In 1769 the Proprietor of Pennsylvania opened the area of SW Pennsylvania to settlers. Ownership of the area was also claimed by Virginia and control of the area alternated between the two states. The dispute was not settled until 1786 when Virginia ceded the land to Pennsylvania. Virginia took part of West Augusta County and divided the area into Yohogania, Monongalia and Ohio Counties. However, the area of SW Pennsylvania was more commonly known as Westmoreland Co., PA which was formed in 1773 from Bedford County. Washington County was formed in 1781. Fayette County was formed in 1783. Allegheny County was formed in 1788 and Green County was formed in 1796. To the West of Washington County and East of the Ohio River was Ohio Co., VA which later became part of West Virginia. This area was subdivided into Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock Counties.

In 1769 the area was inhabited by Indians and under attack by the British and French. Forts were established to protect the western frontier and the settlers. In this relatively small hostile area many men named Meek brought their families and established new lives.

In 1902 H. B. Meek published his genealogy and described the 16 children of Jacob Meek, son of Adam Meek. While there is much controversy regarding the validity of his claim, subsequent researchers have identified 8 of the supposed sons of Jacob Meek as residents of early SW Pennsylvania. Carleton Meek expanded on the unverified genealogy of H. B. Meek in 1952 and provided details on Joshua, John, Jacob, Jeremiah, Nathan, Basil, Isaac and Samuel.

What the early authors did not understand was that there were far more Meek families than they knew about not only in SW Pennsylvania but the country as a whole. They clearly combined information on different men with the same name, made mistakes and drew conclusions that were not supported by the facts. The early authors admitted that they did not base their books on official or unofficial documentation. There is no evidence that the 16 supposed children of Jacob Meek were in fact siblings or even related to each other.

The purpose of this paper is to detail the facts that are available from official records about the men named Meek who settled in SW Pennsylvania in the 1770’s. It includes adult men who appeared in the records about 1783. It will be shown that there were clearly connections between groups of Meek men who settled in different areas. However, it will also be shown that there is no evidence that the eight men named above were brother. Even if they were, there is no way to determine which men with the similar names would fit into that group of brothers.

This paper will not consider any undocumented genealogies as sources although the author is well versed in what is available. Only official records or fact otherwise supported by hard evidence will be utilized. Known records that are available include tax list, deed records, slave registry and military records. This paper also ignores variations on the spelling of the name Meek especially the name Meeks. The differences in spelling vary from on source to another regardless of how families ended up spelling their name.

Joshua Meek

Joshua Meek was born in 1731 according to his tombstone. His Virginia land grant say he settled in Yohogania Co., VA in 1774. Yohogania County included the area that is now Moon TWP, Allegheny County. He was listed in the 1783 tax list of Robinson TWP, Washington County. This area became Moon TWP, Allegheny County. Deed records indicate that he owned land in Moon TWP as early as 1776. It is believed that he settled on that same land before 1773. He died in Allegheny County in 1818. He married his known wife, Margaret Mitchell, in 1789. It is speculated that he was married before this and may have had unknown children. Some of his children remained in Allegheny County. His sons by Margaret Mitchell were Joshua, Jeremiah and Bazel.

John Meek

John Meek's Virginia land grant say he settled in Yohogania Co., VA in 1773. This included the area that is now Allegheny County. He is also listed in the 1781 and 1783 tax of Robinson TWP, Washington Co., PA. He owned land adjoining Joshua Meek. He sold his land 9 Nov 1789 and Joshua signed the deed. John moved to Henry Co., KY in 1789. He died there in 1803. A letter from a grandson establishes that John and Jacob were brothers. His sons were John, Basil, Joshua and Jeremiah.

