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Facts and Events
Israel Meadows 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, Israel - entered service 1776 in Sweet Springs, Virginia [then in Botetourt County[; moved in 1800 to Madison County, Kentucky, thence to Estill County, Kentucky, where granted Pension in 1818 age 62; died 9/30/1827 there; married 7/8/1778 to Barbara Green in Botetourt County, Virginia, when they were both residents of Greenbrier County, Virginia; 1st child Nancy born Spring of 1779, married Zachariah Phillips (b. 1783) who made affidavit 1838 in Estill County, Kentucky, when wife Nancy was deceased; soldier's eldest son William age 58 in 1839; soldier's daughter Elizabeth born 12/1786 married Mr. Cole, & she made affidavit in Fayette County, Kentucky, 1839; soldier's 7th child Jacob born 11/8/1792 & resided 1839 in Indiana; soldier's 10th & last child Rebecca was born 7/18/1799. F-W8451, R1704.
Will Extract
- Last Will and Testament of Israel Meadows - September 20, 1827.
- In the name of God, I, Israel Meadows being of weak body but sound in mind and memory, do make, ordain and publish this instrument to be my last will and testament.
- It is my will and desire that Sydney B. Meadows, son of Jacob B. Meadows, have the cow now at the house of said Jacob B. Meadows and that Perry A. Meadows, son of said Jacob Meadows, have the calf of said cow. It is my will that the tract of land down in Estill County, Kentucky on Millers Creek adjoining the land of said Jacob B. Meadows and the land of John Horn be divested to said Sydney L. Meadows and Perry A. Meadows, their heirs and assigns for ever. It is my will that the tract of land on which I live in Estill County, Kentucky be divested to John Horn, his heirs and assigns for ever, upon his paying twenty dollars to my estate and his giving up to my estate a bay mare that said Horn has.
- It is my will that my wife Barbara Meadows have the whole tract of land for a home for her natural life that is herein before divested to John Horn and life estate have preference over inheritance to said Horn, that is to say said Horn have the same after her death and request is that my wife do not keep too much stock on the place.
- My will is that the tract of land that William Edens lives on in Estill County, Kentucky on Millers Creek or a branch of said creek, be divested to my grandson James W. Cole to him and his heirs for ever, and I also leave to him my rifle gun.
- All the balance of my estate I give to my wife during her natural life, and my wish is that she dispose of the same as she wishes, except the colt of my said bald faced mare that John Horn is to give to Sally Horn and excepting the first colt, when it is foaled, I give to Elizabeth Horn.
Notes
- On the 22nd of September 1818 in Estill County, Kentucky, Israel Meadows, aged 62 years, appeared and made an oath: that he is a resident of Estill County, Kentucky; that he was enlisted for 2 years at Sweet Springs, Virginia in July 1776 by one James McNutt and served in the company commanded by Major Arbuckle of the 12th or 13th regiment of the Virginia Line of the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in said corps until August 1778 when he was honorably discharged from the service at Point Pleasant, Virginia; that he was discharged after being in the service for two years and three months.
- Israel Meadows (pension application W8451) and Alexander Reid (S36872) deposed that they knew that Peter Allumbaugh served as he claimed.]
- Isreal Meadows drew a Revolutionary War Pension #W8451
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 .
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