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I am attempting to find documentation to prove this connection.
1) Jeremiah and Sarah Meeks (Parents of Anne and Joshua)
2) Joshua Meeks (Father of William J.)
3) William J. Meeks (Father of George)
I have determined that my GGG-GF is William J. Meeks, Sr.,
he was born on March 2, 1800, in Fairfield County, Ohio and died on 9/8/1875 in Fulton County, Ohio.
William J. Meeks was married to Rachel Carr in 1819, Rachel was born on 12/17/1798 in Fayette County, PA and she died on 8/15/1884 in Fulton County, Ohio.
I have, by process of elimination, established that my GGG-GF William J. Meeks' father was Joshua Meeks, who was present in the Northwest Territory (Later Greenfield TWP, Fairfield County, Ohio). Joshua Meeks moved there in 1799 and was there until he died in 1801.
Joshua Meeks, along with Ralph and Jeremiah Cherry signed a request in 1799 and in 1801 to be granted Northwest Territory land, in what became Fairfield County in 1800.
I am looking for documentation for his family.
Information from the book: Pioneer Period and Pioneer People of Fairfield County, Oh by C.M.L. Wiseman; Joshua MEEKS was an early settler of Greenfield Township, Fairfield County, Oh around 1799, and died a few years later, possibly from yellow fever in 1801. He arrived in Fairfield County, Ohio with Ralph and Anne (MEEKS) Cherry.
I believe that Joshua Meeks was the brother of Anne (Meeks) Cherry and their parents were Jeremiah and Sarah Meeks from the area of Frederick and Berkeley County, Va. I am looking to prove this connection.
I have now traced Joshua Meeks from Fairfield County Ohio in 1801 to Washington/Fayette County, Pa and then to Frederick/Berkeley County, VA.
Information on Anne MEEKS
Father: Jeremiah MEEKS
Mother: Sarah Ann MEEKS
Anne MEEKS b. June 17, 1750, d. 9/27/1822
Husband: Ralph CHERRY b. July 10, 1744, d. 7/22/1820 born in VA, lived in Westmoreland County, PA Married 10/10/1765
(Ralph's Parents are Thomas and Rachel CHERRY)
Ralph and Annie's Children:
Moses CHERRY b. July 10, 1766, d. 1/1/1782
Jeremiah CHERRY b. July 24, 1772, d. 8/16/1801
Wife: Elizabeth MEASON (Her Parents-John MEASON and Hannah (FROST) Meason)
Children: Ralph CHERRY, Jr. b. 2/23/1795 married Ruth MARTAIN -d. 1826 and married Mrs. Sallie COMER daughter of John and Elizabeth BEAR.
Sarah CHERRY b. May 14, 1797, married George BEAR in 1816 and moved to Allen County, OH (Van Wert, OH area)
John MEASON CHERRY b. March 16,1800
Rachel CHERRY b. January 17, 1774 Husband: Isaac Meason (Son of John and Hannah MEASON )
Married in 1794 Several Family Members Buried in Old Wells Cemetery at Hooker in Fairfield County, Ohio
Several Family Members are buried in the
Old Wells Cemetery, at Hooker, in
Fairfield County, Ohio.
Early Meeks in PA Montour Run and Meeks Run
Spelled exactly as appears in tax records- (Present Day: Allegheny County, Pa, was Washington County, Pa, Westmoreland County, Pa and Yohogania County, VA)
MEEKS Jacob 1773 Montour
MEEKS John 1773 Montour
MEEKS Joshua 1774 Montour
MEEKS Samuel 1777 Mingo
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My Meeks line has taken me back to Frederick and
Berkeley County Va. in the same area as the Cherry family.
I am looking for every piece of Meek/Meeks information that
I can find from earlier than 1785 including information on the Meek(s), Cherry and Meason/Mason families from Frederick/Berkeley Co. VA in the 1700s.
Berkeley Records:
Thomas Cherry & William Cherry, 6 Dec. 1762 - 23 April 1763; 132 acres drains of the Potomac; adjoins Cherry's former patent. Chain Carriers: John Richardson and ????al Cherry. Surveyor Thomas Rutherford.
Archibald Shearer, assignee of Moses Cherry; 29 Feb. 1768 - 8 July 1768; 336 acres on Potomac; adjoins his own, Thomas Cherry's 100 acres & 125 acres patents, Aaron Cherry, Vulgamore and Wells 288 acres survey. Chain Carriers: Joshua MEAKES & John Richardson. Surveyor Richard Rigg.
