In your reseach, have any of you run acroos a Druscilla Meadows, or Meadors, that married a Hardy Averett, or Avery, around 1800 either in NC or SC? They came to Perry County around 1830. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Larry Judy Baugh wrote: > > 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