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Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council 1630–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1630

Birth Location: Bramber, Sussex, England

Death Date: 15 Dec 1678

Death Location: "Island House" plantation on Jamestown Island

Father: Nicholas Merriwether

Mother: Alice Crafford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Crawford

Children(s): Thomas Meriwether, Charles Meriwether, Nicholas II, Elizabeth Meriwether, David Meriwether, Francis Meriwether, William Meriwether, Charles Meriwether, Jane Meriwether

The story of Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council began in 1630 in Bramber, Sussex, England. Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council married Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Charles Meriwether, David Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Francis Meriwether, Jane Meriwether, Nicholas Meriwether Ii, Thomas Meriwether, William Meriwether. Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council passed away in 1678 in "Island House" plantation on Jamestown Island.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council began in 1630 in Bramber, Sussex, England.
  • Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council married Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Charles Meriwether, David Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Francis Meriwether, Jane Meriwether, Nicholas Meriwether Ii, Thomas Meriwether, William Meriwether.
  • Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council passed away in 1678 in "Island House" plantation on Jamestown Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Merriwether
1603–1662
Birth Location: Great Monegham, Kent, England
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Alice Crafford
1585–1643
Birth Location: Great Mongeham, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Crawford
1638–1695
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Meriwether
1677–1708
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, United States
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Charles Meriwether
1655–1708
Birth Location: James City, Jamestown, Virginia, United States
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Nicholas II
1667–1744
Birth Location: Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Meriwether
1657–1695
Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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David Meriwether
1669–1701
Birth Location: James City, VA
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Francis Meriwether
1670–1713
Birth Location: James City, York, Virginia, United States
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William Meriwether
1678–1695
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, United States
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Charles Meriwether
1677–1694
Birth Location: James City, VA
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Jane Meriwether
1675–1746
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, United States
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Col. Council's Ancestors

Self
Col. Council
1630–1678
Birth Place: Bramber, Sussex, England
Parents
Nicholas John Frances Merriwether
1603–1662
Great Monegham, Kent, England
Alice Crafford
1585–1643
Great Mongeham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Council's Descendants

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Col. (Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's) Council (Jan 1630–15 Dec 1678) m. Elizabeth Crawford (1638–1695)
  1. 1. Thomas Meriwether 1677–1708
  2. 2. Charles Meriwether 1655–1708
  3. 3. Nicholas (Meriwether) II 1667–1744 m. Elizabeth Crawford 1672–1753 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Crawford 1666–1753
    1. 1. Nicholas Meriwether 1713–1739
    2. 2. Jane Meriwether 1705–1765
    3. 3. Elizabeth Meriwether 1703–1731
    4. 4. Col. (David) Meriwether 1685–1744
    5. 5. Anne Meriwether 1694–1785
  4. 4. Elizabeth Meriwether 1657–1695
  5. 5. David Meriwether 1669–1701
  6. 6. Francis Meriwether 1670–1713
  7. 7. William Meriwether 1678–1695
  8. 8. Charles Meriwether 1677–1694
  9. 9. Jane Meriwether 1675–1746 m. William Brown 1671–1746
    1. 1. Rachel Browne 1705–1754
    2. 2. Hon (William) Browne 1709–1763
    3. 3. Henry (C) Brown 1700–1747
    4. 4. Henry Browne 1696–1734
    5. 5. William (Browne) Capt. 1695–1744
    6. 6. Mary Browne 1700–
    7. 7. Rebecca (Anne) Browne 1690–1758
    8. 8. Jane Browne 1698–1747
    9. 9. Susanna Browne 1690–1758
    10. 10. Anne Browne 1696–1747
    11. 11. Henry Browne 1681–1747
    12. 12. Rebecca Browne 1697–1747
    13. 13. Susann Browne 1708–1778
    14. 14. Elizabeth (Browne Chamberlayne) Gray 1687–1710 m. Robert (Sion Hill) I 1678–1762
      1. 1. Abner Hill 1707–1765
      2. 2. Richard Hill 1716–1775
      3. 3. Mary Hill 1707–1707
      4. 4. William (Thomas) Hill 1710–1787

Col. Council's Timeline

3 Records

1630
Jan 1630
Birth of Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council in Bramber, Sussex, England
Bramber, Sussex, England
1678
15 Dec 1678
Age 48
Death of Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council in "Island House" plantation on Jamestown Island
"Island House" plantation on Jamestown Island
1682
1682
Age 52
Col. Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's Council was married
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1630
    Event Place: Bramber, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1678
    Event Place: "Island House" plantation on Jamestown Island

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1682
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