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Elizabeth Meador
d.Bef Jan 1749
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
Elizabeth White Meador died before the end of 1694. On 10 December 1695, John Meador, anticipating a second marriage, made a deed of gift dividing the bulk of his land among his children: Richard, Thomas, John Jr., and Hope, Rachel, Elizabeth and Esther.
p. 99 - Elizabeth is not mentioned in husband's will, presumably died before he did
- ↑ Land Grants - John and Thomas Meador, June Bork, 18 Feb 2001, in RootsWeb Archiver
accessed 18 Aug 2014.
1694 Dec 10 - Essex Co, VA - Deeds & Wills (1692-5), p.332
Know all men by these presents that I, John Meador Senior widower, in ye
county of Essex in ye Parish of South Farnham, for ye love I bear to my
children that I had by my wife Elizabeth [White] Meador deceased, I doe
hereby give them such parsell of land that I shall set downe severall by
themselves. . . . .
my son Richard Meador and my son John Meador . . . .
my son Thomas Meador . . . .
to my son Hope Meador. . . .
my daughter Rachell Meador. . . .
my daughter Elizabeth Meader. . . . & my daughter Esther Meader. . . .
The land given unto my sons and daughters never to be sold nor disposed of but to ramaine from heir to heir as long as there can be one of
ye Meaders found alive, . . . .
Witness my hand and seale this tenth day of
December, 1694.. /s/ John Meader (Seale)..
Wit: Mary (X) Gorbell, Joseph (F) Calloway
- ↑ 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.
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