Samuel Mead

Samuel Mead

• Born about 1712 in Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania
• Died before 12 Jun 1784 before about age 72 in Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, United States
• Son of William Mead and Elizabeth
• Husband of Mary Downey - married about 1737 (to about 1742) in Pennsylvania
• Husband of Margaret — married before 1747 in Pennsylvania

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1. Religion: on 10 mo. 4, letter sent to Virginia from Falls, telling of misconduct of Samuel Mead 10 APR 1760 Hopewell Mo. Mtg., Frederick Co., VA 2
2. Death: 1784 in Pittsgrove, Salem Co., NJ
3. Residence: 25 AUG 1737 Falls Twp., Bucks Co., PA
4. Event: Milit-Beg BET 1739 AND 1743 Falls Twp., Bucks Co., PA
5. Note: fought in Britain's war with Spain, "The War of Jenkins Ear." It began in 1739 but then merged into War of the Austrian Succession. Anti-Spanish feeling in Britain provoked war as Captain Robert Jenkins claimed Spanish coastguards in the Caribbean cut off his ear. 3
6. Immigration: 1747 Fairfax Mo. Mtg., Fairfax Co., VA
7. Note: from Falls Mo. Mtg. in Bucks Co., PA; also moved in ensuing to Cecil Co., MD and Salem Co., NJ, all converging closely on the Falls of the Delaware River, and back to Bedford Co., VA
8. Note: Falls Mo. Mtg. responded to an inquiry about Samuel from VA: "and for some time after marriage behaved himself orderly, found the way too strait for him and gave himself a large liberty in the Follys and vices of the world. He left his wife and went of marriage with another. He enlisted in the service of the King in the last Spanish War," signed by Mahlon Kirkbride and James Mason 4
9. Immigration: 1730 Fairfax Mo. Mtg., Fairfax Co., VA
10. Note: and John's wife Mary
11. Note: disowned for disunity at the request of Falls Mo. Mtg., which reported, "though he appeared to some degree a Friend, his conduct has been inconsistent with Friends' Principles."

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Samuel MEAD 1712 married Mary DOWNEY and Margaret ___.

Samuel & Mary's children are:

1. Benjamin MEAD married Hannah CLEWS
2. Rachel MEAD married John OSBORN, Jr.
3. Samuel MEAD, Jr. married Elizabeth COOMBS
4. Elizabeth MEAD married John Wilkes

Samuel & Margaret's children are:

1. Richard MEAD
2. Ruth MEAD married Joshua COOMBS
3. Margaret MEAD
4. Sarah MEAD married Hugh COWPERTHWAITE

sources

http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/va/loudoun/index.htm

some of the text

"10 April 1758 (Falls Men's Minutes pp 288-289) The minutes record a letter written to the Friends in Virginia, in response to a request from Virginia desiring comments relative to Samuel MEAD's behavior while a member with the Falls M M. The letter states Samuel had been permitted to marry among Friends and had behaved orderly for some time afterwards. Soon he found “the way of truth too strait for him…” He left his wife and then married another. He served the King in the last Spanish War and “his whole conduct seemed to be a continued series of folly and vice…” While he deserved their censure, his speedy removal to another place prevented the Falls M M from dealing with Samuel in the regular manner. It was their recommendation that he be testified against and not returned as one of our religious society. Signed by Mahlon KIRKBRIDE and James MASON, the 6th day of 1758."

References

1. Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 20 2022, 2:53:54 UTC
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mead-615
3. Krause, Herbert and Carolyn Krause, Our Cup Runneth Over: Our Story for Our Children and Their Children. (#1164 on page 274) AuthorHouse, 2013, GoogleBooks.com accessed May 26, 2015.
4. 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. Accessed 6 Oct. 2022.
5. http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/va/loudoun/index.htm