Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Birthabt 1675, Surry County, Virginia
Deathbef 3 Jul 1746, Surry County, Virginia
Burial“Four Mile Tree” Cemetery, Surry County, Virginia235
Anst File#9FMT-MPR, LZLB-922 | GJ1D-DD-1, NR12-G2-1
FatherNicholas Meriwether , M (<1631-1678)
MotherElizabeth wife2 , F (<1650-<1695)
Spouses
1William Browne Jr. 
30,232,71, M
30,232,71, MBirthabt 1671, Surry County, Virginia71
Deathaft 3 Jul 1746, Surry County, Virginia236
Burial“Four Mile Tree” Cemetery, Surry County, Virginia237
FatherCol. William Browne , M (<1632-<1705)
MotherMary Browne , F (~1643-~1680)
Biography notes for Jane Meriwether
Jane Meriwether
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As with her half-sister, Elizabeth (M11), much of what we know about Jane’s (M14) life is reflected in the life and times of her husband, Capt. William Browne Jr., son of Lt. Col. William Browne, who had married her mother, Elizabeth, in early 1680. We consider Jane was born around 1675 in Surry County, possibly named after her mother’s sister. She likely was about age five when her mother probably moved the Meriwether family from Indian Spring to Four Mile Tree. Being only about three years old when she lost her father, in December 1678, it is obvious her development reflected the practices and interaction of the Browne household. Jane would have been around age 16 in 1691 and an eligible young lady for marriage. She married Capt. William Browne Jr., her stepbrother.
The only mention we have of Jane’s activities is on 20 August 1712, then likely about 37 years of age, when in two events she relinquished her right of dower in order that her husband, Capt. William Browne, might sell two properties.
She was not alive when he signed his will on 3 July 1746, so obviously she must have passed away sometime between August 1712 and July 1746. She was recognized in her father-in-law’s 1705 will. In addition to having been given 10 pounds sterling to buy a plate, she was made one of the executors in trust to be sure his will was executed as desired. William Sr. must have held Jane (M14) in high regard.
© The Meriwether Society, Inc. 240
As with her half-sister, Elizabeth (M11), much of what we know about Jane’s (M14) life is reflected in the life and times of her husband, Capt. William Browne Jr., son of Lt. Col. William Browne, who had married her mother, Elizabeth, in early 1680. We consider Jane was born around 1675 in Surry County, possibly named after her mother’s sister. She likely was about age five when her mother probably moved the Meriwether family from Indian Spring to Four Mile Tree. Being only about three years old when she lost her father, in December 1678, it is obvious her development reflected the practices and interaction of the Browne household. Jane would have been around age 16 in 1691 and an eligible young lady for marriage. She married Capt. William Browne Jr., her stepbrother.
The only mention we have of Jane’s activities is on 20 August 1712, then likely about 37 years of age, when in two events she relinquished her right of dower in order that her husband, Capt. William Browne, might sell two properties.
She was not alive when he signed his will on 3 July 1746, so obviously she must have passed away sometime between August 1712 and July 1746. She was recognized in her father-in-law’s 1705 will. In addition to having been given 10 pounds sterling to buy a plate, she was made one of the executors in trust to be sure his will was executed as desired. William Sr. must have held Jane (M14) in high regard.
Notes for Jane Meriwether
That she is the child of Nicholas Meriwether and married William Browne is proven by her mention in the will of her brother, Thomas Meriwether: “I give my loving sister Jane Browne the wife of William Browne of Surry county… .”