Descendants of Robert de Medewe, 1290

Philip married Catherine Rust [36160] [MRIN: 12261], daughter of Robert Rust [36161] and Unknown. Catherine died on 13 Aug 1840.

138 M i. Philip Meadows of Witnesham Hall [36162] was born in 1777 and died on 18 Dec 1837 at age 60.

Philip married Elizabeth Graves [36163] [MRIN: 12263], daughter of Rev. Morgan Graves [36164] and Unknown, in 1803. Elizabeth died on 29 Apr 1853.

76. Thomas Meador Jr. [15038] was born in 1711 in Essex County, Virginia and died in 1776 in Cumberland County, Virginia at age 65.

Thomas married Anne Bourne [15039] [MRIN: 4977], daughter of Thomas Bourne [25882] and Unknown [35479]. Anne was born about 1710.

81. Ambrose Meador [15109] was born in 1719 in Essex County, Virginia and died on 28 Sep 1795 in Bedford County, Virginia at age 76.

Ambrose married Frances Hix [15506] [MRIN: 5144]. Frances was born in 1730 in Virginia and died in 1795 in Bedford County, Virginia at age 65.

+ 143 M i. Thomas Meador [35443] was born in 1758 in Bedford County, Virginia and died in 1823 in Kentucky at age 65.

+ 144 F ii. Drucilla Meador [35441] was born about 1760 in Virginia and died in 1799 about age 39.

+ 145 M iii. William Meador [35440] was born in 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia and died in 1831 in Edgar County, Illinois at age 69.

+ 146 F iv. Frances Meador [35460] was born in 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia and died on 10 Jul 1858 in Breckenridge, Kentucky at age 90.

108. Joel Meador [29624] was born about 1725 in Cumberland County, Virginia and died about Nov 1798 in Bedford County, Virginia about age 73.

General Notes: Patented 400 acres in Bedford County, Virginia 26 September 1760. (Indian Creek)
Per Historical Southern Familes, Vol IV, Meadors-Meadows of Essex County, Virginia.

Sons Joel, Isham and Jonas served in Capt. Nathaniel Rice's Company of Bedford Militia during the Revolution. (Vol 7, p 88, Book E. Natl Archives)

Joel married Susannah Clark [29625] [MRIN: 9969] in 1748 in Essex County, Virginia. Susannah was born about 1720 and died about 1818 about age 98.

157 M v. James Meador [15129] was born in 1755 in Halifax County, Virginia and died on 9 May 1838 at age 83.

158 F vi. Frances Meador [29635] was born about 1755 in Bedford County, Virginia.

+ 159 M vii. Joel Meador [29629] was born on 8 Mar 1760 in Bedford County, Virginia and died on 8 Apr 1834 in Smith County, Tennessee at age 74.

160 M viii. Isham Meador [15127] was born on 20 Mar 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia and died on 2 Mar 1840 in Smith County, Tennessee at age 77.

161 M ix. Jonas Meador [29628] was born in 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia.

+ 163 M xi. Jesse Meador [15124] was born about 1765 in Bedford County, Virginia and died after 1835 in Smith County, Tennessee.

+ 164 F xii. Anna Meador [29637] was born on 2 Mar 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia and died on 16 Oct 1823 in Smith County, Tennessee at age 55.

165 F xiii. Rhoda Meador [29638] was born on 10 Mar 1770 and died on 4 May 1862 at age 92.

General Notes: SRC: Boddie-Hist, IV:133 - Will of Frances Meadows widow of Jonas names daughter Mary Holland - Cumberland County.

General Notes: Will of Frances Meadows, daughter of Jonas and Frances, widow, 1774, Cumberland County, names child, Frances Holloway. (Boddie-Hist, IV.133) Marriages of Virginia Residents, Vol I, Part III, Surname H, pg 298.

113. John M. Meador [15080] was born on 14 Jul 1734 in Caroline County, Virginia and died on 12 Jan 1825 in Bedford County, Virginia at age 90.

John married Jane Holloway [15081] [MRIN: 4991] in 1755 in Cumberland County, Virginia. Jane was born on 3 Feb 1733 in Caroline County, Virginia.

