Person:Joshua Meador (1)

Name[2]	Joshua Meador
Alt Name	Joshua Joel Meadows, For Joel and families, see Joel Meador
Gender	Male
Birth?	Abt 1702	Essex County, Virginia
Alt Birth?	Abt 1706	Essex County, Virginia
Other[1]	7 Oct 1721	Essex County, Virginianamed in father's will

Victor Meador (Vol. 3, p. 1612) speculates that Joel Meador may be the same person as Joshua, even though he admits that as soon as his speculation appears in print it will soon "be quoted as 'fact.'" That has proven true, and there does not yet seem to be any documented evidence, based on original records, to either support or disprove his original speculation. Until such time as Joshua and Joel are proven to be the same person, records for them are kept separated. See Joel's page for a more extensive discussion of the problem.

1. ↑ Meador, Victor P. (Victor Paul), and Bernal M. Meador. Our Meador families in colonial America: as found in the records of Isle of Wight, Lancaster, (old) Rappahannock, Richmond, Essex and Caroline Counties, Virginia. (Independence, Missouri: V.P. Meador, 1983)
   Vol I.

   Will of John (3) Meador: I, John Meador of Essex County . . . . to my son Thomas Meador, one shilling.
   to my daughter Rachel Jordan, one shilling.
   to my daughter Elizabeth Armstrong, one shilling
   to my daughter Dinah Tribille, one shilling
   My five sons shall keep their own guns without appraising.
   To my daughter Mary Meador, one gold ring.
   To my son Jonas Meador a small piece of land joining upon Thomas Evinses land . . . .
   And the rest of my land I give to my other four sons, to be Equally Divided, with all my houses and orchards thereon belonging,
   and I do appoint my two sons Job Meador and Jason Meador my lawful Executors.
   I give to my son Joshua Meador one Chest not to be appraised,
   and the rest of my estate to be equally divided amongst my children
   and leave to my youngest Sons to be of age at seventeen and I do leave my son Jonas Meador to look after them three years.
   And that my will not to be in force till my decease.
   Dated 17 October 1721, John Meador Senier
   Witnesses: Samuel Waggoner, Francis F. Parris, Ann A. Bradbury
   Presented for probate Nov. 21, 1721 by Jonas Meador during the minority of the executor, with oaths by Samuel Waggoner, Francis Pierce, and Ann Bradbury.

2. ↑ Meador, Victor P. (Victor Paul). Meador families of Virginia : and points west. (Independence, Missouri: V.P. Meador, c1989).

   Joshua Meador, son of John Meador (3) and nn Awbrey