Person:Francis Meadows (5)

Francis Meadows, Jr. was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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American Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Meadows, Francis - entered service 1777 in Augusta County, Virginia in 10th Virginia Regiment; granted Pension abt. age 64 in Monroe County, Virginia, 1818, when resided there abt. 9 years; in 1820 had 16 children mentioned but not named of whom 12 were sons & 6 of under age 14; died there 11/20/1836; married fall of 1790/91 to Frances Bush, Rockingham County, Virginia; widow granted Pension abt. age 70 in Monroe County, Virginia in 1841; surname also spelled Medows. F-W5367, R1704.

Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Land Grant Surveys in Virginia:

• Page 90 - Francis Meadows, 100 acres, at a place known as the Mudhole. Adjoining his own land, crossing the East Branch of the Hawksbill to Roacks corner. December 25, 1790. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 60].

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} McFarland, Andrew - Meanly, John > Meadearis - Meanly, John, in United States. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. (Washington D.C.)
   images 288 & ff.

   Certificate 5367 for Francis Meadows (or Medows), Service in VA, [widow] Frances
   Francis Meadows appliedfor a military pension for his service in the Revolutionary War on 16 June 1818, while resident in Monroe County, Virginia;
   ascribed to the Roll of Virginia as of 16 June 1818
   on March 1819 he was described as 66 years of age with 6 young children
   on 15 Aug 1820 he stated that he was aged 66, had 16 children (12 sons); 6 of his children were still at home, all under the age of 14
   He signed his name: Francis X his mark Meadows
   ---
   On 20 Sep 1841, his widow, Frances Meadows, stated that her husband, Francis, had died 20 Nov 1836

2.   DAR Ancestor A076867, in Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogical Research System.

   Meadows, Francis
   Service: Virginia Rank(s): Patriotic Service, Private
   Birth: circa 1754
   Death: 11-20-1836 Monroe County, Virginia
   Pension Number: S*W5367
   Service Source: S*W5367
   Service Description: 1) Capts David Laird, Nathan Lamme; Col. Green; 2) Prisoner of War
   Residence: 1) County: Augusta County, Virginia
   Spouse: 1) Frances Bush
   Children [whose descendants have applied for membership]:
   Thomas, m. Sarah Barger
   Anthony, m. Mary Polly Shumate
   Saint Clair, m. Elizabeth Garten
   [NOTE: in membership applications, several descendants give date of marriage to Frances Bush as 16 Sep 1797]

3. ↑ Virginia, United States. Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790, Virginia: records of the state enumerations, 1782 to 1785. (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1908)
   p. 96.

   List of Jeremiah White
   Francis Meadows, 4 souls, no dwelling, no other buildings

4. ↑ Peterstown, Monroe, Virginia, in United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

   Frances Madows, Sr, 3 males under 10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 16-18, 1 male over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 female over 45

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} RootsWeb Archiver, MEADOWS > 2001-03 > 0985540573
   accessed 7 Sep 2014.

   Francis I & II and the Rockingham County Land Records, Curt L. Sytsma, 25 Mar 2001
   To distinguish between Francis I and Francis II, it may help to distinguish among five separate parcels of land, each of which was located in the Hawksbill Creek region southeast of Elkton in what is now Rockingham County, Virginia
   . . . .
   Parcel Three: 200 acres sold by Francis Kirtley to Francis Meadows II in an unknown year, presumably after his return from the Revolutionary War late in 1780. Francis and Keziah sold 18 acres to Samuel Roach in 1790 (and acknowledged the same in court in October of 1792, at the same time releasing Keziah's dower interest). Three-fourths of the 18 acre tract sold to Samuel Roach was from the 200 acres sold to Francis Meadows II by Francis Kirtley.
   
   Parcel Four: 80 acres granted to Francis Meadows II by patent bearing date the twelfth day of November 1787. Francis and Kesiah sold 18 acres and 52 poles of this land to his brother Jacob Meadows in 1790 (and acknowledged the same in court in October of 1792, at the same time releasing Keziah's dower interest). I had once assumed that Jacob had purchased from his father, but it now appears that that assumption was in error.
   
   Note: I have tried to determine if the 80 acres surveyed by Francis Meadows I in 1770 was the same as the 80 acres granted to Francis Meadows II by patent on November 12, 1787. Unfortunately, I have not discovered the 1787 patent or a description of the whole 80 acres secured in 1787 (only a description of the 18+ acres sold to Jacob in 1790-92). Still, the land surveyed in 1770 was located on the north fork of the Hawksbill and bounded a branch thereof for a distance of only 18 poles. The 18+ acres sold to Jacob in 1790 (from the 80 patented in 1787) was on the "North side of the Hawks Bill," but was bounded by a branch thereof for a distance of 32 poles. I cannot be certain, but we are probably discussing two separate 80 acre tracts.
   
   Parcel Five: 71 acres surveyed for Francis Meadows II in 1794. At the time he secured this survey, Francis Meadows II wanted a 100 acre tract and "desire[d] to Locate the same on the Hollow where his Father bought the barns and on the survey of a 150 Acre joining Meadows in the name of Cornelius White." The survey is significant because Francis Meadows II identifies the land surveyed by "his Father" in 1770.
   
   The survey is also significant because it suggests that a pattern I have seen elsewhere in Western Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio appears to have manifested itself here. Pioneers needed money to purchase land. They could secure that land by deed from someone who had already been granted title to it. If no one had legal title, however, the pioneers needed money to survey the land before they could purchase it.

6. ↑ Rockingham Deeds, June Bork, 17 Mar 2001, in RootsWeb Archiver, MEADOWS > 2001-03 > 0984888690
   accessed 9 Sep 2014.

   1790 Dec 25 - Rockingham Co, Va - Surveyors Entry - Bk 02:90
   Surveyed for Francis Meadows assignee of Francis Kirtley, 100 acres of land by virtue of an Entry bearing date the 15 March 1770 lying in Rockingham County and known by the Mudhole
   & JOINING the LANDS of SAID MEADOWS..
   Beginning at 2 chesnut Saplings in his OLD LINE and running thence N17E26 poles crossing EAST BRANCH of the HAWKSBILL to a maple & white oak on BOUGHANS line
   and S85E100 poles to a white oak on __ SIDE OF A HILL
   S40E21 poles on a Ridge
   & S3 E154 poles crossing a branch of the HAWKSBILL on ROACHS CORNER
   & with his line S23E74 poles to a chesnut oak in sd line
   & S31W18 poles to a white oak
   and S88W26 poles to Chesnut in FRANCIS MEADOWS LINE
   and down the same N25W290 poles to ye Beginning
   /s/ Ralph Loftus agt. Surveyor of Rockingham County."