168 M i. Joel Meador [25596] was born on 15 Jun 1756 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

169 F ii. Mary Meador [25597] was born on 5 Jul 1757 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

+ 170 F iii. Sarah Meador [25598] was born on 6 Feb 1759 in Cumberland County, Virginia and died after 1824 in Virginia.

171 M iv. John Meador [25599] was born on 17 Nov 1760 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

172 M v. Jonas Meador [25600] was born on 6 Dec 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia.

173 M vi. Jehu Meador [25601] was born on 18 Nov 1764 in Bedford County, Virginia.

+ 175 M viii. Ira Meador [25583] was born on 25 Sep 1769 in Cumberland, Virginia and died on 25 Jul 1847 in Macon, Tennessee at age 77.

176 F ix. Rose Rosannah Meador [25603] was born on 23 Nov 1771 in Bedford County, Virginia.

177 F x. Patty Martha Meador [25604] was born on 25 May 1777 in Bedford County, Virginia.

114. Jehu Meador [15083] was born in 1738 and died in 1808 in Cumberland County, Virginia at age 70.

General Notes: Will of Jehu Meadors, 1808 - Cumberland County, Virginia
Will Book 3, pg 409

I, Jehu Meadors Sen: of the County of Cumberland do make & publish this my last will and testament. I give to my daughter, Frances Meadors, one negroe man by the name of Harry to her and her heirs forever. I give to my granddaughter Mary Boatright my negroe girl by the name of Corsey and should my granddaughter die leaving issue of her body it is my will that the said negroe Corsey and her issue shall return to my estate and be equally divided among my six children or their heirs Anne Robinson, Patty Anderson, Sally Boatright, Joseph Meadors, Jehue Meadors, and Josiah Meadors. I give my grandson Jehue Meadors, the son of Jonas Meador the sum of sixty pounds to be raised from my estate for the purpose of educating him. It is my will that the rest of my estate consisting of Dick, Suke, Hannah, Old Delphia, my stock of cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, plantation utencils and the interest I have in the negroes I bought of my son Jonas which he held in the right of his wife Polly who was Polly Robinson, be equally divided among my six children, Ann Robinson, Polly Anderson, Sally Boatright, Jehue Meadors, Joseph Meadors and Frankie Meadors, subjecting the said estate first to the payment of such debts as may be proper to be paid and the legacy of sixty punds which is left to my grandson Juhue Meadors, the son of Jonas. Lastly, I appoint my friends, Richard Anderson, Willis Wilson and John Hatcher my executors.

Jehu married Sarah Atkinson [15084] [MRIN: 4992], daughter of Samuel Atkinson [20682] and Mary Ann Atkinson [20683], about 1760 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

+ 182 M v. Jehu Meador Jr. [20689] was born in 1772 in Virginia and died in 1820 at age 48.

General Notes: Notes for Josiah Francis Meadows

Josiah Francis Meadows rarely, if ever, used his full name. He was known as Francis, Frank, Josiah and Joshua; and changed surnames when it suited him; Meadows, Meador. Family sources have relied on the names of the children of Josiah Francis Meadows to keep track of the father. Further, there is great confusion among researchers, family genealogist and others between Josiah Francis Meadows/Meador and two of his sons; Josiah and Francis, often confusing their histories. We will attempt to sort this out using public records only. Our private sources are not published but they do support these findings.

In Historical Southern Families, Vol IV, Meadors-Meadows of Essex County, Virginia, page 133, Frances Hudgens' will is shown as made in Cumberland County, Virginia on 17 August 1774. In her will (she was widowed) she names at least some of her children: Mary Holland; Frances Holloway; John Meador; Josiah Meador; Joel Meador; Jehu Meador; Joab Meador; Jesse Meador. Apparently Josiah Meador is his childhood name. We noted that Frances Hudgens did not identify any of her children in her will by using middle names.

