Sarah Meador

aka Sallie

Regarding the Sarah Hoskins who was the daughter of Bartholomew Hoskins and Mira Dorc(a/u)s Isham and who married Thomas Meador and Henry Awbrey:

Great sources about Sarah Hoskins are rare; usually the primary sources that refer to her reference her will and husbands, Thomas Meador and Henry Awbrey. There may well be a Sarah Hoskins who was married to Benjamin Eaton, but she seems to have been a different individual. The Thomas Meador/Henry Awbrey-marrying Sarah is referenced in several places. These also usually note her parents as Bartholomew Hoskins and Mira Dorcas Isham. Some say she was born and died in Massachusetts, others in Virginia.

References:

http://www.livelyroots.com/gerald/15046.htm

http://genealogy.linda-faye.com/SH2.html

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~janet/Meador.html

http://www.thompsonbranch.info/Gen011_TMjr.html

http://wmdangilbert.web.officelive.com/DanMeador.aspx

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Her will, cited (primary source listed only as "Recorded July 12, 1662 Deed Bk 1656-1664, p 187-188"), via

http://www.livelyroots.comademedewe/d11.htm

General Notes: These presents witnesseth that I Sarah Meader widdow wife of Thomas

Meader the younger lately deced in the County of Rappahanock I Sarah
Meader do bind and oblige myself my exrs. or adms. to confirme unto my
son John Meader sone unto Thomas Meader lately deced one yoak of oxen
& one gun seaven foot by the barrell to be delivered unto my son John
Meader when he comes of age & furthermore I give as my full act & deed
unto my eldest daughter Susanna Meader one red cow called Cherry & her
cow calf & increase to my aforesaid daughter only excepting the male
of the catle to fall unto me the abovesaid Sarah Meader untill my
daughter be full eleven years of age & after the expiracon of the
aforesaid years male & female to fall unto my eldest daughter Susanna
Meader. Item I give unto my youngest daughter Mary Meader daughter of
the abovesaid Thomas Meader one Black heaffer named Slippey she & her
increase to my youngest only the male excepted to fall unto I the said
Sarah Meader untill my youngest Daughter be fully nine years of age &
after the Expiracon of the aforesaid nine years male & female to fall
unto Mary Meader & if it shall please God that my eldest daughter
shall dye in her inority that all her catle & their increase shall
fall unto her sister Mary Meader and likewise in case it should pleas
God that my youngest daughter Mary Meader should dye in her minority
that her catle unto my eldest daughter Susanna Meader & furthermore in
case that my youngest daughter Mary Meader her heiffer should miscarry
before she comes to perfeccon that there shall another heiffer or cow
of the same age & her increse to be made good as aforesaid to my
duaghter Mary Meader these premises to be recorded in Court the first
or second courte ensuing the date hereof by any person that I the said
Sarah Meader shall lappoint always provided that there be severall
markes nominate & recorded for the abovesaid Childrens Catle them &
their increase. In confirmatcon I Sarah Meader bind my self myheirs
for the performance this above menconed & no other act nor deed as
Witness my hand this thirteenth day of Aprill 1662.

These presents testifieth that I Sarah Meader late wife of Thomas

Meader deced in the County of Rappa. oblige my self to give and allowe
unto my children a sufficient & compleat maintenance in every respect
as all other ought to do and further more to give them four years a
peice Education in learning according as the Country doth aford. In
Confirmacon whereof I Sarah Medr. do bind & oblige myself my heirs or
assignes for the performance of this above menconed as witness my hand
& seal this 13th day of Aprill 1662 to write read to to cast accompt

Recorded July 12, 1662 Deed Bk 1656-1664, p 187-188

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   ID: I0930

   Married: ABT 1658 in Virginia

   Note:

   No proof can be found that Sarah remarried. It should be noted, however, that a very prominent, highly influential and prosperous settler of the same area, Henry Awbrey, about this time took a wife named Sarah, who is assumed to have been our Sarah Meador, widow. Henry Awbrey is rumored to have a first marriage in England, but not trace of such wife or surviving children of such a marriage has been found in Virginia records. For purposes of this family tree, we are assuming that our Sarah did marry Henry Awbrey.

   Sarah is first mentioned as his wife in 1664 when Henry appointed her as his attorney to collect debts owed to him in his absence. She again appears in 1670 as party to a sale by Henry Awbrey and herself of a tract of 300 acres of land on the north side of the Rappahannock River.

