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). (6) Reuben Meador b. May 6,l776,Va.-d. Aug. 6. l829,S.C. m. Hannah Adair b. Sept. l784,Va. d. Oct. 31,l866,S.Car. (6) James Meador m.---Willis. (7) Elizabeth Meador m. l8l8 S.Car.- Stephen Fasler. (6) Jason Meador b. l770's Amelia Co.Va.,d. l824 S.Car., m. Jan. 13,l797,Amelia Co. Va. to Mary (Polly) Vaughn (dau. of Nicholas Vaughn),b. Amelia Co.Va., d. l827, Laurens Co.,S.C. (6) Ann Meador b. l770's Amelia Co.Va.=d. ?, m. James Saxon b.-?,d. bef. l823 WILL of Susannah (6) Jehu John Meador b. l770's Amelia Co.,Va. d. Bedford Co.Va. ,mar. jSept 13.1796,Bedford Co.Va.(consent of Jason Meador). to Nancy Jane board (lst. wife) b. Sept.22,l778 Va..d. l821-32 Bedford co. Va. 2nd. wife- Phebe J. Crews b. @l808, Va., mar. April 30 l833 Bedford, Co.,Va. ( Phebe Crews mar. 2nd. husband- Pleasant Baker James Meador and wife Susannah sold land l70 Acres, Bedford Co.Va. -on Jumping run to son ( 6)Jehu John Meador on Fab. 23, l801 & on same day l00 ac. to Christopher Brighley (Beasley ?) D.B> ll,p.316). At this time, James & Susannah took the Great Wagon Road to L:aurens Dist. S.C. with their sons, Reuben, James and Jason. Jehu Joh having mar. in Bedford Co.Va. remained there. James dies- WILL dated Sept. 28, l803, pro. Sept. 13, l804 in Laurens Dist. SC W>B> C-1, p.128. Brief report says he named only wife Susannah & sons Reuben,Jason & Jehu. However, Susannah in her Will:W.B.F.p.258,dated July 18,l823,proved in l826,named her children: Reuben, An Saxon, Jason,and John. Seemingly, son (6) James must have died before his parents ? James & Susannah most likely bu. in Meador cem. nearby where also Reuben & his family are bu. 4 mi. past Hurrican Church-left side of road in forest- (Fron Young's Crossroads in Hwy. 76 tow. Church. The other children are also followed in this same book. Let me know id this information is of help or interest to you. Best wishes, Clara West-cfw@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Baugh <procyon@prodigy.net> To: <ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 9:53 AM Subject: [ALDALLAS-L] MEADOR, ELMORE, WILLIAMS, DUBOIS, GREENING > > From: "Clara West" <cfw@home.com> > > > > Hi Virginia- I observeded your message of 3-09-00 and your reference to the > > family name Meador. I am descended from James Meador of Greene Co., AL. > > through his daughter Mary who married Dr. Wm. Calvin Bland. I also have a > > copy of the will of John Meador and one of James Meador, my gggrand father. > > We have been searching for the parents of my James Meador & for the place of > > birth, ect. the Will mentions land in Carolina. but not county or city. Do > > you have any information on this family. best wishes, Clara West, > > cfw@home.com > > > Dear Ms. West, > > My ancestress Susannah (Morris) Elmore m. secondly @1775 > in Amelia cty., VA James Meadors "who d. testate....[by] > Oct. 30, 1804....Laurens Dist., SC" (Ref. Doliante, > Sharon J., MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA COLONIALS, GENEALOGIES > OF SOME COLONIAL FAMILIES. 1991,1998. Baltimore. > Genealogical Publishing Co.) > > They had sons Reuben (d.1829, testate, Laurens, SC), Jason > (d.bef 07 Mar 1825, Laurens, see Laurens probate Rec'ds. > Box 56, Pkg. 5), and John. Reuben and Jason are proven to > have had sons and grandsons named James. John may have also, > but the documentation is sketchy. Some of Jason's children > are known to have come to Chambers cty., AL. His grandson > John Calhoun Meadors (son of Warner Williams Meadors and > Nancy Fergurson) has an entry in HISTORY OF ALABAMA & > DICTIONARY OF ALABAMA BIOGRAPHY (Owen, Thomas McAdory & > Marie Bankhead Owen. 4vol. S.J.Clarke. Chicago. 1921). > > Rgds., > Judy Baugh <procyon@prodigy.net> > > Susannah Morris x (1)Archelaus Elmore > .Judith Elmore x Josiah Williams > ..Louisa Williams x John DuBois > ...Samuel Patton DuBois x Elizabeth Greening > ....Virginia Greening DuBois x Richard Brown Prather > > The Prathers were my gg-grandparents. The Williams and > Elmores were early settlers of Autauga (that part now in > Elmore cty.). *Elizabeth Greening's grandparents John and > Mary (Whitehead) Greening were territorial settlers of > Dallas cty. - old Athens. > >