Abraham Medearis

GEDCOM Note

Abraham wrote a letter to his brother John on 11 Nov. 1816 and addresses him as "Dear Honorable Brother". He apparently never married and his line ended there. In the letter he referred to himself as "monastic". Abraham spent 3 years in service for his country in the American Revolution.

Transcript of the 1816 letter.

To Mr. John Madeares Bedford County Tinnessee State From Abraham Meadeares North Carolina Person County November 1th, 1816.

Dear Honorable Brother I have kind embraced this opportunity of righting to let you kno that I and mine is in reasonable state of helth at present. Thanks be to god for it and hoaping these lines will ifind you and yours in the like and I should be glad to see sum of you to have some chat with you about the country. I have the soryst crop that I ever had in my life and the drouth has been so severe that corn sels now at fore do form the stack rotten and all together, pork at 12-2/3 pr hundred. Cows between 20 and 30 doler by reaon of destemper and nomore at present. But stil remane your loving brother til deth and hope that if we neveer may see each other in this life that we may meat ....there to remane. But stil wish to se you and all your in life. I am dear Brother with esteam your dear loving brother until death and I stil remain in the monastick way.

Abraham Madeares

Mentionings of Abraham Medearis in the Person County Records

Person County North Carolina Compilations, 1792 - 1823.

St. James District: Abm. Maderas, 616 acres (1794 and 1795 Tax List)

Capt. Fowlers District: Abram Madarias (1814 Tax list)

Abraham Medaris, 292 Acres (1805 tax list)

Capt. Seaney District, Abraham Medaris, 292 Acres (1823 tax list)

Person County, Deed Book B, Page 216-21

John Carrington of Orange Co. (in debt to John MacRae of Petersburg, VA, for 1230 12 sh 7 p. gold or silver) to John McRae Jr. & Duncan MacRae, trustees, for 5 sh, 750 A in Person Co. purchased from Abraham Davis on Little Cr adj glen, Moses Moore, Dickens, Evans on county line. Also 250 A in CC purchased of Arthur Moore on Nap of Reed at Granville Co. line adj Jacob Cozart, Abraham Maderis, David Roberts, Thomas Yokely; also 300 A in Orange Co. on Flat R at the mill pass where it crosses the great rd adj William Ashley & purchased of James Carrington. If debt unpaid by 1 Apr next, ad placed in North Carolina Gazette 20 days beforehand. 15 May 1795. Wit: Wiliam McQuiston, James Watson, Samuel Hill. Proved 22 Mar 1796 before John Estis in Orange Co; registered CC 28 July 1796; in Person Co 29 July 1796.

Page 235-7

John Carrington of Orange Co. to Zebulon Veazey of Granville Co., for 1000 lbs, 200 A on Nap of Reed Cr being part of large tract of Thos Person on the county line; 640 A on Nap of Reed Cr & Cubb Cr adj Peter Cozart, Joshua Johnston, claims of John Cock, Abraham Medares, Jacob Cozart now Carrington; 20 A on Nap of Reed Cr on Granville Co. line adj Jacob Cozart, John Cocke. 6 Mar 1796. Wit: Alexr McMullen, Jas Carrington Jun, Robert Dickens.

Person County, Deed Book C, Page 379

David Roberts to Richard Peed of Granville Co., for 123 lbs 12/, 206 A on Cubb Cr adj Abraham Maderas on Ren spring br. 16 Aug 1802. Wit: George Roberts, Arthur Roberts.

Person County, Deed Book D, Page 511-12

Arthur Moore of CC to John Carrington of Orange Co., for 500 lbs, 2050 A on Nap of Reed on Granville Co., line adj Jacob Cozart, Abraham Maderias, David Roberts, Thomas Yockley. 14 Oct 1788. Wit: Alexr McMullen, John Knight. Proved by oath John Knight 2 Aug 1816.

Page 440-1

Moses Cash & Daniel Cash to Bennett Williams Junr., for 42 lbs, 133 1/2 A on Cub Cr adj George Pead, being a tract laid out of lands of Jno Cash Sen. decd for his legatees called lot #2 allotted to Daniel Cash. 25 Nov 1814. Wit: Jesse Peed, Abraham Medaris.

Person County, Deed Book E, Page 8-9

John Carrington Sen. of Orange Co. to Hubbard Cozart of Granville Co., for 500 lbs, 250 A on Nap of Reed Cr on Granville Co. line adj Jacob Cozart, Abraham Meadows, David Roberts, Thos Oakley. 24 Aug 1815. Wit: John J. Carrington, Benja Cozart.

Page 162

Thomas Pede to Daniel Tucker of Granville Co., for $142, 71 A e side Cub Cr at Rens Br adj Fluke Br, Oakley. 10 Dec 1817. Wit Danl Gooche, Abraham Madeares.

Page 164 - 165

Daniel Tucker of Granville Co. to Hubbard Cozart of same, for $142, 71 A e side Cub Cr at Rens Br & Fluke Br ajd Oakley. 20 Dec 1818. Wit: William Cozart, Abraham Madeares.

Page 307-8

Robert Vanhook, sheriff, to Joel Sweaney (due to court order against Richard Peed to collect $84.35 recovered by Marmaduke Roberts), for $52.50, 206 A on Cub Cr adj Abram Medeares, Bennett Williams Jun. 1 Aug 1820. Wit: John Phillips, Parthenia Vanhook.