Person:Josiah Meador (2)

Rev. Josiah Meadows [15175]
•Born: Feb 10, 1758, Bedford County, Virginia
•Marriage: Judith Lilly [15341] about 1783
•Died: Dec 25, 1845, Mercer County, West Virginia at age 87

Miller, History of Summers County, says of Josiah Meadows: "This is a large and numerous family, scattered throughout Raleigh, Mercer, Summers, and adjoining counties. Originally 'Meadows,' many of his descendants are styled 'Meador,' but the original ancestors of all bearing this name regardless of how it is spelled are the same: Two brothers, Josiah and Jacob Meadows, came to this region after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, between 1780 and 1783. Jacob came from Rockingham County, Virginia…"
[NOTE: This is NOT what the book said. See p. 401, original on-line. ]

Josiah Meador, 6 Feb 1758 in Amelia County, Virginia
married Judith Lily abt 1787 in Little Bluestone, Virginia
In 1810 through 1830, he appears in Giles County, Virginia in US Census records. In 1840, he is listed in Mercer County, Virginia
He died 25 Dec 1845 in Mercer County, Virginia, and is buried in the Meador Cemetary, Junction Bluestone Rivers, West Virginia

Miller, James, Henry Clark, Maude Vest: History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
MEADOWS
This is one of the largest families in the county, and the connection is scattered throughout Raleigh, Mercer and adjoining counties. The original name was "Meadows," but many of the descendants are now "Meador," but the original ancestor of all the Meadows and Meadors are the same: Josiah and Jacob Meadows, two of a family who came to this region after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. . . . Jacob came from Rockingham County from the same settlement as John and Christian Peters, who came in 1782. . . . The other was Josiah Meadows, and he came from the county of Bedford. . . . .pp 401-2 [ellipses added]
There is some difference as to the origin of the families and their names and the source of ancestry, and it is claimed that they are an entirely distinct and separate ancestry, and had separate family beginnings, which is probably true. p 403 [emphasis added]
BLUESTONE BAPTIST CHURCH. The Bluestone Baptist Church, now located at Jumping Branch, was organized in the year 1798, in the house of Rev. Josiah Meador, on Little Bluestone River. . . . Rev. Josiah Meador was their first pastor, who served them for several years. p 323
see original on-line

Meador, Victor P,Meador Families of Virginia and Points West, Independence, Missouri, 1989
Josiah Meador II . . . . probably was born in Amelia Co., as his parents were there at the time. He enlisted from Bedford Co. as a private in the company of Capt. Joseph Renfro. . . . and served six months. He then moved to Botetourt Co., where he again enlisted into the company of Capt. Isaac Taylor. . . . He then returned to Botetourt Co. where he was discharged, having served one year. . . . He again enlisted and served as a guard at the magazine at Westham, Va. . . until he was discharged the following March, The total time of his services has been variously given as 1 year 11 months, and as 13^ months plus a year. Josiah applied for a pension for this service on Aug. 27, 1832 at the age of 74 years (Certificate No. 2125) and was awarded a pension of $76.66 per year. Volume 3, p. 1389.

Meador, Lark A, Our Family Record, Meador, Meadows, Simmons - Revised Edition, Bluegrass Printing Company , Hinton, West Virginia, July 1986
On 5 Sep 1844 Josiah Meador appeared before William M Meador J.P. with his Pension Certificate and made oath "That he now resides in Mercer county (formerly Giles and before that Montgomery) and has resided therin for the space of forty five years past and that previous therto he had resided in Botetort County in the State of Virginia". Witness, William Lilly, Green W Meador p. 71-2 [extracted]

Josiah Meador, son of Jason and Frances (Hodgens) Meador, married Lavina Moody, his only marriage
Children of Josiah Meador and Lavinia Moody are:
i. Josiah Meador II, born 10 February 1758 in Cumberland Co., VA; died 22 December 1845 in Mercer Co., VA.
ii. Sarah Meador, born 1760 in Virginia. She married Clayton Drake 26 July 1791 in Franklin Co., VA; born Abt. 1760.
iii. Jacob/Joab Meador, born 1763 in Virginia; died 1848 in Mercer Co., VA.
iv. Rosanna Meador, born 1771 in Montgomery Co., VA; died 25 January 1851 in Mercer Co., VA.
v. Edith Meador, born 12 May 1775 in Bedford Co., VA; died 24 December 1860 in Mercer Co., VA.

Josiah Meador II was born 10 February 1758 in Cumberland Co., VA, and
died 22 December 1845 in Mercer Co., VA.
He married Judith Lilly I 1787 in Virginia, daughter of Robert Lilly and Mary Moody.

