John MEADOWS, Sr

1658 - 1721  (63 years)

• Name	John MEADOWS
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	1658	Lancaster County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Between 17 Oct 1721 and 21 Nov 1721	Essex Co, VA   [1]
  Notes	"Our Meador Families in Colonial America" by Victor P Meador & Bernal M Meador: John Meador came into ownership of 2 grants of land on the south side of Hoskins Creek, one for 320 acres and the other for 450 acres. John divided the 450 acre grant among the children of his first wife, Elizabeth White, and portions were divided among the children of his second wife through the terms of John's will. A descendant, William Meador, in a deed in 1728 and another in 1734, continued the lineage from his great grandfather, Thomas through John, Richard and himself, making the descent of the property and the lineage involved unquestionable. The genealogy of the Meador family from Thomas Sr is thus established to that point. After Elizabeth died, and before John married a second time, he made a deed of gift on 10 Dec 1695, dividing the bulk of his property among his children. These lands were "never to be sold or disposed of but to remaine from heir to heir as long as there can be one of ye Meadors found alive." Didn't happen. The book does not name his second wife, but his will does name his other children: Mary and Jonas. His final will gives one shilling to his living children by Elizabeth: Thomas, Rachell Jordan, Elizabeth Armstrong, Dinah Tribille and states his "five sons shall keep their own guns without appraising."
  Person ID	I6133	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas (called Orphan or the Younger) MEADOR,   b. Between 1635 and 1638, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1661  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Mother	Sarah Hoskins (?),   d. Between 1672 and 1692
  Married	Abt 1658/9  [2]
  Family ID	F7382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth WHITE,   b. Abt 1660,   d. 17 Aug 1694  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	Between Jul 1677 and 2 Feb 1677/8	Rappahannock/Essex Co., VA   [2]
  Notes	Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 Meador, John & White, Elizabeth, bef 2 Feb 1677/78; bride was a dau. of Rich. White, Cooper (RapC DW 1677-82:156) "Our Meador Families in Colonial America" by Victor P meador & Bernal M Meador Record oof the date of this marriage has not been found but it must have been between July 1677 and /feb 1678. On the first date, Elizabeth was still single when she signed as witness to a deed, while on the latter date, she and John Meador were deeded the plantation of her father, Richard White, "out of kindness and affection" for the care and maintenance of himself and his wife for the remainder of their lives."
  Children	1. Richard Meadows,   b. Abt 1678, Essex Co., VA ,   d. Abt 1716  (Age ~ 38 years)   2. Thomas MEADOWS,   b. Abt 1680, Essex Co, VA ,   d. Between 31 Jul 1758 and 19 Sep 1758  (Age ~ 78 years)   3. Rachel Meadows,   b. 1683, Essex Co., VA ,   d. Amelia County, Virginia, USA   4. John Meadows,   b. Abt 1684, Essex Co, VA ,   d. 14 May 1720, Essex Co, VA  (Age ~ 36 years)   5. Elizabeth Meadows,   b. Abt 1685,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hope Meadows,   b. 1690, Essex Co, VA ,   d. Bef 1721  (Age < 30 years)   7. Esther\Hester Meadows,   b. Abt 1691, Lancaster/Essex Co., VA ,   d. Between 17 Oct 1721 and Jan 1721  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Family ID	F2131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Dinah Meadows,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary MEADOWS,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jonas MEADOWS,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Job MEADOWS,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jason MEADOWS,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joshua MEADOWS,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F28554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1658 - Lancaster County, Virginia, USA Died - Between 17 Oct 1721 and 21 Nov 1721 - Essex Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Fran Green Daniels. [S106] Meador Families.