Benjamin Meade

1740 - 1810  (70 years)

• Name	Benjamin Meade
  Birth	1740
  Gender	Male
  Will	17 Jan 1810	Loudoun Co, VA   [1, 2]
  	Proved 3/12/1810 in.Will Book I, pp. 157-59
  Death	Mar 1810
  Person ID	I864	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Meade, Sr,   b. 1708, Bucks Co, PA d. Bef 17 Jun 1784, Pittsgrove, Salem Co, NJ (Age < 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Downey,   b. 17 May 1716, Bucks Co, PA d. 1758, Bucks Co, PA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Aug 1737	Fallsington, Bucks Co, PA   [1, 3]
  Notes	----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-R2SK Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Aug 1737 **** Event Place: Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Event Place (Original): Fallsington, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States Name: Samuel Mead Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Mary Downey **** Spouse's Sex: Female Source Details: P 245 Digital Folder Number: 004034497 Microfilm Number: 823996 Image Number: 00562 Originating System: EASY Indexing Batch: M01624-7 Citing this Record "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-R2SK : 6 February 2020), Samuel Mead, 1737. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Clews-xx,   b. 1748, PA d. 1780, VA (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	29 Feb 1772	Loudon Co, VA
  Notes	dau Margaret Meade 1774 Loudoun Co, VA - 1829 Loudoun Co, VA - ** See her will - dated 3/10/1829 - recorded 4/15/1829 in Loudon Co, VA ** - She left everything equally to her six brothers and sisters - no mention of a dau Louisa that was mentioned in her father's will dau Christiana Meade 1775 - aft 1860 - on 5/9/1801 in Loudon Co, VA married William White 1768 - bef 1860 - 1850 census listed age 75 - with William - age 82 - and children - 1860 census listed age 85 - with children only dau Asenath Meade 4/18/1777 - 5/4/1818 - on 6/30/1800 in Loudon Co, VA married Stephen Gregg 1768 - 1844 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son Samuel Meade 7/13/1779 - 12/29/1861 Belmont Co, OH - married Sarah Whitacre 3/25/1781 Loudon Co, OH - 10/3/1856 Belmont Co, OH - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son Benjamin Lindley Meade 3/1811 VA - 1904 - married ??? dau Adah A Meade 10/1862 OH - married Adolphus F Krake 1862 NY - 1920 census in Los Angeles, CA
  Family ID	F759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Patterson-xx,   b. 1765, PA
  Marriage	31 Mar 1785	Loudon Co, VA   [1]
  Notes	son John Meade 4/11/1786 Loudoun Co, VA - 5/19/1817 Loudon Co, VA - on 4/10/1810 in Goose Creek Mm, Loudoun Co, VA married Mary Holmes 1786 Loudoun Co, VA - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son Aquilla Meade 9/2/1787 Loudon Co, VA - 2/22/1863 Loudon Co, VA - on 5/25/1811 in Loudon Co, VA married Lavinia Bolen 1794 - 1869 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son Joseph Meade 11/1/1789 - aft 1860 - on 2/22/1813 in Loudon Co, VA married Elizabeth Fry 1793 - on 3/16/1837 in Belmont Co, OH married Lydia Brown
  Family ID	F760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 29 Feb 1772 - Loudon Co, VA Marriage - 31 Mar 1785 - Loudon Co, VA Will - Proved 3/12/1810 in.Will Book I, pp. 157-59 - 17 Jan 1810 - Loudoun Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://yeahpot.com/meade/meadematthew/pafn04.htm#7733 27. Benjamin Meade Loudoun Co. Deed Book 2-0, pp. 457-58, gift Deed, March 6, 1770 : "...Between Samuel MEADE Senior of Salem Co. and province of West New Jersey,farmer of the one part and Benjamin MEADE his son of the Co. of Loudoun,Colony of Virginia on the other part ..." Loudoun Co. Order Book, "Samuel and John Wilks delivered Samuel MEADE's gift to Benjamin MEADE his son, March 3, 1770." Other Loudoun Co. deeds involved Benjamin: Benjamin's will, Loudoun Co.Will Book I, pp. 157-59, dated Jan 17, 1810 , proven by affirmation Mar12, 1810; names wife ANN, children MARGARET, CHRISTIAN, ASENTH, SAMUEL, JOHN, AQUILLA, and JOSEPH. Witnesses to inventory were Israel Janney, Blackstone Janney, and George Fairhurst -- the Janneys being neighbors of Francis Wilks also. Benjamin was condemned for his marriage out of unity and disowned on 29 Feb 1772 for the report of his marriage to Hannah Clews, daughter of Thomas Clews. 25 Nov 1780 : Benjamin's request for admission to the Sociey: "To Fairfax Monthly Meeting, Dear Friends: Whereas I the subscriber have had my birth and education among people called Quakers but for want of strictly adhering to the dictates of truth in my breast have so fair misconducted as to accomplish my marriage contrary to the good order used amongst them having of late been favored with a sight and sense of my deviations, do hereby condemn the same desiring Friends would pass it by and receive me unto membership again hoping in the future to be more watchful". Signed by Benjamin MEADE 27 Jan 1781: The committee report of Benjamin MEADE it appears that he is in a good degree sincere in his acknowledgment and he being present it is accepted. He requests that his children may be esteemed members of our Society to which no objection appears, they being in the minority. This meeting grants his request and they are admitted members. Their names are Margaret, Christian, Asenath, and Samuel. At meetings held Feb and March of 1785, Benjamin and Ann Patterson signified their intentions to marry. 31 Mar 1785 at Goose Creek, VA Meeting House, Benjamin MEADE and Ann Patterson were married. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRVD-H59 Name: Benjamin Mead Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 31 Mar 1785 Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, United States Event Place (Original): Goose Creek Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Ann Patteson Spouse's Sex: Female Source Details: 2:3Z26B3G Reference: Items 1 and 3-6 Record Number: 14808118 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ann Patteson Wife F GS Film Number: 32373 Digital Folder Number: 007579005 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86880-7 System Origin: VR Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRVD-H59 : 1 July 2020), Benjamin Mead, 1785. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S46] See Documents. [S43] Military documents.