Born in Virginia
Daughter of John Snead
and Molly (Knowlton) Sneed
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Athe Meeks
— married
about 1776 in Fincastle, Virginia, United States [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
William Meeks, John Meeks, Susannah (Meeks) Tucker, Mary Ann Meeks, Jesse Meeks, Charles Meeks, Athe Meeks Jr., Priddy Meeks, Elizabeth Meeks and Margaret Elsie (Meeks) Carter
Died
at age 90
in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2018
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Biography
Margaret Virginia (Snead) Meeks was born 1753 In Virginia. [Margaret is often cited as having the middle name Virginia. This comes from her death record in Nauvoo with an alternative name of Virginia. Since it was highly uncommon to give children middle names in the 18th century, it is likely that Virginia was a nickname acquired later in life, since Margaret is from Virginia.]
She married Athe Meeks sometime around 1776-1777, likely in Fincastle County, Virginia. (source: Journal of Dr. Priddy Meeks)
She moved with her family to Surry County, North Carolina, in 1778 (source: land records of her husband)
She moved with her family to Greenville County, South Carolina, in 1784 (source: land records of her husband)
She moved with her family to Shelby County, Kentucky, in 1798, while she was in late term pregnancy (source: Journal of Dr. Priddy Meeks)
She moved with her family to Grayson County, Kentucky (Source: Dr. Priddy Meeks)
She moved with her family to Spencer County, Indiana, in 1810
Her husband was killed when three Indians attacked the homestead in 1812. Margaret saved herself and two daughters by baring the door and prevented the Indians from entering. (Source: Journal of Dr. Priddy Meeks)
She shows up living with her son Priddy on the 1820 census.
She moved in with her youngest daughter before 1830. (Source: 1830 and 1840 census of Thomas Carter)
When her son Priddy and daughter Margaret joined the LDS church, Magaret moved with them to Nauvoo. (Source, various records compiled by Lenora Meeks in "the life and times of Dr. Priddy Meeks)
She lived with her grandson Athe Meeks III until her death (Source: Life and times of Dr. Priddy Meeks)
Margaret died between Aug. 21 and Aug. 28 1843 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, and is buried in Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. The burial record said she was 90 years old at time of death, placing her birth year at 1753.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial page for Margaret Virginia Snead Meeks (12 Jan 1753–28 Aug 1843), Memorial ID 30936525; citing Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA; maintained by Ryan D. Curtis (contributor 46858513).
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Sneed-143 created through the import of Welder Family Tree.ged on Sep 10, 2011 by Deborah Anne Welder.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~3.12%
Nancy Jackson
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~1.56%
Jon McGee :
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~1.56%
David Hedge :
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~0.78%
Terri (Bliven) Murdock :
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~0.78%
Jared Stiffler :
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~0.78%
Dillon Harker :
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~0.78%
Diane (Hedge) Wichard :
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~0.78%
Martin Pleasant :
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~0.39%
Dustin Stubbs :
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edited by Kathy (Gunter) Sullivan
The source for Charleston is Aaron Meeks (1845 to 1927), and several online genealogies claim he was married in Charleston because of Aaron's writings. He wrote a short biography of Athe Meeks in 1920. In that bio, he claimed Athe Meeks lived in Charleston South Carolina. His words have the aura of legitimacy because he is only two generations away from the actual family members that migrated from South Carolina to Indiana. (Athe Meeks Jr. was his grandfather).
But Aaron's account doesn't reflect historical records, which place Athe's first three children being born in either Virginia or North Carolina. When they did move to South Carolina in 1784, they farmsteaded on the frontier, in Greenville County, some 215 miles northwest of Charleston. There are zero historical records that ever place Athe and his family in Charleston.
The estimated marriage date is based on the birthdate of their oldest child (august 1778). And the location is based on where historical records place Athe's father in 1776-77 (The first record of Athe doesn't appear until 1779). No actual marriage record exists for Athe and Margaret.