Banks Meacham (1748 - 1820)

Born 15 Jul 1748 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth Andrew (Persons) Meacham — married 20 Dec 1785 in Greensville, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1820 at age 71 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Banks Meacham served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Banks Meacham is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A076601.

Banks Meacham was born 15 July 1748, baptized on 4 September 1748 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States, son of Henry Meacham and Anne Dudley.^[1]

Banks first married Jemima Hancock Hancock-8048 around 1774^[2] and they had the following children;

• Bartlett Meacham Male 18 September 1775–1837^[3]Meacham-1154 
• Hamblin Meacham Male 1 November 1776
• Dorothy Meacham Female abt 1778–1859 
• Elizabeth Meacham Female 20 March 1780–1850^[4]Meacham-463
• Henry Meacham Male 10 October 1782–1860^[5]Meacham-1155
• Jemima Meacham Female 3 June 1784–1862 Meacham-1005

Banks married Elizabeth Person Persons-533 on 6 December 1785 in Greensville, Virginia, United States.^[6] Banks and Elizabeth had the following children.

• James Mecham Male 18 October 1786
• John Worth Meacham 8 May 1787 Meacham-1151
• Polly Meacham Female 9 Feb 1790–
• Banks Meacham Male 4 July 1792
• William Andrews Meacham Male 4 April 1795 -1860 Meacham-487
• Samuel Lewis Meacham Male 30 November 1798–1838 
• Sarah A "Sally" Meacham Female 23 January 1804 -1823^[7] 

Banks died on 20 February 1820 and was buried in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States.^[8]

Banks's estate passed probate in 1820 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of son Banks Meacham: "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
   citing FHL microfilm: 30161;
   FamilySearch Record: VRPL-28H (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Henry Meacham's son Banks Meacham baptism on 4 Sep 1748 in Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ citation needed,
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #62747915 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Bartlett Meacham (18 Sep 1775-7 Aug 1837), citing Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Bruce Wolcott (contributor 47332379).
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #98906918 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Elizabeth Meacham Black (1780-1850); Maintained by CDombrowski (contributor 47310245).
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #137210344 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Henry Meacham (10 Oct 1782-25 Oct 1860), citing Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Gene Waldrop (contributor 47136509).
6. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
   citing Marriage, Greensville, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
   FamilySearch Record: 68BQ-MJ1L (accessed 9 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91C-89BV-V Image number 00108
   Banks Meacham marriage to Elizabeth Person on 6 Dec 1785 in Greensville, Virginia, United States.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #91244803 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Sarah A. Meacham (22 Jan 1804-2 Oct 1823), citing Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Bruce Wolcott (contributor 47332379).
8. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 48824584, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   FamilySearch Record: QVKP-LJMK (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #48824584
   Banks Meacham burial (died on 20 Feb 1820) in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States of America.
9. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
   citing Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,021,288.
   FamilySearch Record: KFSW-C37 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-897J-JSF4 Image number 01245
   Banks Meacham probate in 1820 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 December 2022), "Record of Banks Meacham", Ancestor # A076601.