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  • ID: I2 1
  • Name: Nicholas MERIWETHER
  • Suffix: II
  • Prefix: Col. 2 3 4
  • Sex: M 5 6 7
  • Birth: 26 OCT 1665 in Virginia
  • Note: Based on research by TMSI that indicates he had to have been born before 1667.
  • Birth: 26 OCT 1667
  • Note: Commonly reported date, based on WRG's "old Bible leaf" transcript. 8
  • Death: BEF 20 NOV 1744 in Goochland or Albemarle County, Virginia
  • Occupation: Farmer/Planter, land speculator; Attorney
  • FAGM: Find a Grave Memorial
  • Note:

    Col. Nicholas Meriwether II

    Col. Nicholas Meriwether II amassed a large quantity of land, at one point owning about 33,000 acres. His will, one of the longest recorded in Virginia, was witnessed by Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson.

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    Father: Nicholas MERIWETHER b: ABT 1631 in Great Britain
    Mother: Elizabeth b: ABT 1638

    Marriage 1 Elizabeth CRAFFORD b: ABT 1672 in "Assasquin", New Kent County, Virginia
    • Married: ABT 1687 in Saint Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
    Children
    1. Has Children William MERIWETHER b: ABT 1688 in James City County, Virginia
    2. Has Children David MERIWETHER b: ABT 1690 in James City County, Virginia
    3. Has No Children Thomas MERIWETHER b: ABT 1691 in Virginia
    4. Has Children Anne MERIWETHER b: BEF 15 JUL 1694 in New Kent County, Virginia
    5. Has Children Sarah MERIWETHER b: 1697 in New Kent County, Virginia
    6. Has No Children Nicholas MERIWETHER b: 11 JUL 1699 in New Kent County, Virginia
    7. Has Children Elizabeth MERIWETHER b: 20 JUN 1703 in New Kent County, Virginia
    8. Has Children Jane MERIWETHER b: ABT 1705 in New Kent County, Virginia
    9. Has No Children Mary MERIWETHER b: ABT 1707 in New Kent County, 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
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S15
    3. Type: Book
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S316
    4. Type: Periodical
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S7296
    5. 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
    6. Type: Book
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S3
    7. Type: TMSI Databank
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S242
    8. Type: Family Bible
      Detail: The Meriwether Society Source: S332
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