A Guide to the Richard Meeks Will, 1729 Meeks, Richard, Will, 1729 38561

A Guide to the Richard Meeks Will, 1729

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 38561

Library of Virginia

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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

38561

Title

Richard Meeks Will, 1729

Physical Characteristics

1 leaf

Physical Location

Personal papers collection, Acc. 38561

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Richard Meeks. Will, 1729. Accession 38561, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased 3 November 2000.

Biographical/Historical Information

Richard Meeks was born in 1688 but where has yet to be determined. He married Anne Meeks in 1707 and worked, at least for a time, as the general overseer of John Lloyd's plantation in Richmond County. The couple had several children including Anne Meeks Sisson, Elizabeth Meeks Walker, Richard Meeks, and Mary Meeks McIndre.

Scope and Content Information

Portion of a will, 29 January 1729, of Richard Meeks (1688-1729) of Richmond County, Virginia. The entire will is located in Richmond County Will Book 5, page 152. Grantees include his children and his wife Anne (d. 1761). The document also contains the names of slaves who were bequeathed to relatives of Richard Meeks. The will was proven on 4 March 1729.