John Mead, Sr.

John's father

"At the time of the instant William's sons John's marriage to Mary Abrell, William, the father was reported as of 'Cecil County, Maryland... source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=flager&id...

John and his wife Mary were Quakers. They were married at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, PA. His occupation was a carpenter. He was a land owner. They moved to Northern Virginia about 1730. In 1741 John's name appeared on the poll list for election of members to the House of Burgesses in Prince William County, VA. In 1746 John and his brothers William and Samuel had moved to the part of Fairfax County which later became Loudoun. John is buried in New London, Bedford County, VA in the Mead Family Cemetery.

Children

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Mead, John b. 1700 Cecil County, Maryland; d. 1754 Bedford County, VA; m. Abrell, Mary Mar 02 1726

1. Mead, Abrell (*Abrell Mead listed as a soldier under Col. Byrd in 1760)
2. Mead, John, son of John & Mary
3. Mead, William, Col. b. Oct 10 1727 Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 1805 m. Haile, Anne (more..)
4. Mead, Robert b. 1743 Bedford County, VA d. Jan 1825 Floyd County, KY m. Rhodes, Hanna

About Mead, John

John and his wife Mary were Quakers. They were married at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, PA. His occupation was a carpenter. He was a land owner. They moved to Northern Virginia about 1730. In 1741 Johns name appeared on the poll list for election of members to the House of Burgesses in Prince William County, VA. In 1746 John and his brothers William and Samuel had moved to the part of Fairfax County which later became Loudoun. John is buried in New London, Bedford County, VA in the Mead Family Cemetery. Children: *Col. William Mead b. 10 Oct 1727 in Cecil County, MD d 1805 *Robert Mead b 1743 d 1825 *Abrell Mead listed as a soldier under Col. Byrd in 1760.

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See "Wills of RichmondCo, Virginia 1699-1800", Hendley

Will and Inventory 1709-1717:

• p. 153 - John Meade, will 4 May 1711, 7 Oct 1713; Wife:Susannah; children unnamed; Executrix - wife; witnesses: Wm. Phillips & John Newman.
• p. 157 - John Meade, inventory 4 Nov 1713.

John Mead moved from Bucks County, Pennsylvania along with his brothers, Samuel and William, to Loudoun County, Virginia (then a part of Fairfax County, Virginia. John Mead was a carpenter. He later moved to Bedford County where he died and was buried in the burial ground of the Mead family, near New London, Bedford County, Virginia. Letters of administration were granted on John's estate in Bedford County. They were granted to his son, William Mead.

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Bedford County, Virginia Wills, Inv, etc, Deed Book 1 - 1754-1762, pp 10-11 - John Mead Inventory and Appraisal Dated Aug 19 1754 pp 194-195, Accounts Administrator:William Mead "By the sale of John Mead's Estate." Returned 28 November 1758

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• Burial: Mead Family Cemetery, New London, Bedford County, Virginia.
• Wills & Inv Bk I 1: Bet. 1754 - 1762, Inv & appr 19 Aug 1754 pp 10-11 Bedford Co Virginia.
• Wills & Inv Bk I 2: Bet. 1754 - 1762, Accts pp 194-195 "By sale of John Mead's Estate", admin: William Mead, returned 28 Nov 1758..

John Mead and Mary Abrell Marriage: March 02, 1725/26, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Children of John Mead and Mary Abrell are:

• +John Mead, b. Abt. 1725, Pennsylvania, d. Bef. 1801, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
• +Robert Mead, b. Abt. 1725, Bedford Co, Virginia, d. January 1825, Harold, Floyd Co, Kentucky.
• Abrell Mead, b. 1726.
• +William Mead, b. October 10, 1727, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, d. 1805, Bedford Co Virginia.

Source: [http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/e/Carol-V-Stephens/WEBSITE-0001/UH...]

References

1. Callahan, G. C. “Some of the Meads.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 3, 1902, pp. 191–97. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1915231.