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Ruth Meredith 1719–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Father: Samuel I

Mother: Margaret Braithwaite

Spouse(s): Samuel Jordan

Children(s): Mary Jordan, Martha Jordan, Martha Jordan, Margaret Jordan

The story of Ruth Meredith began in 1719 in Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States. Ruth Meredith married Samuel Jordan, and had children including Margaret Meredith Jordan, Martha Ann Jordan, Mary Jordan. Ruth Meredith passed away in 1744 in Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Meredith began in 1719 in Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States.
  • Ruth Meredith married Samuel Jordan, and had children including Margaret Meredith Jordan, Martha Ann Jordan, Mary Jordan.
  • Ruth Meredith passed away in 1744 in Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Ruth Meredith's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Meredith
1719–1744
Birth Place: Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Garland Meredith I
1688–1762
, New Kent, Virginia, British America
Margaret Braithwaite
1698–1768
Virgina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Robert) Meredith
1645–1762
St Paul, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Anna Lucas
1647–1697
Virginia, British Colonial America
William Braithwaite
1665–
Virginia, British Colonial America
Agnes Braund
1666–1734
Black Torrington, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Meredith
1620–1672
Diana Halstead
1626–
Absalom Lucas
1616–1716
Jane Longwell
1620–
John Braund
1629–1677
Mary Smale
1630–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bt.
1604–1679
Susanna Skippon
1607–1685
Nathaniel Halstead
1595–1643
Frances Jackson
1600–1667
David Lucas
1594–1631
Amanda Mehan
1599–1630
Robert Longe
1570–
Anna Cogswell
1575–1621
John Braunde
1592–1686
Grace Thorne
1601–1683
John Smale
1610–
Susan Parnacott
1610–1668

Ruth Meredith's Descendants

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Ruth Meredith (1719–1744) m. Samuel Jordan (11 FEB 1710–21 JUL 1789)
  1. 1. Mary Jordan 1739–1811 m. Geddes Winston 1734–1794 m. John (H) Whiting 1734–1794
    1. 1. Rebecca Winston 1764–1820 m. William (Radford) Sr. 1759–1803
      1. 1. William (C Radford) Jr. 1787–1861 m. Elizabeth Moseley 1785–1858
        1. 1. Richard (Carlton Walker) Radford 1822–1885 m. Octavia Duvall 1829–1877 m. Frances (Callaway) Steptoe 1840–1926
        2. 2. Anne (Rebecca) Radford 1816–1841 m. Charles (Trigg) Beale 1806–1879
        3. 3. William (Mosely) Radford 1808–1890 m. Susanna (Smith) Preston 1804–1857
        4. 4. John (Blair) Radford 1813–1872 m. Elizabeth (Campbell) Taylor 1820–1876
        5. 5. Edmund (Winston) Radford 1820–1861 m. Ann (Maria) Norvell 1821–1899
        6. 6. Munford (Washington) Radford 1825–1886 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Read 1830– m. Laura (Gray) Somerville 1845–1931
      2. 2. Marie (Antionette) Radford 1793–1873
      3. 3. John (Charlton) Radford 1795–
      4. 4. Mary (Susan) Radford 1781–1810 m. John Preston 1764–1827
      5. 5. John Radford 1785–1817 m. Harriet Kennerly 1788–1831
      6. 6. Carlton (Tannehill) Radford 1793–1855 m. Virginia Martin 1803–
      7. 7. Sarah ("Sally") Radford 1784–1864 m. William Munford 1773–1825
    2. 2. Samuel (Jordan) Winston 1765–1839
    3. 3. Martha (Bickerton) Winston 1774–1803 m. Henry (Smith) Shore 1768–1832
    4. 4. William Winston 1769–1814 m. Elizabeth (or Betsy) Shelton 1776–1855
    5. 5. Mary Winston 1763–1831 m. Rev. (John Durburrow) Blair 1759–1823
    6. 6. Margaret Winston 1775–1850 m. John Adams 1773–1825
    7. 7. Sarah (Jordan) Winston 1769–1839 m. Thomas (Meldrum) Rutherford 1766–1852
  2. 2. Martha (Ann) Jordan 1740–1770
  3. 3. Martha (Ann) Jordan 1742–1766 m. George Carrington 1735– m. John (Thomas) Minton 1734–1782
  4. 4. Margaret (Meredith) Jordan 1742–1812 m. William Cabell 1730–1798

Ruth Meredith's Timeline

2 Records

1719
1719
Birth of Ruth Meredith in Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1744
1744
Age 25
Death of Ruth Meredith in Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Nansemond, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

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