Jacob Meek

Jacob Meek's Virginia land grant say he settled in Yohogania Co., VA in 1773. This included the area that is now Allegheny County. He is also listed in the 1781 tax of Robinson TWP, Washington Co., PA. He owned land in the immediate vicinity of Joshua and John. He sold his land 25 Dec 1889 and is listed in the 1790 census of Allegheny County. Jacob moved to Henry Co., KY about 1790. He moved to Wayne Co., IN and died there in 1835. Through his pension application we know this Jacob Meek was the same person in Henry Co., KY and Allegheny Co., PA. His pension record also states that he was born in Elkridge, Howard Co., MD in 1755. This area was originally part of Anne Arundel County. His sons were John, Jeremiah, Joshua, Isaac and William

Note:

The men Joshua, John and Jacob in Allegheny County were clearly associated with each other. John and Jacob are known to have been brothers and migrated to Henry Co, KY together. The relationship of Joshua to John and Jacob is not known. However, Joshua was old enough to be their father. Both John and Jacob named there first born sons John.

Basil Meek

Basil Meek born in 1740 was known to be in the military at Ft. Pitt. Also, a son Jesse was born at Pittsburgh in 1780. A son John was thought to have been born in 1779 South Carolina. Basil may have had other children. This person may have owned land in York Co., SC before he was in Allegheny County but clearly moved to York County after leaving SW Pennsylvania. He moved to Henry Co., KY before 1810 where John and Jacob had already settled. There must have been a relationship between Basil and the other men of Allegheny County. While Basil may have come to the area due to his military service, it would unreasonable to assume that he had no relationship, choose a different migration path and then later ended up in the immediate vicinity of two of the other men from Allegheny County.

According to his pension application Basil was born in Maryland. In Jacob’s pension application he also states that he was born in Maryland. We know that John and Jacob were brothers. This would seem to indicate that that the men in Allegheny County were from Maryland.

H. B. Meek did not include this person in his list of supposed sons of Jacob Meek. He may not have known of his existence. His own ancestor Basil Meek born in 1763 can only be associated with Nathan Meek. It would appear now that Basil born in 1740 was a much more likely candidate to be a brother of the other men in SW Pennsylvania. Update: An obituary of Jacob Meek born 1755 indicates that this Basil Meek was his brother. In addition DNA tests on the descendants of John, Jacob and Basil prove that they shared a common ancestor.

Jeremiah Meek

We know that a man named Jeremiah Meek owned land next to Jacob Meek in modern day Allegheny County. He sells this land in 1779. We do not know what happened to this person. However, he was likely either Jeremiah of Westmoreland County who died in 1782 or Jeremiah of Morgan TWP, Washington County in the 1783 tax list. Therefore we do not list him as a separate individual. We do not know if he ever lived on the land in Allegheny County. However, we can assume that he was an early settler of the area because at that time in place most people only held title to the land because lived on it. Unlike significant figures who received major land grants, most people simply settled on a tract of land and later claimed ownership, usually when a transfer occurred. See the Westmoreland County section.

Based on the fact that the land adjoined that of Jacob Meek and was in the immediate proximity of the land of Joshua and John we can assume that there was some relationship with the other men. That an unrelated individual with the same name lived next to the other men named Meek in this wilderness area would be highly unlikely although not impossible. Since there is no way to know which Jeremiah Meek he was there is no way to speculate on what that relationship might have been.

Jeremiah Meek

Little is known about the men in Westmoreland County. Jeremiah died in 1782. Deed records from Mt. Pleasant TWP suggest he was closely associated with Joshua, John and Jeremiah Jr. and it is speculated that these men were his sons. Ralph Cherry was given a letter of administration for his estate. It is believed that Jeremiah was the father of Anne Meek, wife of Ralph Cherry. It is not clear if Ralph Cherry was the primary administrator of Jeremiah’s will. It would seem more likely that one of the men named Meek would have been the administrator.

Joshua Meek

Joshua Meek was closely associated with the Cherry family who came from Berkeley Co., WV. In 1768 a Joshua Meakes was listed as a chain carrier for a survey done on behalf of Thomas Cherry and others in Berkeley County. He was listed in the 1773 tax list of Mt. Pleasant TWP, Westmoreland Co., PA. Deed records place his property next to Jeremiah and John Meek. Joshua Meek migrated to Fairfield Co., OH with Ralph Cherry about 1799. He died there in Fairfield Co., OH 1801.

Joshua Meek is likely the person listed in the 3 Oct 1782 slave register of Nottingham TWP, Washington Co., PA. History books mention the house of Joshua Meek on Raccoon Creek in 1781. There is no reason to assume that there was a third Joshua Meek in the area. Update: A DNA test on a descendant of Joshua Meek proved that he shared a common ancestor with John, Jacob and Basil of Allegheny County.

John Meek

John Meek was listed in the 1783 tax list and owned land next to Jeremiah and John. Ralph Cherry, son of Thomas, signed the deed dated 10 Jun 1772.

Jeremiah Meek, Jr.

Jeremiah Meek owned land next to Jeremiah, Joshua and John. He may be the person listed in the 1783 tax list of Morgan TWP, Washington Co., PA. However, that person is listed separately.

Jacob Meek

Jacob Meek was mentioned in the 1883 tax list of Tyrone TWP, Westmoreland County. He may not be that closely associated with the others men in Westmoreland County. It is noted that there was a person named Isaac Meek in Tyrone Township in the 1773 tax list.

Note:

The men in Westmoreland County are sometimes confused with the men in Allegheny due to the similarity of their names. There is at least a possibility that Jeremiah Meek who died in 1782 in Westmoreland County was the same person who sold land in Allegheny County dated 1 May 1779 that was located next to Jacob Meek.

There is reason to believe that these men came from Berkeley Co., WV. Berkeley County is in the same vicinity as Washington Co., MD and Frederick Co., MD where other Meek families resided.

Samuel Meek

Samuel was born about 1732. He was first mention in the 1781 tax list of Bethlehem Township. He remained in the area and died in 1799. His sons were John, Samuel, William, Richard and Jacob. They migrated to Ohio.

Jacob Meek

Jacob Meek was listed in the 1783 of Bethlehem TWP, Washington County. He was not the son of Samuel Meek as that person is also listed in the tax list. Little is known of this person. He may have migrated to Pulaski Co., KY or Cumberland Co., KY before 1800. Around 1800 there was a man named Jacob Meek in Pulaski County with Nathan and Basil. There were two men named Jacob Meek in near by Cumberland County. One of these men was Jacob Meek of Henry Co., TN. Other men named Meek in East Tennessee have been associated without proof to the Meek family of York Co., SC who were from Maryland.

Nathan Meek

Nathan Meek was listed in the 1783 tax list of Morgan TWP, Washington Co., PA and the 1782 military roster. There is little else to tie him to the area. He moved to Pulaski Co., KY before 1798. He moved to Jennings Co., IN but died in Pulaski Co., KY in 1827. What is interesting is that Nathan and some of his sons resided temporarily in Henry Co., KY near the area where John and Jacob from Allegheny County had previously settled. His sons were Jeremiah, Nathan, David, Samuel, William and Lewis.

Basil Meek

Basil Meek was born in 1763 and is included in the list because of the close tie to Nathan. He was the direct ancestor of H. B. Meek. It may be that he was not listed in the early records due to his age. He moved to Pulaski Co., KY before 1798. However, he settled briefly in Clark Co., KY where he was the bondsman for a son of Paul Hulse from Berkeley Co., WV. Paul Hulse was married to Nancy Meek one of the supposed children of Jacob Meek. Thus we have another possible connection to Berkeley County. Existing genealogies state that Basil was born in Hagerstown, MD. Pension records have been cited as the source for this but those records cannot be found now. The source must be considered family lore at this point. It is noted that Hagerstown is very close to Berkeley Co., WV. Basil died in 1844 in Woodford Co., IL. His sons were Joseph, Daniel, Henry, Joshua, Noel and Jackson.

