Has anyone who lists Adam Meek b 1640 Lincolnshire, England actually verified the information? There is so much written that cannot possibly be true. When I have pointed this out to a few MEEK genealogists, they simply omit some dates which are obvious discrepancies and continue to pass on the misinformation. The information on Adam MEEK and the next few generations was first written by H B Meek in his 1902 book, "A MEEK GENEALOGY". H B MEEK gave no sources or explainations for the information contained in his book. In 1962 Carleton L MEEK wrote "MEEK GENEALOGY 1640 - 1962". He repeated the genealogy in the 1902 book by H B MEEK. This book also contains no source information. The information in both books is very suspect. Can anyone verify the information that is so frequently passed on? I find my father's name posted on several websites as decending down from Adam, Matthew, John and then Robert and so on down several further generations. The information is not possible. According to Carlteon's 1962 book the following is being passed on via the internet as true.. John MEEK, son of Matthew and grandson of Adam, is listed as born 1686 Ireland. When he was 58 years old, in 1744, he married Elizabeth MITCHELL. The book tells that their son Robert was born 11 years before they married. If this is true, then Robert was not likely the son of both John MEEK and Elizabeth MITCHELL. Robert MEEK is listed as born 1732 in Ireland. According to Carleton MEEK's book, Robert was only nine years old when his son George MEEK was born. Robert supposedly lived in several places across Virginia and Pennsylvania and died in 1838 at the age of 106 years. I believe the writer of this genealogy actually found several different men by the name of Robert MEEK and compiled their information into one person. If any one has actually verified their descendancy from Adam b 1640, please let me and other list members know your source of information. Thanks for listening/reading. Mary Ann Buswell

Mary Ann, I don't have my Meek ancestors back very far but was wondering if you might I seen any of these names in you research. David Alexander Meek, b 15 Aug 1794, Washinton Co, PA m Elizabeth Gary 27 Feb 1814 in Coshocton, Co, OH d about 1855 in Porter Co, IN Elizabeth Gary Meek, b 23 Dec 1792 Sussex Co, NJ d 19 Dec 1881 in Decatur, IA children; Abigail, Mary(my great-grandmother), Samuel, Margaret, Maria, Asa, Katherine, Alcinda, Richard, Wrsual(died a infant), Joseph(died a infant) George. I don't remember if I have written to you before or not. Bonnie Cullison ----- Original Message ----- From: maryann <mamsb@digitalexp.com> To: <MEEK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 8:30 PM Subject: Fw: [MEEK] Adam Meek > Has anyone who lists Adam Meek b 1640 Lincolnshire, England actually > verified the information? There is so much written that cannot possibly be > true. When I have pointed this out to a few MEEK genealogists, they simply > omit some dates which are obvious discrepancies and continue to pass on the > misinformation. > > The information on Adam MEEK and the next few generations was first written > by H B Meek in his 1902 book, "A MEEK GENEALOGY". H B MEEK gave no sources > or explainations for the information contained in his book. > > In 1962 Carleton L MEEK wrote "MEEK GENEALOGY 1640 - 1962". He repeated the > genealogy in the 1902 book by H B MEEK. This book also contains no source > information. > > The information in both books is very suspect. > > Can anyone verify the information that is so frequently passed on? > > I find my father's name posted on several websites as decending down from > Adam, Matthew, John and then Robert and so on down several further > generations. > > The information is not possible. According to Carlteon's 1962 book the > following is being passed on via the internet as true.. > > John MEEK, son of Matthew and grandson of Adam, is listed as born 1686 > Ireland. When he was 58 years old, in 1744, he married Elizabeth MITCHELL. > > The book tells that their son Robert was born 11 years before they married. > If this is true, then Robert was not likely the son of both John MEEK and > Elizabeth MITCHELL. > > Robert MEEK is listed as born 1732 in Ireland. According to Carleton MEEK's > book, Robert was only nine years old when his son George MEEK was born. > > Robert supposedly lived in several places across Virginia and Pennsylvania > and died in 1838 at the age of 106 years. > > I believe the writer of this genealogy actually found several different men > by the name of Robert MEEK and compiled their information into one person. > > If any one has actually verified their descendancy from Adam b 1640, please > let me and other list members know your source of information. > > Thanks for listening/reading. > > Mary Ann Buswell > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >

I have a David Alexander Meek, mine was born in Buffalo NY in 1902, He was the son of Robert Meek and Jane Edith Wass, Jane was born in England and Robert was born in Scotland, but some of his sisters and brothers were born in Ireland. Patty Champion Sanderlin Wilson, Niagara Co. NY searching: Armstrong, Campbell, Champion, Curnow, Freeman, Maynard, Meek, Morcom, Richards, Russell, Taylor and Wass ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Cullison" <bonniec@brightok.net> To: <MEEK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [MEEK] Adam Meek > Mary Ann, > > I don't have my Meek ancestors back very far but was wondering if you might > I seen any of these names in you research. > > David Alexander Meek, b 15 Aug 1794, Washinton Co, PA > m Elizabeth Gary 27 Feb 1814 in Coshocton, Co, OH d about 1855 in Porter > Co, IN > Elizabeth Gary Meek, b 23 Dec 1792 Sussex Co, NJ d 19 Dec 1881 in Decatur, > IA > children; > Abigail, Mary(my great-grandmother), Samuel, Margaret, Maria, Asa, > Katherine, Alcinda, Richard, Wrsual(died a infant), Joseph(died a infant) > George. > > I don't remember if I have written to you before or not. > > Bonnie Cullison > ----- Original Message ----- > From: maryann <mamsb@digitalexp.com> > To: <MEEK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 8:30 PM > Subject: Fw: [MEEK] Adam Meek > > > > Has anyone who lists Adam Meek b 1640 Lincolnshire, England actually > > verified the information? There is so much written that cannot possibly > be > > true. When I have pointed this out to a few MEEK genealogists, they > simply > > omit some dates which are obvious discrepancies and continue to pass on > the > > misinformation. > > > > The information on Adam MEEK and the next few generations was first > written > > by H B Meek in his 1902 book, "A MEEK GENEALOGY". H B MEEK gave no > sources > > or explainations for the information contained in his book. > > > > In 1962 Carleton L MEEK wrote "MEEK GENEALOGY 1640 - 1962". He repeated > the > > genealogy in the 1902 book by H B MEEK. This book also contains no source > > information. > > > > The information in both books is very suspect. > > > > Can anyone verify the information that is so frequently passed on? > > > > I find my father's name posted on several websites as decending down from > > Adam, Matthew, John and then Robert and so on down several further > > generations. > > > > The information is not possible. According to Carlteon's 1962 book the > > following is being passed on via the internet as true.. > > > > John MEEK, son of Matthew and grandson of Adam, is listed as born 1686 > > Ireland. When he was 58 years old, in 1744, he married Elizabeth > MITCHELL. > > > > The book tells that their son Robert was born 11 years before they > married. > > If this is true, then Robert was not likely the son of both John MEEK and > > Elizabeth MITCHELL. > > > > Robert MEEK is listed as born 1732 in Ireland. According to Carleton > MEEK's > > book, Robert was only nine years old when his son George MEEK was born. > > > > Robert supposedly lived in several places across Virginia and Pennsylvania > > and died in 1838 at the age of 106 years. > > > > I believe the writer of this genealogy actually found several different > men > > by the name of Robert MEEK and compiled their information into one person. > > > > If any one has actually verified their descendancy from Adam b 1640, > please > > let me and other list members know your source of information. > > > > Thanks for listening/reading. > > > > Mary Ann Buswell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >