Zachary Lewis Meriwether (1750 - 1836)

Born 4 May 1750 in Spotsylvania, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Lewis) Meriwether — married about 1779 in South Carolina, United States

Husband of Rachel (Logan) Meriwether — married 11 Jan 1787 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1836 at age 85 in Greene, Alabama, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Bruce Porter [send private message]

Biography

Zachary Lewis Meriwether was born about 1750 (guess / placeholder). He was the son of Frank and Mary Lewis Meriwether. ^[1]

Zachary married first to Jane Lewis, daughter of John Lewis and Ann Lewis about 1779. Two daughters:

1. Ann "Nancy" Meriwether, 1779 - 1845
2. Mary Lewis Meriwether, 1781 - 1844

He married second to Rachel Logan, daughter of John Logan Sr. and Rachel Flood on 11 Jan 1787 in South Carolina. Their children:

1. Sarah Meriwether, 1787 - 1809
2. Huldah Meriwether, 1789 - 1849
3. Zachary Meriwether, Jr., 1791 - 1856
4. Margaret Meriwether, 1793 - 1816
5. Frederick Meriwether, 1793 - 1855
6. Francis Lewis Meriwether, 1804 - 1881
7. Elizabeth Rachel Meriwether, 1807 - 1831

He married third to Charlotte M. Cook on 4 Feb 1828 in Greene County, AL. ^[2]

Will

Will of Zachary Meriwether. Greene Co., AL, WB A, pp. 167-168, written 2 Feb 1830, proved 14 Mar 1836. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y4efphen

wife Charlotte M Meriwether
my two daughters Ann Logan and Mary Meriwether
Exrs: friend Dabney McGehee, son Zachery Meriwether Junr
Wit: Thos Riddle, Wm M Lewis, Wm B Boykin

Research Notes

Zachary is named in the will of his father: "Son, Zachary - half of 417 acres I bought from Eveleigh's estate on Rockey Creek" [The tiny url above does not work.] He is also named as an executor of his father's will. ^[3]

Slaves

In his will, signed February 2, 1830, Zachary Meriwether gifted the following slaves:^[4]

Charlotte M Meriwether

• mulatto man, Ellick
• negro woman, Harriet
• negro girl, Louisa
• negro girl, Samantha

Mary Meriwether, daughter

• negro wench, Clary

Sources

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Will dated 7 Jun 1793; oath of executors issued 12 Sep 1793; Box 62, Pack 1476, Abbeville District, SC
4. ↑ Probate: "Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999"
   Will Records, 1821-1935; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Greene County); Probate Place: Greene, Alabama
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8799 #9760577 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   Ann Logan probate.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org), entry for Zachary Meriwether(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC3H-YH5); contributed by various users.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-KHC : accessed 19 January 2022), Dr Zachy Merriweather, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 472, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRH-JY4 : accessed 19 January 2022), Lacheri Meriweather, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 12, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 181,422.

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-H3B : accessed 19 January 2022), Zacariah Merriwether, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 74, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 60; FHL microfilm 181,419.