Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
NameNicholas Meriwether 201, Grandson, M
Birth11 Jul 1699, New Kent County, Virginia202,203
Baptism6 Aug 1699, Christ Church Parish, New Kent County, Virginia204 Age: <1
Deathbet 5 Jun 1714 and 8 Apr 1721, Virginia
MemoNot mentioned in will of cousin Francis Clements
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FatherNicholas Meriwether , M (1665-~1744)
MotherElizabeth Crawford , F (~1670-<1762)
Never married
Notes for Nicholas Meriwether
Contrary to many published Meriwether genealogies, this Nicholas did NOT marry Mildred Thornton. He was mentioned in a Middlesex County deed205, dated 5 Jun 1714, conveying land to his cousin, Susannah Meriwether, daughter of his uncle Thomas. Unlike his siblings William and David, he is not mentioned in the will of Francis Clements, dated 8 Apr 1721, indicating he died before 1721.206
Notes for Nicholas Meriwether
Birth
His birth and Baptism are recorded in the St. Peter's Parish records:

"Nicholas son of Nicholas Meriwether Gent. by ELiz. his wife born the 11th July and baptized the 6 Augt following, 1699." 207
Notes for Nicholas Meriwether
Death
Nicholas almost certainly did not live to adulthood. The last document that referenced him was Middlesex land deed dated 5 June 1714. He was not mentioned in the will of his cousin Francis Clements Jr in 1721.

In 1709 he was named as a son of Nicholas in the will of his uncle, Thomas Meriwether; in 1714 he was named as a son of Col. Nicholas Meriwether in a 1714 deed involving Thomas. 205
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