John Meigs

from meigs.org:

of 1641 1713 of East Guilford, CT. Son of John. Born at Weymouth, MA. Moved to Guilford c1660. Was one of the twelve patentor's of Guilford, Dec.07,1685. Deacon of the First Church of Guilford from 1696 to 1713. m. 1st, Sarah, dau. of William Wilcox(son), of Stratford, CT., m. 2nd, Lydia (Thompson) Crittenden, widow of Isaac Crittenden.

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Parents:

 John Meigs (1612 - 1672)

 Tomasine Fry Meigs (1612 - ____)

Spouses:

 Sarah Wilcoxson Meigs (1648 - 1691)

 Sarah Wilcockson Meigs (1648 - 1691)*

 Lydia Thompson Meigs (1647 - 1729)*

Children:

 Sarah Meigs Bartlett (1667 - 1688)*

 John Meigs (1670 - 1719)*

 Janna Meigs (1672 - 1739)*

 Ebenezer Meigs (1675 - 1711)*

 Mindwell Meigs Cruttenden (1682 - 1762)*

 Sarah Meigs Stone (1691 - 1775)*

Siblings:

 Elizabeth Meigs Hubbell (1631 - 1664)*

 Mary Meigs Stevens (1633 - 1703)*

 John Meigs (1641 - 1713)

 Concurrence Meigs Crane (1643 - 1708)*

 Tyral Meigs Ward (1646 - 1690)*

Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10523808

http://www.dkdonovan.com/getperson.php?personID=I38905&tree=Main

GEDCOM Note

Biography

Name ==Deacon John Meigs son of John Meigs and Tamzin Fry.<ref>The Descendants of William Wilcoxson. A Genealogical and Historical Outline. Edited by Lynnette Jane Wilcox Burge, January 2000. Page 5. </ref>

:JOHN MEIGS, of East Guilford, CT. Son of John. Born at Weymouth, MA. Moved to Guilford c1660. Was one of the twelve patentor's of Guilford, Dec. 07, 1685. Deacon f the First Church of Guilford from 1696 to 1713. m. 1st, Sarah, (c1646 Nov.24,1691) dau. of William Wilcox(son), of Stratford, CT., m. 2nd, Lydia (Thompson) Crittenden, ( Jul.24,1647 Dec.,1729) widow of Isaac Crittenden.<ref>http://www.meigs.org/gene1-6.htm</ref>

Birth ===Birth calculated from gravestone: 1641.<ref>Findagrave.com Memorial #10523808</ref>

:: Date: 28 Feb 1640/1641{citation needed}

Marriage

: Husband: John Meigs
: Wife: Sarah Wilcoxson :: Date: 7 Mar 1664/1665

Death

Recorded at Guilford, Connecticut:
"Meigs, deken John snr d. 9 Nov. 1713."<ref>Jacobus, Donald Lines, "Guilford, CT, Vital Records" The American Genealogist Vol. 16:181 (citing Town Records Vol. 1:19, deaths)</ref>

Burial ===Burial in Alderbrook Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, where his gravestone inscription reads:

Here lyeth the body of Decon John Meigs who decesed November the 9 1713 and in the 73 year of his age.<ref>Findagrave.com Memorial #10523808</ref>

Will/Probate

John Meigs' will dated 30 May 1712, made bequests to wife Lydia, eldest son John Meigs, three daughters Hannah Foster, Sary/Sarah Meigs, and Mindwell Cruttenden, son Janna, to his three grandchildren Ebenezer,Ruben and Joseph Meigs, two granddaughters Thankful & Mercy Meigs, daughter-in-law Mercy Meigs for her use and improvement the lands given to Ebenezer, Ruben, Joseph and Thankful Meigs during her remaining a widow or until they shall become of lawful age. He gave to his deceaseddaughter Sarah Bartlett's son Daniel, his granchild, his mother's portion. Executors John and Janna Meigs, cousin Andrew Ward of Guilford to keep his will after his death to present to court. Witnesses AbrahamFowler & Andrew Ward. Will presented at New Haven 21 Dec 1718 [sic]. Inventory of the estate taken 01 Dec 1713.<ref>Meigs, Henry Benjamin,Record of the Descendants of Vincent Meigs who came from Dorsetshire, England to America about 1635 (Baltimore, MD: John S. Bridges & Co., 1901), pp. 177-181</ref>

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