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David Wood Meriwether 1690–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: LOUISA CO.VA.

Death Date: 25 Dec 1744

Death Location: BY HIS FATHER ON THE EAST SIDE OF RIVANNA RIVER

Father: Nicholas II

Mother: ELIZABETH CRAWFORD

Spouse(s): ANN HOLMES

Children(s): WILLIAM MERIWETHER, JAMES MERIWETHER, DAVID MERIWETHER, ANN MERIWETHER, NICHOLAS MERIWETHER, FRANCIS MERIWETHER, THOMAS MERIWETHER, SARAH MERIWETHER

The story of David Wood Meriwether began in 1690 in LOUISA CO.VA.. David Wood Meriwether married Ann Holmes, and had children including Ann Meriwether, David Meriwether, Francis Meriwether, James Meriwether, Nicholas Meriwether, Sarah Meriwether, Thomas Meriwether, William Meriwether. David Wood Meriwether passed away in 1744 in BY HIS FATHER ON THE EAST SIDE OF RIVANNA RIVER.

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Biography

  • The story of David Wood Meriwether began in 1690 in LOUISA CO.VA..
  • David Wood Meriwether married Ann Holmes, and had children including Ann Meriwether, David Meriwether, Francis Meriwether, James Meriwether, Nicholas Meriwether, Sarah Meriwether, Thomas Meriwether, William Meriwether.
  • David Wood Meriwether passed away in 1744 in BY HIS FATHER ON THE EAST SIDE OF RIVANNA RIVER.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas II
1667–1744
Birth Location: SURRY CO.VA.
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ELIZABETH CRAWFORD
1672–1753
Birth Location: ASSAQUIN, NEW KENT CO., VA.
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Spouses(s)

ANN HOLMES
1688–1736
Birth Location: KING & QUEEN CO.VA.
AH

Children(s)

WILLIAM MERIWETHER
1730–1790
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
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JAMES MERIWETHER
1729–1792
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
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DAVID MERIWETHER
1726–
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
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ANN MERIWETHER
1721–1792
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
AM
NICHOLAS MERIWETHER
1719–1758
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
NM
FRANCIS MERIWETHER
1717–1793
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
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THOMAS MERIWETHER
1714–1756
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
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SARAH MERIWETHER
1724–1725
Birth Location: –
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David Meriwether's Ancestors

Self
David Meriwether
1690–1744
Birth Place: LOUISA CO.VA.
Parents
Nicholas Meriwether II
1667–1744
SURRY CO.VA.
ELIZABETH CRAWFORD
1672–1753
ASSAQUIN, NEW KENT CO., VA.
Grandparents
Nicholas (Meriwether) I
1631–1678
WALES
ELIZABETH (COLLINS) WOODHOUSE
1638–1678
DAVID CRAWFORD
1625–1704
AYRENSHIRE SCOTLAND
GIRL
–1662
Great-Grandparents
HENRY WOODHOUSE
1607–1655
MARY-MARIE SOTHERN
–1666
JOHN CRAWFORD
1600–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HENRY WOODHOUSE
–1640
FRANCES PENBROOKSHIRE
–1647

David Meriwether's Descendants

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David (Wood) Meriwether (1690–25 Dec 1744) m. ANN HOLMES (1688–11 Mar 1736)
  1. 1. WILLIAM MERIWETHER 1730–1790 m. Martha (Cox) Wood 1730–1790
  2. 2. JAMES MERIWETHER 1729–1792 m. ELIZABETH POLLAND 1736–1812
  3. 3. DAVID MERIWETHER 1726–
  4. 4. ANN MERIWETHER 1721–1792
  5. 5. NICHOLAS MERIWETHER 1719–1758
  6. 6. FRANCIS MERIWETHER 1717–1793 m. MARY LEWIS 1727–
  7. 7. THOMAS MERIWETHER 1714–1756 m. ELIZABETH THORNTON 1722–1765
    1. 1. JANE MERIWETHER 1757–
    2. 2. MILDRED (THORNTON) MERIWETHER 1753–1826 m. JOHN (BLAIR) GILMER 1748–1793
    3. 3. LUCY MERIWETHER 1752–1837
    4. 4. ANNE-NANCY MERIWETHER 1750–1782 m. RICHARD ANDERSON 1747–1793
    5. 5. SARAHSALLY MERIWETHER 1746–
    6. 6. ELIZABETH MERIWETHER 1744–1812
    7. 7. FRANCIS MERIWETHER 1737–1803 m. MARTHA JAMESON 1743–1818
    8. 8. NICHOLAS MERIWETHER 1736–1772 m. MARGARET DOUGLAS 1737–
    9. 9. David Meriwether 1739–1806 m. MARY HARVIE 1745–
      1. 1. Martha Meriwether –1812 m. BENJAMIN TALIAFERRO 1750–1821
        1. 1. MARGUETTE (BOUTWELL) TALIAFERRO 1804–1849 m. JOSEPH (ANTHONY) GREEN 1800–1850
        2. 2. NICHOLAS (MERIWETHER) TALIAFERRO 1801–1871 m. Anne Hill 1804–1868
        3. 3. THORTON TALIAFERRO 1795–1841
        4. 4. DAVID (MERRIWETHER) TALIAFERRO 1795– m. MARY (ELIZABETH) BARNETT 1794–1857
        5. 5. BENJAMIN TALIAFERRO 1782–1852 m. MARTHA (THOMPSON) WATKINS 1787–1865
    10. 10. MARY MERIWETHER 1742–1800 m. PRESLEYPEACHY (RIDGEWAY) GILMER 1737–1789
      1. 1. Thomas (Meriwether) Gilmer 1763–1817 m. Elizabeth Lewis 1765–1854
    11. 11. THOMAS MERIWETHER 1755–
  8. 8. SARAH MERIWETHER 1724–1725

David Meriwether's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of David Wood Meriwether in LOUISA CO.VA.
LOUISA CO.VA.
1744
25 Dec 1744
Age 54
Death of David Wood Meriwether in LOUISA CO.VA
LOUISA CO.VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: LOUISA CO.VA.
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: LOUISA CO.VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1745
    Event Place: LOUISA CO.VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1744
    Event Place: LOUISA CO.VA
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: BY HIS FATHER ON THE EAST SIDE OF RIVANNA RIVER
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1
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