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( George Meeks moves from Fort Wayne, IN
to Murray, IN in 1850. )
I have determined my MEEKS line as follows:
Jeremiah and Sarah Meeks
Joshua and Elizabeth Meeks
William J. Meeks and Rachel Carr
George Meeks and Margaret Watson
George W. Meeks and Arthela May Logan
Lloyd J. Meeks and Mary Lucille Harney
Here are the resources to back this up:
1) Jeremiah and Sarah Meeks were the
parents of Jeremiah Jr., John, Joshua
and Anne (MEEKS) Cherry (and possibly a Jacob)
2) Joshua Meeks was the father of William J. Meeks
3) William J. Meeks was the father of George Meeks
4) George Meeks was the father of George W. Meeks
5) George W. Meeks was the father of Lloyd J. Meeks
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 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 and Ohio soon after.
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.
Jeremiah and Sarah Meeks were from the area of Frederick and Berkeley County, Va. I am
looking for additional information on this family.
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 Anne's Children:
Moses CHERRY b. July 10, 1766, d. 1/1/1782
Ralph CHERRY, Jr. b. 1768 d. 1791, possibly had a son Neal Cherry
Jeremiah CHERRY b. July 24, 1772, d. 8/16/1801
Wife: Elizabeth MEASON (Her Parents-John MEASON and Hannah (FROST) Meason)
Children: Ralph CHERRY, 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 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 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 administration and information from Westmoreland
County, Pa.
It is typed exactly as written.
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
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 have documented information 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
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 - 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 Co. PA and later Fayette County, PA.
929.099 Westmoreland Co., PA Grantors, for M. by first name letter:
Jeremiah Meek, Jr to Hugh Neeley, 1-59. 1/1792. Mt. Pleasant TS.
John " " " " 1-58 " "
929.104 same, Grantees:
None for Jeremiah or John Meek
929.166 Westmoreland Co., PA, Deeds, Vol I
58: John Meek of Bedford Co, PA, Mt Pleasant TS, for L95 (95 pounds Chris) sold to Hugh
Neilly, of same, and improvement in Mt. Pleasant bounding Joshua Meeks, Jeremiah Meek,
Samuel Newell and David White, 10 Jun 1772. Witness, Adam Hatfield, Ralph Cherry. Recorded
17 Jan 1792.
59: Jeremiah Meek Junr of Westmoreland Co for L60 sold to Hugh Neeley of same a certain
improvement in Mt. Pleasant bounding Joshua Meeks old line, being his last line, which he
ran known by Jeremiah Meeks Sr conditional line concluding 318 A, 8 Oct 1776. Witness,
John Manners, Guy Yearian: proved 1 Jan 1792, recorded 14 Jan 1792.
975.501 F87vd
DAR Gen. Records abstracts of Court Records for
Frederick County, VA
Page 87
MINUTES 63-66, p. 149, Joshua Meeks, gdn of Moses Cherry.
O. B. 11 p. 293, Oct. 5, 1763, Moses, Aron, Rachel and Honor Cherry, orphans of Thos.
Cherry, chose Joshua Meeks, gdn.
O. B. 14 p. 663, Honour Cherry, inft. and orph of Thos. chose Thos Cherry Gdn. May 1770.
Page 324
MEEKS JOSHUA AND ELIZABETH HIS WIFE
MINUTES 1763-66, Page 880, order middle page.
O. B. 17 p. 10, May 1778, defts, in suit.
O. B. 12 p. 118, May 1764, Joshua and Elizabeth defts. in suit.
I would appreciate any information large or small for
anyone named in this document.
Thanks,
Dan Meeks
MeeksDan(a)aol.com