Hi Judy- Referring agasin to my source: on pg. l675 Victor Paul Meador states: James Meador "Apparently born in Amelia Co. Va. nearly same age of other Meadors there with exception of Joel. it is proposed that he is son of Joel, but without documented proof-He witnessed a Deed Jan 762, D>B>7,p.652. with Benjamin Meador ( his supposed brother His wife, Susannah ia a co-signer when they sold Amelia Co. holdings. 22 April 1779, D.B.13,p.81 A Susannah Meadors bought a slave at this time D>B>l5,p.339, witnessed by Benjamin Meador. He states I failed to find my source for proof she was /Susannah Jordan, but base this on fact that the oldest sin was named Reuben, a name that came down through Jordan lineage.. Lineage of Reuben Meador has Reuben b. May 6,l776,Va. m. Hannah Adair b. Sept. l784 Va. d. 31 Oct. l866 SC, had dau. named Susannah who married Wm. Prather. Reuben's WILL named wife Hannah, chn. Susannah Prather, On pg. 1613, he states a hypothesis, that Joel/Joshua was in Amelia Co Va. by l736, with other Meador relative, Jason, Job, ("His probable brothers ) & including Rachel Meador Jordan and her son Jubal Jordan, ect/ On pg. 1683, He lists Jehu John Meador as son of James Meador -l730's-l803, Jehu John Meador- b.l771-80 Va, d. l840 Bedford Co.,Va,mar. Sept. 13,l796, Nancy Jane Board (1st. wife, b. 22 Sept l778, d. aft. l821- had daughter Susannah Meador who married (?) Morris -( no record of this purported marriage) .m. 2nd. Wm. D. Kemp l833 Franklin Co. Va. I am sorry, the writer seems to have many "supposed facts". Maybe some thing can be found or can be a clue ,from these writings. My ancestor: James Meador ., had a Will - Greene Co.,AL. dated 4 Sept. l833, probated 22 August l836, (He died in year l835 in possession of following land, e-1/2 of SE 1/4 of Sec. ll, Twnsp l9 Range 1 East. WILL stated: Son John to act as overseer of land., wife Elizabeth Meador; balance of estate in Carolina after death of my wife, to my heirs. Witnesses Job Meador, John Meador & John V. Meador. According to Orphans Ct. Bk. he left the following heirs: John Meador;Job Meador; Martha Meador wife of John V. Meador; Rebecca Melton wife of Jesse Melton; Lucinda Roberts, wife of Wm. H. Roberts; Cely (Cecelia) Thurman wifee of Wm. H. Thurman, Elizabeth Flanagan, wife of Philip Flanagan, Joel Meador; James P. Meador, Mary Meador ( my great grand-mother who married Dr. Wm. Calvin Bland)Pontotoc Co.,MS.) William Meador and Reuben Meador, (who has since departed this life leaving children to wit: ------Meador; -----Meador; -------Meador;-------Meador. Robert Leachman, Administrator, further represents that the infant children of Reuben Meador and John Meador, John V. Meador and his wife Martha, Philip P.Flanagan and Elizabeth his wife and James R. Meador and Mary Meador are all resident citizensa of the State of Miss; that Job Meador, Wm. H. Roberts and Lucinda his wife and Wm. Meador are citizens off Alabama I will appreciate any information on my connections- of Meador Family history. Best wishes, Clara West. cfw@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Baugh <procyon@prodigy.net> To: <ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 8:56 AM Subject: [ALDALLAS-L] Re: MEADOR, ELMORE, WILLIAMS, DUBOIS, GREENING > > From: "Clara West" <cfw@home.com> > > > > Hi Judy - Thank you for your message thru ALDALLAS_L@rootsweb.com regarding > > James Meador. I have the following from the book "The Meador Families of > > North Central Tn. by Victor Paul Meador, 12402 E. 33rd. St., Independance , > > Mo.64055, page 1674: > > (4) Joel Meador- @l710/15 -l777 > > (5) James Meador -b. l738-40 Amelia,Co; d. l804 S.Car.: m. @l774-6 Amelia > > Co.,Va. to Susannah Jordan, b.-- d. l826 S.Car. ; (sister of Reuben > > Jordan). > > What sources does the author cite in support of the fact that > the maiden name of James Meador's wife Susannah was Jordan, > and she was sister of Reuben? Yes the name Reuben Jordan > turns up in some Meador records, but the following are just > a few of the references I could cite in support for the fact > that Susannah Meador's maiden name was Morris and she m. (1) > Archelaus Elmore, and subsequently James Meador. > > 02 Nov 1755 Marriage Bond Pr. Edward cty., VA John Morris gave > consent for his daughter to marry Archelaus Elmore (they were > married on 15 Nov; Archelaus was "dis[owned for] m[arrying] > o[ut of] u[nity] by the Society of Friends on 11 Dec 1756 [ref > Hinshaw's Quaker Records, VA] > > Jul 1756 Susannah Elmore Administratrix of Archilus Elmore > Plaintiff v. agt John Brown Def. for L235 tobacco, judgment > for plaintiff [Pr. Edward cty. Order Book 3, p.99] > > Jan 25 1775 Jas. Meador gave bond as Guardian to Thos. Martha, > Elizabeth, John Archer & Judith Elmore Orphans of Archelus > Elmore, dec'd. [Amelia cty. Order Book 13, p.308] (The Elmore > children also had a sister Ann, already married to Edmund Craddock. > Thomas Elmore described her as his sister in a deed of trust > on 27 Oct 1791, Amelia VA, Deed bk. 19, p.128) > > Clark v. Saxon [Laurens Co. Equity Court records, Box 15, > package 12] proves that Ann (Elmore) Craddock m. (2)James Saxon. > > Will of Susannah Meador [Laurens cty., SC probate records > Box 49, package 8] names daughter Ann Saxon. Ann is the only > one of her Elmore children named in will, but there are other > records I can cite proving she was the mother of John Archer, > Judith, et al., Elmore. > > Kind regards, > Judy Baugh > > Researching DUBOIS, ELMORE, GAYLE, GREENING, HAYNSWORTH, SWEPSON, > WARREN, WHITEHEAD IN Dallas & surrounding counties, AL > >