This is three years after Ralph Cherry, (son of Thomas Cherry) married Anne Meeks in Berkeley County, VA in 1765.
I am looking for names and information for, the
children of, Jeremiah and Sarah Ann Meeks.
I found this information in the Allen County Library:
Maryland Marriages
1634-1777 Jeremiah MEEK - Sarah LEE, Married Sept. 18, 1731, Saint Anne's Parish.
I am not 100% sure that this is my Jeremiah, but I believe it is.
I received a copy of Jeremiah Meeks information from
Westmoreland County, Pa.
Jeremiah Meeks
Deceased - Memorandum - that on the twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord. One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty three. Letters of Administration of all and Singular the Goods and Chattels. Rights and credits, which were of Jeremiah Meeks, late of Westmoreland County Deceased, were granted to Ralph Cherry, the said Administrator is to make a true and perfect Inventory of all the Personal Estate of the said Deceased, and file the same in the Registers Office, at or before the twenty second day of November next and is to make a true and just accompt calculation and Reckoning of his said Administration, on or before the twenty second day of October next. Ensuing the State hereof.
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This establishes the correct date of death for
Jeremiah Meeks, as 10/22/1783. He is the father of
Anne (MEEKS) Cherry, wife of Ralph Cherry, Sr.
It also proves that he died in Westmoreland County, PA.
ADMINISTRATION ABSTRACTS
Westmoreland County, 1783-1784
JEREMIAH MEEKS. Letters granted 22 Oct. 1783 to Ralph Cherry. Bond. (pounds) 100. Sureties: John MEASON and Andrew 9x) HOBACH. Witnesses: Thomas KINCAID and William FRENCH.
OLD WESTMORELAND, Vol III Num 1, August 1982, P. 18
PA 1783 Will book 1 p260 Oct 22 1783 Jeremiah Meeks to Ralph Cherry
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This Jeremiah Meeks is the same Jeremiah Meeks that
owned land on Montour Run and sold it to Alexander
McCandless on 5/1/1779. (As Written below)
Jeremiah Meeks of Yough. Co, Va. to
Alex. McCandless, Sr. & Jr. land on
Montuers Run. May 1, 1779
In the publication - MEEK GENEALOGY 1640-1962, by Carleton L. Meek, it provides the following information.
Father - Adam Meek (A-1) Pos. From Lincolnshire, England
Son - Jacob Meek (B-5) Pos. From Hagerstown, MD (May have had 15 Children)
Grandson - Jeremiah (C-5)
(C-5) Jeremiah - m. Sarah, was a Rev. Soldier,
had a daughter who married Ralph Cherry
Land Holdings of Four of the Sons of Jacob Meek (B-5)
in western Pennsylvania near the junction of the present
Counties of Washington, Beaver, and Allegany.
(Land Holdings marked as A-E)
A- Joshua Meeks, 416 acres, surveyed Apr. 12 1785, Va. Cert.
named "The Garden", see Wash. Co. Deeds 1-C 177
B- Christopher Wentzell, surveyed Apr. 12 1785 named The
Connection, patented Apr. 7 1798 to Joshua Meeks
C- Jacob Meeks, 400 acres surveyed Apr. 11 1785 Va. Cert.
D- Joseph Patterson P-12-262, "Walnut Land" sold to
Jeremiah Meeks who sold land as "Arquile" May 1 1779
E- John Meeks 423 acres, surveyed Apr. 13 1785, Va Cert.
"Coal" patent states actual settlement was in 1773
This part of Penn. was claimed by Virg. at this time.
Information from a map that was copied from map Penn. Warants
& Surveyes. Harrisburg.
