Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Spouses
1Thomas Meriwether 
30,9, Son, M
30,9, Son, MBirthabt 1677, Surry County, Virginia228
Deathaft 7 Jan 1708/9, Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia205
BurialTappahannock, Essex County, Virginia
FatherNicholas Meriwether , M (<1631-1678)
MotherElizabeth wife2 , F (<1650-<1695)
Marriage1701-1707, Essex County, Virginia
2Henry Robinson 346, M
346, MDeathca 1721
Marriageca 1714
ChildrenAnn , F (<1715-)
3Dr. Alexander Parker , M
, MBirthBristol, Gloucestershire, England
Deathabt 1751, Essex County, Virginia
Marriageca 1735, Essex County, Virginia
ChildrenRichard , M
Biography notes for Susanna
Susanna (?) Meriwether, Second Wife 9
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In his will Thomas Meriwether names his second wife, Susanna, and mentions their daughter “... that now sucks my wife, who as yet is unbaptized…”. There is no existing record of the marriage or any that indicates her maiden or former name.
There are conflicting claims that her father was either a Ralph Shelton/Skelton or a Peter Skelton. There is no evidence that her maiden name was Shelton/Skelton, however. The surname COLSTON is also a strong possibility. See TMFIA Vol 1 for an extensive analysis of her possible surnames and details on her life after the death of Thomas.
A record for when Susanna died has not been found, but she lived a long life. Like her sister-in-law, Mary Bathurst Meriwether Welch Robinson, Susanna showed that she was capable of managing her own affairs. Also, like Mary, she married three Essex County justices, but Susanna did Mary one better in out-living all three of her husbands. And, it appears that she possibly had at least one child by each husband, the last one at an advanced age.
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In his will Thomas Meriwether names his second wife, Susanna, and mentions their daughter “... that now sucks my wife, who as yet is unbaptized…”. There is no existing record of the marriage or any that indicates her maiden or former name.
There are conflicting claims that her father was either a Ralph Shelton/Skelton or a Peter Skelton. There is no evidence that her maiden name was Shelton/Skelton, however. The surname COLSTON is also a strong possibility. See TMFIA Vol 1 for an extensive analysis of her possible surnames and details on her life after the death of Thomas.
A record for when Susanna died has not been found, but she lived a long life. Like her sister-in-law, Mary Bathurst Meriwether Welch Robinson, Susanna showed that she was capable of managing her own affairs. Also, like Mary, she married three Essex County justices, but Susanna did Mary one better in out-living all three of her husbands. And, it appears that she possibly had at least one child by each husband, the last one at an advanced age.
Other Marriage notes for Susanna
She married Henry Robinson sometime before 1715, when a daughter, Ann, was born. Henry died in 1721 and sometime after 1729 she married Dr. Alexander Parker; he died about 1751. They may have had a son named Richard.