Up until this point in the Meadows/Meador lineage, the family faithfully named the male children with biblical names beginning with "J". Josiah Francis in his adulthood was a free soul and this naming tradition ended with him. Another aspect of naming traditions is to name one male child after the grandfather and one after the father, usually the first and third sons. (Albion's Seed by David Hackett Fisher) Several of Josiah Francis' siblings did manage to name descendents after Jonas (father) but Josiah Francis named two sons after himself, the first and thirds sons, Josiah and Francis, which by itself was a naming tradition.

War Records

Josiah Francis Meadows/Meador - - 1774 Dunmore's War - Francis Meadows served as a private under Captain Alexander McClannehan during Lord Dunmore's War, which was fought on the Virginia frontier in 1774. He served for a total of 122 days, and he received 9 pounds and 3 shillings in pay.

SRC: Library of Virginia, Digital Library Program, Payrolls and Muster Rolls from Dunmore's War, part of the record of the Executive Branch, Auditor of Public Accounts, (Record Group 48) at page 106. Josiah Francis participated in the Dunmore's War and he was among the 1,000 men who fought the Battle of Point Pleasant.

In the "Statement of Monroe County, Virginia", Military Records: Revolutionary War Pension Lists: Pension Roll of 1835, Volume III, Virginia, page 721 - Francis Meadows is shown to be receiving a pension of $96.00 per year beginning 16 Jun 1818 when he was 80 years of age. This indicates his birth year to be 1738. This is our Josiah Francis Meadows using a different name. Also, this is apparently evidence that he was alive after 1818 and most likely he was alive at the time of this publication (1835).

In a similar statement prepared by the State of West Virginia; "The Soldiery of West Virginia, West Virginians Who Were Soldiers & Pensioners in the Revolutionary War, page 80", the information is exactly as it appears in the above Virginia statement. Francis was alive until at least 16 Jun 1818.
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(Son) Francis Meadows, born 1754; died 20 December 1836. (Reproduced as it appears in the record - West Virginians in the American Revolution, Surnames, M-N, page 193). Enlisted, Augusta County, Virginia, in February 1777, and served until 1781 under Captain Laird and Lamb, Tenth Virginia Regiment, Continental Establishment, commanded by Colonels Green, Wood, and Wheaton. He was married in the fall of 1790 or 1791 in the County of Rockingham to Frances Bush, who was born in 1772. They received pension in Monroe County, in 1819 at which time they had sixteen children, twelve of whom were sons. Six, under the age of 14 years of age, remained at home. Supporting data in their case was filed by Jonathan Roach, Elizabeth Fisher, and Henry Maggart. This is a SON of Josiah Francis Meadows/Meador.
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(Son) Josiah Meadows. (As it appears in West Virginians in the American Revolution, Surnames, M-N, page 193) Enlisted, Bedford County, Virginia, in 1778 under Lieutenants Isaac Hyler and Hiddens, and Captain Joseph Renfroe largely in frontier service against the Indians. He saw service on Wolf Creek in Monroe County and at Fort Donnally near Lewisburg. He also marched through Tennessee to Chickamauga in Georgia, fighting back the Indians from the frontier which was then along the Blue Ridge and Cumberland mountains. After this expedition, he took part in George Rogers Clark's expedition into Illinois country. In 1781, as a substitute for John Mitchell of Bedford County, he helped convey prisoners to Fredricksburg, Virginia. After his service, he returned to the Bluestone Valley where he married a daughter of Robert Lilly, who had settled there ten years earlier. He received pension in Summers or Mercer County, Virginia in 1832. Supporting data was filed by John Neely and Bannister Meadows. This is another SON of Josiah Francis Meadows.

A Statement of Pension, Giles County, Virginia (Pension Roll of 1835, Volume III, Virginia, page 778) shows Josiah Meadows receiving $76.00 per year beginning 19 November 1832 at age 76 which places his year of birth as 1756. A Census of Pensioners for Virginia - Western District - 1840 Census of the Revolutionary War, State of Virginia-Western District, page 135 shows Josiah Meadows, age 83 living with son Green Meadows.

