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MERYWETHER, Nicholas Sr.

MERYWETHER, Nicholas Sr.

Male Bef 1631 - 1678  (47 years)   Has 8 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name MERYWETHER, Nicholas  [1, 2] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Bef 9 Aug 1631  Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Christening 9 Aug 1631  Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Appointed James City County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    by the Commonwealth Governor as the Clerk of the County Court 
    Immigration Abt 1652  Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    from England 
    • The estimated date is based on the first record of Nicholas in Virginia, a grant from Governor Richard BENNETT of a patent for 300 acres on the southeast side of the Corrotoman River on 4 July 1653 in Lancaster County, Virginia. This grant was based on headrights for 6 persons transported to Virginia.
    Land From 1653 to 1658  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    He became a land speculator, reselling at least 13,200 acres that he received in 14 land grants in a 5 year span 
    • These grants were located in the counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland, York and James City. They involved a total of at least 264 headrights of transported persons into Virginia that he either earned directly or purchased from others.
    Appointed Between 13 Oct 1653 and 13 Dec 1656  Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    as the Legal Clerk in the Quarter Court and Governor's Council for the Virginia Colony for 3 years 
    • This position probably gave him knowledge and relationships that aided in his land speculation during this time.
    FamilySearch ID 9CCB-Z1F 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 60281781 
    Residence Abt 1661  Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    in the "Island House" 
    Residence Abt 1665  Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    at "Indian Springs" plantation 
    Inheritance-Will 1678  Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    inheritance of the "Island House" from his father 
    • Role: Will
    Occupation Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Legal Clerk, Planter, Land Speculator 
    Death 9 Dec 1678  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age 47 years 
    Burial Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I216  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2023 

    Father MERYWETHER, Rector John Sr.,   b. Abt 1599, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1660, At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother BROWNE, Joane,   b. Bef 16 Jul 1609, Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 —?—, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1643   d. Bef 1664, James City County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1660  James City County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 28 years and 4 months - She : ~ 17 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Wife's death 
    Children 
    +  1. Female MERIWETHER, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1663, Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 21 Apr 1695 and May 1703, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F2282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2021 

    Family 2 —?—, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1646   d. Bef 5 Mar 1694/95, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1664  James City County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 11] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 32 years and 4 months - She : ~ 18 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    +  1. Male MERIWETHER, Col. Nicholas Jr.,   b. 26 Oct 1665, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 20 Nov 1744, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +  2. Male MERIWETHER, Francis Sr.,   b. Abt 1670, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Mar 1712-1713, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    +  3. Female MERIWETHER, Jane,   b. Abt 1675, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 20 Aug 1712 and 3 Jul 1746, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    +  4. Male MERIWETHER, Thomas,   b. Abt 1677, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 7 Jan 1708/09 and 10 Feb 1708/09, Tappahannock, Essex, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
       5. Male MERIWETHER, William,   b. Aft 17 Jun 1678, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 5 Mar 1694/95, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)
    Family ID F93  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Although many histories of the MERIWETHER family state that Nicholas married Elizabeth WOODHOUSE, daughter of Henry WOODHOUSE, the Meriwether Society has not been able to find any evidence of that. It is proven that at the time of Nicholas' death, he was married to a woman with the first name of Elizabeth. Also, the Meriwether Society states that there is some evidence that Nicholas was married twice, but without knowing any more about their names. - W. Winston COCHRANE IV, July 2015 [8]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 9 Aug 1631 - Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 9 Aug 1631 - Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - by the Commonwealth Governor as the Clerk of the County Court - - James City County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - from England - Abt 1652 - Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - He became a land speculator, reselling at least 13,200 acres that he received in 14 land grants in a 5 year span - From 1653 to 1658 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - as the Legal Clerk in the Quarter Court and Governor's Council for the Virginia Colony for 3 years - Between 13 Oct 1653 and 13 Dec 1656 - Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1660 - James City County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - in the "Island House" - Abt 1661 - Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1664 - James City County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at "Indian Springs" plantation - Abt 1665 - Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance-Will - inheritance of the "Island House" from his father - 1678 - Jamestown, James City, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Legal Clerk, Planter, Land Speculator - - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Dec 1678 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S639] Newsletter - Meriwether Connections, 16 Jan 2020, Guy Meriwether Benson, Joe Meriwether Oglesby, "English Connections of Nicholas Meriwether, Part 1," Vol. XXXIX (No. 1 2020): p 3-6, 16.
      Meriwether Connections, Vol. 39, No. 1      		 Meriwether Connections, Vol. 39, No. 1


    2. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 35.

    3. [S1258] Church of England (Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England), Church Records - England - Norfolk - Little Walsingham (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61045/ : 2016.), 21 Jan 2020, Nicholas Merriwether, 9 August 1631; accessed 21 January 2020.
      Birth Record - Nicholas Merywether - 1      		 Birth Record - Nicholas Merywether - 1
      Birth Record - Nicholas Merywether - 2      		 Birth Record - Nicholas Merywether - 2


    4. [S639] Newsletter - Meriwether Connections, 25 Jul 2015, Maury Kendall, "What's Happening," Vol. XXXI, No. 4 (Oct - Dec 2012): p 4-6.

    5. [S639] Newsletter - Meriwether Connections, 25 Jul 2015, Maury Kendall, "What's Happening," Vol. XXXI, No. 1 (Jan - Mar 2012): p 9.

    6. [S639] Newsletter - Meriwether Connections, 25 Jul 2015, Maury Kendall, "What's Happening," Vol. XXXI, No. 1 (Jan - Mar 2012): p 9-11.

    7. [S639] Newsletter - Meriwether Connections, 25 Jul 2015, Maury Kendall, "What's Happening," Vol. XXXI, No. 2 (Apr - Jun 2012): p 6-8.

    8. [S635] The Meriwether Society, Inc., Society - Meriwether, ((http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meriweth/ : 2015)), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015), ID #: I1, Nicholas Meriwether; Various Meriwether Society sources.

    9. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015<, Memorial #14946569, Francis Meriwether.

    10. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015<, Memorial #60281781, Nicholas Meriwether I.

    11. [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 116-119.


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