Nicholas Hunter Meriwether (1736 - 1772)

Born 7 Sep 1736 in Hanover, Virginia

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Died 19 Dec 1772 at age 36 in Clover Fields, Albemarle County, Virginia

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Biography

Col. Nicholas Meriwether, 36, of "Clover Fields", Albemarle County, Virginia, died Saturday, 19 December 1772.

Born on Friday, 7 September 1736, in Hanover County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Thomas Meriwether formerly of Louisa County, Virginia and Elizabeth (Thornton) of "Snow Creek", Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Occupation: Planter Religion: Episcopalian; very active and prominent, being mentioned in Bishop Meade's "Episcopal Churches of Virginia."

He built "Clover Fields" in 1760 on part of the 1730 land grant of 17,952 acres patented by his great-grandfather, Nicholas Meriwether II. Descendants of his granddaughter, Margaret Douglas Meriwether, still live at "Clover Fields". After his death, his children were raised by their grandfather, Parson William Douglas.

Many Meriwether histories incorrectly state that Nicholas helped the mortally wounded Gen. Braddock off the field and was given a coat by Braddock's sister. This was his uncle Nicholas Meriwether (1720-1758).

He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Margaret "Peggie" (Douglass) Meriwether, daughter of Parson William Douglass of Mosses of Cree, Penningham Parish, Galloway Shire, Scotland and Nicolas (Hunter) of Nithsdale County, Glencairn Parish, Scotland.

Nicholas is survived by six children, Capt. William Douglass "Capt. Billy" of Albemarle County, Virginia, Thomas of Albemarle County, Virginia, Nicholas Hunter of Albemarle County, Virginia, Charles M.D. of Albemarle County, Virginia, Francis Thornton of "Clover Fields", Albemarle County, Virginia, and Elizabeth "Betsy" of Albemarle County, Virginia; nine siblings, Dr. Francis "Frank" and his wife Martha (Jameson) of Hanover County, Virginia, David and his wife Mary (Harvie) of Hanover County, Virginia, Mary Gilmer and her husband Peachy Ridgway Gilmer of Hanover County, Virginia, Elizabeth Johnson and her husband Sheriff Thomas "Tom" Johnson of Virginia, Sarah "Sally" Anderson and her husband Michael Anderson of Albemarle County, Virginia, Anne "Nancy" Anderson and her husband Richard Anderson of Louisa County, Virginia, Lucy Lewis and her husband Lt. William Lewis of Albemarle County, Virginia, Mildred Gilmer and her husband John Gilmer of Virginia, and Jane of Albemarle County, Virginia.

Nicholas was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas of Albemarle County, Virginia; four grandparents, Col. Francis Thornton Jr. of "Snow Creek", Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Mary (Taliaferro) Thornton of "Snow Creek", Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Col. David Meriwether of Louisa County, Virginia, and Anne (Holmes) Meriwether of Hanover County, Virginia.

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9QKQ-DJ4

• Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
• Website: [1]
• Website 2: [2]
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9QKQ-DJ4/colonel-nicholas-hunter-meriwether-1736-1772

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60300945/nicholas-meriwether

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