John MEIGS

1641 - 1713  (72 years)

• Name	John MEIGS
  Birth	28 Feb 1641	Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7ED6BBB40053413FA1FAC1781FE41AF27924
  Death	9 Nov 1713
  Person ID	I23237	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	John MEIGS   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Tamzin FRY   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	NOTE MARRIED
  Family ID	F12244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah WILCOXSON,   b. 1646, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 24 Nov 1691, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	7 Mar 1665	Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
  Family ID	F10752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  "Caleb Benton Genealogy" has it that John Meigs and Sarah Wilcoxsonwere the parents of a ninth child Sarah, b in 1691 ( After the deathof their first Sarah who m. Bartlett) who m. Caleb Stone and becamethe mother of seven children. We find no mention of this individualeither in the Meigs book or any other CT. source. In addition, the ageof the mother at the time this child is said to have been bornincreases the improbability. Hence, Sarah II is omitted here. 2 CONT John Meigs was the only son of Vincent Meigs, the immigrant of that John Meigs was the only son of Vincent Meigs, the immigrant of thatfamily. Hence, The Wilcoxson strain flows today in every name-linedescendant of Vincent Meigs. The Meigs family was one of uncommonlustre in the history of the colonies and the early republic. Thefamily supplied many eminent military and civil officers during therevolution and the period immediately following. One of the most notedmembers of the family was Return Jonathon Meigs, who was,successively, Commandant of the Upper District of Ohio, Judge of theSupreme Court of Ohio, Governor of Ohio, U.S. Senator, and finally,Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President Madison. "Caleb Benton Genealogy" has it that John Meigs and Sarah Wilcoxsonwere the parents of a ninth child Sarah, b in 1691 ( After the deathof their first Sarah who m. Bartlett) who m. Caleb Stone and becamethe mother of seven children. We find no mention of this individualeither in the Meigs book or any other CT. source. In addition, the ageof the mother at the time this child is said to have been bornincreases the improbability. Hence, Sarah II is omitted here. 2 CONT John Meigs was the only son of Vincent Meigs, the immigrant of that John Meigs was the only son of Vincent Meigs, the immigrant of thatfamily. Hence, The Wilcoxson strain flows today in every name-linedescendant of Vincent Meigs. The Meigs family was one of uncommonlustre in the history of the colonies and the early republic. Thefamily supplied many eminent military and civil officers during therevolution and the period immediately following. One of the most notedmembers of the family was Return Jonathon Meigs, who was,successively, Commandant of the Upper District of Ohio, Judge of theSupreme Court of Ohio, Governor of Ohio, U.S. Senator, and finally,Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President Madison.