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Walter Meeks 1735–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Meeks

Mother: Ann Meeks

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Avery

Children(s): Diane Meeks

The story of Walter Meeks began in 1735 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States. Walter Meeks married Elizabeth Lurana Avery, and had children including Diane Meeks. Walter Meeks passed away in 1788 in Pitt, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Meeks began in 1735 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States.
  • Walter Meeks married Elizabeth Lurana Avery, and had children including Diane Meeks.
  • Walter Meeks passed away in 1788 in Pitt, North Carolina, United States.

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Walter Meeks's Ancestors

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Walter Meeks
1735–1788
Birth Place: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John William Sr. Meeks
1700–1772
James City, Virginia, United States
Ann Meeks
1710–1761
Of, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Meeks's Descendants

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Walter Meeks (1735–1788) m. Elizabeth (Lurana) Avery (1742–1790)
  1. 1. Diane Meeks 1770–1870 m. James Hathaway 1765–1831
    1. 1. Daniel (L) Hattaway 1805–1855
    2. 2. Baton Hattaway 1793–1875
    3. 3. James Hathaway 1790–
      1. 1. Benjamin (James) Hathaway 1828–1925 m. Eliza Minley 1830–1874 m. Ledia Summerlin 1837– m. Lotta Tolston 1835–
        1. 1. Whitmel (Lloyd) Hathaway 1866–1926 m. Lottie Harrell 1863–1914
        2. 2. Eason (Edward) Hathaway 1868–1931 m. Anna Webb 1880–1931
        3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth) Hathaway 1854–1922
        4. 4. Kittura Hathaway 1857–
        5. 5. Elsie Hathaway 1863–
        6. 6. Benjamin (Charles) Hathaway 1876–1936
        7. 7. Orsetta (Nannie) Hathaway 1862–
        8. 8. James (Henry) Hathaway 1863–1924 m. Gatsy Neal 1882–1963
        9. 9. Elsie (Hathaway) Tiney 1858–1931 m. John Tiney 1870–1900
        10. 10. Benjamin (Charles) Hathaway 1876–1936 m. Margaret Norville 1870–

Walter Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Walter Meeks in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
1788
1788
Age 53
Death of Walter Meeks in Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Pitt, North Carolina, United States

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