My g-g-g-grandfather, Simon Meredith, who was a Captain in the Frederick County Militia during the Revolutionary war, is also listed as Simon Meredy in one of the censuses. It is probably a corruption of the Welsh spelling. George Meredith Nuetzel Parkville, MD Bluchp56@aol.com wrote: > Ron, I do not know if I contacted you before but I want to clarify the > following information that I found in 1850 Census. I realize that the surname does > not match but with errors from Census takers in past ...who knows what > gremlins were involved? > Happy > Holiday to all! Jerry > > TAYLOR, Miriday? (Meridy?) (cannot read clearly) > 33 years old White > (born 1817 abt) > TAYLOR, Amy > 30 years old Black > (born 1820 abt) > TAYLOR, Sally > 14 years old Mixed color (born > 1836 abt) > > Found in 1850 Census Dover, Hundred De. > > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/e/r/Ronald-H-Merideth/GENE4-0001. > html > Descendants of Taylor Merideth > Generation No. 1 > > 1. TAYLOR1 MERIDETH was born Abt. 1780 in Kent Co., Delaware1,2,3,4,5,6, and > died Abt. 1849 in Kent Co., Delaware7. He married (1) UNKNOWN Abt. 1800 in > Del. She died Bef. 1818 in Delaware. He married (2) UNKNOWN Abt. March 26, 1818 > in Delaware. She died Bef. 1830 in Kent Co., Delaware. He married (3) NANCY8,9 > Aft. 1820 in Kent Co., Delaware10. She died Abt. June 13, 1846 in Kent Co., > Delaware11. > > Notes for TAYLOR MERIDETH: > The earliest record I have found of Taylor Merideth is the 1802 Tax List for > Kent Co., Delaware. Based on this record he probably became 21 in 1801 or > 1802. This would make his d.o.b. about 1780. > The following census records for Mispillion 100, Kent Co., Delaware indicate > a date of birth of: > > Year Age Date of Birth Range > 1810 26-45 1765-1784 > 1820 26-45 1775-1794 > 1830 40-50 1780-1790 > 1840 60-70 1770-1780 > > If all of these census records are correct his d.o.b. would have to be 1780. > > Other clues to Taylor's date of birth are found in records of the Kent Co. > Poor House. On three occassions Taylor was admitted to the poor house. The first > time was on Nov 6, 1818 until 12 Nov 1818. His age was given as 35. The > second time from 2 Oct 1826 until 1 Nov 1826 his age was given as 38. (This age > does not track with any other source I have found and is probably in error). > Taylor's final appearance in the poor house records was 26 Sept 1845 when his age > was listed as 65 and cripple. > > With the one exception noted above all these records point to a d.o.b. > between 1780 - 1783. > > Taylor was apparently married about 1800. His first wife's name is unknown to > me. Taylor appeared in census records in 1810 with a family of 4 males under > 10, one female under ten and one female 26-45. His first wife is aged 26-45. > > His first wife appears to have died ca 1818, as a marriage bond from Sussex > Co. DE dated 26 Mar 1818 was issued to Taylor but with the prospective bride > not named. The 1820 census lists Taylor with 2 males under 10, 2 females under > 10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26 and 1 female 26-45. His 4 sons listed in > 1810 are either dead or on their own. His second wife is aged 26-45. > > The 1830 census lists Taylor with 2 males under 5 and 1 female 20-30. His > children and wife from 1820 have either died or left home. Indenture records > indicate that most of them were bound out as apprentices. His third wife was aged > 20-30. She was apparently named Nancy as evidenced by a poor house record of > her death in 1846. > > The 1840 census records Taylor with 3 males under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 female > 30-40. Again the earlier children are gone. Most of them were indentured out to > learn a trade. > > Some of Taylors sons can be identified from Kent Co., DE tax records. The tax > assessor recorded John Meredith (of Taylor) and Henry Meredeth (of Taylor) in > several tax lists indicating they were sons of Taylor not to be confused with > other John's & Henry's on the same list. > Indenture records have been used to identify most of Taylor's younger > children. These records named Taylor as the father or Nancy as the mother and they > are cited in the notes for each child. > > For an estimate of Taylors date of death the tax records were used. Taylor > last appeared in the Kent Co., DE tax records in 1849 but his name was scratched > out. He also does not appear in the 1850 census nor the 1850 Mortality > schedule, so I believe he probably died early in 1849.