Person:Meriweather Thompson (1)

Watchers
Capt. Meriweather Thompson
m. 24 May 1785
  1. Capt. Meriweather Thompson1786 - 1859
m. 14 Oct 1815
  1. Maj. Gen. Meriwether Jeff Thompson1826 - 1876
Facts and Events
Name Capt. Meriweather Thompson
Alt Name Jeff Thompson
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1786 Hanover County, Virginia
Marriage 14 Oct 1815 Culpeper County, Virginiato Martha Slaughter "Patsy" Broadus
Death[1] 5 Jan 1859 St. Joseph County, Missouri

Records

Meriweather Thompson is named in the will of his father-in-law, William Broadus, proven 1830 in Jefferson County, [West] Virginia. William Broadus named Meriweather Thompson co-Guardian of his children from his second marriage, so he must have held Meriweather in high regard.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).