Lockwood Mead Sr. (abt. 1760 - 1833)

Born about 1760 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1833 at about age 73 in Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Lockwood Mead was born about 1760 at Greenwich and served in the Connecticut militia during the American Revolution. ^[1]

Private Lockwood Mead Sr. served with 9th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

He mustered from 12-15 Jan 1776 for the anticipated Expedition to Long Island, as a private in Captain Abraham Mead's Company of Colonel David Waterbury's Connecticut Militia Regiment; ^[2] and then appeared on the August 1776 payroll of the same company engaged in the Expedition to New York. ^[3] He next appeared on a muster roll from 01 Nov 1776 to 11 Jan 1777 with Captain Abraham Mead's Company, this time assigned to Colonel John Mead's Regiment "at the Saw Pits under General Wooster." ^{[4] [5]}

He married by about 1785-86 to Mercy Weed of Lanesboro, Massachusetts and they settled at Hinesburg, Vermont where they raised their children: ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

1. Lockwood, Jr., b. abt. 1787-88, m. Sarah ____, d. 30 Mar 1872 ^[1]
2. Betsey E., b. abt. 1789-90, d. 05 Jul 1829 ^[10]
3. Matilda, b. abt. 1794, d. 16 Dec 1815 ^[11]
4. daughter, b. abt. 1795-96 ?
5. daughter, b. abt. 1797-98 ?
6. daughter, b. abt. 1799-1800 ?
7. Samuel L., b. abt. 1803, d. 05 Mar 1864 ^[12]
8. Amanda, b. abt. 1804, d. 22 Sep 1822 ^[13]

Lockwood passed away on 19 Apr 1833 at Hinesburg, Vermont at the age of 73 ^[14] and was buried there at Mead Cemetery. ^[15]

Census Records

1790 Census at Hinesburg, Vermont: ^[6]

• 1 male, age >16 (Lockwood, Sr., age 30)
• 1 male, age <16 (Lockwood, Jr., age 2-3)
• 2 females (Mercy, age 26 & Betsey, age 0-1)

1800 Census at Hinesburg: ^[7]

• 1 male, age 26-45 (Lockwood, Sr., age 40)
• 1 female, age 26-45 (Mercy, age 36)
• 1 male, age 10-15 (Lockwood, Jr., age 12-13)
• 1 female, age 10-15 (Betsey, age 10-11)
• 4 females, age <10 (Matilda, age 6 & 3 unknown daughters, age 0-5)

1810 Census at Hinesburg: ^[8]

• 1 male, age >45 (Lockwood, Sr., age 50)
• 1 female, age >45 (Mercy, age 46)
• 2 males, age 16-25 (Lockwood, Jr., age 22-23 & 1 unknown, possibly a boarder)
• 2 females, age 16-25 (Betsey, age 20-21 & Matilda, age 16)
• 3 females, age 10-15 (unknown daughters, age 10-15)
• 1 male, age <10 (Samuel, age 7)
• 1 female, age <10 (Amanda, age 6)

1820 Census - no record found for Lockwood Mead.

1830 Census at Hinesburg: ^[9]

• 1 male, age 70-79 (Lockwood, Sr. age 70)
• 2 females, age 30-39 (unknown daughters, age 30-35)
• 1 male, age 20-29 (assumed to be Samuel at age 27)
• 1 male, age 10-14 (possibly a grandson)

Mercy, Betsey, Matilda, and Amanda all died by 1830.

Research Notes

Spencer P. Mead's History and Genealogy of the Mead Family shows that Lockwood, Jr. married Sarah ____ and died 30 Mar 1872. ^[1]

There is a grave at North Castle, Westchester County, New York for a Lockwood Mead who died 13 Jun 1854, aged 75 years & 11 months, and whose widow Sally was buried next to him. ^[16] That grave was linked as the son of this Lockwood, Sr. (1760-1833), but based on census records and the date of death provided by Spencer P. Mead, he cannot by the son of this Lockwood, Sr.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} History and Genealogy of the Mead Family, by Spencer P. Mead, LL.B., The Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1901, pp. 74-75, 283, accessed on 04 Jul 2023.
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-KGHQ : 20 February 2021), Locwood Mead, 12 Jan 1776; citing 12 Jan 1776, Connecticut, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,307.
3. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-V182 : 20 February 2021), Lockwood Mead, 13 Aug 1776; citing 13 Aug 1776, Connecticut, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,305.
4. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-VYDK : 20 February 2021), Locwood Mead, 11 Jan 1777; citing 11 Jan 1777, Connecticut, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,305.
5. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-1K29 : 6 June 2023), Locwood Mead, 1 Nov 1776; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711093.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-295 : accessed 1 April 2017), Lockwood Mead, Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing p. 142, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 568,152.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRQ-J73 : accessed 1 April 2017), Lockwod Mead, Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing p. 310, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 218,688.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-7ZN : accessed 1 April 2017), Lockwood Mead, Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing p. 219, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 218,668.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5F-S32 : 18 August 2015), Lockwood Mead, Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing 310, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 186; FHL microfilm 27,452.
10. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKZ-9MY : 6 December 2014), Lockwood Mead in entry for Betsey E Mead, 05 Jul 1829, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,628.
11. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKZ-SLK : 6 December 2014), Lockwood Mead in entry for Matilda Mead, 16 Dec 1815, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,628.
12. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKZ-33V : 6 December 2014), Lockwood Mead in entry for Samuel L Mead, 05 Mar 1864, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,628.
13. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKZ-MRM : 6 December 2014), Lockwood Mead in entry for Amanda Mead, 23 Sep 1822, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,628.
14. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKZ-SZB : 6 December 2014), Lockwood Mead, 19 Apr 1833, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,628.
15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #35123923 accessed 03 July 2020 for Pvt Lockwood Mead (1760–9 Apr 1833), citing Mead Cemetery, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by VTSSAR (contributor 47884768) .
16. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19070905 for Lockwood Mead (1778-1854).

See also:

• Ye historie of ye town of Greenwich, county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut, by Spencer P. Mead, LL.B., New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1911, pp. 129, 134, accessed 04 Jul 2023.