Sarah Elizabeth (Welstead) Meador (1585 - 1655)

Born 1585 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Died 1655 at about age 70 in England

Biography

Sarah or Elizabeth Welstead

Note: Doubt she had a middle name. Middle names were extremely rare before the 1780s (except for royalty). Probably two women confounded.

Disputed Marriage

No evidence that Sarah or Elizabeth Welstead was married to Ambrose Meador, immigrant to Virginia. There seems to be information which is found only on personal websites, without evidence or citations, probably as a result of confounding two different men, Ambrose Meador vs Ambrose Meader.^[1]

Origin

Elizabeth was born c. 1585 at Bere Regis, Dorset, England.^[2] This birth date is a guess, based on her marriage date, 1601.

Marriage and Children

Elizabeth married on on 01 Nov 1601 at Bere Regis, Dorset, England to Ambrose Meader.^[2]

Children (from an unsourced web page - use with caution):^[2]

1. John
2. Alice
3. George
4. Maud
5. Thomas
6. Honor
7. Mary
8. Thomazin
9. Nicholas

Death and Legacy

Elizabeth died after march 1625 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England.^[2]

Research Notes

Included in the profile was christening information: 8 MAR 1583 at Hinton Martel, Dorset, England, without evidence or citation.^{[citation needed]}

According to an unsourced geni profile, Elizabeth was a daughter of William Welsted and Katherine Haywood.^[1] This might be an avenue for further research, and is reported only for that reason

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Private geni user, Elizabeth Welstead May 10, 2015, accessed February 1, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Loebner, Judy, Elizabeth Wellstead August 7, 2006, accessed February 1, 2016.

See also:

• Meader, William G., (1976) John Meader of Piscataqua, his ancestors and descendants. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Library of Congress catalog card number 75-33453