Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Birthabt 1599, England
Deathbef 1660, At sea
BurialAt sea, Atlantic261
OccupationRector, Church of England, Stratton St. Michael Parish (1629-1642?)
EducationScholar, Winchester College (1611-1618); Fellow, New College (1618-1629)
Web LinkNew College: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_College,_Oxford
Web LinkWinchester College: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_College
FatherRichard Merywether II , M
Spouses
1Joane Browne 
260, Mother, F
260, Mother, FBirthbef 16 Jul 1609, Little Walsingham Parish, Norfolk, England
FatherNicholas Browne Gent. , M (<1570-~1637)
MotherFayth Cobb , F (~1571-~1644)
Marriage27 May 1630, Bawdeswell, Hundred of Eynsford, England262
Marr MemoBawdeswell Church
Biography notes for Rector John Merywether
John Merywether
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John Merywether was born about 1599, probably in Oxfordshire, the son of Richard Merywether and his wife, name unknown. John attended Winchester College as a Scholar from 1611 until 1618, when he became a Fellow of New College from1618 until 1629). In 1629 he was appointed Rector for the Church of England in the parish of Stratton St. Michael in Norfolk, England.
In 1630 John married Joane Browne, daughter of Nicholas Browne and Fayth Cobb, in the Bawdeswell Church, Hundred of Eynsford, Norfolk. They had six children: Nicholas, John, Anne, Fayth, Joane and Francis. Nicholas and Francis are known to have immigrated to the Virginia Colony. Nothing else is known about the remaining children.
By 1639 John was in debtor’s prison in London. He was home on parole in 1640 but is found in the Fleet Prison again in 1646. He evidently lost his Rector’s position sometime before 1642.
Notes concerning the parish Stratton St. Michael indicate that he died sometime before 1660 on a ship while sailing to Virginia to join his son, presumably Nicholas.
© The Meriwether Society
John Merywether was born about 1599, probably in Oxfordshire, the son of Richard Merywether and his wife, name unknown. John attended Winchester College as a Scholar from 1611 until 1618, when he became a Fellow of New College from1618 until 1629). In 1629 he was appointed Rector for the Church of England in the parish of Stratton St. Michael in Norfolk, England.
In 1630 John married Joane Browne, daughter of Nicholas Browne and Fayth Cobb, in the Bawdeswell Church, Hundred of Eynsford, Norfolk. They had six children: Nicholas, John, Anne, Fayth, Joane and Francis. Nicholas and Francis are known to have immigrated to the Virginia Colony. Nothing else is known about the remaining children.
By 1639 John was in debtor’s prison in London. He was home on parole in 1640 but is found in the Fleet Prison again in 1646. He evidently lost his Rector’s position sometime before 1642.
Notes concerning the parish Stratton St. Michael indicate that he died sometime before 1660 on a ship while sailing to Virginia to join his son, presumably Nicholas.
Notes for John & Joane (Family)
Other Marriage & Children?
It appears that sometime before 1644 John Merywether paid his mother-in-law, Faythe (Cobb) Browne, 100£ to separate from his wife, Joane, so that he could perhaps remarry. A Samuel Merywether, son of a John Merywether, was Christened on 2 Jun 1646 at All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames. This could be a son of John's by a second marriage. John's daughter Fayth was buried at this church in 1649, indicating that John was probably living in that area in the late 1640s. 263
It appears that sometime before 1644 John Merywether paid his mother-in-law, Faythe (Cobb) Browne, 100£ to separate from his wife, Joane, so that he could perhaps remarry. A Samuel Merywether, son of a John Merywether, was Christened on 2 Jun 1646 at All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames. This could be a son of John's by a second marriage. John's daughter Fayth was buried at this church in 1649, indicating that John was probably living in that area in the late 1640s. 263