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John MEIGS

John MEIGS

Male 1641 - 1713  (72 years)

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  • Name John MEIGS 
    Born 28 Feb 1641  Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 7ED6BBB40053413FA1FAC1781FE41AF27924 
    Died 9 Nov 1713 
    Person ID I23237  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2006 

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

    Family Sarah WILCOXSON,   b. 1646, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1691, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1665  Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F10752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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.