Jeremiah Meek

Jeremiah Meek is listed in the 1783 tax list of Morgan Township where Nathan is listed. He may be the same person in Westmoreland County. Nothing else is known of him. However, there were 2 men with the name Jeremiah Meek in the 1801-1804 records of Pulaski Co., KY along with Nathan and Basil. There was also a man with this name in near by Cumberland Co., KY in the 1800 tax list. One has to consider the possibility that the Jeremiah of Washington County migrated with Nathan and Basil to Pulaski County.

Isaac Meek

There was an Isaac Meek in the 1774 tax list of Tyrone TWP, Westmoreland County. He would have been born before 1756. We cannot be certain that this was the same man listed in the 1783 tax list of Washington County. He would have been born before 1765. The name continues in records of Washington County through 1810. Isaac Meek listed in 1810 census of Armwell TWP, Washington County would have been born before 1765. This was clearly a different person than the Isaac Meek who settled in Ohio Co., VA and later Jefferson Co., OH. Unfortunately, little is known of him or his descendants.

There was also an Isaac Meek listed in the 1810 census of Morris TWP, Greene County born after 1765. This is likely the same person listed in the 1820 and 1830 censuses of East Bethlehem TWP, Washington County. He may have been a son of the older man named Isaac.

Robert Meek

Robert Meek was listed in Cecil TWP., Washington County. He probably resided in Ohio Co., VA or Brookes Co., VA. Unverified genealogies give his date of birth as 1732. His name alone seems out of character with the other Meek names in SW Pennsylvania. The name Robert does not appears in the other families of SW Pennsylvania. He may be the progenitor of the extended family that after moving to Ohio settled in SE Iowa.

Elisha Meek

Elisha Meek was born about 1760 but does not show up in the records until the 1800 Green County census. However, it is thought that he might be a son of one of the other men. He died in 1843 in Greene Co., PA. His sons were John, Elisha and Jacob.

Update: DNA test on their descendants prove that Samuel Meek, Nathan Meek, Basil Meek born 1763 and Elisha Meek all shared a common ancestor. DNA also connects Isaac Meek born 1746 who settled in Ohio Co., VA.

Isaac Meek

Isaac Meek was born in 1746. He lived in Ohio Co., VA as early as 1775. He moved to Jefferson Co., OH in 1798. He is listed in various military records. He may be the person listed in the 1774 tax list of Westmoreland County. However, it seems unlikely since we know that there was another person named Isaac Meek that resided in Washington County. His sons were Sylvester, Moses, Joshua, James, John, Jacob and Aaron. Note: DNA results pending Feb 2009.

There was also a man named Isaac Meek in the area that is now Harrison Co., WV. He would have been born before 1760. His land grant was dated 1778 and he sold his land in 1790. His wife was named Rebecca and it is speculated that he was Isaac Meek born 1710 who was the son of Guy Meek. However, this has not been proven. It is uncertain if this man was connected to the men in SW Pennsylvania. However, it is apparent that there was a third man named Isaac Meek not far from the other two who lived in SW Pennsylvania.

Summary

The records reveal that instead of 8 men named Meek in SW Pennsylvania listed by H. B. Meek there were as many as 18 different men with that name. It is presumed that some of them will be found to be sons of the other men. However, there are obvious examples where two men with the same name resided in the same area who could not have been brothers. Unfortunately, there is little evidence to define the relationship between the different men in this group.

One thing that is noticeable in the names of the men of SW Pennsylvania is that many families named their sons John, Joshua and Jeremiah. John is the most common name with seven sons given that name. At least four and possibly six men named their first born son John. This may not be significant because John was a common name. However, the only settler with that name was John of Westmoreland County and he was likely a son of Jeremiah. Six sons were named Joshua and five were named Jeremiah. Again this may not be significant since the names Joshua and Jeremiah were each used more than once for the settlers. While two settlers and three sons were named Jacob that names was not as predominate in the families as the other names. The only clear naming pattern for these men was that they did not name their first son after themselves.

