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1. Publication:   The Meriwether Society, Inc.
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a. Note:   N22939 Francis Meriwether
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  Church Records for Norfolk, England, show that Francis Meriwether was baptized 29 Sep 1642 in Norfolk, England, son of John Meriwether and his wife Joane. Sometime before 1669 Francis joined his brother Nicholas in Virginia, as he is found in the 1669 Surry Count tithables list: "Mr. Meriwether & Bro & 4 Sarvts—6 [tithables]".
  Some evidence exists that Francis worked as a legal clerk for William May and Nicholas Meriwether.
  In 1674 Francis was called to task by the Governor's General Court for circulating a "scandalous" petition against Lt. Col. George Jordon and was compelled to beg the Governor's pardon.
  The last known record of Francis while he lived is the 1675 Surry County tithable list, where he appears as the only person in his own household.
  He probably died in late May or early June 1676, as on 14 Jun 1676 Nicholas was appointed the administrator of Francis' estate:
  "Commission of Administration granted unto Ni: Meriwether on Estate of his dec'd Bro. Fra. Meriwether signed at James Citty by the governor June 14th, 1676."
  There is no evidence that Francis ever married, though a Joan Meriwether who witnessed a document signing in 1677 is a strong possibility. If so, they married sometime after the 1675 Surry County tithables list was recorded and the 1676 death of Francis.
  For more information, see the section on Francis in the book "The Meriwether Family in America, Volume I: The Colonists."

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