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THOMAS MERIWETHER 1714–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1714

Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: HANOVER CO.VA

Father: David Meriwether

Mother: ANN HOLMES

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH THORNTON

Children(s): JANE MERIWETHER, MILDRED MERIWETHER, LUCY MERIWETHER, ANNE-NANCY MERIWETHER, SARAHSALLY MERIWETHER, ELIZABETH MERIWETHER, FRANCIS MERIWETHER, NICHOLAS MERIWETHER, David Meriwether, MARY MERIWETHER, THOMAS MERIWETHER

In 1714, THOMAS MERIWETHER entered the world in LOUISA CO., VA, born to David Wood Meriwether And Ann Holmes. THOMAS MERIWETHER married Elizabeth Thornton, and had children including Anne Nancy Meriwether, David Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Francis Meriwether, Jane Meriwether, Lucy Meriwether, Mary Meriwether, Mildred Thornton Meriwether, Nicholas Meriwether, Sarahsally Meriwether, Thomas Meriwether. THOMAS MERIWETHER passed away in 1756 in HANOVER CO.VA.

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Biography

  • In 1714, THOMAS MERIWETHER entered the world in LOUISA CO., VA, born to David Wood Meriwether And Ann Holmes.
  • THOMAS MERIWETHER married Elizabeth Thornton, and had children including Anne Nancy Meriwether, David Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Francis Meriwether, Jane Meriwether, Lucy Meriwether, Mary Meriwether, Mildred Thornton Meriwether, Nicholas Meriwether, Sarahsally Meriwether, Thomas Meriwether.
  • THOMAS MERIWETHER passed away in 1756 in HANOVER CO.VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Meriwether
1690–1744
Birth Location: LOUISA CO.VA.
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ANN HOLMES
1688–1736
Birth Location: KING & QUEEN CO.VA.
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Spouses(s)

ELIZABETH THORNTON
1722–1765
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

JANE MERIWETHER
1757–
Birth Location: –
JM
MILDRED MERIWETHER
1753–1826
Birth Location: –
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LUCY MERIWETHER
1752–1837
Birth Location: –
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ANNE-NANCY MERIWETHER
1750–1782
Birth Location: –
AM
SARAHSALLY MERIWETHER
1746–
Birth Location: –
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ELIZABETH MERIWETHER
1744–1812
Birth Location: –
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FRANCIS MERIWETHER
1737–1803
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
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NICHOLAS MERIWETHER
1736–1772
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
NM
David Meriwether
1739–1806
Birth Location: LOUISA CO.VA.
DM
MARY MERIWETHER
1742–1800
Birth Location: LOUISA CO., VA
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THOMAS MERIWETHER
1755–
Birth Location: –
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THOMAS MERIWETHER's Ancestors

Self
THOMAS MERIWETHER
1714–1756
Birth Place: LOUISA CO., VA
Parents
David Wood Meriwether
1690–1744
LOUISA CO.VA.
ANN HOLMES
1688–1736
KING & QUEEN CO.VA.
Grandparents
Nicholas (Meriwether) II
1667–1744
SURRY CO.VA.
ELIZABETH CRAWFORD
1672–1753
ASSAQUIN, NEW KENT CO., VA.
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas I
1631–1678
ELIZABETH WOODHOUSE
1638–1678
DAVID CRAWFORD
1625–1704
GIRL
–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HENRY WOODHOUSE
1607–1655
MARY-MARIE SOTHERN
–1666
JOHN CRAWFORD
1600–1689

THOMAS MERIWETHER's Descendants

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THOMAS MERIWETHER (1714–1756) m. ELIZABETH THORNTON (1722–1765)
  1. 1. JANE MERIWETHER 1757–
  2. 2. MILDRED (THORNTON) MERIWETHER 1753–1826 m. JOHN (BLAIR) GILMER 1748–1793
  3. 3. LUCY MERIWETHER 1752–1837
  4. 4. ANNE-NANCY MERIWETHER 1750–1782 m. RICHARD ANDERSON 1747–1793
  5. 5. SARAHSALLY MERIWETHER 1746–
  6. 6. ELIZABETH MERIWETHER 1744–1812
  7. 7. FRANCIS MERIWETHER 1737–1803 m. MARTHA JAMESON 1743–1818
  8. 8. NICHOLAS MERIWETHER 1736–1772 m. MARGARET DOUGLAS 1737–
  9. 9. David Meriwether 1739–1806 m. MARY HARVIE 1745–
    1. 1. Martha Meriwether –1812 m. BENJAMIN TALIAFERRO 1750–1821
      1. 1. MARGUETTE (BOUTWELL) TALIAFERRO 1804–1849 m. JOSEPH (ANTHONY) GREEN 1800–1850
        1. 1. Samuel (Franklin “Frank”) Green 1834–1912 m. Sarah (M.) McClellen 1847–1883
        2. 2. NICHOLAS (A) GREEN 1832–
        3. 3. MARGARET (J) GREEN 1828–
        4. 4. FRANCIS (BENJAMIN) GREEN 1839–1847
        5. 5. BENJAMIN (TALIAFERR0) GREEN 1821–1831
        6. 6. THORTON GREEN 1836–1838
        7. 7. SON GREEN 1840–1840
      2. 2. NICHOLAS (MERIWETHER) TALIAFERRO 1801–1871 m. Anne Hill 1804–1868
      3. 3. THORTON TALIAFERRO 1795–1841
      4. 4. DAVID (MERRIWETHER) TALIAFERRO 1795– m. MARY (ELIZABETH) BARNETT 1794–1857
      5. 5. BENJAMIN TALIAFERRO 1782–1852 m. MARTHA (THOMPSON) WATKINS 1787–1865
        1. 1. SARAH (AMELIA[EMILY]) TALIAFERRO 1818–1878
        2. 2. THEOPHILUS (WATKINS) TALIAFERRO 1820–
        3. 3. MARTHA TALIAFERRO 1810–1883
        4. 4. BENJ TALIAFERRO 1815–1836
        5. 5. ELMIRA TALIAFERRO 1828–
        6. 6. ANNE TALIAFERRO 1824–1894
        7. 7. DAVID TALIAFERRO 1824–
  10. 10. MARY MERIWETHER 1742–1800 m. PRESLEYPEACHY (RIDGEWAY) GILMER 1737–1789
    1. 1. Thomas (Meriwether) Gilmer 1763–1817 m. Elizabeth Lewis 1765–1854
  11. 11. THOMAS MERIWETHER 1755–

THOMAS MERIWETHER's Timeline

2 Records

1714
1714
Birth of THOMAS MERIWETHER in LOUISA CO., VA
LOUISA CO., VA
1756
1756
Age 42
Death of THOMAS MERIWETHER in HANOVER CO.VA
HANOVER CO.VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: LOUISA CO., VA
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: HANOVER CO.VA
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1
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