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James MEADOWS 1760–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia

Death Date: Dec 1844

Death Location: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Josiah Sr

Mother: Lavina Moody

Spouse(s): Catherine BOSWELL

Children(s): Ellender Meadows, James MEADOWS, Nancy MEADOWS, John MEADOWS, Jacob MEADOWS, Thomas MEADOWS

James MEADOWS was born in 1760 in Orange County, Virginia, the child of Josiah Francis Meador Sr And Lavina Lorena Moody. James MEADOWS married Catherine Boswell, and had children including Ellender Nellie Ellen Meadows, Jacob Meadows, James Meadows, John Meadows, Nancy Meadows, Thomas Meadows. James MEADOWS passed away in 1844 in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James MEADOWS was born in 1760 in Orange County, Virginia, the child of Josiah Francis Meador Sr And Lavina Lorena Moody.
  • James MEADOWS married Catherine Boswell, and had children including Ellender Nellie Ellen Meadows, Jacob Meadows, James Meadows, John Meadows, Nancy Meadows, Thomas Meadows.
  • James MEADOWS passed away in 1844 in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Sr
1734–1836
Birth Location: Orange, VA, USA
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Lavina Moody
1731–1798
Birth Location: Prince George, Bristol Parish, VA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine BOSWELL
1760–1842
Birth Location: Orange Co, , Virginia, USA
CB

Children(s)

Ellender Meadows
1790–1862
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
EM
James MEADOWS
1786–1871
Birth Location: Giles County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy MEADOWS
1788–1866
Birth Location: –
NM
John MEADOWS
1795–1884
Birth Location: Ablemarle Co., VA
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Jacob MEADOWS
1792–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas MEADOWS
1802–1858
Birth Location: Rockingham, VA, USA
TM

James MEADOWS's Ancestors

Self
James MEADOWS
1760–1844
Birth Place: Orange County, Virginia
Parents
Josiah Francis Meador Sr
1734–1836
Orange, VA, USA
Lavina (Lorena) Moody
1731–1798
Prince George, Bristol Parish, VA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James MEADOWS's Descendants

1.
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James MEADOWS (1760–Dec 1844) m. Catherine BOSWELL (Bet. 1760–1765–1842)
  1. 1. Ellender ("Nellie" Ellen) Meadows 1790–1862 m. Benjamin (Hensley) Sr 1790–1870
    1. 1. James Hensley 1820–1915 m. Eliza (Jane) Hall 1825–1880
      1. 1. Elvira (Hensley) Knight 1866–1950 m. Hiram Knight 1860–
        1. 1. Anna (B) Hensley 1904–1932 m. Clarence Lam 1902–1946
        2. 2. Thomas (A) Hensley 1890–
        3. 3. Ira (A) Hensley 1894–
        4. 4. Essie (L) Hensley 1896–
        5. 5. Abert (L) Hensley 1898– m. Minnie Crawford 1896–1925
      2. 2. Martha (E. Hensley) Monger 1843–1871
      3. 3. John (Amos) Hensley 1862–1943
      4. 4. Simeon Hensley 1858–1932
      5. 5. Mary Hensley 1847–1941
      6. 6. William (Nelson) Hensley 1856–1884
      7. 7. Sarah (Matilda) Hensley 1853–1916
      8. 8. Silas (Benjamin) Hensley 1845–1942
      9. 9. Jane Hensley 1849–1876
      10. 10. Julia Hensley 1860–1861
      11. 11. Thomas (Ezra) Hensley 1851–1929
      12. 12. Elvira Hensley 1867–
    2. 2. Benjamin ((keep) Hensley) Jr. 1822–1905 m. Rebecca (Breeden) Hensley 1824–1905
      1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin) Hensley 1856–1950
      2. 2. Franklin (Pierce) Hensley 1863–1906
      3. 3. Annie (Rebecca) Hensley 1867–1887
      4. 4. Samuel (Whitfield) Hensley 1849–1923
      5. 5. Charles (Brown) Hensley 1852–1938
      6. 6. John (Andrew) Hensley 1854–1935
      7. 7. Solomon (Job) Hensley 1855–1943
      8. 8. Virginia ("Jennie") Hensley 1860–
      9. 9. Nicholas (Wysong) Hensley 1861–1917
      10. 10. Amanda (Ardenia (keep)) Hensley 1851–1923
      11. 11. Sarah (Jane Virginia (keep)) Hensley 1864–1944
      12. 12. Samuel (Whitfield) Hensley****+ 1849–1923
      13. 13. Charles (Brown) Hensley 1852–1938
      14. 14. John (Andrew) Hensley 1854–1935
      15. 15. Laura (Belle) Eaton 1870–1942
    3. 3. James (F) Hensley 1816–1887
    4. 4. William Hensley 1814–1898
    5. 5. Malinda Hensley 1810–1847
    6. 6. Elizabeth Hensley 1808–1867
    7. 7. Mary Hensley 1806–1853
    8. 8. Wesley (A. (keep)*) Hensley 1829–1887
    9. 9. Simeon ((keep)) Hensley 1824–1908
    10. 10. John ((keep)) Hensley 1818–1892
    11. 11. Lucinda ((keep)) Hensley 1815–1897
    12. 12. Whitfield ((keep)) Hensley 1823–1824
    13. 13. Delilah (Ann) Hensley 1810–1890
    14. 14. Eliza (Ann) Hensley 1827–1887
    15. 15. Polly Hensley 1804–1822
    16. 16. Lucinda ((keep)) Hensley 1815–1897
    17. 17. Malinda Hensley 1825–1880
    18. 18. Simeon Hensley 1826–1860
  2. 2. James MEADOWS 1786–1871
  3. 3. Nancy MEADOWS 1788–1866
  4. 4. John MEADOWS 1795–1884
  5. 5. Jacob MEADOWS 1792–
  6. 6. Thomas MEADOWS 1802–1858

James MEADOWS's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of James MEADOWS in Orange County, Virginia
Orange County, Virginia
1844
Dec 1844
Age 84
Death of James MEADOWS in Orange County, Virginia
Orange County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1844
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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