bullet Janna , Jr. Meigs was born on 17 Apr 1699 in E. Guilford, CT. He died on 12 Feb 1772 in E. Guilford, CT. Parents: Janna MEIGS and Hannah WILLARD.

Children were: Nathaniel Meigs, Elizabeth Meigs.

bulletJayell Crya Meigs was born in 1646. Parents: John MEIGS and Tamazin Elizabeth Fry.

She was married to Andrew II WARD about 1667. Children were: Andrew III WARD, Peter WARD.

bullet Jehiel MEIGS was born on 11 Jun 1703 in East Guilford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 23 Mar 1780 in Connecticut. Parents: Janna MEIGS and Hannah WILLARD.

He was married to Lucy BARTLETT before 1743 in Connecticut.

bullet Joanna MEIGS was born on 21 Oct 1766. Parents: Return Jonathan , Jr. MEIGS and Joanne WINBORN.

bullet John MEIGS was born on 12 Nov 1753 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Parents: Return Jonathan MEIGS and Elizabeth HAMLIN.

Children were: Return John MEIGS , Benjamin Henshaw MEIGS, Elizabeth Lord MEIGS, Richard Montgomery MEIGS , Sally Maria MEIGS, Ester Lopez MEIGS, Joseph Henshaw MEIGS, George Lord MEIGS.

bulletJohn MEIGS was born on 9 Mar 1771 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Parents: Return Jonathan , Jr. MEIGS and Joanne WINBORN.

bulletJohn MEIGS died on 14 Jun 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut. He was born 29 FEB 1611/12 in Bradford, Peverill, Dorsetshire, England. #178 a member of Novels--as having helped the "Regiaido Judges" Whalley Goffe, to escape by leading them to the cave, called "judges Rock Cave"near New Haven, conn.[The Hulion Family Tree2.FTW]

#178 a member of Novels--as having helped the "Regiaido Judges" Whalley Goffe, to escape by leading them to the cave, called "judges Rock Cave"near New Haven, conn. Parents: Vincent MEIGS and CHURCHILL (Wife of Vincent MEIGS).

He was married to Tamazin Elizabeth Fry in 1632 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. Children were: Mary MEIGS, Elizabeth MEIGS , Concurrence MEIGS, John , Jr. Meigs, Jayell Crya Meigs, Tryal MEIGS.

bullet John Meigs was born before 1800. He died between 1801 and 1890. Parents: Benjamin Stone Meigs and Roxalanz B. Chittenden .

bullet John II MEIGS was born on 11 Nov 1670 in Guilford New Haven, Connecticut. Parents: John , Jr. Meigs and Sarah WILCOXSON.

bulletJohn , Jr. Meigs was born on 28 Feb 1640/41 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died on 9 Nov 1713 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. Parents: John MEIGS and Tamazin Elizabeth Fry.

He was married to Sarah WILCOXSON on 7 Mar 1664/65 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. Children were: Sarah MEIGS, John II MEIGS, Janna MEIGS, Ebenezer MEIGS, Hannah MEIGS, Hester MEIGS, Mindwell MEIGS, Sarah MEIGS.

He was married to Lydia Cruttenden about 1692.

bullet John B. Meigs was born in GA.

School teacher. Source: 1860 Census, June 27, Walton Co. FL, P.O. East
River, FL. Father was born in Conn. Gabriella is listed as a domestic.
Children were Clarah E., Sarah E., Julia A.,Charles P., Amelia C.,
Catherine H., Alice, all born in Florida. The 1880 Census, Walton Co.,
hh 481 lists Gabriella as a housekeeper. She was born in La, her father
was born in NC, and she was married in Alabama. The Meigs household in
1880 included daughters Julia and Clara Aymond, and granddaughters Ida
Meigs and Dora Meigs.
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School teacher. Source: 1860 Census, June 27, Walton Co. FL, P.O. East
River, FL. Father was born in Conn. Gabriella is listed as a domestic.
Children were Clarah E., Sarah E., Julia A.,Charles P., Amelia C.,
Catherine H., Alice, all born in Florida. The 1880 Census, Walton Co.,
hh 481 lists Gabriella as a housekeeper. She was born in La, her father
was born in NC, and she was married in Alabama. The Meigs household in
1880 included daughters Julia and Clara Aymond, and granddaughters Ida
Meigs and Dora Meigs.

