Descendants of Wiliam Meekin*

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WILIAM¹ MEEKIN* was born Bet. 1610 - 1620 in St.Mary's County ,Maryland, and died Abt. 1695 in St.Mary's County, Maryland.  He married MARGARET BEARD* Abt. 1640, daughter of ROBERT BEARD* and ALICE UNKNOWN.  She was born Bet. 1630 - 1650 in St.Mary's County, Maryland.

    

Children of WILIAM MEEKIN* and MARGARET BEARD* are:

2. i. ELIZABETH² MEEKIN****, b. Abt. 1644, St.Mary's County ,Maryland.

ii.  ROBERT MEEKIN.

iii.  JAMES MEEKIN.

3. iv.         WILLIAM MEEKIN, b. St.Mary's County, Maryland.

v.  MARGARET MEEKIN, b. Bet. 1645 - 1652.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  ELIZABETH² MEEKIN**** (WILIAM¹ MEEKIN*) was born Abt. 1644 in St.Mary's County,Maryland.  She married JAMES FRENCH**** Abt. 1670 in St. Mary's County,Maryland, son of MARTIN FRENCH**** and UNKNOWN.  He was born Abt. 1650 in Galway, Ireland, and died Abt. 1735 in St.Mary's County,Maryland.

 

Notes for JAMES FRENCH****:

Maryland Calendar of Wills,Vol. 7.

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James was supposed to have been sent to manage the lands purchased by the family from Gallloway, Ireland.  And was sent with  his wife &  kids  to the new land.  He was from a distinguished French family,long the Mayors of Galoway.  They originated as a Norman family and immigrated to Ireland before 1400 according to a letter wrote by Joseph French of Louisville as per letter to Paula Russell,   [email protected]
But a book text says that he  was transported by Thomas Notley,along with 52 other adventurers who planned to settle permanently.

According to inventory of Luke Gardiner,taken in 1674,James French,was one of his servants on South Clement Island.  (I would like to find out if these are the same men or if they are two different ones.)

 

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     "The Last  Will of James French,Dated March 4,1753,St. Mary;s County,Maryland  Pages 26-27"

  In the name of God,Amen,I James French of St. Mary's County...............being weak in body but of

sound mind & memory,Blessed be God,do make this my last Will & Testament in form as follows...............I give & bequeath unto my beloved grandson,John French,to him and his heirs forever,

one hundred & ten acres of land to be laid out on the West side of my land & also on the west side of a Branch unto my well beloved grand child,Mary Leake,wife of John Leake,to her and to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten forever.  Item: My Will is that my good & trusty servant,James Kirby shall be free from seritude on the day of my death. Item: My will is after all my just debts are paid,all that  remains of my personal Estate be equally divided amongst all my grandchildren.  Item: I constitute & appoint my said grandchild,John French,my whole & sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament,in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and

seal on this fourth day  of March,in the year of our Lord,1733.

 

James French(Seal)

 

Signed,sealed & published to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of: 

 

John Thompson

John Ruil(?)

Elizabeth French,21.6

 

March 17,1733

 

John Thompson and Elizabeth French,two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Will,being duly & solemly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God,depose & say that they saw the testor,James French,sign the Foregoing Will and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last Will & Testament that at the time of his doing so he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and deposing mind and memory and that they subscribed their respective names as witnesses to the said will in the presence of John French,grandson & heir at law,which same John French,did not object to the ...............of the said Will.

 

 

Sworn to before me Tho.(Thomas)Aisquith(?)Dep.County,Clk. of St. Mary's County,Maryland

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Children of ELIZABETH MEEKIN**** and JAMES FRENCH**** are:

4. i. MARTIN³ FRENCH*****, b. Bet. 1671 - 1680, St.Mary's County,Maryland  (planter)  (Catholic); d. April 04, 1716, St.Mary's County,Maryland.

5. ii. MARY FRENCH, b. Abt. 1670, St.Mary's County,Maryland; d. August 21, 1724, St.Mary's County,Maryland.

iii.  FRANCIS FRENCH, b. Bet. 1672 - 1675.

 

3.  WILLIAM² MEEKIN (WILIAM¹ MEEKIN*) was born in St.Mary's County,Maryland.  He married (1) UNKNOWN MILLS.    He married (2) TERESIA MEEKIN?. 

    

Children of WILLIAM MEEKIN and UNKNOWN MILLS are:

  i.  MARGARET³ MEEKIN.

ii.  CATHERINE MEEKIN.

iii.  ANN MEEKIN.

iv.  JOHN MEEKIN.

v.  WILLIAM MEEKIN.

    

Children of WILLIAM MEEKIN and TERESIA MEEKIN? are:

vi.  TERESIA³ MEEKIN.

vii.  ELIZABETH MEEKIN.

viii. AUGUSTINE MEEKIN.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  MARTIN³ FRENCH***** (ELIZABETH² MEEKIN****, WILIAM¹ MEEKIN*) was born Bet. 1671 - 1680 in St.Mary's County,Maryland  (planter)  (Catholic), and died April 04, 1716 in St.Mary's County,Maryland.  He married MARY BROWN**** Abt. 1697 in Maryland, daughter of PETER BROWN**** and UNKNOWN****.  She was born Abt. 1680 in St.Mary's County,Maryland.

