'. . . even though it accords with the common wisdom on the internet and elsewhere. We have no document that specifically states that Francis Meadows II was the son of Francis Meadows I."
[Lengthy analysis follows, citing or referencing Tax Lists, Military Records, Census Records, Court Records, Land Deeds, and previous research "published" on the Meadows List.]
"A similar analysis should apply to the other young men surnamed Meadows who were born between 1754 and 1774 and who resided in the Hawksbill Creek area on the boundary between modern-day Rockingham and Greene Counties, Virginia. Thus, it is my conclusion that Francis Meadows I was the father of
Francis Meadows II, born in 1754,
Israel Meadows, born September 17, 1755,
Arris Preston Meadows, born about 1760,
James Meadows, born October of 1760,
Jacob Meadows, born about 1763,
Jeremiah Isaac Meadows, born about 1764,
William Meadows, born before 1766,
Elijah Meadows, born between 1760 and 1770, and,
probably, Mathias Meadows, born after 1766 and before 1772.
"Like George Gleghorn, I reserve judgment on the question of who was the father of John Meadows, born about 1775. Chronologically speaking, he could have been a grandson of Francis Meadows I and not a son."
