The Cochrane & Allied Families

Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.

MERIWETHER, Francis Sr. and BATHURST, Mary Family

m. Bef 1 Nov 1695

Family Information

  • MERIWETHER, Francis Sr. Male
    MERIWETHER, Francis Sr.

    Birth  Abt 1670  Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt Mar 1712-1713  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  Bef 1 Nov 1695  [1, 2 Colony of Virginia, England  [1, 2Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  MERYWETHER, Nicholas Sr. | F93 Group Sheet 
    Mother  —?—, Elizabeth | F93 Group Sheet 

    BATHURST, Mary Female
    BATHURST, Mary

    Birth  Abt 1675  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  2 Aug 1738  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Other Spouse  WELCH, Ruben | F2305 
    Marriage  Bef 15 May 1722   
    Other Spouse  ROBINSON, John | F2306 
    Marriage  Between 5 Jan 1731/32 and 17 Feb 1734/35   
    Father  BATHURST, Lancelot | F2299 Group Sheet 
    Mother   

    MERIWETHER, Mary Female
    MERIWETHER, Mary

    Birth  Abt 1696  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  6 Oct 1750  Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  COLSTON, William | F2300 
    Marriage  Bef 1712  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  BELFIELD, Thomas Wright | F2301 
    Marriage  9 Mar 1723/24  Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Francis Jr. Male
    MERIWETHER, Francis Jr.

    Birth  Abt 1697  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Bef 22 Jan 1699/00  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     

    MERIWETHER, Elizabeth Female
    MERIWETHER, Elizabeth

    Birth  Between 1701 and 1706  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Between 2 Feb 1722/23 and 10 Jan 1730/31  Prince George County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  BOLLING, Capt. Drury | F2302 
    Marriage  Bef 15 May 1722  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Jane Female
    MERIWETHER, Jane

    Birth  Between 1705 and 1710  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Bef 22 Jul 1760  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  SKELTON, James | F2307 
    Marriage  Bef 10 Jan 1729/30   

    MERIWETHER, Lucy Female
    MERIWETHER, Lucy

    Birth  Between 1708 and 1713  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Between 21 Oct 1740 and 22 Dec 1743  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  SMITH, Francis | F2303 
    Marriage  Bef 10 Jan 1730/31  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Thomas Male
    MERIWETHER, Thomas

    Birth  Between 19 Jan 1709/10 and 10 Jan 1712/13  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Between 10 Jan 1730/31 and 16 Mar 1730/31  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     

  • Sources 
    1. [S1195] Maurice Wesley Kendall and Guy Meriwether Benson, Book - Meriwether Family In America, (Baltimore, Maryland: For The Meriwether Society by Otter Bay Books, 2015.), 29 Jun 2021, p 268-270.

    2. [S635] The Meriwether Society, Inc., Society - Meriwether, ((http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meriweth/ : 2015)), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015), ID #: I116, Francis Meriwether; Various Meriwether Society sources.


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