Thomas Meador (abt. 1680 - aft. 1758)

Born about 1680 in Rappahannock County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wood) Meador — married after 1705 in Virginia

Descendants

Died after 31 Jul 1758 after about age 78 in Essex Virginia

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Biography

Thomas Meador was born about 1680 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia (in what is now Essex County).

On 10 Dec 1694 he was named in a deed of gift from his father, prior to his father's remarriage.^[1][2]

Sometime after 1705, possibly about 1708, Thomas married Elizabeth Wood.

On 14 May 1720 Thomas was named co-executor of his brother John's estate, and co-guardian of John's daughter Susanna.^[3] (His brother-in-law, William Bourne, was the other co-executor and co-guardian.)
On 17 Oct 1721 Thomas was named in his father's will.^[4]

In 1734, Thomas purchased property from his nephew William. In 1739 he purchased property from, among others, his sister Rachel (Meador) Jordon. In 1743 he was named by his niece Susanna to oversee her inheritance, and in 1751 he was named executor to the estate of Richard Armstrong. (He refused the executorship.)^[5]

Thomas signed his will on on 31 July 1758. It was entered into probate on 19 September 1758.^[6]

Last Will and Testament of Thomas Meador

In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Meador of Essex County in the Parrish of South Farnham, being in perfect sence and memory, Praise the Almighty for the same, I do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament, Revoking and Disanuling all other Wills heretofore written, in Manner and form as followeth, to wit:

First and Principally I commend my Soul unto the hand of Amightly God who gave it, hoping through...the Merrits and Death of my Lorn and Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free Pardon of all my Sins and Wickednesses in General and to Inherit Everlasting Life through my Savior Christ, and my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently and Christianly buried, hoping at the Last Day of Judgment it shall be reunited to my soul to a happy Ressurection, as for my worldly estate which it has pleased Almighty God to Bless me with, I give as followeth:

Item. I give unto my son John Medor a peace of land in Essex County and Parrish aforesaid, being the land on which I live, bounded as followeth...Beginning at my Cool Spring and running to a Great White Oak standing on my Spring Hill, thence across my corn field to the head of a Branch called the Poplar Spring Branch, thence Down the Branch to the Great Branch to the Main Pocoson & down the main Pocoson to the mouth of Cool Spring branch & so up the said Branch to the beginning...to him & his heirs Lawfully begotten of his Body forever.

Item. I give unto my son Thomas Meador Eighty Acres of land more of less beginning at a corner oak between Nicholas Faulconor and myself, thence to the Corner of the Ditch, thence down the Ditch so to the head of the Branch, thence Down the Branch the Great Branch, so up the said Branch to Harbett Waggoner's line, thence along the said line to a corner White Oak, thence along Waggoner's line to the mouty (of) Clements Spring Branch, so up the said Branch to the Main Road, so along the said Road o the Blody Oak, thence North East to a corner Hiccory by Nicolas Faulconer's fence, so to the Beginning, to him & his Male heirs Lawfully begotten of his Body forever, & for want of such heirs to Rubin Meador and his Male Heirs Lawfully begotten his Body forever.

Item. I give to my son Rubin Meador all the remainder part of my land belong to the Burying Place lying between the lands I gave to my sons John Meador & Thomas Meador, to him and his Male heirs Lawfully begotten his Body forever, and for want of heirs then to my son Thomas Meador and his Male heirs Lawfully begotten of his Body forever.

Item. I give to my son Ruben Meador my old hunting gun which was made by Peter Byram & Three good cows & calves & Desire they may not be appraised, being left him instead of money Land to him & his heirs forever.

Item. I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Allen, wife of Benjamin Allen, the same feather Bed I lent her at the Day of Marriage to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give to my daughter Rachel Armstrong, wife of Ambrose Armstrong, the same Feather Bed I lent her at the Day of Marriage to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give to my daughter Sarah Meador one Feather Bed with all the furniture & c. to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give to my daughter Frances Bell one feather Bed with all the furniture & c. to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give to Susannah Medor forty five shillings current money to be put to her use During her life, to be paid yearly by my Executors hereafter named.

Item. I desire that all the Remainder part of my estate of what kind soever being Real & Personal and lying & being in what Place soever by Equially Divided amongst my Nine Children, viz: John Meador, Thomas Meador,Ambrose Meador, Ruben Meador, Sarah Medor and Easter Medor, Elizabeth Allen. Rachel Armstrong & Frances Bell, to them and their heirs forever.