Rev Josiah Meador
Birth: Feb. 10, 1758, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Death: Dec. 22, 1845, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial: Josiah Meador Cemetery , Summers County, West Virginia, USA
Inscription on Gravestone [from photograph]: Josiah Meadow Virginia Line Revolutionary War 1758 1845

Son of Josiah Meador (1736 - 1793) and Lavina Moody (1730 - 1798). Infomation supplied by Lisa Odom and Sandy Lilly Folden. Thank you for your help. Bonnie
Known Children:
1. Elizabeth Meador b: 15 SEP 1788 in Virginia
2. Turner Meador
3. Eudocia (Dosha) Meador m. John Cook
4. Naomi Meador
5. Judith Meador
6. Nancy Meador b: 20 JAN 1799 in Virginia
7. Josiah Meador b: 15 MAR 1803 in Virginia
8. John Meador
9. William Moody Meador b: 1 JAN 1809 in Virginia
10.Green Washington Meador b: 27 OCT 1814 in Virginia

Children: Nancy Elizabeth Meador Cooper (1788 - 1838), Eudocia Meador Cook (1792 - 1864), Judah Meador Woodrum (1801 - 1886), Josiah Meador (1803 - 1889), John Meador (1804 - 1883), William Moody Meador (1809 - 1869), Green Washington? Meador (1814 - 1890)
Siblings: Edith Meador Lilly (1765 - 1860) Rosanna Meador Lilly (1771 - 1851)

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Meador, Josiah 1815
Meador, Josiah. grantee
Land grant 13 January 1815.
Summary Location: Giles County.
Description: 50 acres on the south side of Big Bluestone above the mouth of little Bluestone.
Source: Land Office Grants No. 64, 1813-1815, p. 360 (Reel 130)
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Jesiah, 1816
Meadow, Jesiah. grantee.
Land grant 30 December 1816.
Summary Location: Giles County.
Description: 50 acres on the West side of Big Bluestone River.
Source: Land Office Grants No. 66, 1816-1817, p. 235 (Reel 132).

Pension Application of Josiah Meadow S7225 VA
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Revised 28 Dec 2014.

State of Virginia }
Giles County } SS
On the 27th day of August 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Giles now sitting Josiah Meadows a resident of said County and State of Virginia aged seventy four years of age last February who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, that he first enlisted in the County of Bedford in the spring of the year before the attacks were made on Donnelly’s fort in the County of Greenbriar [sic: Donnally’s Fort near present Frankford in Greenbrier County WV, attacked 29 May 1778] by the indians. he enlisted under Capt Joseph Renfro. that he was under no field officer this tour as he served against the indians for the term of six month which was the term for which he enlisted that the Lieutenant in the Company was David Hiddens. that he marched from the County of Bedford soon after he enlisted with the Company and marched to the County of Botetourt where they were joined by other men who had been enlisted in that County and then marched on to the county of Greenbrier and was first stationed at Jarrets fort where they remained some time and then the Company was divided and part of them were sent to Keeny’s fort [AKA Arbuckle’s Fort near present Blaker Mills WV], that he was stationed at Keeny’s fort at the time the attack was made on Donnellys fort that he remained at Keeny’s fort for sometime after the attack was made on Donelly’s fort and then they marched back to the County of Botetourt and were stationed on Johns Creek in that County [now in Craig County] until the term for which he enlisted expired and was then discharged having fully served the term of six months for which he was enlisted. that after that he received a discharge but took no care of it and it was lost. soon after that this term of service expired in the fall of the year after he enlisted that he then removed to the County of Botetourt and remained there until the next February when he again enlisted under Capt Isaac Tyler from the County of Botetourt. they marched to the island of Holston [Long Island of Holston River at present Kingsport TN] where they joined the regiment commanded by Col. John Montgomery and Col James Shelbys [sic: Evan Shelby’s] regiment also went with them [see endnote], and they went by water from that place to the Chickamauga town.
That [in April 1779] they destroyed the Chickamauga towns which was at the mouth of the Hiwasee [sic: Hiwassee] as it was then [and still] called, a branch of the Tennessee River. that after the destruction of the Chickamauga towns Col James Shelby with his men returned and that Col John Montgomery with his men went by water to the Illinois towns on the Mississippi river. at that place they joined Col [George Rogers] Clark. that they remained there some time when the men were divided some of the men were sent up the Mississippi to St Louis but that he returned by water down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Ohio, and up the Ohio to the mouth of the Waubash [sic: Wabash] and up the Waubash to the opost [Fort Sackville at Vincennes in present IN] on the Waubash river. that Col. Montgomery staid at the Illinois town. when he left that and that he was then Commanded by Col Clark that from the Waubash River he marched to the falls of the Ohio river at present Louisville], and remained sometime there, and then marched to Harrodsburg in Kentucky, and there he left Col. Clark and marched with his Capt back to the Big Lick in the County of Botetourt [present City of Roanoke], where he was discharged. That sometime after he received his discharge, he was crossing the Roanoke river and went to take a chew of tobacco and pulled his discharge out of his pocket and let it fall in the river. that he served on this tour the full term of twelve months being the term for which he enlisted. That he is unable to say the year which he performed the aforementioned service further than he has described by the attack upon Donally fort that he performed no other service then untill after the taking of Cornwallis [19 Oct 1781] when he substituted in the place of John Mitchell of Bedford County who was engaged for six months but does not know whether he drafted or whether he was enlisted, and marched from Prince Edward Courthouse by Cumberland Old Courthouse to Richmond and was there sent as a guard to Carry some prisoners to Fredericksburg that after returning the prisoners to Fredericksburg he marched back to Richmond and was then stationed at Westham near Richmond and guarded the waggoners there during the winter until the March afterwards he thinks on the 28th day of March he received his discharge. that he cannot say how long he served this term but that he started in the fall of the year, he thinks about the time Cornwallis was taken and served until the 28th of March following. that he received a discharge but took no care of it and cannot now tell what became of it. He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
(Signed) Josiah Meadows

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