Individual Details

Named in Will of his great-grandfather Nicholas Meriwether as Nicholas, son of my grandson Thomas Meriwether.

Nicholas married on 31 Dec 1760, Margaret Douglas, daughter of Rev. William Douglas and his first wife Nicholas Hunter.

Goochland DB 12
p.28 William Douglas to Thomas Meriwether, grandson to said Douglas. For love & affection. Tract in Goochland three notched road partly bordering Fork Creek. 1100 acres. …Winston & Crawford, bounded by pant of John Fairis, John W. Williamson, Nicholas Merriwether, Jolly Pariss, Joseph Lewis, Samuel Parsons & the publick road.
Signed: Will. Douglas
Wit: Mer'th Price, Geo. Holland, William H. Miller
18 Aug 1777 Ack by Douglas


Goochland Co VA DB 16
8 Dec 1794 Thomas Meriwether & Nancy his wife of Louisa to Abraham Fontaine of Goochland. 517£. Tract on waters of Fork Creek, given the said Thomas Meriwether by his grandfather, the Rev'd. Wm Douglas, containing by a late survey made by Elliot Lacy, County Surveyor of Goochland 1215 ¼ acres. Branch of Fork Creek in the count line with Col. John Overton and land of Benjamin Mosby's estate, Three chopt road, land Daniel Powers sold James Jinnett & Merideith Parrishes, bing part of Lewis land. Parishes line & James Stanleys, Stanley & Hunters Estate, Thomas Emberson, Prince Tracy's line.
Signed: Thomas Meriwether, Ann Meriwether
Wit: Thomas Mitchel
Thos. Meriwether
_____ too dark to read
15 Dec 1794 Ack by said Thomas Meriwether.

Possible this refers to the survey made by Lacy [earlier in DB 16; page numbers cannot be read on film]
21 Nov 1791
On motion of Tho. Meriwether advise that the Surveyor of this County proceed to run and mark the County line between Abraham Fountaine of this County & Benjamin Crenshaw of Louisa Co and that William Pryor, Joseph Payne & James Howard do attend the Survey.
I have run the County Line between Thos. Meriwether now the property of Abraham Fontaine and the lands of Benjamin Crenshaw of Louisa County by consent of both parties & both present…… [metes & bounds] 24 Nov 1791 Signed: Eliot Lacy, Surv. GC Wit: James Howard, Wm Pryor
Ret. 21 Jan 1793


These deeds were also found in Goochland DB 16:
16 Feb 1795 Thomas Meriwether of Louisa to Thomas Mitchell of Louisa 150£. Tract in Goochland, 150 acres, white oak on County line, corner to Thomas Michell, with his lines. Signed: Thos. Meriwether
16 Feb 1795 Ack to Thos. Meriwether
but this one seems to definitely involve other Thomas Meriwether's not the son of Nicholas and is apparently the same tract - so they both refer to Thomas, son of James....
17 Feb 1794 Thomas Meriwether [son of David] of Louisa Co to Thomas Meriwether [son of James] of same. 150£. Tract in Goochland, 150 acres. Begin white oak in County Line, corner to Thomas Mitchell, with his line, pointers, another corner to Thomas Mitchell. Signed: T. Meriwether
Wit: David Bullock.
20 Oct 1794 Ack by Meriwether

Birth	7 Sep 1736
Marriage	31 Dec 1760	Margaret "Peggie" Douglas
Death	19 Dec 1772

Spouse

Margaret "Peggie" Douglas (1737 - 1812)

Father	Thomas Meriwether (1714 - 1756)
Mother	Elizabeth Thornton (1719 - 1774)
Sibling	Elizabeth Meriwether (1744 - 1812)
Sibling	Lucy Meriwether (1752 - 1837)
Sibling	Ann "Nancy" Meriwether (1750 - )