He was married to Gabriella (Wife of John B. MEIGS) about 1855 in AL. Children were: Charles P. Meigs.

bullet John Benjamin MEIGS was born on 8 Jun 1808 in Athens, Clarke County, Alabama. He died on 18 Dec 1898 in Mossy Head, Walton Co., FL. John Benjamin MEIGS is the youngest son of Josiah MEIGS and Clara BENJAMIN. He was born in Athens, Georgia while his father was the President of the University of Georgia, America's oldest state university. John B and his wife Gabriella lived most of their lives in Walton County, Florida and are buried side by side at Crowder Cemetary near Mossy Head, Florida. John B served his country as an Indian fighter in the US Army. He is buried with a veteran's headstone denoting his service to country. John B was a schoolteacher most of his life as listed on the Walton County, Florida 1850 Census.

John Benjamin Meigs came home from the Indian War with Elijah and met his daughter Gabriella, a young war widow with two small children and John B. married her." Fred confirms her first husband's name was HART and added that he was killed in the Seminole Indian War. He also added that John B. had a prior marriage to Delia BOARDMAN of NYC, NY and that he was a well educated young sailor.

After John Benjamin [MEIGS] married Elijah's daughter Gabriella [18441 they moved from Santa Rosa Co. to Walton Co. - which since 1915 that part is now Okaloosa Co., they moved up near what is now Laurel Hill the community was called Almarante, and there is now a cemetery near there on hi-way 85 named Almarante Cemetery. It was there the first Florida election was held in 1845 that the polling (voting) place was at Elijah's house. Elijah and John Benjamin were listed as what we would today call Poll Watchers." Editor's note: If Fred is referrin to the WARD family, my opinion of when they left Ward's Basin is a little different; I believe they left there ca 1825, pulled back into Covington Co. AL where they are found in the 1830 census, and returned to Walton Co. where they are found in the 1840 census They could have returned to Ward's Basin for a few years but Elijah signed up for the Indian War 10 May 1837 a Almarante on the Yellow River. Does anyone know the disposition of the land at Ward's Basin?

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John Benjamin MEIGS is the youngest son of Josiah MEIGS and Clara BENJAMIN. He was born in Athens, Georgia while his father was the President of the University of Georgia, America's oldest state university. John B and his wife Gabriella lived most of their lives in Walton County, Florida and are buried side by side at Crowder Cemetary near Mossy Head, Florida. John B served his country as an Indian fighter in the US Army. He is buried with a veteran's headstone denoting his service to country. John B was a schoolteacher most of his life as listed on the Walton County, Florida 1850 Census.

John Benjamin Meigs came home from the Indian War with Elijah and met his daughter Gabriella, a young war widow with two small children and John B. married her." Fred confirms her first husband's name was HART and added that he was killed in the Seminole Indian War. He also added that John B. had a prior marriage to Delia BOARDMAN of NYC, NY and that he was a well educated young sailor.

After John Benjamin [MEIGS] married Elijah's daughter Gabriella [18441 they moved from Santa Rosa Co. to Walton Co. - which since 1915 that part is now Okaloosa Co., they moved up near what is now Laurel Hill the community was called Almarante, and there is now a cemetery near there on hi-way 85 named Almarante Cemetery. It was there the first Florida election was held in 1845 that the polling (voting) place was at Elijah's house. Elijah and John Benjamin were listed as what we would today call Poll Watchers." Editor's note: If Fred is referrin to the WARD family, my opinion of when they left Ward's Basin is a little different; I believe they left there ca 1825, pulled back into Covington Co. AL where they are found in the 1830 census, and returned to Walton Co. where they are found in the 1840 census They could have returned to Ward's Basin for a few years but Elijah signed up for the Indian War 10 May 1837 a Almarante on the Yellow River. Does anyone know the disposition of the land at Ward's Basin?
Parents: Josiah MEIGS and Clara BENJAMIN.

He was married to Gabriella Ann WARD on 14 Mar 1844 in Walton County, Florida. Children were: Clarah Elijah MEIGS, Sarah Elijah MEIGS, Julia Ann MEIGS, Charles DeLucena MEIGS, Amelia Caroline MEIGS, Harriett Catherine MEIGS , Alice Gabriella MEIGS.

bullet John Forsyth MEIGS was born on 3 Oct 1818 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died on 16 Dec 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Parents: Charles Delucena MEIGS and Mary MONTGOMERY .