Item. I do constitute & Appoiint my two sons Thomas Meador & Reuben Medor full, whole & sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, Revoking all other will or wills heretofore by me made, & Acknowledge this my Will & no other.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and fixt my Seal this 31st. day of July Anno Domi, 1758.
(Signed) Thomas Meador (SS)

Signed, Sealed and Delivered in presence of
Waters Dunn
William Meador, Jr.
Robert Coleman

At a court held for Essex County at Tappahannock the 19th Day of September 1758 this Last Will and Testament of Thomas Meador dec'd. was this Day Presented in court by the Ex. herein named, who made oath thereto acc. to law, and was proved by the oaths of the Witnesses hereto, and on the notion of the Execs. admitted to Record and so Recorded.

Sources

• Deed Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia, 1738-1742, Deed Book No. 22, The Antient Press, Ruth & Sam Sparacio, 1989, p. 14, [DB p. 56-58]; 16 July 1739, Rachel Jordain and William Hutson of Caroline Co. to Thomas Meador of Essex Co., 105 acres in Southfarnham Parish being part of a tract of 1563 acres granted to Edwin Thacker 20 April 1687, the 105 acres purchased by John Meador 7 August 1689, adjoining John Meador. Wit: Thomas Meador, Jr., John Meador, Jr., Elizabeth Meador.

• Deed Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia, 1738-1742, Deed Book No. 22, The Antient Press, Ruth & Sam Sparacio, 1989, p. 19, [DB p. 75-77]; 13 October 1739, Thomas Meador and Elizabeth his wife of Essex Co. to William Allen of same, all right and Estate due them containing 52 acres and half being part of 105 acres formerly purchased by Thomas from Rachel Jordain and William Hutson, adjoining Spring Branch. Wit: John Allen, Jr., Benjamin Allen, Jr., and Herbert Waggener. Note: Two days later, William Allen gifted the same land to his youngest son Zachariah Allen.

• Deed Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia, 1742-1745, Essex County Deeds &c No. 23, The Antient Press, by Ruth and Sam Sparacio, 1991, p. 21, [DB p. 60-61], 11 August 1743, Power of Attorney, Susannah Meador of Essex Co. 'having title to certain Lands in said county' assigned my trusty and well beloved friend, Thomas Meador, to be my lawfull attorney...Wit: Thos. Barber, Frances Meador, Benjamin Allen.

• Deed Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia, 1742-1745, Essex County Deeds &c No. 23, The Antient Press, by Ruth and Sam Sparacio, 1991, p. 59, [DB p. 166-169, 20 February 1743, Samuel Waggener and Betty his wife to Henry Purkins, 170 acres adjoining....Zachariah Allen's land that Thomas Meador and William Allen bought of Rachel Jorden, the line of Thomas Meador and David Faulconer, Henry Reeves land that was formerly Hope Meador's...Wit: John Fargsuon, Winefred Waggener, John Allen, Jr.

• Deed Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia, 1742-1745, Essex County Deeds &c No. 23, The Antient Press, by Ruth and Sam Sparacio, 1991, p. 100, [DB p. 264-266, 6 June 1745, Henry Purkins and Elizabeth his wife to John Clements, 170 acres adjoining...Zachariah Allen's Land that Thomas Meadow and William Allen bought of Rachel Jordan...the line of Thomas Meadow and David Faulconer...Wit: Wm. Dangerfield, Isaac Scandrett, John Hunt.

• Nunnally, Perkins. The descendants of Jonas and Frances Meador of Essex, Caroline and Cumberland Counties, Virginia. (Pine Bluff, Arkansas: P. Nunnally, 1968). On-line transcription by Audrey J. Lambert, accessed 30 Dec 2015

• Meador, Victor P. (Victor Paul), and Bernal M. Meador. Our Meador families in colonial America: as found in the records of Isle of Wight, Lancaster, (old) Rappahannock, Richmond, Essex and Caroline Counties, Virginia. (Independence, Missouri: V.P. Meador, 1983).

• Land Grants - John and Thomas Meador, June Bork, 18 Feb 2001, in RootsWeb Archiver, accessed 130 Dec 2015.

• Person:Thomas Meador (29), WeRelate.org

• http://home.comcast.net/~familyheritage3/meadows.pdf Page 33 (broken link, as of 30 Dec 2015)

Text References

1. ↑ Meador and Meador. Our Meador families in colonial America
2. ↑ Land Grants - John and Thomas Meador, RootsWeb Archiver
3. ↑ Meador and Meador. Our Meador families in colonial America
4. ↑ Meador and Meador. Our Meador families in colonial America
5. ↑ Meador and Meador. Our Meador families in colonial America
6. ↑ Meador and Meador. Our Meador families in colonial America

Acknowledgements and Merges

• WikiTree profile Meadors-91 created through the import of Grant_David_Meadors_2008-02-17.ged on Sep 18, 2011 by Grant Meadors.

• David Hughey contributed to the profile on 31 May 2014.

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