I located documented locations for the following:
Joshua Meakes - Berkely County, Virginia Chain Carrier 132 acres drains of the Potomic adjoins Cherry patent* 1768
Joshua Meck - Mount Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co 1773
Joshua Meeks - Yohogania County VA Made Capt. With Michael Thorn 1777 May 27
Joshua Meeks - Fort McDonald, PA In Military 1777
Joshua Meek - Raccoon Creek - Washington Co Pa House of Joshua Meek near Fort Cherry 1781
Joshua Meeks - Nottingham, PA Slave Owner Registry 1782 3-Oct
Joshua Meeks - Westmoreland Co. PA John and Joshua Meeks 1787 February 15
Joshua Meeks - Fairfield County, NWT Signs request for land 1799 22-Aug
Joshua Meeks - Fairfield County, NWT In Greenfield TWP 1799
Joshua Meeks - Fairfield County, Ohio Signs request for land 1801 20-Feb
Jeremiah Meeks - Yough. County, VA Montuers Run 1779 1-May
Jeremiah Meeks - Westmoreland County 10/22/1783 Will Book to Ralph Cherry Wit. John Meason 1783 22-Oct
Ralph Cherry - Berkely County, Virginia Birth 1747
Ralph Cherry - Fredrick County VA Willed land to Ralph from father - Skythorn and Chance 1760
Ralph Cherry - Married Anne Meeks In Virginia Oct. 10,1765
Ralph Cherry - Fredrick County VA with Father Thomas Cherry willed land to Ralph 1770
Ralph Cherry - Bullskin TWP later called Laurelville Fayette County PA Isaac Meason there also 1771
Anna (Meeks) Cherry - Fredrick County VA moved to house on Green Lick Run, Bullskin Twp. Fayette Co. PA 1772
Ralph Cherry - Fredrick County, VA moved to lived near John & Hannah (Frost) Mason or Meason 1772
Ralph Cherry - Bullskin TWP Land Dispute 1772
Ralph Cherry - Mt. Pleasant TWP Washington Co. PA Fort Cherry built -Ft. McDonald people came there 1774 1787
Ralph Cherry - Westmoreland County, PA Ralph Cherry 50 pounds detainer for John Stewart
Ralph Cherry - Jacob's Creek, PA 1784
Ralph Cherry - Jacob's Creek, PA Sold land that he and his brother Aaron jointly owned 1784
Ralph Cherry - Rev. War Soldier 1785 Received Dep. Pay 1785
Ralph Cherry - Jacob's Creek, PA Sold land to Chris Lobengiers 1785
Ralph Cherry - Bullskin TWP Fayette County PA 403 Acres 1787
Ralph Cherry - Jacob's Creek, PA Had 403 Acres 1787 Before
Anne Cherry (Meeks) - Jacob's Creek, PA Had 403 Acres 1787 Before
Ralph Cherry - Mt. Pleasant TWP Washington Co. PA Had 264 Acres 1790
Ralph Cherry - Jacob's Creek, PA Still had 104 Acres 1790
Ralph Cherry - Mt. Pleasant TWP Washington Co. PA Still had 264 Acres - is there in 1790 Census 1790
Ralph Cherry - Fairfield County, OH In Greenfield TWP 1799
Ralph Cherry - Fairfield County, Ohio Signs request for land 1799 20-Feb
Ralph Cherry - Fairfield County, Ohio Signs request for land 1801 22-Aug
Ralph Cherry Jr. - Captain of the Pa Rangers 1769-1791 1769
Ralph Cherry Jr. - Jacob's Creek, PA Sold 150 Acres to John Mason (Meason) 1790
Ralph Cherry Jr. - Jacob's Creek, PA Is there in 1790 Census 1790
Jeremiah Cherry - Fairfield County, NWT Signs request for land - son of Ralph and Anne Cherry 1799 22-Aug
Jeremiah Cherry - Fairfield County, Ohio Signs request for land - son of Ralph and Anne Cherry 1801 20-Feb
Thomas Cherry - From Antrim County, Ireland in 1737 Lived in Augusta County Va in 1748 1737
Thomas Cherry - Fredrick County, MD Lived in Fredrick County MD 1744
Thomas Cherry - In Md. On the Patomac Left land to son Ralph Cherry called Skythorn and Chance 1760
Edward Cherry - Berkely County, Virginia See Va History 1737
John Meason (Mason) - Frederick Co. Father of Elizabeth and Isaac that married Ralph and Anne (Meeks) Cherry's daughter
John Meason Fairfield - County, Ohio Signs request for land 1801 20-Feb
Isaac Meason Fairfield - County, Ohio Signs request for land 1799 22-Aug
I have found Isaac Meeks, Jeremiah Meeks (Yough Co. VA) Ralph Cherry, Isaac Meason and Joshua Meeks together in the area of Westmoreland County, VA and Westmoreland Co. PA and later Fayette County, PA.
I would appreciate any information large or small.
Thanks,
Dan Meeks
MeeksDan@aol.com
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