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Ambrose Meador (Meadows)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Essex County, Virginia, United States
Death: September 28, 1795 (62-63)
Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Body lost or destroyed, Specifically: Unknown
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Meador; Thomas Meador; Elizabeth Meador and Elizabeth Meador
Husband of Frances Meador
Father of Thomas Meador, Sr; William Meador; Drucilla Bandy and Frances Dowell
Brother of Esther Hester Dianah Bourne; Reuben Meador; Thomas II Meador; Frances Meadows; Sarah Meador and 3 others

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About Ambrose Meador

'The Macy Family' 'The Virginia Gazette' Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot Database

Ambrose Meador was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wood) Meador. He married Francis Hix sometime prior to the birth of their first known child in 1758. They had 4 known children: 1 Thomas Meador (link below) 2 Drucilla (Meador) Bandy; b abt 1760, d? 3 William Meador; b 1762, d 1831 4 Francis (Meador) Dowell; b 1768, d?

Revolutionary Was service, Order Book 1782-83, page 7, Bedford County, VA. Too old to actually serve, he was designated a Patriot. Was given land in Breckinridge County, KY for his service. Some of his children moved there, although he did not live to do so.

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Ambrose Meador's Timeline

1732
1732
Essex County, Virginia, United States
1753
1753
Bedford, Virginia, United States
1756
1756
Essex County, Virginia, United States
1760
1760
Age 28
Virginia in 1760: A Reconstructed Census by T.L.C. Genealogy - Listed as Ambros Meddows, Amelia, 26:221
1765
1765
Bedford,,Virginia,USA
1768
1768
Bedford, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 58
VA
1795
September 28, 1795
Age 63
Bedford County, Virginia, United States
September 28, 1795
Age 63
Body lost or destroyed, Specifically: Unknown