There are a couple of clear examples of groups of men that can be tied together although the relationship cannot be defined. These will be discussed with the caution that nothing contain in this paper establishes a relationship between any of the men described.

Joshua, John and Jacob of Allegheny County are identified as early residence of Moon Township. If the early authors had not declared them to be brothers most genealogists would have considered other alternative relationships. In 1773 Jacob was only 18 years old. At that time Joshua would have been 42 years old. Assuming that they arrived a few years earlier Joshua arrives in SW Pennsylvania with two minor boys. They lived next to each other for 25 years before John and Jacob decide to migrate to Kentucky. Jacob was born in Maryland.

Even without any evidence that Joshua married prior to 1789, the possibility that Joshua was the father of John and Jacob cannot be excluded. However, they could have been brothers or even cousins. It is noted that the name Jeremiah is common in the families of all three men. Update: Since it is now known that Basil born 1740 was a brother of John and Jacob it is highly unlikely that Joshua could NOT have been their father due to the birth dates.

In Westmoreland County there was Jeremiah, Joshua, John, Jeremiah, Jr. and possibly Jacob. The similarity in names with the group in Allegheny County is striking. There was at least the possibility that Jeremiah had lived in Allegheny County before moving to Westmoreland County. Unfortunately, we do not know when any of these men were born. However, like the Allegheny County group, deed records indicated that these men lived next to each other and were closely associated. Update: It is now known through DNA testing that the two groups were related.

There is a documented connection between the Meek family of Westmoreland County and the Cherry family. There are some records to indicate that Joshua was in Berkeley Co., WV prior to coming to SW Pennsylvania. If this is true we can estimate Joshua’s date of birth. Court records from Berkeley Co., WV indicate that Joshua was an adult in 1763 and already married in 1764. This would indicate that he was born before 1742-45. Anne Meek, wife of Ralph Cherry was said to have been born in 1750 although this is not proven. A Fairfield Co., OH history book states that the parents of Anne Meek Cherry were Jeremiah and Sarah Meek. While history books cannot always be relied on for accurate information this must be considered a strong possibility. The fact there was an older and younger person named Jeremiah in Westmoreland County is some indication that one of them was the father of some of the other men.

It is possible that Jeremiah Meek of Westmoreland County was the father of Joshua and possibly the other men. That would push Jeremiah’s date of birth into the 1720’s or earlier. This would make him the oldest member of the group of men named Meek in SW Pennsylvania. However, it is also possible that Jeremiah was a brother of Joshua and the younger Jeremiah was a son of one of the other men.

In an aside it is noted that a person named Lewis Meek resided in Berkeley County. Lewis Meek was one of the names of the supposed sons of Jacob Meek from the early book by H. B. Meek. Nathan Meek was listed in the 1783 tax list of Washington County. While there is no hard evidence that Nathan was the same person who migrated to Pulaski Co., KY most of his children were reported to have been born in Pennsylvania. Basil Meek born in 1763 is grouped with Nathan due to their close association in Pulaski Co., KY and Jennings Co., IN. Basil was in Clark Co., KY before going to Pulaski County and had an association with families from Berkeley Co., WV.

While we do not know Nathan’s date of birth it would not appear that he was old enough to be the father of Basil. However, because we do not know his date of birth it is not impossible that Nathan was old enough to have had a first wife and to have fathered children other than those we know about. Update: DNA testing proves that Nathan and Basil born 1763 shared a common ancestor.

No other individual named Meek can be associated with other men with that name. This does not mean that there was no connection. It only means none has been demonstrated in the records. It still remains that they all lived in close proximity to each other and likely knew each other. Update: Update: DNA test on their descendants prove that Samuel Meek, Nathan Meek, Basil Meek born 1763 and Elisha Meek all shared a common ancestor. DNA also connects Isaac Meek born 1746 who settled in Ohio Co., VA.

