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| Ancestry of John Meador, Sr. |
| GENEALOGY: Blankenship - Dillon - Mills - Thomas - Meadows - Meador - King - Bryant - - Home - Sept. 11, 2001 - |
| We will conclude the MEADOWS / MEADOR / MEADS family line on this page. We decided to do it this way since 2 of our family lines ( Ollie Melinda MEADOWS and Mildred Amelia MEADOR ) have been traced back and meet here with John MEADOR, Sr. |
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| My G.G.G.G.G.G.G.Grandfather - John MEADOR, Sr. |
| John MEADOR, Sr. was born 1659 in Laancaster, Va. (now Essex Co.). He was the son of Thomas MEADS, Jr. and Sarah HOSKINS/SNYDER. He married : *1.) Elizabeth White, August 17, 1677 in Rappahannock Co., Va. *2.) Awbrey LNU, June 16, 1695 Children of John MEADOR and Elizabeth White are: 1.) Thomas MEADOR, I - b. 1680 d. 1758, Essex Co., Va. 2.) Rachel MEADOR - b. 1683 3.) Elizabeth (Eliza) MEADOR - b. 1685 d. bef. 1748 4.) Richard MEADOR, Sr. - b. 1678, Essex Co., Va. d. bef.May 1716, Essex Co., Va. NOTE: (It is from Richard's line that Mildred Amelia MEADOR descends from.) 5.) John MEADOR, Jr. - b. 1690 d. May 14, 1720, Essex Co., Va. 6.) Hope MEADOR - b. between 1684- 1691 d. 1720 7.) Ester MEADOR - b. 1691 d. bef. 1721 Children of John MEADOR and Awbrey LNU are : 8.) Dinah MEADOR - b. 1696 d. 1741-1744, Carolina Co., Va. 9.) Mary MEADOR - b. 1700 10.) Jonas MEADOR, Sr. - b. 1700, Essex Co.,Va. d. May 5, 1768, Cumberland Co., Va. 11.) Joshua Joel MEADOWS - b. 1702 Essex Co., Va. d. 1774, Raleigh Parrish, Amelia Co.,Va. NOTE: (It is from Joshua's line that Ollie Melinda Meadows descends from) 12.) Jason MEADOR, Sr. - b. 1704-1707, Essex Co., Va. d. 1774, Anson Co., NC. 13.) Job MEADOR, b. 1703-1707 Essex /Carolina Co., Va. |
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| My G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G.Grandfather - Thomas MEADS, Jr. |
| The surnames of MEADOWS / MEADOR / MEADS are used interchangeably from the beginning of the family line until present. |
| Thomas MEADS, Jr. was born 1638 in Northumberland, Lancaster Co., Va. (now Essex Co.) He was the son of Thomas MEADS, Sr. He married Sarah HOSKINS/SNYDER 1658 in Essex Co., Va. Eleven (11) children were born to this union: 1.) Ambrose MEADOR 2.) Easter MEADOR 3.) Elizabeth MEADOR 4.) Francis Bell MEADOR 5.) Rachel MEADOR 6.) Rubin MEADOR 7.) Sarah MEADOR 8.) Thomas MEADOR, III 9.) John MEADOR 10.) Susannah MEADOR - b.. 1659-1660, Essex Co., Va. 11.) Mary MEADOR - b. abt. 1661 d. 1717 Essex Co., Va. |
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| My G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G.Grandfather- Thomas MEADS, Sr. |
| Thomas MEADS, Sr. was born about 1613 in Sussex Co., Bristol, Avon, England, and died March 1653/54 in Lancaster Co., Va. He was the son of Ambrose MEADS and wife UNKNOWN. He married Sarah ? 1634 in Va. NOTES for Thomas MEADS: Thomas was a sheep herder, and he took his name from the grass. The name "MEADOR" was given him by King Henry VIII of England. Everybody in the MEADOWS / MEADOR family descends from Thomas MEADOWS. He obtaained a 1400 acre grant to start in the new world. Sold 300 acres to Thomas Jr. who settled near Wellford. Children of Thomas MEADS and Sarah ?: 1.) Thomas MEADS, Jr. 2.) John MEADS 3.) Mary MEADS - b. 1640-45 4.) Joyce MEADS - b. 1644 in Lancaster Co., Va. 5.) Ann MEADS |
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| My G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G.G.Grandfather - Ambrose MEADS |
| Ambrose MEADS was born about 1580 in England and died before 1663 in Va. His wife's name is unknown. Children of Ambrose MEADS and ? are: 1.) Thomas MEADS, Sr. 2.) John MEADS - b. about 1633 d. before October 1683 |
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