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Col. Nicholas Meriwether 1667–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 OCT 1667

Birth Location: James City, Surry, Virginia

Death Date: 12 DEC 1744

Death Location: Cloverfields, Goochland, Virginia

Father: Nicholas Meriwether

Mother: Elizabeth Woodhouse

Spouse(s): Elizabeth CRAWFORD

Children(s): Judith Meriwether

Col. Nicholas Meriwether was born in 1667 in James City, Surry, Virginia, the child of Nicholas Meriwether And Elizabeth Woodhouse. Col. Nicholas Meriwether married Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Judith Meriwether. Col. Nicholas Meriwether passed away in 1744 in Cloverfields, Goochland, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Col. Nicholas Meriwether was born in 1667 in James City, Surry, Virginia, the child of Nicholas Meriwether And Elizabeth Woodhouse.
  • Col. Nicholas Meriwether married Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Judith Meriwether.
  • Col. Nicholas Meriwether passed away in 1744 in Cloverfields, Goochland, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Meriwether's Ancestors

Self
Col. Meriwether
1667–1744
Birth Place: James City, Surry, Virginia
Parents
Nicholas Meriwether
1631–1678
Bramber, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Woodhouse
1633–1692
Lower Norfolk, or James City, Virginia
Grandparents
Francis Meriwether
1604–1762
Great, England
Alice Crafford
1585–1624
Great Mongeham, Kent, England
HENRY WOODHOUSE
1608–1655
Winterton, Norfolk, England
MARY CARTER
1611–1666
Towiso, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Woodhouse
1573–1637
Francis Penbrookshire
1586–1665
Thomas CARTER
1610–1684
Mary PARKHURST
1614–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Meriwether's Descendants

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Col. (Nicholas) Meriwether (26 OCT 1667–12 DEC 1744) m. Elizabeth CRAWFORD (1671–1762)
  1. 1. Judith Meriwether 1705–1753 m. Vinkler Cobbs 1706–1757
    1. 1. Robert Cobbs 1735–1773 m. Mary Terrell 1738–1775
      1. 1. Capt (Robert Lewis) Cobbs 1754–1829 m. Ann (Gisage) POINDEXTER 1762–1842
        1. 1. Mary (Lewis) COBBS 1787–1825 m. John MCCLEAN 1783–1851 m. William ARMISTEAD 1783–1812
        2. 2. Samuel Cobb 1796–1817
        3. 3. Dr (Robert Lewis) Cobb 1789–1856
        4. 4. John (Poindexter) Cobbs 1785–1870
        5. 5. Sara (White) Cobb 1798–
        6. 6. Ann (Elizabeth) Cobb 1802–1886
        7. 7. William Cobb 1792–1852
        8. 8. Dr (Meriwether Lewis) Cobb 1805–1827

Col. Meriwether's Timeline

2 Records

1667
26 OCT 1667
Birth of Col. Nicholas Meriwether in James City, Surry, Virginia
James City, Surry, Virginia
1744
12 DEC 1744
Age 77
Death of Col. Nicholas Meriwether in Cloverfields, Goochland, Virginia
Cloverfields, Goochland, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1667
    Event Place: James City, Surry, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2707.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Maryland or Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index , 1500s-1900s</i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;, n.d.), Place: Maryland or Virginia; Page Number: 83

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1744
    Event Place: Cloverfields, Goochland, Virginia
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

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