Maryland Connection

Jacob Meek of Allegheny County was born in Elkridge, MD in modern day Howard County. This was Anne Arundel County in the 1700’s. Basil Meek born in 1763 was said to have been born in Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD. Basil Meek born in 1740 was born in Maryland. He also entered the Army at Winchester, VA which is very near Berkeley Co., WV and not that far from Hagerstown, MD. Isaac Meek born in 1746 was said to have come from Anne Arundel Co., MD although this is not proven.

Joshua Meek of Westmoreland County appears to have come from Berkeley Co., WV. (Berkeley County included the counties of Morgan and Jefferson.) Berkeley Co., WV adjoined Washington Co., MD as well Frederick Co., MD. It is difficult to believe that the Meek family of Berkeley Co., WV was not connected to the Meek family of near by Maryland. They essentially lived in the same neighborhood.

We know from deed records that members of the Guy Meek family migrated northwest from Anne Arundel County through Frederick County and into Washington County. There is also evidence that they moved into eastern Virginia. The area from Washington County/Berkeley County was a jumping off point for a migration trail through the Maryland Panhandle into SW Pennsylvania.

The men from Allegheny County, Westmoreland County as well as some of the men from Washington County can be connected to Maryland. It may well be that most of the men from SW Pennsylvania were from Maryland.

Who were the brothers?

Given the dates of birth that we know or those that we can estimate there does not appear to be a common progenitor for the entire group of men we have listed. At the same time it is clear that all of the men could not have been brothers. Excluding Jeremiah of Westmoreland County we have a date range of 1731 to 1763. Even if we speculate that Joshua of Allegheny County was the father of John and Jacob and that Jeremiah of Westmoreland County was the father of Joshua, John and Jeremiah there are individuals who have the same name as the other men. But if we do not consider Joshua and Jeremiah fathers of the others then there were clearly more than one group of brothers in SW Pennsylvania and it would be impossible to determine which ones were the brothers described by H. B. Meek.

We could speculate, as H. B. Meek did, that based on ages and other information that a possible list of brother might include the following.

Jeremiah Meek father of John Meek, Joshua Meek, Jeremiah Meek
Joshua Meek father of John Meek, Jacob Meek
Samuel Meek
Basil Meek born 1740
Isaac Meek born 1746
Nathan Meek
(Jacob of Washington County from list below)

Men who might then be sons of the above group would include the following.

Jacob Meek of Westmoreland
Jeremiah Meek of Washington
Jacob Meek of Washington
Isaac Meek of Washington
Basil Meek born 1763
Elisha Meek

Men who could not have been fathers of the others include Samuel and Isaac born 1746. We know their families and additional children do not seem likely. Basil born in 1763 and Elisha could not be fathers due to their ages. Virtually all of the other men could be the father of one or more of the other men.

Using far more information than H. B. Meek had we can develop a very similar but different list to that which he put together. However, the purpose of this article is to question the simplistic view that the men in SW Pennsylvania were the sons of Jacob Meek or any one progenitor. The evidence suggests a more complex solution. Robert does not seem to fit with this group of people. Nathan and Basil born in 1763 appear to be brothers and may be associated with Jeremiah and Jacob of Washington County. Joshua of Allegheny County, Jeremiah of Westmoreland County and Basil born in 1740 could be grouped together. What ever the final answer is, the solution will likely be a complex one.

In fact, due the presence of Basil Meek born 1740 in SW Pennsylvania one has to consider a connection to the Meek families of York Co., SC who may also have originated in Washington Co., MD. In addition there is a possibility that this group was connected to the group in East Tennessee that adjoined the area where Nathan and Basil migrated in Kentucky. Update: DNA testing proves that the Meek families in Blount Co., TN and Henry Co., TN who went to Carroll Co., AR were related to the men in Washington Co., PA.

