Francis Meriwether (1726 - 1793)

Born 1726 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Waller (Lewis) Meriwether — married 16 Jan 1749 (to 1793) in , , Colony and Dominion of Virginia

Descendants

Died 1793 at about age 67 in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Francis Meriwether was a Virginia colonist.

Francis Meriwether was born in Virginia.

Francis Meriwether was a part of South Carolina’s history.

Francis Meriwether is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P343932
Rank: Patriotic Service

Francis Meriwether is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A212898.

Francis married Mary Waller Lewis on 16 Jan 1750 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. ^[1]

Will

Will of Francis Meriwether of Ninety six District, Abbeville County [SC]. Abbeville Co., SC, WB 1, pp. 99-100, written 7 Jun 1793, proved 12 Sep 1793. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/rgdgssu

wife Mary Meriwether
son John Meriwether
son Zachary Meriwether
son Nicholas Meriwether
daughter Ann McGehee of the State of Virginia
daughter Mary Connor is departed this life … her children shall have her part under the direction of John Conner their father untill they marry or come of age …
all my children
All the ballance of my Estate that is not as yet given away shall be divided between my son (sic) John Zachary Nicholas Meriwether, Mary Connor’s children & Betty McGehee
Exrs: son (sic) John Meriwether Zachary Meriwether & Nicholas Meriwether
Wit: John Logan Junr, Wm Gains

Research Notes

Deeds: ^[2]
3 Aug 1761. Book F. Thomas Moore of King Wm. co. and Joanna, his wife, to Francis Meriwether of Spts. Co. 1-- 10s. 240 a. in Spts. Co., devised by Augustine Moore of King Wm. Co., decd., to the sd. Thos. Moore. Witnesses (names erased).

7 Jun 1762. Book F. Wm x Davis of Culpepper Co. and Sarah, his wife, to Francis Meriwether of Spts. Co.. 148 10s. 6d. curr. 114 1/2 a. in Spts. Co.

23 Jul 1783. Book L. Francis Meriwether and Mary, his wife, of Spots. Co. to Anna Wyatt, Theophilus Wyatt, Roxanna Wyatt and Elizabeth Wyatt of same co. 60 curr.

23 Jul 1787. Book L. Francis Meriwether and Mary, his wife, of Spots. Co. to James Crawford, Senr., of same co. 30 curr.

July 23, 1787. Book L. Francis Meriwether of Spots. Co. and Mary, his wife, to Benja. Waller, Senr. of same co. 190 curr. 384 a. tract called New Market (purchased of Walter Colquhoun, agt for Cunningham & Co.) in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Waller Lewis, Jno. Wal

July 23, 1787. Book L. Francis Meriwether and Mary, his wife, of Spots. Co. to Jno. Waller (Baptist). 100 curr. 150 a. part of New Market tract, etc., in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Waller Lewis, James Crawford, Benj. Waller, Joel Parish, Theo. Wyatt, Jno. Parish.

July 23, 1787. Book L. Francis Meriwether and Mary, his wife, of Spots. Co. to Waller Lewis of same co. 18 curr. 60 a. part of New Market tract, etc., in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Jno. Waller, Benja. Waller, Theo. Wyatt, Jas. Crawford, Joel Parrish, John Parrish

5 Jul 1791. Book N. Francis Meriwether and Mary, his wife, of Spots. Co. to George Tyler of Caroline Co. 900 curr. 814 acres in Spots. Co.

Sources

1. ↑ Bentley, Elizabeth Petty, indexer. Virginia Marriage Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly. Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Co., Inc., 1984
2. ↑ "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I" edited by William Armstrong Crozier.

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Acknowledgements

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