Michael Mead (1758 - 1840)

Born 18 Feb 1758 in Milan, Dutchess County, Province of New York

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Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1840 at age 82 in Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Michael Mead (Enos, Jonathan, John, John, William)

Michael Mead was born Feb 18 1758 in Milan, Dutchess County, Province of New York. ^{[1] [2]} He was a son of Enos Mead (1721 - >1774) and Millicent Meleanson (1724 - 1774). Note: Mother's maiden name is uncertain. His father was Enos Mead. ^[3]

His siblings were...^[1]

1. Enos Mead Jr.
2. Gideon Mead (1744 - 1814)
3. Millicent (Mead) Thompson (~1744 - <1812)
4. Nancy (Mead) Smith (~1746 - )
5. Mathew Mead (~1748 - )
6. William Mead (1749 - 1833)
7. Levi Mead (1753 - 1843)

Michael married Martha Potter (~1763 - ~1845). Martha (Potter) Mead was an Indian captive just prior to her marriage to Michael Mead. A French fur trader obtained her freedom by paying the Indians with a silver knee buckle. Michael amd Martha lived near Saratoga until about 1810 when they moved to German, New York. They spent a few years there then moved to near Utica,Tompkins County,New York where they lived for about ten years prior to moving to Ohio. ^{[1] [2]}

Their children included... ^[1]

1. Stephen Potter Mead (1797-1847)
2. Michael Mead (1781-1849)
3. Israel Thompson Mead (1784 - 1832)
4. Deziah Desiree (Mead) Livermore (1788 - 1853) also spelled Deseree.
5. Allen Mead (1793-1849)
6. Ephraim Mead
7. Luther Mead
8. Eliza (Mead) Starr 1799-1863)
9. Enos Mead (1801-1863)

Occupation

Michael inherited land from his father in Charlotte Precinct, Dutchess Co, New York. Below is an excerpt from Enos Mead's Will, written December 19, 1774.

:I give and Devise to my Son Michael 100 acres of land being a part of the farm I live on Bounded Northerly by the line called Bushes line weft by Land of James Winans South by Lot No. 19 of the great division of the great nine partners or the line called Edsalls line and East by other land of mine So far east as to contain Eighty acres with a line parrallel with the west Side. I also give and Devise to my Said Son Michael as Much Land in Somerset Township in the County of Charlotte and of my right on the West Side of Delaware River, as I hereinbefore have given to my son Gideon, to be holden to my Said Son Michael his heirs and assigns.^[4]

Death

Michael died in 1840 in New York aged ~82.

Burial

Lay Cemetery, Green Springs, Seneca County, Ohio, USA.  ^[2]

Michael Mead (18 Feb 1758–20 Nov 1840)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #64010452

Martha “Patty” Potter Mead (10 Jul 1763–10 Mar 1845) (spouse)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #64011589

Research Notes

Note: There is a 1820 census with a Michael Mead living in the same area; however the ages of the family do not match (30's with young children and expected 50-60 year old adults). Do not attribute: "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBZ-RPR?cc=1803955&wc=3L7N-HDH%3A1586986403%2C1586988312%2C1586988314 : 16 July 2015), New York > Dutchess > Fishkill > image 4 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-208251170/michael-mead-in-geni-world-family-tree
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Find a Grave", database and images (accessed 16 Nov 2021), memorial page for Michael Mead (18 Feb 1758–20 Nov 1840), Find A Grave: Memorial #64010452, citing Lay Cemetery, Green Springs, Seneca County, Ohio, USA.
3. ↑ Enos Mead (father) Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 24 May 2019), memorial page for Enos Mead (17 Nov 1721–19 Dec 1774), Find A Grave: Memorial #109105828, Burial place unknown.
4. ↑ Weaver, Lucius E. (1911) "Genealogy of a branch of the Mead family with a history of the family in England and in America and appendixes of Rogers and Denton families." Rochester, New York: Archive.org Pages 18-19.

See also:

• Ancestral File Number: 4TWG-SP
• Michael Mead: FamilySearch RecordID
• Anderson, Robert C., "Great Migration Study Project, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633" Vols I-III, accessed online at FamilySearch library
• Doherty, Frank J., The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, V.1-8 : The Mead Family (Vol 8, Pages 697-738 ) FamilySearch library.]
• Dilley, Butler F. "Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chautauqua County" New York: 1891