He was married to Ann Wilcocks INGERSOLL on 17 Oct 1844.

bullet John Joseph MEIGS was born in Oct 1882 in FL. Parents: Charles DeLucena MEIGS and Elizabeth CROWDER .

bullet Joseph Henshaw MEIGS was born on 18 May 1793 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Parents: John MEIGS and Elizabeth HENSHAW.

bullet Josiah MEIGS was born on 21 Aug 1746 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He died on 4 Sep 1822 in Washington, District of Columbia. Parents: Return Jonathan MEIGS and Elizabeth HAMLIN. Parents: Return Meigs.

He was married to Clara BENJAMIN on 21 Jan 1782 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Children were: Henry MEIGS, Clara Elijah MEIGS, Julia MEIGS, Samuel William MEIGS, Charles Delucena MEIGS , Lea (Asa) MEIGS, Juliana MEIGS, Ezra Stiles MEIGS, John Benjamin MEIGS.

bullet Josiah MEIGS was born on 14 May 1701 in East Guilford, Hartford, Connecticut. Parents: Janna MEIGS and Hannah WILLARD.

Children were: Sarah MEIGS.

bulletJulia MEIGS was born on 1 Apr 1787. Parents: Josiah MEIGS and Clara BENJAMIN.

bullet Julia Ann MEIGS was born on 18 Jun 1847 in Florida. She died on 1 Nov 1931 in Florida?. Parents: John Benjamin MEIGS and Gabriella Ann WARD.

Children were: Ida Lenora MEIGS, Dora Virginia MEIGS.

bulletJulia Austin MEIGS was born in 1808. Parents: Henry MEIGS and Julia AUSTIN.

bullet Juliana MEIGS was born on 18 Jul 1795. She died in 1808. Parents: Josiah MEIGS and Clara BENJAMIN.

bullet Lawrence MEIGS was born in 1553 in Dorset, England. He died in 1595 in England. Parents: Nicholas MEGGS and Jane PEVERELL.

He was married to Anne WOODS in 1583 in Bradford Peverel, Dorsetshire, England. Children were: Vincent MEIGS.

bullet Lea (Asa) MEIGS died in 1794. She was born on 19 May 1794. Parents: Josiah MEIGS and Clara BENJAMIN.

bullet Lucy MEIGS was born on 26 Feb 1775 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Parents: Giles MEIGS and Experience ALLIN.

bullet Lumas Meigs was born on 8 Oct 1795 in St Albans, VT. He died on 1 Nov 1875 in Dunham, Quebec. Parents: Benjamin Stone Meigs and Roxalanz B. Chittenden.

bullet Luther Meigs was born in 1792. He died between 1793 and 1882. Parents: Benjamin Stone Meigs and Roxalanz B. Chittenden .

bullet Mark MEIGS was born in 1614 in Bradford, Dorsetshire, England. He died in 1673 in of, Long Island, NY. BURIED AT HAMM. CEMETERY
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BURIED AT HAMM. CEMETERY Parents: Vincent MEIGS and CHURCHILL (Wife of Vincent MEIGS).

bulletMartha Ann MEIGS was born in 1955. Parents: William Warren (Bill) MEIGS and Jane WOOTEN.

bullet Mary MEIGS was born in 1633 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. She died on 30 Apr 1703 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. Parents: John MEIGS and Tamazin Elizabeth Fry.

She was married to William STEVENS on 3 Mar 1652/53 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. Children were: Daniel STEVENS, John STEVENS, Samuel STEVENS, Nathaniel STEVENS, Daniell STEVENS, Judith STEVENS, Josiah STEVENS, Mary STEVENS.

bullet Mary MEIGS was born in 1900. Parents: Return Jonathan II MEIGS and Sophia WRIGHT.

bullet Mary MEIGS was born on 2 Jan 1769 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Parents: Return Jonathan , Jr. MEIGS and Joanne WINBORN.

bullet Mary Crathorne Meigs was born on 9 Aug 1838 in Philadelphia, PA.. She died on 16 Feb 1917. Parents: Charles Delucena MEIGS and Mary MONTGOMERY.

She was married to Harry Carlton Hart on 20 Jun 1865 in Philadelphia, PA.. Children were: Mary Meigs Hart, William Howard Hart, Montgomery Hart, Charles Delucena Hart, Harry Maybin Hart.

bullet Mary E. MEIGS was born in 1869 in Walton Co., FL. Parents: Charles DeLucena MEIGS and Elizabeth CROWDER .

