Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Meredith 
684, 5G Grandfather
684, 5G GrandfatherBirth1742, Louisa Co VA
Death1824/1825, Adair Co KY Age: 82
FatherJames Meredith (ca1715-1790)
MotherMildred Bagby (ca1725-1796)
Spouses
Marriage9 Sep 1765, Goochland Co VA685
ChildrenJames (1765-ca1820)
Frances “Fanny” (1767-1829)
Jane (Jenny) (<1769-1852)
John (1772-)
Martha “Patsy” (1774-)
Elisha (1776-)
Daniel (1777-)
William (1780-)
Nancy (1782-)
2Rebeccah Keys , Step 5G Grandmother
, Step 5G GrandmotherBirth21 Jan 1752, York Co PA
Deathaft Apr 1825 Age: 73
FatherJoseph Keys
MotherRebecca Mullen
Marriage17 Aug 1792, Surry Co NC
ChildrenMildred “Milly” (ca1793-)
Elizabeth “Betsy” (ca1794-1858)
Notes for William Meredith
William MEREDITH born about 1742, Louisa County, Virginia, married, first about 1763, to Anne BOND. Anne died about 1792 in Stokes County, North Carolina and is buried there. William married second on 17 Aug 1792 (date of marriage bond), in Surry County, North Carolina, to Rebecca KEYS. Rebecca was born. 21 January 1752, in York County, Pennsylvania, (daughter of Joseph KEYS and Rebecca MULLEN) and died after Apr 1825. William died between 1824-1825, in Adair County, Kentucky.
William Meredith was referred to as "Captain" and served in the North Carolina Militia under Col. Martin Armstrong. Another officer and close friend was Captain Benjamin Cleveland. Both were in the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780. The Surry County, North Carolina records are full of references to William Meredith from 1771 until November 1805. He was a landowner and also served in various political offices, including justice of the peace, constable and coroner. According to a letter to Lyman Draper dated January 1, 1881, he was also a schoolteacher.
A letter from John Banner to Lyman C. Draper written December 1, 1880 from Mt. Airy, North Carolina, states that William Meredith had his place of residence on land on Crooked Creek in northeast corner of Stokes County, North Carolina and that when his wife Anne died she was buried on the place near an oak tree.
By 1806 William has moved from North Carolina and appears on the Pulaski County, Kentucky Tax Rolls.
William Meredith was referred to as "Captain" and served in the North Carolina Militia under Col. Martin Armstrong. Another officer and close friend was Captain Benjamin Cleveland. Both were in the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780. The Surry County, North Carolina records are full of references to William Meredith from 1771 until November 1805. He was a landowner and also served in various political offices, including justice of the peace, constable and coroner. According to a letter to Lyman Draper dated January 1, 1881, he was also a schoolteacher.
A letter from John Banner to Lyman C. Draper written December 1, 1880 from Mt. Airy, North Carolina, states that William Meredith had his place of residence on land on Crooked Creek in northeast corner of Stokes County, North Carolina and that when his wife Anne died she was buried on the place near an oak tree.
By 1806 William has moved from North Carolina and appears on the Pulaski County, Kentucky Tax Rolls.
Notes for Ann (Spouse 1)
Her name has been reported variously as Bond, Bonds and Burns.
Notes for Rebeccah (Spouse 2)
Rebecca (Keys) Noblett Meredith grew up in Orange County, North Carolina and after the Revolutionary War her father moved to Surry County, North Carolina. Rebecca was received in membership by the Deep Creek Monthly Meeting 6 Oct 1788 and disowned by Deep Creek Monthly Meeting on 4 May 1793 for marrying out of unity. This was after her second marriage which was to William Meredith. William had been named Guardian for her children after the death of her first husband.