Jehu Meador (1762 - abt. 1807)

Born 6 Dec 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Wright) Meador — married 2 Sep 1793 in Bedford County, Virginia

Died about 1807 at about age 44 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Jehu Meador was born in 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia. He was the son of John Meador and Jane Holloway.

Jehu married Nancy Wright 2 September 1793 in Bedford Co., VA. Nancy was the daughter of Joseph Wright of Bedford County.

Jehu and Nancy left Bedford and moved to Breckinridge County, Kentucky in 1799-1800. They were living on Beech Fork of Clover Creek, located about halfway between Cloverport (on the Ohio River) and Hardinsburg. Breckinridge Co. formed in 1800 from Hardin Co. Jehu died in Breckinridge Co. about 1807. Nancy and the children stayed there for a couple years but returned to Bedford Co., VA by 1812, when her son, Jubal, was bound by the Overseer’s of the Poor to James Mayse (Nancy’s brother-in-law). Nancy died in Bedford Co., probably in the fall of 1814, as she is named as “deceased” in the will of her father dated 31 February 1815. Her children were then assigned guardians and appear in some of the estate proceeding for their grandfather, Joseph Wright. By the late 1820’s, all the children had migrated to KY and TN.

When Nancy left Kentucky, she apparently did not sell the land owned by Jehu. According to Victor Paul Meador, the land was still in Jehu’s name in 1816, and in Jubal Meador’s name from 1820-1826, before being sold in 1828.

Children of Jehu Meador and Nancy Wright:
1. Jane (Ginny, Jenny, Jinny) Meador, born c. 1795 Bedford Co., had John Turner as guardian, married 17 September 1818 Bedford Co. to John Meador, a son of Joseph Meador and grandson of Joel Meador, Sr. Moved to Sumner Co., TN by 1829.
2. Jubal W. Meador, born c. 1799-1800 Bedford or Breckinridge Co., KY, had James Mayse as guardian in Bedford Co. (brother-in-law of Nancy Wright Meador). Moved to Sumner Co., TN by 1829.
3. Joseph Meador, born c. 1802 Breckinridge Co., KY, had Thomas Wright of Bedford Co. as guardian (brother of Nancy), married 1828 Nancy Jane Rhoads, daughter of Moses Rhoads, in Sumner Co., TN. She was born c. 1813 in Smith Co., TN.
4. Judith Meador, born c. 1800-1805 Breckinridge Co., KY, had Matthew Wright as guardian in Bedford Co., married Bennett Meador, son of Joel Meador, Jr. and grandson of Joel Meador, Sr. Moved to Sumner Co., TN by 1829. He was born c. 1797 Franklin Co. and died in Macon Co., TN.
5. John H. Meador, born c. 1800-1805 Breckinridge Co., KY, guardian either Matthew Wright or Thomas Wright (Nancy’s brothers). Living in Allen Co., KY in 1829. Probably the John Meador in 1830 census in Smith Co., TN and 1840 census in Sumner Co., TN.

Jehu died about 1807, based on tax records of Breckinridge Co. The date may be sometime between 15 April 1807 and 2 July 1808.

Sources

• Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, Encylcopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI, p. 959; 2 September 1793, Jehu Meador and Nancy Wright, dt. Joseph, John Pate, Surety.

• Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 10, p. 221-222; 25 November 1795, Yancey Holman of Cumberland Co. to Jehu Meador of Bedford, 163 acres on north side of Staunton River, having the waters of Beaver dam and falling thereon, adj. Simmons. Wit: Lewis Turner, Micajah Minter, Molloy Winfre, Charley B. Holland.

• Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 10, p. 94-95; 9 March 1793, Samuel Morgan to William McCormack, 100 acres on waters of Beaverdam Creek adj. Bown, Board, and Goggins. Wit: Joseph Wright, Jehu Meador, James Phelps. Note; William McCormack was Nancy Wright Meador's brother-in-law.

• Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 11, p. 938-939; 7 October 1799, Jehue Meadow and Nancy Meadow his wife to John Wright, 163 acres on branches of Fallen Creek and Beaverdam Creek adj. the lands of William Anderson, Matthew Pate, Samuel Oleaphant, Ebenezer Brown and John Pane. Also adj. ‘Wevers’ and Simmons. Wit: Anthony Wright, James Asbury, William Cauley.

• Breckinridge County, Kentucky Tax Books, 1800-1809, FHL Film #7895
  

1800, June 19, Jehue Meadow, no land, 1 white male >21, 3 horses
1801, May 29, Jehu Meador, no land, 1 white male >21, 2 horses
1802, May 14, Jehu Meador, 250 acres, Breckinridge Co., Clover Creek (land patented by John Hardin); 1 white male >21, 1 horse
1803, June 20, Jehu Meadow, 250 acres, Breckinridge Co., Clover Creek (land patented by John Helor); 1 white male >21, 1 horse
1804, July 23, Jehu Meadow, 250 acres Breckinridge Co., Clover Creek (land entered by William May, surveyed by William May, patented to John Helor), 1 white male >21, 1 horse
1805, June 7, Jehu Medors, 250 acres, Breckinridge Co., Beech Fork Clover Creek (land entered, surveyed and patented by William May); 1 white male >21, 1 horse
1806, April 21, Jehu Meddow, 250 acres, Breckinridge Co., Clover Creek (land entered, surveyed and patented by William May); 1 white male >21, 2 horses, 1 stud horse
1807, April 15, Jehu Meader, 250 acres, Breckinridge Co., Beech Fork Clover Creek (land entered, surveyed and patented by William May); 1 white male >21, 1 horse
1808, July 2, Nancy Medors, 250 acres, Breckinridge Co., Beech Fork Clover Creek (land entered, surveyed and patented by William May); no males, no slaves, 2 horses
1809, April 30, Nancy Meadows, 250 acres, Breckinridge Co., Clover Creek (patented by William May), no males, no slaves, 2 horses
1810, No records for 1810 on film

• Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 12, p. 127-128; 2 October 1805, Commonwealth of Virginia to John Walker and Samuel Allen, Gent. Justices of Breckinridge Co., KY; dower relinquishment by Jehu Meador and Nancy Meador his wife for 163 acres of land sold to John Wright 7 October 1799.

• Bedford County, Virginia Will Book 6, p. 281; Will of John Meador, written 6 June 1824, proved 23 January 1826. Includes....…Item: I give to the heirs of Jehu Meador five hundred dollars to be divided equally amongst them…

• Meador Families of Virginia and Points West, by Victor Paul Meador, 1989, Vol. II, p. 1250.

• The Descendants of Jonas and Frances Meador of Essex, Caroline, and Cumberland Counties, Virginia, page 28

• Holloways of the South Family Genealogy Page, by Brenda Holloway

Acknowledgements and Merges

• WikiTree profile Meador-173 created through the import of Clayton Burton_2009-10-26.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Clayton Burton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Clayton and others.