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    Merewether, Francis

    Male 1714 - 1781  (~ 67 years)


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    • Name Merewether, Francis 
      Christened 16 Mar 1714  Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Buried 3 Dec 1781  Etchilhampton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I06372  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 2 Jun 2015 

      Father Merewether, Francis,   b. Abt 1690, Of Easterton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 6 Jul 1764, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
      Mother Axford, Grace,   b. Abt 1690, Of Erlestoke, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1719, Of Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years) 
      Married 20 May 1713  Erlestoke, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F01836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Dorchester, Sarah,   c. 13 Mar 1712, Etchilhampton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1766, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
      Married 12 Jun 1735  Etchilhampton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Merewether, Elizabeth,   c. 1 Jul 1743, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
       2. Merewether, Franics,   c. 7 Jul 1745, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
       3. Merewether, Sarah,   b. Abt 1750, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1793, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years)
      Family ID F02314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • Day: 16 Month: Mar Year: 1713/4 Forenames: Francis Surname: MEREWETHER Fathers forenames: Mr Francis Occupation: Mothers forenames: Birth day: Birth month: Birth year: Abode: Easterton Place: Market Lavington Description: County: Wiltshire Country: England
        (There is a Francis Meriwether born Easton 1720?)

        Apprentice 1730 to Charles Aland of Trowbridge, Wiltshire Attorney for £96 Ref Apprenticeships Soc Gen Book 12 folio 136.


        Francis Merewether jnr. gent of Easterton and Sarah Dorchester, spinster of Easterton married by licence 12.06.1735. Thomas Fowle bondsman.


        Wiltshire memorial inscriptions:
        Day: 3 Month: Dec Year: 1781 Age: 67 Forenames: Francis Surname: MEREWETHER Place: Etchilhampton County: Wiltshire Country: England Reference: 123708 Notes: of Easterton husb of Sarah

        Second Marriage?
        There is also a marriage licence for a Francis Merewether, widow of Easterton and a Mary Houlton, widow of Trowbridge who marry in 1767??