MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger"

Abt 1714 - 1739  (25 years)   Has 68 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

MERIWETHER, Col. William Sr.

Abt 1688 - 1751  (60 years)

Birth	Abt 1688	Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England
Died	Between 29 Aug 1748 and 30 Sep 1751	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	MERIWETHER, Col. Nicholas Jr.,   b. 26 Oct 1665, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	CRAWFORD, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1667, Assasquin Plantation, James City County, Colony of Virginia, England
Family	BUSHROD, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1690, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, England
Married	Abt 1710	New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger",   b. Abt 1714, Colony of Virginia, England + 2. MERIWETHER, John,   b. Abt 1716, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. MERIWETHER, Capt. Thomas Sr.,   b. Abt 1718, Colony of Virginia, UK   4. MERIWETHER, Richard,   b. Abt 1719, Colony of Virginia, UK   5. MERIWETHER, William Jr.,   b. 13 Sep 1720, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK   6. MERIWETHER, Jane,   b. 1721, Colony of Virginia, UK + 7. MERIWETHER, Sarah,   b. 1724, Colony of Virginia, UK + 8. MERIWETHER, Mary Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1726, Goochland, Goochland, Colony of Virginia, UK

BUSHROD, Elizabeth

Abt 1690 -

Birth	Abt 1690	Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, England
Died	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	BUSHROD, John Sr.,   b. 30 Jan 1663/64, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	KEENE, Hannah,   b. Abt 1663, Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia, England
Family	MERIWETHER, Col. William Sr.,   b. Abt 1688, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England
Married	Abt 1710	New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger",   b. Abt 1714, Colony of Virginia, England + 2. MERIWETHER, John,   b. Abt 1716, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. MERIWETHER, Capt. Thomas Sr.,   b. Abt 1718, Colony of Virginia, UK   4. MERIWETHER, Richard,   b. Abt 1719, Colony of Virginia, UK   5. MERIWETHER, William Jr.,   b. 13 Sep 1720, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK   6. MERIWETHER, Jane,   b. 1721, Colony of Virginia, UK + 7. MERIWETHER, Sarah,   b. 1724, Colony of Virginia, UK + 8. MERIWETHER, Mary Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1726, Goochland, Goochland, Colony of Virginia, UK

THORNTON, Mildred

1721 - 1778  (57 years)

Birth	21 Mar 1720/21	Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
	Address: "Snow Creek", Thornton Family Home Essex / Spotsylvania County, Virginia USA
Died	16 Nov 1778	Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
	Address: "Castle Hill" Plantation, Walker Family 6106 Gordonsville Rd. Cismont, Virginia USA
Buried	Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
	Address: Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery 6106 Gordonsville Rd. Cismont, Virginia USA
Father	THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr.,   b. 4 Jan 1681/82, The Hills - Thornton Family Home, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 11 May 1685, Powhattan Plantation, James City County, Colony of Virginia, England
Family 1	MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger",   b. Abt 1714, Colony of Virginia, England
Married	Abt 1738	Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 2	WALKER, Dr. Thomas Jr.,   b. 25 Jan 1715/16, King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	22 Jun 1741
Children	+ 1. WALKER, Mary "Molly",   b. 24 Jul 1742, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. WALKER, John,   b. 13 Feb 1743/44, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK   3. WALKER, Susan,   b. 1746, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. WALKER, Capt. Thomas III,   b. 1748, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK + 5. WALKER, Lucy,   b. 5 May 1751, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK   6. WALKER, Elizabeth,   b. 1753, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK + 7. WALKER, Mildred "Milly",   b. 5 Jun 1753, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK + 8. WALKER, Sarah,   b. 25 May 1758, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK   9. WALKER, Martha,   b. 1760, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK   10. WALKER, Ruben,   b. 1762, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK + 11. WALKER, Francis,   b. 22 Jun 1764, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK + 12. WALKER, Peachy,   b. 6 Feb 1767, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, UK

MERIWETHER, Mildred

1739 - 1764  (22 years)

Birth	19 May 1739	Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	Between Nov 1761 and 1764	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Buried	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger",   b. Abt 1714, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	THORNTON, Mildred,   b. 21 Mar 1720/21, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	1753	Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Mildred,   b. 1754, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

• Name	MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger"
  Birth	Abt 1714	Colony of Virginia, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	12886754
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12886754
  Land-Heir	5 Dec 1734	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [3, 4]
  	that he transferred to his grandson, Nicholas "The Younger" MERIWETHER, son of William MERIWETHER, 1650 acres on Turkey Mountains,
  	Role: Heir This was part of his land grant of 1727. On the grandson's death, this tract would be inherited by the grandson's widow, Mildred THORNTON. She then married Dr. Thomas WALKER, who built their home, Castle Hill, on this tract, that would then be in Albemarle County.
  Death	12 May 1739	Colony of Virginia, UK   [1, 2, 5, 6]
  Age	25 years
  Burial	Clover Fields Cemetery, Keswick, Albemarle, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Address: Clover Fields Cemetery Keswick, Virginia USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #12886754.
  Person ID	I210	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	MERIWETHER, Col. William Sr.,   b. Abt 1688, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England d. Between 29 Aug 1748 and 30 Sep 1751, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 60 years)
  Mother	BUSHROD, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1690, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, England d. Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	THORNTON, Mildred,   b. 21 Mar 1720/21, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 16 Nov 1778, Castle Hill Plantation, Cismont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1738	Colony of Virginia, UK   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 16 years and 9 months.
  Children	+   1. MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Between Nov 1761 and 1764, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F90	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1714 - Colony of Virginia, England Land-Heir - that he transferred to his grandson, Nicholas "The Younger" MERIWETHER, son of William MERIWETHER, 1650 acres on Turkey Mountains, - 5 Dec 1734 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Marriage - Abt 1738 - Colony of Virginia, UK Death - 12 May 1739 - Colony of Virginia, UK Burial - Address: Clover Fields Cemetery Keswick, Virginia USA - - Clover Fields Cemetery, Keswick, Albemarle, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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