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Col. Nicholas Meriwether 1736–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1736

Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Dec 1772

Death Location: Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Thornton

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s):

The story of Col. Nicholas Meriwether began in 1736 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States. Col. Nicholas Meriwether married Margaret Douglas. Col. Nicholas Meriwether passed away in 1772 in Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Nicholas Meriwether began in 1736 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States.
  • Col. Nicholas Meriwether married Margaret Douglas.
  • Col. Nicholas Meriwether passed away in 1772 in Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Col. Meriwether's Ancestors

Self
Col. Meriwether
1736–1772
Birth Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Meriwether Sr.
1714–1757
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Mary) Thornton
1719–1774
Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col. (David) Meriwether
1690–1744
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Ann Holmes
1695–1735
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Col. (Francis Thornton) Jr.
1682–1737
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary (Taliaferro) Thornton
1686–1741
Powhattan Plant, Old Rappahannock, VA
Great-Grandparents
Col. Jr.
1667–1744
Elizabeth Crawford
1672–1744
George Holmes
1667–1735
Anne Reade
1668–1695
Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1653–1701
Capt. Taliaferro
1656–1720
Sarah Smith
1659–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas I
1631–1678
Elizabeth Wodehouse
1633–1680
Col. Crawford
1625–1689
Jane Crawford
1633–1710
William Thornton
1649–1727
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1646
Capt. Savage
1605–1695
Alice Stafford
1610–1700
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1671
Katherine Dedman
1626–1672
Lawrence Smith
1629–1700
Mary Hitchon
1639–1687

Col. Meriwether's Timeline

2 Records

1736
7 Sep 1736
Birth of Col. Nicholas Meriwether in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
1772
19 Dec 1772
Age 36
Death of Col. Nicholas Meriwether in Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1736
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1772
    Event Place: Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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