   Sarah and Henry possibly had a son, Richard Awbrey. In a deed in 1675, Henry gave his son Richard a year old mare called "Bonny"..."until Richard be 14 years of age." Thus, Richard would have been born after 1661-1662, when Henry and Sarah were apparently married.

These presents witnesseth that I Sarah Meader widdow wife of Thomas Meader the younger lately deced in the County of Rappahanock I Sarah Meader do bind and oblige myself my exrs. or adms. to confirme unto my son John Meader sone unto Thomas Meader lately deced one yoak of oxen & one gun seaven foot by the barrell to be delivered unto my son John Meader when he comes of age & furthermore I give as my full act & deed unto my eldest daughter Susanna Meader one red cow called Cherry & her cow calf & increase to my aforesaid daughter only excepting the male of the catle to fall unto me the above said Sarah Meader untill my daughter be full eleven years of age & after the expiracon of the aforesaid years male & female to fall unto my eldest daughter Susanna Meader. Item I give unto my youngest daughter Mary Meader daughter of the above said Thomas Meader one Black heaffer named Slippey she & her increase to my youngest only the male excepted to fall unto I the said Sarah Meader untill my youngest Daughter be fully nine years of age & after the Expiracon of the aforesaid nine years male & female to fall unto Mary Meader & if it shall please God that my eldest daughter shall dye in her minority that all her catle & their increase shall fall unto her sister Mary Meader and likewise in case it should pleas God that my youngest daughter Mary Meader should dye in her minority that her catle unto my eldest daughter Susanna Meader & furthermore in case that my youngest daughter Mary Meader her heiffer should miscarry before she comes to perfeccon that there shall another heiffer or cow of the same age & her increse to be made good as aforesaid to my daughter Mary Meader these premises to be recorded in Court the first or second courte ensuing the date hereof by any person that I the said Sarah Meader shall l appoint always provided that there be severall markes nominate & recorded for the above said Childrens Catle them & their increase. In confirmatcon I Sarah Meader bind my self my heirs for the performance this above menconed & no other act nor deed as Witness my hand this thirteenth day of Aprill 1662.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sugarbear...

Birth: 1638 York County Virginia, USA Death: Apr., 1662 Rappahannock County Virginia, USA

Thomas "Orphan" MEADOR Father: Thomas MEADOR-MEADES b: 1612 in Bristol, Suffolk, England d. 1655 Lancaster VA. Immigration: before 1635 Occupation: Appointed Constable. In this role he was a negotiator with the Indians in 1655. Mother: Sarah YATES

Married: 1658 Sarah Hoskins

Children of Thomas "Orphan" Meador + Sarah Hoskins: 1. Dorothy MEADOR b: ABT 1656

2. John MEADOR Sr. b: 1658 in Charles Parish, Rappahannock (Old) VA.

3. Thomas MEADOR b: BET 1658 AND 1662

4. Susannah MEADOR b: ABT 1659 in Rappahannock(Old)VA

5. Mary MEADOR b: ABT 1660 in Rappahannock{Old)VA

Family links:

Parents:

 Thomas Meade (1612 - 1655)

Spouse:

 Sarah Hoskins Meador - Awbrey (1636 - 1692)

Children:

 John M. Meador (1658 - 1721)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Thomas Orphan Meador Cemetery Meade Essex County Virginia, USA

Created by: Walter Pack Family Record added: Mar 02, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 86153846

Sarah HOSKINS b: 1636 in VA d:Rappahannock (Old)VA. Married: 1658 Thomas "Orphan" MEADOR b: in Charles Parish, York, VA d. 4/1662 in Rappahannock (Old), VA.

Thomas's parents were: Father: Thomas MEADOR-MEADES b: 1612 in Bristol, Suffolk, England d. 1655 Lancaster VA. Immigration: before 1635 Occupation: Appointed Constable. In this role he was a negotiator with the Indians in 1655. Mother: Sarah YATES

Children of Thomas "Orphan" Meador + Sarah Hoskins: 1. Dorothy MEADOR

2. John MEADOR Sr. b: 1658 in Charles Parish,

  Rappahannock (Old) VA. 

3. Thomas MEADOR

4. Susannah MEADOR

5. Mary MEADOR ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sarah's 2nd marriage: after 1662 to Henry Awbrey. Children 1. Richard AWBREY

2. Mary AWBREY

  b: 1678

John was orphaned at a young age. He was raised by his mother SARAH and step father Henry Awbrey.

John and Elizabeth were deeded her fathers plantation for the care and maintenance of her parents. It consisted of 33 acres on the north side of Hoskins Creek a cross from John's land.

Adams Millers Ancestry

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 8 2018, 3:47:45 UTC