Nicholas Meriwether (abt. 1720 - 1758)

Born about 11 Feb 1720 in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia

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Died 3 May 1758 at about age 38 in Goochland, Virginia

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Biography

Nicholas Meriwether was a Virginia colonist.

Nicholas was born in 1720, the son of David Meriwether (1690 - 1744) and Anne Holmes Meriwether (1695 - 1736). He passed away in 1758.^[1]

Please see his find a grave profile for an interesting story about his service as a Colonel on the staff of Major General Edward Braddock in the French & Indian Wars.

Will

Note - The only Nicholas Meriwether shown with a will in Albemarle Co., VA, is a Nicholas Meriwether who died c. 1772.

Will of Nicholas Meriwether. Goochland Co., VA, WB 7, pp. 307-308, written 21 Jan 1758, proved 18 Jul 1758. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007645026_00419?pId=1337810 ^[2]

He wants his land in James City County [VA] to be sold.
my loving wife
my three sons and daughter (all under age and unmarried)
Exrs: my brother (sic) Frans. and William Meriwether, my loving wife Frans. Meriwether
Wit: Samuel Mosby, Thos. Clark, Townhill Johnson

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 November 2020), memorial page for COL Nicholas Meriwether (11 Dec 1720–3 May 1758), Find A Grave: Memorial #11295907, ; Maintained by The Meriwether Society, Inc. (contributor 46827721) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Nicholas lived and died in Goochland County, Virginia, and is almost certainly not buried at the Payne Family Cemetery in King George County..
2. ↑ Ancestry Sharing Link