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- Will of Thomas Meador
In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Meador of Essex County, in the Parish of South Farnham, being in perfect sence and memory, Praise the Almighty for the same, I do make and ordain this my last will testament, revoking all other wills heretofore written, in manner and form as followeth, to wit:
Impres First and principally I commend my soul unto the hand of the Almighty God who gave it, hoping through the Merits and death of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon of all my sins and wickedness in general and to inherit everlasting life through my Saviour Christ, and my body I commit to the earth to be decently and Christianly buried, hoping at the last day of judgement it shall be reunited to my soul to a happy resurrection. As for my worldly estate which it has pleased God to Bless me with, I give as followeth:
Item I give unto my son, John Meador a peace of land in Essex County and Parish aforesaid, being the land on which I live, bounded as followeth; Beginning at my cool spring and running to a great white oak standing on my spring hill, thence across my cornfield to the head of a branch called the poplar spring branch, thence down the branch to the great branch to the main Pocoson and down the main Pocoson to the mouth of cool spring branch and up the said branch to the beginning; to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.
Item I give unto my son Thomas Meador eighty acres of land, more or less, beginning at a corner oak between Nicholas Faulconor and myself, thence to the corner of the ditch, thence down the ditch to the head of the branch, thence down the branch to the great branch, so the said branch to Harbett Waggoner's line, thence along Waggoner's line to the mouth of Clements spring branch, so up the said branch to the main road, so along the said road to the bloody oak, thence northeast to a corner hickory by Nicholas Faulconer's fence, so to the beginning, to him and his male heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.
Item I give to my son Rubin all the remainder part of my land belonging to the burying place lying between I gave to my sons John Meador and Thomas Meador, to him and his male heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.
Item I give to my son Ruben Meador my old hunting gun which was made by Peter Byram and three cows and calves and desire they may not be appraised, being left him instead of money. Land to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Allen, wife of Benjamin Allen, the same feather bed I lent her at the day of marriage, to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give to my daughter Rachel Armstrong, wife of Ambrose Armstrong, the same feather bed I lent her at the day of marriage, to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give to my daughter, Sarah Meador, one feather bed with all the furniture and etc., to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give to my daughter, Frances Bell one feather bed with all the furniture and etc., to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give to Susannah Meador forty-five shillings current money to be put to her use during her lifetime, to be paid yearly by my Executors, hereafter named.
This is the daughter of his brother, John, who died in 1721 and Thomas and one other brother were the guardians of Susannah, who was totally disabled. CCB
Item I desire that all the remainder part of my estate of what kind soever, being real and personal, and lying and being in what place soever be equally divided amongst my nine children, vis: John Meador, Thomas Meador, Ambrose Meador, Ruben Meador, Sarah Meador, Easter Meador, Elizabeth Allen, Rachel Armstrong, and Frances Bell, to them and their heirs forever.
Item I do constitute and appoint my two sons, Thomas Meador, and Ruben Meador full, whole and sole Executors of this my last will and testament, revoking all other will or wills heretofore by me made and acknowledge this my will and no other; in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixt my seal this 31st day of July Anno Domi, 1758.
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Thomas Meador (SS)
Waters Dun
William Meador, Jr.
Robert Coleman
At a court held for Essex County at Tappahannock the 19th September 1758, this last will and testament of Thomas Meador, dec.'d was this day presented in court by the Executors herein named, who made oath thereto according to law, and was proved by the oaths of the witnesses hereto, and on the motion of the Executors admitted to record and so recorded.
Thomas Meador
Birth 1680
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Death 31 Jul 1758 (aged 77–78)
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Burial Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Unknown
Memorial ID 136612091
Thomas Meador married Elizabeth Wood 1718 in Virginia. They had 11 known children:
1 Elizabeth Meador; b 1705, d?
2 Reuben Meador; b 1709, d 1778
3 Rachel Meador; b 1713, d 1758
4 John Meador; b 1718, d ?
5 Ambrose Meador; b 1719, d ?
6 Sarah Meador; b 1722, d ?
7 Elizabeth Meador; b 1723, d 1770
8 Esther Meador, b 1724, d ?
9 Francis May Meador; b 1726, d ?
10 Ambrose Meador (link below)
11 Susannah Meador, b?, d
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1680 - 1758 (78 years)
