| Birth | Abt 1678 | Old Rappahannock Co., VA |
| Death | Dec 1716-May 1716 | Essex Co., VA |
| Property | 16 Oct 1683 | Old Rappahannock Co., VA |
| Oct. 16, 1683. Whereas Abraham COMBE of the Province of Maryland, Gent., did formerly put in the hands & possession of my late Brother in Law John MEADOR, dec'd., one heifer for the use and Acct. of my Godson John MEADOR, Son of John MEADOR the Elder deceased wch the said John MEADOR, the Son deceased in his minority Now Know all men by these presents that I Abraham COOMBE do by these presents give Mary MEADOR Daughter of the said John MEADOR the Elder deced and sole Sister of the said John MEADOR the Son, two cowes and two calves...And in case of the death of sd Mary without issue of her body lawfully begotten then I do hereby give the cowes and calves with all their future increase unto Richd. MEADOR son of John MEADOR of Rappa. Co. now liveing... Wits: Henry AUBREY, John ALMOND signed: Abra: COOMBE 16th 8ber 1683 of Record in Rappa. County Decembr 10th 1684 | ||
| Property | 10 Dec 1694 | Essex Co., VA |
| mentioned as being gifted property in his father's 10 Dec 1694 will. | ||
| Property | 10 May 1705 | Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock Co., VA |
| 10 May 1705 - Richard Meaders of Farnham Par., cooper, and Ann his wife sell Joseph Humphrey of same par., planter, for 3000 lb. tobacco, 100 acres; a neck of land on N side of Hoskins Peroson called the Second Neck; adjoins lands formerly owned by anthony North, and of John Waggner; to have privilege of a spring on Richard Meaders land. Signed: Richard Meador, Anne x Meaders witn: John Plajle, William x Grennall Recorded: 10 May 1705 | ||
| Witness | 10 Jun 1708 | Essex Co., VA |
| 10 June 1708 - witnessed Deed of John Haile to Adam Denning. - also witnessed bon of John Haile to keep covenants of the deed. | ||
| Court | 1710 | Essex Co., VA |
| was security for the administration of the estate of Edward Bramham. | ||
| Will | 12 Dec 1715 | Essex Co., VA |
| Will dated 12 Dec 1715, probated 15 May 1716 Richard Meador of So., Farn. Par., Essex co., Va to wife, plantation "whereon I now live" during life and then to eldest son William. To younger son Richard, the land where William Borne now lives "that is to say after the sd. William and Hester his wife decease the sd. land being formerly in the possession of my grandfather White" if he d.s.p. then to "my youngest daugher Addra". To "my brother John Meador my pistoles and houlsters." wife extrx. Signed Richard Meador. Witn: Erasmus Allen, Thomas X Duden. | ||
| Probate | 15 May 1716 | Essex Co., VA |
| will probated 15 May 1716 in Essex co., Va. | ||
| Our Meador Families in Colonial America - As found in the records of Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Old Rappahannock, Richmond, Essex and Caroline Counties, Virginia Victor Paul Meador and Bernal Meadows |
| Essex County Virginia Deeds and Wills #13 1707-11 975.5 D735ed 1707-11 John Frederick Dorman |
| Clara Addra (Adara) Meador Brenda <linty618@aol.com> |
| educated guess Michael Sheppard |
| Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume 9, Essex County - Wills and Deeds, 1714 - 1717 Beverly Fleet |
| Rappahanock County, and Lancaster County,VA dated: 28 Dec 1997 http://leo.vsla.edu/mailarch/va_roots/1997/dec97/msg00523.html found: 28 Feb 2000 Jerry L. Clark <clark4@itsnet.com> |
| Historical Southern Families, vol 4 John Bennett Boddie |
| Va - Virginia Colonial Abstracts Beverley Fleet |
| Virginia Wills and Administrations 1672-1800 929.3 T635 Clayton Torrence |
| How to cite this page as a source | |
| author: | Michael Sheppard < sheppard@cs.unm.edu > |
| title: | Genealogical events for Richard MEADOR |
| url: | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shep/shep/I206.html |
| updated: | 18 Dec 2005 |