She was married to Thomas J. BELL on 18 Feb 1886 in Walton County, Florida.

bullet Mary Haythorne MEIGS was born in 1834.

bullet Mehitable MEIGS was born about 1777 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Parents: Giles MEIGS and Experience ALLIN.

bullet Meryl Malone MEIGS was born in 1990. Parents: William Warren , Jr. MEIGS and Kimberly Ann BILLINGS .

bullet Mindwell MEIGS was born in 1682 in Guilford New Haven, Connecticut. Parents: John , Jr. Meigs and Sarah WILCOXSON.

bulletMontgomery Cunningham MEIGS was born on 3 May 1816 in Augusta, Georgia. He died on 2 Jan 1892 in Washington, District of Columbia. 1892, Buried at Arlington National Cemetary. Quartermaster General of US Army during Civil War. Planner, organizer of expedition to save Ft Pickens and Pensacola Harbor, 1861.
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1892, Buried at Arlington National Cemetary. Quartermaster General of US Army during Civil War. Planner, organizer of expedition to save Ft Pickens and Pensacola Harbor, 1861. Parents: Charles Delucena MEIGS and Mary MONTGOMERY.

He was married to Louisa RODGERS in 1841.

bullet Nathaniel Meigs was born on 6 Aug 1729 in E. Guilford, CT. He died before 1768 in VT. Parents: Janna , Jr. Meigs and Elizabeth Dudley.

He was married to Asenath Bishop on 2 Jan 1751/52 in E. Guilford, CT. Children were: Benjamin Stone Meigs, Daniel Bishop Meigs.

bullet Nathaniel Meigs was born on 20 Sep 1784. He died between 1785 and 1874.

Birth recorded in Vol 3, g 7 of Sunderland, Vermont Land Records on file in the Vermont Archives at Montpelier, Vermont.
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Birth recorded in Vol 3, g 7 of Sunderland, Vermont Land Records on file in the Vermont Archives at Montpelier, Vermont. Parents: Benjamin Stone Meigs and Roxalanz B. Chittenden .

bullet Rachel Meigs was born between 1713 and 1737. She died between 1755 and 1826.

She was married to Elihu STEVENS on 31 Oct 1750 in Guilford, New Haven, CT.

bullet Return Meigs was born in 1708. He died in 1782. Parents: James Meigs.

He was married between 1727 and 1758. Children were: Josiah MEIGS.

bullet Return John MEIGS was born on 30 Aug 1782 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Parents: John MEIGS and Elizabeth HENSHAW.

bullet Return Jonathan MEIGS was born on 16 Mar 1706/7 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. He died on 22 Jun 1782 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Parents: Janna MEIGS and Hannah WILLARD.

He was married to Elizabeth HAMLIN on 1 Feb 1732/33 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Children were: Janna MEIGS, Elisha MEIGS , Return Jonathan , Jr. MEIGS, Giles MEIGS, Josiah MEIGS, Elizabeth MEIGS, Timothy MEIGS, Hannah MEIGS, John MEIGS.

bullet Return Jonathan II MEIGS was born on 16 Nov 1764 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He died on 29 Mar 1824 in Marietta, Ohio. 1785: Graduated from Yale University.
1801: 1st Chief Justice of Ohio Supreme Court.
December 12, 1808: US Senator from Ohio until 1 May 1810.
1810-14: Governor of Ohio
1814-23: Postmaster General of the United States.
1824: Buried at Mound Cemetary, Marietta, Ohio.

The Meigs mss., 1794-1831, are letters and papers of Return Jonathan Meigs, 1764-1824, governor of Ohio, United States senator, and postmaster general during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe.

Career: born, November 17, 1764, in Middleton, Connecticut; son of Joanna (Winborn) and Return Jonathan Meigs; graduated from Yale College, 1785; studied law and was admitted to the Connecticut bar; married Sophia Wright, 1788; moved to Marietta, Ohio, 1788; appointed one of the judges of the Ohio territorial government, February 12, 1798; elected to the Ohio territorial legislature, 1799; chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1801-Oct. 1804; appointed commandant of United States troops and militia in the St. Charles district of Louisiana, October 1, 1804; appointed a judge in Louisiana Territory, March 11, 1805; returned to Ohio and called to Richmond, Virginia, on business relating to Aaron Burr's trial; transferred to serve as a judge in Michigan Territory, April 2, 1807; resigned to run for governor of Ohio; elected but declared ineligible because of long absence from state; in United States Senate, December 12, 1808-May 1, 1810; governor of Ohio, 1810-March 1814; Unites States postmaster general, March 17, 1814-June 30, 1823; died at Marietta, Ohio, March 29, 1824; survived by wife and only child, Mary (Mrs. John George Jackson).

