__
|
_Gundioc BURGUNDES __|
| |
| |__
|
|
|--Chilperic BURGUNDES
|
| __
| |
|_____________________|
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|__
_William II DE BRAOSE __+
|
_William III DE BRAOSE _______|
| (1153 - 1211) |
| |_Bertha DE GLOUCESTER __+
|
|
|--Thomas DE BRAOSE
| (1175 - ....)
| _Reginald DE ST VALERY _+
| | (.... - 1166)
|_Matilda (Maud) DE ST VALERY _|
(1155 - 1210) |
|________________________
_Philip VI DE VALOIS _+
| (1293 - 1350) m 1313
_Jean II "The Good" DE VALOIS _|
| (1319 - 1364) m 1332 |
| |_Jeanne DE BOURGOGNE _
| m 1313
|
|--Charles V *The Wise* DE VALOIS
| (1336 - 1380)
| ______________________
| |
|_Judith "Bonne" LUXEMBOURG ____|
(.... - 1349) m 1332 |
|______________________
_John, MEADOWS ______+
| (1658 - 1721) m 1677
_Richard MEADOR _____|
| (1678 - 1716) |
| |_Elizabeth WHITE ____
| m 1677
|
|--Richard MEADOR
|
| _____________________
| |
|_Anne MOSS __________|
|
|_____________________
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Another son of (4) Richard and Ann Moss Meador was Richard
Meador, Jr., who could have been born 1710-1715. His first
public record was in 1738, when he sold 100 acres of the
plantation once owned by his great-grandfather, Richard
White, to John Bourne. This particular deed is not of
record, but accompanying deeds relinquishing rights to the
property by his brother (5) William21 and by William Bourne
specify the relationship between the elder and younger
Richard Meadors.
ichard Jr. continued to reside on the portion of the 450-
acre grant lands that had been handed down through several
generations. He next appears in records as the executor of
the will of his brother (5) William Meador, in 1759 .
There was a small suit for debt in 1767. His last record
was that of his will. Written July 21,1775 while he was
very ill, the will was presented for probate December
18,1775 and was proven by his executors, Robert Payne Waring
and William Gatewood, and by the witnesses, Nathan Waggoner,
Thomas Coleman, and Leroy Meador. Through an omission on
the part of the clerk the will was not recorded, an error
which was rectified at last in 1818 . From this will we
learn that his wife was still living at that time, and that
she was to inherit all his personal estate unless she
remarried. In that case, it was to be divided between the
two sons, (6) William and (6) Richard Meador. Son William
was to inherit the plantation and son Richard was to receive
a slave named Orange and a small girl, Cate. (5) Richard's
estate was appraised in 1780 , and listed among his
property were 4 slaves, a horse, 76 cows and heifers, etc.,
for a respectable total of 209 pounds.
hile his wife was not named in the will, it can be seen
later that her name was Milly, when, possibly in
anticipation of remarriage, she renounced all benefits and
advantages due her from the will . She then married James
Johnston, as can be shown by later deeds for the portion of
the 450-acre grant lands of which (5) Richard had died
possessed. Johnston also purchased 75 acres from Vincent
and Sarah Meador in 1788 , that probably adjoined their
principal holdings. In 1796, James and Milly Johnston sold
to (6) Richard Meador 50 acres on Gibson's Creek, which they
had bought from James O'Neal. "The livery and seizure of
the within lands was given Richard Meador by James Johnston
by the cuttng of Turf and Twig off said land" .
s previously noted, there is a reference to a William
Meador, Jr. in 1754 , who could be the son of (5) Richard
Meador. However, no further mention of the name is found
until 1793, when in partnership with James Johnston (his
step-father) he sold 30 acres to John Dunn . In the same
year, William leased 18 acres to Benjamin Waggoner for his
lifetime . It would appear that William died without heirs
before 1801, as in that year by deed James Johnston and wife
Milly, Stephen Johnston, and John Games released to (6)
Richard Meador all claims to a 58-acre portion of the
grounds once purchased by William, and released as well as
all claims to the 50-acre tract mentioned above held by (5)
Richard at his death .
he relationship between (5) Richard and his son (6) Richard
is further established in a deed in 1801 in which (6)
Richard and wife Mary sell their interest in 300 acres of
which his deceased father had possessed. This he sold to
James Johnston, Stephen Johnston, and John Games . Both
transactions of 1801 were for nominal amounts, showing a
family relationship. Possibly the Stephen Johnston was a
son of James and Milly, or a son of James by a prior
marriage. The relationship of John Games is unknown.
In a division and sale of the property of Richard Burke in
1807 , it is found that the wife of (6) Richard Meador was
Mary Burke, and that she was a daughter of Richard and Ann
Burke. Her inheritance of 165 1/8 acres was sold to (6)
Thomas Barton . No further research on this family has
been ma
_____________________
|
_John W. NORTON _____|
| m 1880 |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--J. Huie NORTON
|
| _William BRYANT _____+
| | (1810 - 1888) m 1836
|_Mary BRYANT ________|
(1857 - 1937) m 1880|
|_Rebecca CHAMBLESS __
(1818 - 1896) m 1836