   Witnesses: Samuel Waggoner, Francis F. Parris, Ann A. Bradbury
   Presented for probate Nov. 21, 1721 by Jonas Meador during the minority of the executor, with oaths by Samuel Waggoner, Francis Pierce, and Ann Bradbury.