The collection contains letters and papers relating to Indian disturbances in Indiana and Ohio in 1811; the participation of Ohio volunteers in the Hull campaign which culminated in the surrender of Detroit to the British on August 16, 1812, including Meigs' orderly book, March 28-May 23, August 8, and October 1-8 and 16, 1812; Meigs' accounts of disbursements, June 8, 1812-September 14, 1813, in connection with a council at Urbana, Ohio, May 6, 1812, with chiefs of the Shawnee, Delaware, and Wyandot nations to obtain a cession of land for a road through the Indian country for the use of General Hull's army, and a council at Piqua, Ohio, August, 1813; a petition of the Wyandot Indians for a redress of land grievances, October 4, 1806; a silver Indian trading medal; a plat map of square no. 449, Washington, D.C., showing lots owned by Meigs, January 1, 1795; letters, September 17 and November 2, 1804, from Henry Dearborn in regard to Meigs' appointment and duties as colonel and commandant in Louisiana; a letter, August 11, 1807, from Meigs to his wife about the trial of Aaron Burr; a letter, January 28, 1823, describing the death of Return Jonathan Meigs, Senior, and an undated document recounting his Revolutionary War service; a letter, August 21, 1822, from Henry Clay in regard to his presidential prospects in the election of 1824; an undated letter of Meigs relating to the collection of balances due the Post office department from postmasters; invitations to social functions in Washington, D.C.; and Meigs' commissions as deputy postmaster, Marietta, Northwest Territory, July 4, 1794, as a judge in the Northwest Territory, February 12, 1798, as brevet colonel and commandant of the United States army and militia in the district of Louisiana, October 1, 1804, as a judge in Louisiana Territory, March 11, 1805, and January 30, 1806, as a judge in Michigan Territory, April 2, 1807, and as Postmaster general of United States, March 17, 1814.

Included also are some personal and business letters to Mrs. Sophia (Wright) Meigs.
Part of the collection is in a folio folder.

Filed with the collection is positive and negative microfilm (one reel of each) containing letters and papers from this collection and from that of Meigs' son-in-law, John George Jackson.
Names of writers of letters and signers of documents: John Adams, John Armstrong, John Caldwell Calhoun, Lewis Cass, Henry Clay, Henry Dearborn, William Eustis, William Hull, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Return Jonathan Meigs, 1740- 1823, Return Jonathan Meigs, 1764-1824, Return Jonathan Meigs, 1801-1891, Mrs. Sophia (Wright) Meigs, James Monroe, Timothy Pickering, Mrs. Louisa (St. Clair) Robb, and Richard Rush.
Collection size: 85 items

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1785: Graduated from Yale University.
1801: 1st Chief Justice of Ohio Supreme Court.
December 12, 1808: US Senator from Ohio until 1 May 1810.
1810-14: Governor of Ohio
1814-23: Postmaster General of the United States.
1824: Buried at Mound Cemetary, Marietta, Ohio.

The Meigs mss., 1794-1831, are letters and papers of Return Jonathan Meigs, 1764-1824, governor of Ohio, United States senator, and postmaster general during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe.

Career: born, November 17, 1764, in Middleton, Connecticut; son of Joanna (Winborn) and Return Jonathan Meigs; graduated from Yale College, 1785; studied law and was admitted to the Connecticut bar; married Sophia Wright, 1788; moved to Marietta, Ohio, 1788; appointed one of the judges of the Ohio territorial government, February 12, 1798; elected to the Ohio territorial legislature, 1799; chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1801-Oct. 1804; appointed commandant of United States troops and militia in the St. Charles district of Louisiana, October 1, 1804; appointed a judge in Louisiana Territory, March 11, 1805; returned to Ohio and called to Richmond, Virginia, on business relating to Aaron Burr's trial; transferred to serve as a judge in Michigan Territory, April 2, 1807; resigned to run for governor of Ohio; elected but declared ineligible because of long absence from state; in United States Senate, December 12, 1808-May 1, 1810; governor of Ohio, 1810-March 1814; Unites States postmaster general, March 17, 1814-June 30, 1823; died at Marietta, Ohio, March 29, 1824; survived by wife and only child, Mary (Mrs. John George Jackson).