Conclusion

It is this author’s opinion that most but not all of the men named Meek in SW Pennsylvania during the 1700’s were members of the extended Guy Meek family from Western Maryland. Some were children of the others and some were possibly brothers. However, it seems likely that some of the men were uncles or cousins of the other men. The evidence does not support the contention that there were 8 men residing in SW Pennsylvania who were brothers.

There is no evidence to support the theory that Joshua Meek of Allegheny County was the father of my ancestor John Meek and his brother Jacob. However, the facts lend more support to this theory than they do to the notion that they were brothers. That a well meaning genealogist 100 years ago developed an unsupported theory that they were brothers does not make it a fact. In the last 100 years no one has found any evidence to prove who the children of Jacob Meek were.

It is important that as we move forward that there is a concentrated effort to search for factual information and not rely on unsupported genealogies. In many cases the information is contained in various books of abstracted record where the records themselves no longer exist. Libraries probably contain family records that can support our theories or lead to new areas to search. Every small piece of data adds to the collection of reliable information that will eventually help find the answers

Update

Since this article was first written additional genealogical information as well as scientific data has been obtained that allows reliable grouping of many of the men named Meek who lived in SW Pennsylvania in the later half of the 1700’s. The families in Allegheny Co., PA and Westmoreland Co., PA constitute one group. Most of the families in Washington Co., PA constitute and other group. There is no question that these two groups were totally unrelated.

There was more than one person named Isaac Meek but only one of them can be clearing identified. That belongs with the group in Washington County even though his family lived in Ohio Co., VA.

There were two men named Jeremiah and Jacob who show up in the records but are not clearly identified. They may have migrated to south central Kentucky with Nathan Meek and Basil Meek born 1763. There is a man named Jacob Meek born about 1760 in that same area who has been identified. He went to Henry Co., KY and Carroll Co., AR. In addition there were two brothers in Blount Co., TN named Jacob Meek and Jeremiah Meek who also went to Carroll Co., AR. Both of these families have DNA similar to the group in Washington Co., PA. Unfortunately DNA will not tell us how people are related only that they share a common ancestor at some point in history.

DNA results for a descendant of Robert Meek born 1732 are pending and we will soon know if he is related to one of the two groups.

The situation in SW Pennsylvania is much clearer today than it was five years ago. The next question is where did these groups of Meek families come from and who were the progenitors of each. The trail leads to western Maryland and that area was the home of the large extended Guy Meek family. Whether Guy Meek was the progenitor of any of the families in SW Pennsylvania is an open question. The answer will eventually be found.

Christopher A. Meek © July 17, 2004/Rev 15 Feb 2009

Notes:

Archibald Shearer, assignee of Moses Cherry; 29 Feb. 1768 - 8 July 1768; 336 acres on Potomac; adjoins his own, Thomas Cherry's 100 acres & 125 acres patents, Aaron Cherry, Vulgamore and Wells 288 acres survey. Chain Carriers: Joshua MEAKES & John Richardson. Surveyor Richard Rigg.

Washington Co., PA deed book 1-A-259 dated 5-1-1779
Jeremiah Meek of Yohogania Co., VA for 900 lbs. Sells to Alex McCandles, Sr. and Alex, Jr. a tract of the above Co., on the waters of Montour Run adjoining, Jacob Meek, on North, containing 400 acres

975.501 F87vd
DAR Gen. Records abstracts of Court Records for
Frederick County, VA
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MINUTES 63-66, p. 149, Joshua Meeks, gdn of Moses Cherry.
O. B. 11 p. 293, Oct. 5, 1763, Moses, Aron, Rachel and Honor Cherry, orphans of Thos. Cherry, chose Joshua Meeks, gdn.
O. B. 14 p. 663, Honour Cherry, inft. and orph of Thos. chose Thos Cherry Gdn. May 1770.

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MEEKS JOSHUA AND ELIZABETH HIS WIFE

MINUTES 1763-66, Page 880, order middle page.
O. B. 17 p. 10, May 1778, defts, in suit.

O. B. 12 p. 118, May 1764, Joshua and Elizabeth defts. in suit.