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MERIWETHER, Thomas Douglas and THORNTON, Elizabeth Family

m. Abt 1735

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  • MERIWETHER, Thomas Douglas Male
    MERIWETHER, Thomas Douglas

    Birth  Abt 1713  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt Dec 1756  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Meriwether Burial Ground, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  Abt 1735  [1, 2, 3]  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  MERIWETHER, Col. David Sr. | F1527 Group Sheet 
    Mother  HOLMES, Anne | F1527 Group Sheet 

    THORNTON, Elizabeth Female
    THORNTON, Elizabeth

    Birth  Abt 1720  Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Bef Oct 1774  Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Other Spouse  LEWIS, Col. Robert Sr. | F1636 
    Marriage  Abt 1761   
    Father  THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr. | F317 Group Sheet 
    Mother  TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth | F317 Group Sheet 

    MERIWETHER, Nicholas Male
    MERIWETHER, Nicholas

    Birth  7 Sep 1736  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  19 Dec 1772  Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Clover Fields Cemetery, Keswick, Albemarle, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  DOUGLAS, Margaret | F1654 
    Marriage  31 Dec 1760  Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Dr. Francis Male
    MERIWETHER, Dr. Francis

    Birth  31 Oct 1737  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  2 Jan 1803  Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Meriwether Family Cemetery, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  JAMESON, Martha | F1655 
    Marriage  31 Dec 1760  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, David Male
    MERIWETHER, David

    Birth  2 Sep 1739  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Bef 1 Sep 1806  Wilkes County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  HARVIE, Mary | F1656 
    Marriage  Abt 1760  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Mary Female
    MERIWETHER, Mary

    Birth  4 Apr 1742  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1800  Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  GILMER, Peachy Ridgway | F1657 
    Marriage  Abt 1762  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Elizabeth Female
    MERIWETHER, Elizabeth

    Birth  3 Mar 1744/45  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Bef 14 Sep 1812  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Roundabout Castle Cemetery, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  JOHNSON, Thomas | F1658 
    Marriage  30 Aug 1763  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Sarah Female
    MERIWETHER, Sarah

    Birth  26 Nov 1746  Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death    Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  ANDERSON, Michael | F1659 
    Marriage  Abt 1764  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Anne Female
    MERIWETHER, Anne

    Birth  1 May 1750  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  5 Aug 1782  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  ANDERSON, Richard | F1660 
    Marriage  1 May 1770  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Lucy Female
    + MERIWETHER, Lucy

    Birth  4 Feb 1751/52  Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  8 Sep 1837  Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Locust Hill Cemetery, Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  LEWIS, William | F1661 
    Marriage  Bef 12 Nov 1768  Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  MARKS, John | F1662 
    Marriage  13 May 1780  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Mildred Female
    MERIWETHER, Mildred

    Birth  25 Jul 1753  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  11 Jul 1826   
    Burial    Flat Lick Cemetery, Herndon, Christian, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  GILMER, John | F1663 
    Marriage  22 Mar 1771  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    MERIWETHER, Thomas Male
    MERIWETHER, Thomas

    Birth  5 Nov 1755  Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  6 Nov 1755  Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     

    MERIWETHER, Jane Female
    + MERIWETHER, Jane

    Birth  8 Apr 1757  Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1833  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Dabney Cemetery, Orchid, Louisa, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  DABNEY, Samuel | F1664 
    Marriage  20 Jan 1775  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

  • 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 233-234.

    2. [S639] Newsletter - Meriwether Connections, 18 Feb 2021, Wells, Kathy Cave and McStravick, Jennifer, "Looking at Multiple Counties and Multiple Sources to Prove a Fact," Vol. 40 (No. 1, January-March 2021): p 6-9.
      Original source:  Organe County, VA Deeds, 1738, p 336-343.
      Deed - Orange Co., VA - Francis Thornton II      		 Deed - Orange Co., VA - Francis Thornton II


    3. [S635] The Meriwether Society, Inc., Society - Meriwether, ((http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meriweth/ : 2015)), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015), ID #: I4, Thomas Meriwether; Various Meriwether Society sources.


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