I am interested in more information about the Reese Meredith who became a very prominent merchant, Quaker, and citizen around the time of the Am Rev. Records available show Reese Meredith (1705 in Landegley, Radnorshire, Wales - 1778 in Philadelphia) + Martha Carpenter (1715 Philadelphia - 1769 Philadelphia) Known Children 1) Samuel Meredith (1741 Philadelphia - 1817 Wayne, Pennsylvania) (He was the first US Treasurer as appointed by George Washington. Resigned about 1801 to Thomas Jefferson for personal reasons in particular wife's health.) + Margaret Cadwalader ( abt 1750 Philadelphia area - 1820 ) (Well known prosperous Quaker family) 2) Anne Meredith (dates not known) + Henry Hill 3) Elizabeth Meredith ( 1740 Philadelphia - 1815 in Northumberland, PA) +George Clymer (abt 1738 Philadelphia - 1813 Bucks, PA) (Briston, England family, signer of Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution, business partner of his brother-in-law Samuel and father-in-law Reese. Prominent citizen of the city, state, and colonies/US) Does anyone have further knowledge of children of Reese Meredith and Martha Carpenter. In particular, there is an Esther Meredith born 1744 in the general area who married Leonard Ballou from the Ballous of VA. Her husband, Leonard, died in Philadelphia while selling cattle in 1783. Esther moved into Smith Co, TN with children and died there in 1818. Her father is listed in family records as Rhys or Rice Meredith, but I wonder if it could be Reese Meredith instead. That seems to be the same name in Wales. Surely, Reese Meredith and wife had more than three children in their 29 years together. Any ideas? Hurston Anderson