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MERIWETHER, David Jr., "Sailor David"

MERIWETHER, David Jr., "Sailor David"

Male 1716 - 1772  (55 years)   Has 66 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name MERIWETHER, David  [1] 
    Suffix Jr., "Sailor David" 
    Birth 5 Oct 1716  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 72497101 
    Occupation Ship's Captain 
    Death 23 Aug 1772  [1, 2] 
    • Died at sea aboard the "York" in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Age 55 years 
    Burial Y  [2] 
    Person ID I3952  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2025 

    Father MERIWETHER, Col. David Sr.,   b. 1690, Surry County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1744, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother HOLMES, Anne,   b. 19 Dec 1695, King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1735/36, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Family ID F1527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WEAVER, Mary,   b. Abt Sep 1722, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 7 Oct 1767, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jun 1743  Yazor, Herefordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 8 months - She : 20 years and 9 months. 
    Family ID F1615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Oct 1716 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Jun 1743 - Yazor, Herefordshire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S635] The Meriwether Society, Inc., Society - Meriwether, ((http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meriweth/ : 2015)), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015), ID #: I105, David Meriwether; Various Meriwether Society sources.

    2. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 10 Jul 2015, accessed 10 July 2015<, Memorial #72497101, Capt. David Meriwether.


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