From Historical Southern Families, Vol IV, Meadors-Meadows of Essex County, Virginia, page 134 - "Josiah Meadows, born 1758, entered service in Bedford County and received a pension; he was a gospel minister." Son of Josiah Francis Meadows/Meador.
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The Register of Virginians in the Revolution, page 541; includes Francis Meadows, Francis Meadows of Monroe, Israel Meadows, and Josiah Meadows - clearly distinguishing between these four subjects.

What We Don't Know

The record indicates that Josiah Meador was given this name by his parents and apparently he was addressed as such by his parents. Often a given name is forgotten and a nickname is used. In our own database we find this hundreds of times, particularly in the 1800's. The Meadors/Meadows line used biblical names starting with the letter "J" for their sons, but this led to confusion through repetition. An examination of patterns seems to show a more frequent use of middle names, thereby distinguishing one Meador/Meadows from another. We won't know for certain that Josiah Meador was named Josiah Francis Meador until we locate a birth record. We do know that he used the Francis name beginning about the time he entered the service and participated in the Dunsmore's War. As family legend has it, Francis and his first wife were charged with treason against the British and this may have been the reason he changed his name to an alias or a middle name with a derivative surname; i,e, Francis Meadows. This isn't the first time we have seen this practice.

Pension and military campaign records make the distinction between father and sons very sharply. This, however, has raised a question as to the date of death of Josiah Francis Meadows. Almost certainly he was alive in June 1818 and there is an inference that he lived at into the year 1835.

For Josiah Francis Meadows' first marriage we still rely on family legend which also tells us that Josiah was something of a loose cannon. As the story goes, both Lavinia Moody and Josiah Francis Meadows committed some sort of treason against the British and they fled. Shirley Seal Breeden states that there was a treason charge against Francis Sr. per a 1760 Court Order Book, but she isn't certain which Virginia County it was (Franklin or Bedford County). At this time they went their separate ways. We understood that there were two children involved, but the records, based on dates of birth, indicate four children. It isn't clear who raised these children.

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Francis, as he was known, came to the Blue Ridge Mountains in March 1770 and settled at the head of Hawksbill Creek in Augusta County, Virginia. Marriage records in Orange County show that he married Mary Keziah Bell in 1758, Francis lived on top of the mountain where Big Meadows is located. The county line dividing Rockingham and Orange counties runs through his property; the house in Orange County, the barn in Rockingham County. He paid taxes in Orange County.

There is a cemetery on the mountain called the Thomas Meadows graveyard located about a mile down the west side of the Blue Ridge from Lewis Mountain. It is located near the old Meadows Schoolhouse.

Francis bought this land from the Peter Nichols patent, 1,708 acres and it is now in Page County, Virginia.
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Courtesy of Curt Sytsma:

1754. BIRTH OF FRANCIS MEADOWS II. In about 1754, Francis Meadows became the father of a son named Francis. Documentary proof of the father-son relationship may be found in the 1770 survey of lands by Francis Meadows I and Cornelius White coupled with the 1794 re-survey of part of those lands by Francis Meadows II. See 1770 Survey, infra. CA.

1757 BIRTH. In about 1757, Francis Meadows I became the father of a son, James Meadows. Thus, James Meadows of Rockingham County, Virginia, testified on February 10, 1845, regarding the Pension Application of Docia Lee Maiden Hall, widow of James Maiden (or Madden); James Meadows stated that, on February 10, 1845, he was 88 years of age to the best of his belief, which establishes a birth year of about 1757. He also testified that he was a brother of Francis Meadows and that Francis and James Madden had served together in Captain David Laird's command for three years. Since we have independent docmentation that Francis Meadows II was a son of Francis Meadows I (and that Francis Meadows II did, indeed, perform such service under Capt. Laird), we have documentation that James Meadows was also a son of Francis Meadows I. SOURCE: George Gleghorn, SenatorC@aol.com <mailto:SenatorC@aol.com> (citing Revolutionary War Pension Application of Docia Lee Maiden Hall, widow of James Maiden; 1750-1845; File 5098, National Archives, Washington, D.C.)

