Elizabeth (Crawford) Meriwether (1666 - 1762)

Born 12 May 1666 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Nicholas Meriwether Jr. — married 1688 in Charlottesville, James River, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1762 at about age 95 in Fredricksville, Louisa, Virginia

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Biography

Elizabeth (Crawford) Meriwether was a Virginia colonist.

Elizabeth was born 12 May 1666 in New Kent, Colony of Virginia. She was the daughter of David Crawford and Jane Crawford.

Birth

The Comstock book gives a year of birth as 1656. An alternate birth year for Elizabeth is seen as 1669 - this actually seems more reasonable.

Named as 'my loving wife Elizabeth Meriwether' in Will of Nicholas. He gave her 100£ sterling money as well as 14 slaves, livestock, household goods to be used for the remainder of her life. Her property to be equally divided among the 7 grandson & 3 granddaughters that bore the Meriwether surname after her death.

Death

Date: 1762

Place: Fredricksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA^{[citation needed]}

Place: "Cloverfields" Goochland, Albermarle, ^{[citation needed]}

Age: 89-90

Will

Elizabeth's will dated 2 Mar 1753, left her home place in Louisa Co., VA, 2000 acres, to grandson Robert Lewis Jr. The remaining property was divided between her son-in-law Robert Lewis, daughter Ann Cosby & grandson Richard, son of William Meriwether. Louisa County Will Book 1.

Will Probated: 11 May 1762, Date Will was proved in Louisa County, but may have died in Albemarle County.^[1]

She was a twin.

Name

Name: Elizabeth /Crawford/ - 1 - Twin?

The suffix - 1 - Twin? is non-traditional and may be too long for the WikiTree suffix.

Research Notes

The two Ancestry trees listed under See Also: are not valid links as of 12 August 2020. I tried converting to Ancestry Template shown and that did not work. D Dodd

Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin (1932) is not in the public domain yet, but is avaialable on Archive.org and may be borrowed for 1 hour. https://archive.org/details/lewisesmeriwethe00ande/page/n11/mode/2up'

The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy (1895) is avaiable on Archive.org (Serveral versions) and Openlibrary.org.

FamilySearch Family Tree lists a source of her will: "Louisa Co, Virginia Will Book. Will dated 2 Mar 1753, recorded 11 May 1762 Transcribed, p.60-61 in "The Meriwethers and their Connections", Nelson Heath Meriwether, 1964". This book may be available in a your local library or is availalbe on Amazom or at Wallmart for $14.95. There is a "The Meriwethers and their Connections" (1892) available on Archive.org. I could not find her will in that book.

• Elizabeth Crawford was born in 1671 in New Kent, Virginia, USA, her father, David, was 46 and her mother, Jane, was 38. She married Nicholas Meriwether and they had nine children together. She died in 1762, at the impressive age of 91.

Sources

1. ↑ The Meriwether Society, Inc Will of Elizabeth (Crawford) Meriwether.

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LV9B-G2Z

• Goochland Co VA Deed Books Title: Goochland Co VA Deed Books 4-5; Microfilm #0031654. Deed Books 6-8; Microfilm #0031655. Deed Books 9-11 Microfilm #0031656. (LDS) Repository: #R2 Data: Text: DB 4, p.437 Last Will & Testament of Nicholas Meriwether of Hanover Co VA Repository: R2 Name: LDS - Family History Center Address: Montgomery, Alabama Note: Microfilm and fiche ordered from Salt Lake City
• Source:

Title: Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin; Compiled from Family Papers and Reliable Sources (Reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., Baltimore 1984 Author: Sarah Travers Lewis (Scott) Anderson [1847-1926]; Originally published Richmond VA 1938 by Sarah Anderson Gordon) Note: Although I've seen this source widely quoted and have seen connections herein not found in other places, I'd consider most of the data from this book to be questionable until documented further. There was far too much information included in this book to make copies so I have simply entered the information as found. Repository: #R7 Call Number: CS 71 L675 1938 Page 148

• Source: Name: NEHGS Lending Library Address: New England Historic Genealogical Society Address 1: New England Historic Genealogical Society Note: 2008. No longer lends books, available only at the Library.
• Source: Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families Title: Mary Jane Comstock, Compiler; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973) Repository: #R3
• Source: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R15 Repository: R15 Name: Ancestry Address: www.ancestry.com Phone
• The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Marriage page 189, Father page 189, Children page 189
• Were related.com
• Vanderbilt, Frank Armstrong Crawford, Mrs., 1839-1885, and Robert Leighton Crawford. Laurus Crawfurdiana: Memorials of That Branch of the Crawford Family Which Comprises the Descendants of John Crawford, of Virginia, 1660-1883 ; With Notices of the Allied Families. New York: [E. O. Jenkins, printer], 1883. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005730513/Home (Scan #50, page 8)

See Also

• Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15257289&pid=474
• Source: Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15257289&pid=462

Acknowledgements

This profile was created by Gyda Arber through the import of Gyda Family Tree (3).ged on Nov 13, 2014.

• International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current [1]
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [2]
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900