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Joseph Abraham Meredith 1762–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Oct 1840

Death Location: Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Capt. Meredith

Mother: Elizabeth *

Spouse(s): Nancy Skaggs

Children(s): Carrol Meredith

Joseph Abraham Meredith was born in 1762 in Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA, the child of Capt William L Meredith And Elizabeth Henry. Joseph Abraham Meredith married Nancy Skaggs, and had children including Carrol Lewis Meredith. Joseph Abraham Meredith passed away in 1840 in Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Abraham Meredith was born in 1762 in Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA, the child of Capt William L Meredith And Elizabeth Henry.
  • Joseph Abraham Meredith married Nancy Skaggs, and had children including Carrol Lewis Meredith.
  • Joseph Abraham Meredith passed away in 1840 in Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Meredith's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Meredith
1762–1840
Birth Place: Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt. William L. Meredith
1735–1833
Louisa or Hanover Co., Va
Elizabeth (Henry) *
1749–1804
Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Meredith
1689–1762
Liberty Hall, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Margaret Brainthwaite
1690–1768
Virginia, USA
John Henry
1704–1773
,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Sarah Winston
1709–1784
Hanover,,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas *
1646–1718
Anna Lucas
1646–1762
William BRAINTHWAITE
1618–1689
Agnes (BRAUND)
1666–1732
Alexander Henry
1674–1735
Jean Robertson
1678–1735
Isaac Winston
1681–1760
Mary Dabney
1685–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Meredith
1620–1642
Diana Holston
1626–
Abasolon Lucas
1616–1716
Jane Longwell
1616–
George Brainthwaite
1582–1618
Margaret Holme
1580–
John Braund
1629–1667
Mary Smale
1630–1682
John Henry
1659–1708
Girsell Carney
1659–1681
William Robertson
1590–1629
Eleanor Pitcairn
1634–1708
Anthony Winston
1750–1827
Sarah Dabney
1658–1719
John Dabney
1640–1765
Sarah Jennings
1676–1714

Joseph Meredith's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Abraham) Meredith (1762–24 Oct 1840) m. Nancy Skaggs (22 Apr 1763–Apr 1840)
  1. 1. Carrol (Lewis) Meredith 1805–1878 m. Cynthia (Lucinda) Skaggs 1816–1849

Joseph Meredith's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Joseph Abraham Meredith in Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
1840
24 Oct 1840
Age 78
Death of Joseph Abraham Meredith in Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

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