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  • ID: I102 1
  • Name: Nicholas MERIWETHER
  • Prefix: Col. 2 3 4
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 11 Feb 1719/20 in New Kent County, Virginia 5
  • Death: 3 MAY 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia 5
  • FMIL: French & Indian War
  • Note: 2

    He served as a Colonel on the staff of Major General Edward Braddock in the French & Indian Wars. In June, 1755, the general was mortally wounded near Ft. Duquesne, near present day Pittsburg, and reportedly fell into Col. Meriwether's arms. Upon Nicholas' return, General Braddock's sister, Lady Braddock, presented Col. Meriwether with a scarlet coat embroidered in gold as a token of regard. A nephew of Col. Nicholas, Nicholas Meriwether (1726-1772), the son of Thomas Meriwether & Elizabeth Thornton, was also present at the battle and for many years his descendants mistakenly thought he was the recipient of the coat. (According to Richard Cocke Vaughan)Page: p. 302
  • Change Date: 3 MAY 2009



    Father: David MERIWETHER b: ABT 1690 in James City County, Virginia
    Mother: Anne HOLMES b: 19 DEC 1695 in King and Queen County, Virginia

    Marriage 1 Frances MORTON b: ABT 1720 in Richmond County, Virginia
    • Married: ABT 1740 in Virginia
    Children
    1. Has No Children Nicholas MERIWETHER b: 9 SEP 1741 in Virginia
    2. Has No Children John MERIWETHER b: 17 Jan 1742/3 in Virginia
    3. Has Children Reuben MERIWETHER b: 15 DEC 1743 in Goochland County, Virginia
    4. Has Children George MERIWETHER b: 25 MAR 1745 in Virginia
    5. Has No Children Anne MERIWETHER b: 19 MAY 1747 in Virginia
    6. Has Children Nicholas MERIWETHER b: 4 JUN 1749 in Virginia
    7. Has Children Mary MERIWETHER b: 1 MAR 1752 in Virginia
    8. Has No Children Frances or Francis MERIWETHER b: 24 OCT 1754 in Virginia

    Sources:
    1. Publication: The Meriwether Society, Inc.
      URL: http://MeriwetherSociety.org
      Text: Information about this individual has been collected by The Meriweither Society from many sources. As the Society is in the process of verifying the information, it should be treated as unconfirmed at this time. Please do not assume the information is correct.

      If you have information about this individual, please contact the Society. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE INFORMATION SHOWN WITHOUT VERIFYING IT YOURSELF!
    2. Type: Book
      Periodical: The Meriwethers and Their Connections
      Author: Nelson Heath Meriwether
      Publication: Artcraft Press
      Date: 1964
      Detail: Reprinted in 1991 by The Meriwether Society, Gateway Press
    3. Type: Book
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S168
    4. Type: Book
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S316
    5. Type: Family Bible
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S332
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