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Elizabeth Meriwether 1771–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1771

Birth Location: Clover Fields, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Whiteside, Lincoln, Missouri, USA

Father: Nicholas Meriwether

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Thomas Lewis

Children(s): Nicholas Lewis, Thomas Lewis, Jane Lewis, Robert Lewis, Lydia Lewis, Margaret Lewis, Charles Lewis, Alice Lewis

The story of Elizabeth Meriwether began in 1771 in Clover Fields, Albemarle, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth Meriwether married Thomas Walker Lewis, and had children including Alice Thornton Lewis, Charles Thornton Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Jane Warner Lewis, Lydia Laurie Lewis, Margaret Douglas Lewis, Mary Walker Lewis, Nicholas Hunter Lewis, Robert Walker Lewis, Thomas Meriwether Lewis. Elizabeth Meriwether passed away in 1855 in Whiteside, Lincoln, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Meriwether began in 1771 in Clover Fields, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.
  • Elizabeth Meriwether married Thomas Walker Lewis, and had children including Alice Thornton Lewis, Charles Thornton Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Jane Warner Lewis, Lydia Laurie Lewis, Margaret Douglas Lewis, Mary Walker Lewis, Nicholas Hunter Lewis, Robert Walker Lewis, Thomas Meriwether Lewis.
  • Elizabeth Meriwether passed away in 1855 in Whiteside, Lincoln, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Meriwether's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Meriwether
1771–1855
Birth Place: Clover Fields, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Parents
Nicholas Meriwether
1736–1772
Louisa Co VA
Margaret Douglas
1737–1812
Glencairn Parish Dumfries Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Meriwether
1713–1757
New Kent Co. VA
Elizabeth (Mary) Thornton
1719–1774
Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
William Douglas
1708–1798
Wigton,Wigton,,Scotland
Nicholas Hunter
1715–1781
Nithsdale,Glencarin Parish,,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Meriwether
1690–1744
Anne Holmes
1695–1735
Francis Thornton
1682–1752
Mary Taliaferro
1686–1720
William Douglas
1668–1745
Grishild McKeand
1672–1741
James Hunter
1687–1771
Margaret Hunter
1692–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Meriwether
1667–1744
Elizabeth Crawford
1672–1695
William Douglas
1649–
Isabel Kennedy
1645–

Elizabeth Meriwether's Descendants

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Elizabeth Meriwether (24 Feb 1771–1855) m. Thomas (Walker) Lewis (24 Jun 1763–Jun 1807)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Hunter) Lewis 1789–1840
  2. 2. Thomas (Meriwether) Lewis 1797–1865
  3. 3. Jane (Warner) Lewis 1806–1871
  4. 4. Robert (Walker) Lewis 1808–1890
  5. 5. Lydia (Laurie) Lewis –1833
  6. 6. Margaret (Douglas) Lewis 1791–
  7. 7. Charles (Thornton) Lewis 1799–1855
  8. 8. Alice (Thornton) Lewis 1804–1879 m. George (Douglas) Meriwether 1797–1828 m. John (Winn) Davis 1798–1862
    1. 1. George (Douglas Meriwether) Jr. –1825
    2. 2. Edwin (Clement) Davis 1848–1885
      1. 1. James (David) Davis 1881–1951 m. Lottie Wright 1884–1972
      2. 2. Lutie (Winn) Davis 1875–
      3. 3. Nicholas (Lewis) Davis 1879–1961
      4. 4. Alice (Thornton) Davis 1883–1923
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Davis 1844–1885 m. William (Nicholas) Meriwether 1840–1918
    4. 4. William Davis 1841–1863
    5. 5. James (D) Davis 1839–
    6. 6. Thomas (Hunter) Davis 1835–
    7. 7. Joseph (Walker) Davis 1837–1925 m. Virginia (Nelson) Roberts 1842–1900
      1. 1. Joseph (Winn) Davis 1864–1899
      2. 2. Lizzie Davis 1867–1941 m. Joseph (Walker) Brown 1865–1938
        1. 1. Forrest (Lowrey) Brown 1909–1988
        2. 2. Frank (Currie) Brown 1906–1987
        3. 3. Stella (Winn) Brown 1902–1977 m. Samuel (Benteen) Bailey 1897–1965
        4. 4. Julia (Coalter) Brown 1899–1985 m. William (Caswell) Prewitt 1886–1950
        5. 5. James (Ray) Brown 1896–1986 m. Mary Reid 1897–
        6. 6. Homer (Davis) Brown 1894–1973
        7. 7. Virginia (Lee) Brown 1892–1968
        8. 8. Harry (B) Brown 1887–1889
        9. 9. Nora (Elizabeth) Brown 1889–1920 m. Francis (Eastin) Gibson 1886–1960

Elizabeth Meriwether's Timeline

3 Records

1771
24 Feb 1771
Birth of Elizabeth Meriwether in Clover Fields, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Clover Fields, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1855
17 Apr 1855
Age 84
Death of Elizabeth Meriwether in Elmwood, Lincoln, Missouri, USA
Elmwood, Lincoln, Missouri, USA
1855
1855
Age 84
Burial of Elizabeth Meriwether in Whiteside, Lincoln, Missouri, USA
Whiteside, Lincoln, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1771
    Event Place: Clover Fields, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Elmwood, Lincoln, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Whiteside, Lincoln, Missouri, USA

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