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1. Meador, John
   1. White, Elizabeth
      1. Meador, Thomas
      2. Meador, Rachael
         1. Jordan, William
            1. Jordan, Jonas William
      3. Meador, Richard
      4. Meador, Elizabeth
      5. Meador, Hope
      6. Meador, Esther Dinah
      7. Meador, Jonas
      8. Meador, Mary
      9. Meador, Joshua
      10. Meador, Job
      11. Meador, Jason

Ancestors

Source References

1. Alice Raven: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=raviac&id=I34513 Raven Genealogy and Family History
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        ID: I34513
        Name: Elizabeth White 1
        Name: Elizabeth Meador 1
        Sex: F
        Change Date: 07 DEC 2000
        Birth: 1659 in (of), Essex County, Virginia 1
        Death: 17 AUG 1694 in Essex County, Virginia 1

         

         

        Father: Richard White b: 1633 in England
        Mother: Addra ?? b: 1637

        Marriage 1 John Meador b: 1659 in Charles Parish, York County, Virginia
        Married: BET JUL 1677 AND 1678 in Essex County, Virginia 1
        Children
        Has No Children Richard Meador b: BET 1678 AND 1691 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has No Children Thomas Meador b: 1680 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has No Children Rachael Meador b: 1686 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has No Children Hope Meador b: BET 1686 AND 1695 in Old Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia
        Has No Children Elizabeth Meador b: 1689 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has No Children Esther Dinah Meador b: BET 1691 AND 1697 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has No Children Dinah Meador b: 1694 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has Children Jonas Meador b: BET 1698 AND 1700 in Old Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia
        Has No Children Mary Meador b: BET 1698 AND 1700 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has No Children Joshua Meador b: BET 1702 AND 1706 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has No Children Job Meador b: BET 1703 AND 1707 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has No Children Jason Meador b: BET 1704 AND 1707 in Essex County, Virginia

        Sources:
        Title: FamilySearch® Ancestral File™, Url: http://www.familysearch.org
        Abbrev: LDS FamSearch AF web
        Author: Compiler: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
        Publication: 1999

      • Citation:

        e-mail: raviac@yahoo.com

2. Major Perkins Nunnally: "The Descendants of Jonas and Frances Meador of Essex, Caroline and Cumberland Counties, Virginia"
   1. • Source text:

        John, the father of Jonas, was born about 1650 - 1655 in Lancaster, later Rappahannock, and still later know as Essex County, VA. In 1677 he married Elizabeth White, the daughter of Richard White. Elizabeth died 1693 - 1694, being survived by her husband and sons: John Jr., Richard, Thomas, and Hope. Her daughters: Esther, Rachel, and Elizabeth.

      • Citation:

        https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/406459-the-descendants-of-jonas-and-frances-meador-of-essex-caroline-and-cumberland-counties-virginia?offset=

3. Will of John Meador
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        WILL:WB 3 p. 284 Will dated 18 Oct 1721 - Probated 21 Nov 1721 - Essex, Virginia Wills, Inventory, Administration of Estates - In the Name of God, Amen. I, John Meador of Essex County, being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind and perfect memory, blessed by God, therefore do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament in the manner and form following:
        First and principally, I commend my soul into the hands that giveth, hoping by the meritorious death and passion of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to receive full pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and offences, and a joyful resurrection in the last day; and my body to be decently buried at the direction of my executors hereafter names. And for my worldly goods:
        Item. I give to my son Thomas Meador, one shilling.
        Item. I give to my daughter Rachel Jordan, one shilling.
        Item. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Armstrong, one shilling.
        Item. I give to my daughter Dinah Tribble, one shilling.
        Item. My desire is that my five sons shall keep their own guns without appraising.
        Item. I give to my daughter Mary Meador, one gold ring.
        Item. I give to my son Jonas Meador a small piece of land joining upon Thomas Evinses land and running up to the church road that goes from my house, then up a _____ road a small course until it comes to a vale that goes to ye branch, so down the branch till it comes to the forks of the branch where it begins, and from the forks to ye first beginning. And the rest of my land I give to my other four sons, to be Equally Divided, with all my houses and orchards thereon belonging, and I do appoint my two sons Job Meador and Jason Meador my lawful Executors.
        Item. I give to my son Joshua Meador one chest not to be appraised, and the rest of my estate divided amongst my children and leave to my youngest Sons to be of age at seventeen and I do leave my son Jonas Meador to look after them three years. And that my will not to be in force till my decease.
        Witness my hand and seal this 17th. day of October, yr 1721.
        John Meador Senior (seal)

      • Citation:

        Will Book 3 p. 284 Will dated 18 Oct 1721 - Probated 21 Nov 1721 - Essex, Virginia Wills, Inventory, Administration of Estates -

4. Virginia, Franklin County Heritage 2000, Biographical Sketch - Joseph Atkins Family & Thomas Meador's Descendants
   1. • Source text:

        Joseph Atkins and his wife, Elizabeth Gillespie, son, Zachariah Creed Taylor Atkins

         

      • Citation:

        Heritage Book Committee, compiler, Franklin County, [Virginia] Heritage 2000: The Personal History of Franklin County and Her People (Rocky Mount, Virginia: Franklin County, Historical Society, 2002), 103.