The collection contains letters and papers relating to Indian disturbances in Indiana and Ohio in 1811; the participation of Ohio volunteers in the Hull campaign which culminated in the surrender of Detroit to the British on August 16, 1812, including Meigs' orderly book, March 28-May 23, August 8, and October 1-8 and 16, 1812; Meigs' accounts of disbursements, June 8, 1812-September 14, 1813, in connection with a council at Urbana, Ohio, May 6, 1812, with chiefs of the Shawnee, Delaware, and Wyandot nations to obtain a cession of land for a road through the Indian country for the use of General Hull's army, and a council at Piqua, Ohio, August, 1813; a petition of the Wyandot Indians for a redress of land grievances, October 4, 1806; a silver Indian trading medal; a plat map of square no. 449, Washington, D.C., showing lots owned by Meigs, January 1, 1795; letters, September 17 and November 2, 1804, from Henry Dearborn in regard to Meigs' appointment and duties as colonel and commandant in Louisiana; a letter, August 11, 1807, from Meigs to his wife about the trial of Aaron Burr; a letter, January 28, 1823, describing the death of Return Jonathan Meigs, Senior, and an undated document recounting his Revolutionary War service; a letter, August 21, 1822, from Henry Clay in regard to his presidential prospects in the election of 1824; an undated letter of Meigs relating to the collection of balances due the Post office department from postmasters; invitations to social functions in Washington, D.C.; and Meigs' commissions as deputy postmaster, Marietta, Northwest Territory, July 4, 1794, as a judge in the Northwest Territory, February 12, 1798, as brevet colonel and commandant of the United States army and militia in the district of Louisiana, October 1, 1804, as a judge in Louisiana Territory, March 11, 1805, and January 30, 1806, as a judge in Michigan Territory, April 2, 1807, and as Postmaster general of United States, March 17, 1814.

Included also are some personal and business letters to Mrs. Sophia (Wright) Meigs.
Part of the collection is in a folio folder.

Filed with the collection is positive and negative microfilm (one reel of each) containing letters and papers from this collection and from that of Meigs' son-in-law, John George Jackson.
Names of writers of letters and signers of documents: John Adams, John Armstrong, John Caldwell Calhoun, Lewis Cass, Henry Clay, Henry Dearborn, William Eustis, William Hull, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Return Jonathan Meigs, 1740- 1823, Return Jonathan Meigs, 1764-1824, Return Jonathan Meigs, 1801-1891, Mrs. Sophia (Wright) Meigs, James Monroe, Timothy Pickering, Mrs. Louisa (St. Clair) Robb, and Richard Rush.
Collection size: 85 items

For more information about this collection and any related materials contact the Manuscripts Department, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 -- Telephone: (812) 855-2452. Parents: Return Jonathan , Jr. MEIGS and Joanne WINBORN.

He was married to Sophia WRIGHT in 1788. Children were: Mary MEIGS.

bullet Return Jonathan , Jr. MEIGS was born on 17 Dec 1740 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He died on 28 Jan 1823 in Cherokee Agency, Tennessee. Parents: Return Jonathan MEIGS and Elizabeth HAMLIN.

He was married to Joanne WINBORN on 14 Feb 1764. Children were: Return Jonathan II MEIGS, Joanna MEIGS, Mary MEIGS, John MEIGS, Elizabeth MEIGS, Richard Montgomery MEIGS, Timothy MEIGS.

He was married to Grace STARR on 22 Dec 1774.

bullet Richard Montgomery MEIGS was born on 4 Oct 1777 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Parents: Return Jonathan , Jr. MEIGS and Joanne WINBORN.

bullet Richard Montgomery MEIGS was born on 8 Aug 1787 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Parents: John MEIGS and Elizabeth HENSHAW.

bullet Sally Maria MEIGS was born on 28 Mar 1789 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Parents: John MEIGS and Elizabeth HENSHAW.

bullet Samatha Robinson Meigs was born on 7 Mar 1831 in Swanton, VT. She died on 29 Mar 1904 in Swanton, VT. Parents: Benjamin N. Meigs and Zelinda Jackson.

She was married to Theodore Bailey Marvin on 5 Oct 1848 in Swanton, VT. Children were: Rigney Deforrest Marvin, Flora Marvin, Addie Louise Marvin, Hattie E. Marvin.

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