William Meaders/Meadows was born 1737 in Orange or Albemarle Co, VA and died 29 December 1821 in Spartanburg, SC.

WILL: 4 MAR 1814 Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Probate: 12 FEB 1822 Spartanburg County, South Carolina

"In the name of God Amen. I William MEADERS of Spartanburg

District and State of South Carolina being infirm in Body but

of sound mind memory & understanding Thanks to Almighty God for

it, Do make this my last will & testament--Viz. I give and

bequeath to my loving wife Ann MEADERS the plantation on which

I now live with all my household & kitchen furniture with all

my live Stock I may have at my decease as long as she shall

live. To my son Thomas MEADERS all the woodland in the fork of

the branch to him and his heirs forever. To My son John MEADERS

one half of the remainder of my tract of land Including the

House in which I now live--But to permit my Daughter Peggy

HINDMAN to live in the house so long as she shall choose so to

do the rest of my and I give and devise to my Grandson John

MEADERS being the lower part of my land to him and his heirs

forever--To my Grandson William HINDMAN one bay Colt & one

feather bed and furniture.

The rest of my personal property to be sold by the direction of

my Executors and equally divided be to my daughters & two sons

Viz. Elizabeth HARRALSON, Jane SMITH, Peggy HINDMAN, Dorcas

VICE, Jefse MEADORS, James MEADERS, Nancy MOORE, Lastly

I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son John MEADERS

whole & Sole Executor of this my last will & testament--In

witness whereof I have set my hand and Seal this fourth day of

March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & fourteen and

the thirty eighth of the Independence of America.

Signed, seal'd, Delivered & Published by the within named

William MEADERS as and for his last will and testament in the

presence of us who at his request and in his presence

subscribed our names as witnefses thereto

Ebsworth MOORE

Chas MOORE

Lawson THOMSON

his

William X MEADERS (Seal)

mark"

 

He married Anne Moore. She was born around 1740 and died after 1814 in Spartanburg, SC.

Their children were:

Elizabeth Meaders (born about 1758; died 1808); married Gideon Harrelson

John Meaders (born 18 March 1762); married 1st Elizabeth, 2nd Mary, 3rd an unknown wife

Thomas Meaders (born about 1765); married Elender Nichols

Jane Meaders (born about 1770); married Hancock Smith

Jesse Meaders (born about 1774)

James Meaders (born about 1778)

Dorcas Meaders (born about 1779); married Nathaniel Vise

Joseph Meaders (born about 1782; died 1814); married Seleh Lancaster

Nancy Meaders (born about 1783); married Ebsworth Moore

Margaret "Peggy" Meaders (born bef 1785); married an unknown Hindman

 

 

 

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