      • Source text:

        Know all men by these presents that I, John Meador Senior widower, in ye county of Essex in ye Parish of South Farnham, for ye love I bear to my children that I had by my wife Elizabeth [White] Meador deceased, I doe hereby give them such parsell of land that I shall set downe severall by themselves. All ye land that I have on ye West side of a branch that goeth by ye name of a great branch I do give to my son Richard Meador and my son John Meador it shall be divided as I shall see fit between them as near as I can divide it to they and their heirs lawfully begotten of their owne bodies for ever.
        A parcell of land beginning at a Cole Spring by my orchard fence and running West and by north till it meets with ye great branch, so along ye great branch till it comes to ye maine swamp of ye creeke, then downe ye swamp till it comes to ye Cole Spring branch, then up ye branch where it begun, being a long neck of land, I do give to my son Thomas Meador and his heirs lawfully begotten of his owne body for ever.
        A parcell of land beginning at my uppermost line by John Evans land by ye head of a branch at a marked White oake and running downe ye branch till it meets with ye maine swamp ye branch being crooked all ye lands that I have within my bounds of ye east side of that branch being a great deal of old fields belonging to it I doe give to my son Hope Meador and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.
        I doe give to my daughter Rachell Meador one hundred and five acres of land that I bought of Mr. Edwin Thacker to she and her heirs for ever. A parcell of land lying into the neck the north side of the Creek which my father in law Richard White gave to me by deed of Gift I doe by the virtue of that Deed of Gift I doe give to my daughter Elizabeth Meader ye second neck & my daughter Esther Meader the neck that has ye Housing and orchards to them and their heirs lawfully begotten of their owne bodies forever.
        The land given unto my sons and daughters never to be sold nor disposed of but to ramaine from heir to heir as long as there can be one of ye Meaders found alive, if it ye Lords will to call any of my sons or daughters before me and any of them shall dye before me, ye land of ye deed to returne to me again to my disposing.
        I doe reserve & except myself Timber upon any parts of ye land for my own use as long as I live as Witness my hand and seale this tenth day of December, 1694.. /s/ John Meader (Seale)..
        Wit: Mary (X) Gorbell, Joseph (F) Calloway

        Essex County, Va. Wills, Inv Adm fo Estates No3
        "In the name of God, Amen, I John Meador of Essex County being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind and perfect memory, blessed by God, therefore do make and form following:
        "First and principall, I commend my soul unto the hands that giveth, hoping by the meritorious death and passion of my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ to receive full pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and offences and a joyful resurrection in the last da: and my body decently to be buried at the direction of my excutors hereafter name. And as for my worldly good:
        Item I give to my son Thomas Meador, one shilling
        Item I give to my daughter Rachell Jordan, one shilling
        Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Armstong, one shilling
        Item I give to my daugher Dinah Tribble one shilling
        Item My desire is that my five sons shal keep their own guns without appraising
        Item I give to my son Jonas Meador, a small piece of land joining upon Thomas Evinses land and running up to the church that goes from my house , then up a long? road a small course till it comes to the forks of the branch fo where it begins and from the forks to ye first beginning. And the rest of my land I give to my other four sons, bo be equally divided with all my houses and orchards thereon belonging and I do appoint my two sons Job and Jason my lawful executors
        Item I give to my son Joshua Meador on chest to be apprasied and the rest of my estate to be equally divided among my children and leave my two youngest sons to be age at 17. I do leave my son Jonas Meador to look after them 3 years. And my will not to be in force till my death Witness my hand and seal Oct 17,1721
        John Meador seal Probated 21 Nov 1721
        Tests:
        Samuel Waggoner
        Francis F Poarris
        Ann A Bradbury
        Present for Probate Nov 21,1721 by Jonas Meador during the minority of the executor in the said will mentioned, with oaths by Samuel Waggoner, Francis Pierce and Ann Bradbury

      • Citation:

        1694 Dec 10 - Essex Co, VA - Deeds & Wills (1692-5), p.332

        https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/7574188?cid=mem_copy

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