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Col. David Meriwether 1685–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685 or 90

Birth Location: James City County(now New Kent), Virginia Colony

Death Date: 25 Dec 1744

Death Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia Colony

Father: Nicholas II

Mother: Sarah Crawford

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The story of Col. David Meriwether began in 1685 in James City County(now New Kent), Virginia Colony. Col. David Meriwether passed away in 1744 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. David Meriwether began in 1685 in James City County(now New Kent), Virginia Colony.
  • Col. David Meriwether passed away in 1744 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia Colony.

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Col. Meriwether's Ancestors

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Col. Meriwether
1685–1744
Birth Place: James City County(now New Kent), Virginia Colony
Parents
Nicholas Meriwether II
1667–1744
Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Crawford
1666–1753
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col. (Nicholas I Meriwether Justice, Physician, Lawyer,arr'd in Jamestown colony, Virginia, prob 1652, clerk of Quarter Court,Governor's) Council
1630–1678
Bramber, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Crawford
1638–1695
James City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Merriwether
1603–1662
Alice Crafford
1585–1643
Capt. Woodhouse
1573–1637
Francis Penbrookshire
1586–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Meriwether's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685 or 90
Birth of Col. David Meriwether in James City County(now New Kent), Virginia Colony
James City County(now New Kent), Virginia Colony
1744
25 Dec 1744
Age 59
Death of Col. David Meriwether in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia Colony
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685 or 90
    Event Place: James City County(now New Kent), Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1744
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia Colony

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