 

Notes for MARY BROWN****:

Mary Brown's grandchildren were left legacy from her brother, James Brown,in St. Mary's County,Maryland.

    

Children of MARTIN FRENCH***** and MARY BROWN**** are:

  i.  MARY⁴ FRENCH****, b. Bet. 1695 - 1700, St.Mary's County,Maryland; d. St.Mary's County,Maryland; m. JOHN LAKE/ LEAKE****; b. 1658, England,lived in St.Mary's County,Maryland  (he was an  innkeeper); d. Abt. January 1730/31, Leonard's Town,St.Mary's County,Maryland.

 

Notes for JOHN LAKE/ LEAKE****:

John Lake/Leake was an Innkeeper in St. Mary's County,Maryland.

Belonged to Church of England.

John Leake's wife Mary French's families were Catholic.

John Leake came over with "Lord Baltimore" but was not listed on his papers for the ship because he was a Protestant.  Lord Baltimore only recorded the people who were Catholic.

Will was made on-Jan 14,1731--Probated Oct 2,1731.

Will listed on same page  as John Redman's .

Listed as  Leake,John,  Innholder

Leonardtown,,St.Mary's,Maryland

John Leake came over on "The Ark and Dove" with Lord Baltimore's Catholic group when

Charles I gave him  the grant.

 

This was confirmed by John Gott,who researched the Lake brothers,Vincent,William,& John Lake came to Fauquire County,Virginia from St. Mary's County,Maryland.

They leased land from a Mr. Scott in Fauquier County,Virginia in 1754. As, we know, John stayed in Rectorstown,in Virginia and William Lake,went to Harrison County,WVA. And Vincent went to Chester's Gap near Front Royal,Virginia.

 

Apparently they had a fourth brother Richard Lake !!! who went to Ohio,and moved close to each other but did not keep contact with each other. There is a 1 acre plot in Lake Cemetery,in Mellon's Field in Fauquire County,Virginia.

The Lakeland Estate is currently owned by Senator John Warner's daughter who lives there.

John is a descendant of John Lake.

 

 

 

ii.  JOHN FRENCH, b. Abt. 1702, St.Mary's County,Maryland(planation is part of Hopkins Park); d. 1767, St.Mary's County,Maryland; m. (1) UNKNOWN; b. St.Mary's County,Maryland; m. (2) UNKNOWN; b. St.County County,Maryland.

iii.  IGNATIUS FRENCH, b. Abt. 1705, Maryland; d. March 20, 1772, St.Mary's County,Maryland; m. SUSANNA UNKNOWN.

iv.  WILLIAM FRENCH, b. Bet. 1700 - 1709, St.Mary's County,Maryland; d. Nelson,Kentucky; m. REBECCA UNKNOWN.

v.  ELIZABETH FRENCH, b. Bet. 1710 - 1717; m. JAMES THOMPSON; b. Bet. 1695 - 1717.

vi.  SUSANNAH FRENCH, b. Bet. 1694 - 1717, St.Mary's County,Maryland; m. JAMES BROWN; b. Bet. 1685 - 1710, St.Mary's County,Maryland.

vii.  JAMES FRENCH, b. Bet. 1695 - 1717, St.Mary's County,Maryland; m. RACHEL UNKNOWN, St. Mary's County,Maryland; b. St.Mary's County,Maryland.

 

5.  MARY³ FRENCH (ELIZABETH² MEEKIN****, WILIAM¹ MEEKIN*) was born Abt. 1670 in St.Mary's County,Maryland, and died August 21, 1724 in St.Mary's County,Maryland.  She married (1) ROBERT THOMPSON Bef. 1685 in St. Mary's County,Maryland.  He was born Abt. 1740 in St.Mary's County,Maryland, and died in St.Mary's County,Maryland.  She married (2) THOMAS CISSELL/SISSELL Aft. November 01, 1697 in St.Mary's County,Maryland.  He was born Abt. 1664 in Newtown Hundred,St. Mary's County,Maryland, and died in St.Mary's County,Maryland.  She married (3) CHARLES DAFT,SR. Abt. 1701 in St. Mary's County,Maryland.  He was born Abt. 1650 in St.Mary's County,Maryland, and died in St.Mary's County,Maryland.

 

Notes for MARY FRENCH:

Belives Mary died before 1707 due to her son James being summoned to administer the estate of Robert(test papers box 17:32)

 

Title:   Newman,Inv. & Accts. Liber 15,folio 215.

6th Vol of Maryland Calendar of Wills.

 

She filed court papers on September  6,1701.  6th Volume,Maryland Calendar of Wills.

    

Children of MARY FRENCH and ROBERT THOMPSON are:

  i.  GEORGE⁴ THOMPSON, b. 1690.

ii.  ELIZABETH THOMPSON, b. 1691.

iii.  JAMES THOMPSON, b. Bet. 1685 - 1690.

    

Children of MARY FRENCH and THOMAS CISSELL/SISSELL are:

iv.  ADAM⁴ CISSELL/SISSELL, b. 1701, St.Mary's County,Maryland.

v.  THOMAS CISSELL/SISSELL II.

    

Children of MARY FRENCH and CHARLES DAFT are:

vi.  MATTHEW⁴ DAFT, b. Abt. 1703, St.Mary's County,Maryland.

vii.  MARY DAFT, b. Abt. 1705, St.Mary's County,Maryland.

viii. CHARLES DAFT,JR..



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