1770 LAND SURVEY. "Abstract of Surveys, Book O-1, Page 166. Francis Meadow, 80 acres, North Fork of the Hawksbill. March 15, 1770." SOURCE: Peter Cline Kaylor, Abstract of Land Grant Surveys: 1761-1791 (Rockingham Historical Society: Harrisonburg, Virginia 1938, reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Co.: Baltimore 1976) at page 60. Curt Sytsma Notes: The following day, March 16, 1770, Cornelius White surveyed 150 acres on the North Fork of the Hawksbill, "adjoining Meadow." Curt Sytsma notes: "Survey for Francis MEADOWS assignee of John Magret of Peter Nicholas for 100 A. He desires to locate on the 'Hollow' where his Father bought the barns and on the survey of a 150 A joining MEADOWS in the name of Cornelius White. North fork of the Hawksbill." SOURCE: Meadows Heritage Newsletter, September 1993, at page 23 (citing Rockingham Co., VA Land Warrant Book, page 205). The reference to the 150 acres surveyed by Cornelius White is clearly the land surveyed in 1770, which was adjacent to the land surveyed in that year by Francis Meadows I. In other words, this appears to be a document in which Francis Meadows II specifically identifies Francis Meadows I as his deceased father. He also describes a part of the land that his father had purchased in 1770.
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Whether Josiah Francis Meadows/Meador was the full name awarded by his parents, we may never know. While going through life it is clear through wills, land transactions and war records that our subject used all of these names. We speculate, based on family legend, that Josiah Francis was attempting to hide from his past and most likely found it convenient to adjust his identity from time to time. A hero in war, his record is clear and separate from three of his sons; Francis, Josiah and Israel as is his pension record. Add to this the obvious belief by many that this is the correct record, many of them family, we stand by our conclusions.

• Source:1. Cumberland County Historical Society - "Cumberland County Virginia and its people - 1833" pgs 154 & 155.

Josiah married Lavinia Moody [20672] [MRIN: 6975], daughter of Robert Moody [17842] and Unknown, about 1755 in Amelia County, Virginia. Lavinia was born on 12 Mar 1730 in Prince George. Bristol Parish, Virginia and died after 1798.

+ 186 M i. Francis "Frank" Meadows [15179] was born in Feb 1754 in Essex County, Virginia and died on 20 Nov 1836 in Monroe County, West Virginia at age 82.

+ 187 M ii. Israel Meadows [15178] was born on 17 Sep 1755 in Virginia and died on 30 Sep 1827 in Estill County, Kentucky at age 72.

+ 188 M iii. Dr. James Meadows [15183] was born in Oct 1757 in Orange County, Virginia and died in Dec 1844 in Rockingham County, Virginia at age 87.

+ 189 M iv. Rev. Josiah Meadows [15175] was born on 10 Feb 1758 in Bedford County, Virginia and died on 25 Dec 1845 in Mercer County, West Virginia at age 87.

Josiah next married Mary Kesiah Bell [20673] [MRIN: 6976], daughter of John Bell [15201] and Unknown, in 1758 in Orange County, Virginia. Mary was born on 20 Nov 1736 in Orange County, Virginia and died in 1818 at age 82.

+ 192 M iii. Arris Preston Meadows [15181] was born about 1761 in Greenbrier County, Virginia and died on 11 Apr 1820 in Kanawha County, Virginia about age 59.

+ 193 M iv. Jeremiah Isaac Meadows [15021] was born in 1762 in Orange County, Virginia and died on 29 Jun 1843 in Raleigh County, Virginia at age 81.

194 F v. Mary Meadows [15185] was born in 1764 in Rockingham County, Virginia.

Mary married Aaron Bush [15342] [MRIN: 5081] on 11 Nov 1804 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Aaron was born in 1760 in Virginia and died in 1857 at age 97.

+ 195 F vi. Edith Meador [15317] was born on 12 May 1765 in Franklin County, Virginia and died on 26 Dec 1860 in Mercer County, Virginia at age 95.

+ 196 M vii. Jacob Meadows [15184] was born in 1766 in Orange County, Virginia and died in 1846 in Giles County, Virginia at age 80.

