A compilation of pedigree charts and family group sheets for the related Meadows and Meador families, submitted to the Meadows Heritage family organization.
A compilation of pedigree charts and family group sheets by descendants of Thomas Mead/Meador/Meadows to the Meadows Heritage family organization. Other variants of the name used by some descendants are Meads, Meadors, and Meadow. Thomas Mead (ca. 1612 or 1618-ca. 1655) was born in England. Six children are on record. Most descendants in the United States are in West Virginia.
Josiah Meador (1736-ca. 1795) was descended from Thomas Mead/Meador/ Meadows. Most of Josiah's own descendants seem to have spelled it "Meador." His wife was named Lavinia; they had four children. Most descendants are in West Virginia and surrounding states.
Thomas Meader Sr. (d.1664) immigrated from England to Rappahannock County, Virginia, and was the father of Thomas Meader Jr. and the grandfather of John Meader. Subsequent descendants (chiefly spelling the surname Meador) and relatives lived in Virginia, Tennessee, Ken- tucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Oregon, California and else- where.
Josiah Meador II (b.1758) was a son of Josiah and Lavina Meador, and the surname had earlier been spelling Meadows. Josiah II chose to change the spelling , "... quite possibly to distinguish his family from those of his brothers"--Leaf 1. Josiah II served in the Revo- lutionary War, and married Juda Lilly about 1787. He lived in Cumberland, Bedford and Mercer Counties in Virginia, and died after 1840. Thomas Edmond Lilly (ca.1775-ca.1834) was a son of Robert Lilly Sr. and Francis Moody. He married Rosanna Meador and lived in Montgomery and Mercer Counties, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Texas and elsewhere.