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Thomas "The Orphan" Meador 1636–1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: April 1662

Death Location: Meade, Essex County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Medows

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sarah Hoskins

Children(s): John Meador, Richard Awbrey

Thomas "The Orphan" Meador was born in 1636 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Thomas Medows And Anne Rant. Thomas "The Orphan" Meador married Sarah Hoskins, and had children including John Meador, Richard Awbrey. Thomas "The Orphan" Meador passed away in 1662 in Meade, Essex County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas "The Orphan" Meador was born in 1636 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Thomas Medows And Anne Rant.
  • Thomas "The Orphan" Meador married Sarah Hoskins, and had children including John Meador, Richard Awbrey.
  • Thomas "The Orphan" Meador passed away in 1662 in Meade, Essex County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Thomas Meador's Ancestors

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Thomas Meador
1636–1662
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Thomas Medows
1622–1697
Chattisham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Daniel Meadowe
1577–1651
Rushmere St Andrew, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Meador's Descendants

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Thomas ("The Orphan") Meador (1636–April 1662) m. Sarah Hoskins (16 August 1636–1692)
  1. 1. John Meador 1658–1721 m. Elizabeth (Ann) White 1660–1694
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Meador) Foster 1696–1748 m. Dr. (Thomas) Foster 1694–1769 m. Thomas Foster 1696–1761
      1. 1. George Foster 1723–1778 m. Margaret Grigsby 1720–1795
        1. 1. Lettice Foster 1747–1842 m. William (Arthur) Monday 1747–1817
      2. 2. Alexius (Meador) Foster 1730–1782
      3. 3. Ann Foster 1735–1769
      4. 4. James Foster 1728–1750
      5. 5. Jane Foster 1730–1731
      6. 6. John Foster 1726–1726
      7. 7. Richard Foster 1731–1819
      8. 8. Thomas Foster 1718–1786
      9. 9. William Foster 1722–1794
  2. 2. Richard Awbrey 1664–1697

Thomas Meador's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Thomas "The Orphan" Meador in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
1662
April 1662
Age 26
Death of Thomas "The Orphan" Meador in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1662
    Event Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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