+ 197 M viii. John Meadows [15188] was born about 1768 in Rockingham County, Virginia and died in 1848 in Straffordshire, Virginia about age 80.

198 M ix. Matthew Meadows [15186] was born about 1770 in Virginia and died after 1832.

+ 199 M x. Elijah Meadows [33821] was born in 1770 in Virginia and died in 1848 at age 78.

+ 200 F xi. Rosanna Meadows [25543] was born in 1778 in Giles County, Virginia and died on 25 Jan 1851 in Mercer County, West Virginia at age 73.

General Notes: Jesse Meador was over 45 at the 1810 census and his estate was settled in Cumberland County, Virginia in 1812. He married Martha Unknown who was also over 45 in 1810. Her will was probated in Cumberland County, Virginia 27 February 1830.

Jesse saw military service under Capt Joseph Carrington in the Minute Men Service of Amelia District in Cumberland County, Virginia. He enlisted 17 October 1775.

• Source:1. Cumberland County, Virginia Historical Society - 1833 pg 154 & 155.

Jesse married Martha Johns [5368] [MRIN: 1877] about 1767. Martha was born in 1752 and died in 1832 in Cumberland County, Virginia at age 80.

+ 205 M v. William Meador [20662] was born about 1772 in Virginia and died in 1854 about age 82.

+ 206 F vi. Martha Meador [20664] was born in 1790 in Cumberland County, Virginia and died in Smith County, Tennessee.

121. Jonas Meador [15591] was born in 1738 in Amelia County, Virginia and died on 16 Jun 1806 in Prince Edward County, Virginia at age 68.

Jonas married Mary Fitzgerald [30235] [MRIN: 10147]. Mary was born about 1741 in Cumberland County, Virginia and died after 16 Jun 1806 in Prince Edward City, Virginia.

+ 209 M i. Joel Thomas Meadows [30236] was born on 24 Mar 1779 in Prince Edward City, Virginia and died on 14 Nov 1850 in Washington County, Virginia at age 71.

131. Lewis Meador [15087] was born about 1729 in Virginia and died about 1803 in North Carolina about age 74.

Lewis married Susannah Moberly [15088] [MRIN: 4994] before 1752. Susannah was born about 1737 in Virginia and died in 1769 about age 32.

134. Thomas Meador [15093] was born in 1737 in Raleigh Parrish, Essex County, Virginia and died in 1826 in Whitley County, Kentucky at age 89.

Thomas married Keziah Moberly [15094] [MRIN: 4997], daughter of Edward Moberly [20696] and Susannah Duvall [20697], in 1760. Keziah was born about 1743 in Lunenburg County, Virginia and died in 1826 in Whitley County, Kentucky about age 83.

212 M ii. Jason Meador [15447] was born in 1764 in North Carolina and died after 1833.

213 M iii. John Meador [15448] was born about 1770 in North Carolina and died after 1840.

John married Delilah Jones [15450] [MRIN: 5121] in 1797. Delilah was born in 1780 in South Carolina and died after 1870 in Whitley County, Kentucky.

John next married Jemima Melton [15449] [MRIN: 5120] on 5 Apr 1792 in Anson County, North Carolina. Jemima died in 1796.

214 M iv. Thomas Meador [15451] was born in 1771 in Anson County, North Carolina and died on 28 Nov 1818 in Whitley County, Kentucky at age 47.

215 M v. Isham Meador [15453] was born in 1775 and died on 2 Mar 1840 at age 65.

216 M vi. Isaiah Meador [15455] was born in 1779 and died in Feb 1826 in Whitley County, Kentucky at age 47.

217 F vii. Dorcas Meador [15457] was born about 1780 and died in 1858 in Wayne County, Kentucky about age 78.

218 M viii. Edward Mobley Meador [15459] was born about 1784 in North Carolina and died about 1839 in Whitley County, Kentucky about age 55.

Edward married Abigail Thomas [15460] [MRIN: 5126] on 19 Apr 1810 in Knox County, Kentucky.

220 M x. Pleasant Meador [15462] was born in 1790 in North Carolina and died about 1843 about age 53.

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