Family: Israel Meadows / Barbara Green (F51)

m. Abt 08 Jul 1776


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  • Israel MeadowsFather | Male
    Israel Meadows

    Born  23 Sep 1755  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Sep 1827  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  Abt 08 Jul 1776  [1]  Botetourt County, Virginia  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Francis Meadows, Sr. | F92 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Kesiah Bell | F92 Group Sheet 

    Barbara GreenMother | Female
    Barbara Green

    Born  30 Mar 1755  Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aug 1845  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Garrett Green | F91 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth | F91 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Unknown
    Unknown Child of Israel Meadows

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     

    Nancy MeadowsChild 2 | Female
    + Nancy Meadows

    Born  1779  Greenbrier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 17 May 1830  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Zachariah Phillips | F21 
    Married  1797  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    William Meadows

    Born  1781  Greenbrier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Rachel Chambers | F513 
    Married  17 Mar 1806   
    Spouse  Telitha Daughertee | F514 
    Married  17 Dec 1810  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sally Hanson | F515 
    Married  23 Oct 1814  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Elizabeth Meadows

    Born  Dec 1786  Greenbrier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Sep 1856   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Jesse Cole | F516 
    Married  02 Apr 1806   

    Child 5 | Female
    Mary Meadows

    Born  1789  Greenbrier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Mar 1849   
    Buried     
    Spouse  William S. Chambers | F653 
    Married  30 Dec 1806   

    Child 6 | Male
    John Meadows

    Born  14 Aug 1791  Greenbrier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Keziah Jane Horn | F627 
    Married  01 Feb 1812  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Jacob Burns Meadows

    Born  08 Nov 1792  Greenbrier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Susanna Horn | F517 
    Married  23 Nov 1815   

    Child 8 | Female
    Sarah Meadows

    Born  20 Aug 1796  Greenbrier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  David Chambers | F628 
    Married  29 Aug 1814   

    Child 9 | Female
    Rebecca L. Meadows

    Born  18 Jul 1799  Greenbrier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Horn | F518 
    Married  27 Dec 1814  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • According to information in I.G.I. records, Israel and Barbara were married on July 08, 1778.
    • On October 5, 1838 in Estill County Kentucky, Barbara Meadows, "an aged woman" made application for a widow's pension under the 1836 act stating that she is the widow of Israel Meadows; that she was married to him before he entered the service in the company of Captain Matthew Arbuckle, under Colonel Lewis; that she was born on Easter day in the year of General Braddock's defeat which he is told was in 1755; that she was married at the age of 23 going on
      24 years of age and on the 8th day of July but she cannot recall the year; that there being no Parson near to where they lived they went over peters mountain and were married on the East side thereof at the house of one Henry Smith but whether it was in Greenbrier County or not she does not know; nor does she recollect the name of the Parson who married them; her first child was born the next spring after their marriage and if living would be 60 years old; that her
      husband died in the month of September she thinks 11 years ago; that her husband was a pensioner for his service in the revolution at the rate of $96 per annum.

      A number of sources state that Israel and Barbara were married in Botetourt County, Virginia and that is likely accurate; Consider the following:

      Barbara stated that she was born on Easter Day in the year of Braddock's Defeat. That date of birth would then be Easter Day in 1755. Add 23 or 24 years to 1755 and you have 1778 or 1779; Greenbrier County existed at this time and is therefore a possibility for the marriage location or records of a marriage should they exist.

      In Barbara's statements of October 5, 1838 she said that there were no Parson's near their home so they crossed over Peter's Mountain and were married on the east side. Today, there is a Peter's Mountain, presumably the same Peter's Mountain, on the border between West Virginia and Virginia. A portion of the western slope of Peters Mountain lies in Monroe County, West Virginia while all of the eastern side is in the current counties of Allegheny, Craig and Giles, Virginia. In 1778 or 1779, crossing almost any portion of Peters Mountain to the east slope would have put Israel and Barbara in Botetourt County, Virginia. However, a crossing in the southmost third of Peters Mountain would have put them in Montgomery County, Virginia.

      Barbara said that her marriage took place at the home of Henry Smith. The earliest personal property tax records that I have been able to review for Botetourt County did not reveal a Henry Smith in the year 1783. Locating property for a Henry Smith in Botetourt County would be helpful confirmation.

  • Sources 
    1. [S367] Book: Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files\IGI.