Notes:

Simon is the son of Jane Keffine & Hugh Meredith, of Llanfinhangle, Wales.

Simon Meredith married 1 on 12 Jan 1696 Wales to Jane Price.
Simon Meredioth married2, to Ann Pugh, of Bishops Castle, Shropshire, England & died 1748 Lancaster,


. Nantmeal Township, Pennslvania, is a small, rural community with an interesting history. The area was originally populated by settlers from Radnorshire, Wales between 1700 & 1710.
The settlers named the area Nantmell, or Natmel, meaning "sweet water" or "land of the sweet stream" in Welsh. In 1739, the area was divided into East & West Nantmeal. Yet again, in 1789, West Nantmeal was once more divided, with Welsh settlers remaining in West Nantmeal & the original Welsh settlers were followed by the Scotch-Irish in Honey Brook Township. One final division of the township occurred in 1852 when Wallace Township was divided form West Nantmeal.
Ref: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

. Welsh Quakers settled in the area. Nantmeal, or Nantmel, first noted on County tax lists in 1717, was named after a village in Radnorshire, Wales, from where emigrated many of its earliest residents, such as the Merediths, Stephens & Griffiths. Similarities between the two towns are striking even today. Nantmel is Welsh for "sweet spring" or "honey brook." Welsh Quakers settled in the area. Nantmeal, or Nantmel, first noted on County tax lists in 1717, was named after a village in Radnorshire, Wales, from where emigrated many of its earliest residents, such as the Merediths, Stephens & Griffiths. Similarities between the two towns are striking even today. Nantmel is Welsh for "sweet spring" or "honey brook." - - -

Birth:
Alt Spelling Beili Bauan, Llanfihangel, Wales

Simon married Nancy JANE PRICE on 12 Jan 1696 in Llanfihangel, Radnorshire, Wales. Nancy was born in 1670 in Llanfihangel, Radnorshire, Wales; died in 1708 in Nantmeal, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Doylestown Township
The Merediths were early settlers in Doylestown township, & were among the first to take up land on the Neshaminy creek, in the vicinity of Castle Valley bridge.
James Meredith.1 came as early as about 1730, whose son, Hugh Meredith, was a practicing physician in Doylestown, in 1776.
The descendants of the Meredith family are quite numerous in Bucks & neighboring counties. They descend from Chester county ancestry who settled there the beginning of the last 18th century.

William Meredith, the partner of Benjamin Franklin about 1725, & the late Hon. William M. Meredith were both of the same family.
James.1, said to have been a brother of Franklin's partner, was the immediate progenitor of our Bucks Co. family.

His uncle Thomas.1 became possessed of several hundred acres about Castle Valley, on both sides of the creek.
- His son Thomas.2, who became crazed with over-much study, & was the inheritor of these lands, was sent to Bucks county to spend his life on his possessions, & his cousin James.2 was induced to come along to take care of him. The harmless, demented young man in his whims planned the building of a castle on the right bank of the Neshaminy, near the Alms-House road. With labor & perseverance he carried to the spot a great quantity of stones which he piled up in a circle as high as his head, & cut down trees & had the logs transported to the site. His castle building, which many saner men indulge in, but in not half so practical a way, was not interfered with, & when he died the logs & stones were used to build the first bridge that spanned the stream, & several dwellings. Thomas Meredith's.2 castle building gave the name to that locality. [i.e. Castle Valley to New Britain, Penn.]

At the death of the crazy cousin [Thomas Meredith.2] the land came into the possession of James, & embraced the farms of Sheridan T. Patterson, Lewis Tomlinson, that lately owned by George W. Lightcap & others. He built a house on the Patterson farm, long owned by Monroe Buckman, & married Mary Nicholas, of Philadelphia.
He had four sons, Simon.2, John.2, Thomas, & Hugh.1:
James Meredith.1 bought an adjoining farm, now Bonsall's, which then belonged to Samuel Wells, who had built a house on it as early as 1730, & which is still standing.

. Simon Meredith.2, born in 1740, married Hannah Hough in 1766, a daughter of Joseph Hough, & granddaughter of Richard Hough, who settled on the banks of the Delaware in 1682, & died in 1813. (3)
. Hugh was a physician, married Mary Todd, & lived & died in Doylestown. His two sons, John & Joseph, were likewise physicians, & his daughter Elizabeth married Abraham Chapman & became the mother of Hon. Henry Chapman.
Three of Simon's sons became physicians. His widow died April 18, 1819, aged 87 years, which carries her birth back to 1732. The older branches of the Meredith family intermarried with the Fells, Mathewes, Foulkes, etc.
Ref: THE HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, Chapter XIII, by W. Davis 1876 & 1905.

Note: The numbering of Meredith.1 & 2 have been added, I hope, for clarification. - PJ Ahlberg 2015. - - -

James married Mary NICKOLAS on 2 Feb 1732 in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, Penn.. Mary was born in 1710 in Philadelphia, Delware Co., Pennsylvania; died in 1742 in Doyelstown Twp. , Buckshire, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John is the son of Mary Nicholas & James Meredith.

VERIFY the spouse of John Meredith is Jane Pritchett, b Jan 15, 2764, Delaware to 1770. - - -

Died:
Alt DOD: Penn.

Family/Spouse: Jane PRITCHETT. Jane was born on 15 Jan 1745 in Maryland; died in 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth location of Charles Meredith: 1. Maryland.
2. North Carolina: Son William Meredith states his father was born in North Carolina.
Ref: Census 1880, daughter Deborah Meredith.

. New Brunswick Land Grant #106, Keswick, St. John River, York County, NB, 1787, NY Volunteers.

. UCLPetition 263, M Bundle 4, film C2193
To Peter Russel, Upper Canada, Petition of Charles Meredith,
That your petitionser has served under the Royal Standard during the America revolution, has a wife & 2 children & has received no more than 200 Acres, & hopes that your honor will be pleased to grant some more, Signed, Charles Meredith.
- I hereby certify that Charles Meredith of Grimsby has a wife & 2 children born since the year 1789. That he is an honest industrious man. Signed, W. Ball, J.P.
Envelope: Rec. 21 May 1797, Read 28 Feb, 1799. The Certificate received proves that the Petitioner is not entitled to family lands, & no P Pxx bd. forward to authorize him to claim Military lands. Peter Russell.
Note: Charles Meredith received Lot 7, Con 10, Grimsby Twp., 1797.

. 1797 October. Charles signed a letter addressed to D. W. Smith, Acting Surveyor General complaining that the survey of Gainsborough & Grimsby townships wasn't carried out as instructed by a law of 1794. Signatures, inc. Charles Meredith, Jonathan Griffin*, Solomon Hill, Smith Griffin*, Nathaniel Griffin*, Isa Griffin*, Stephen Roy, Hooks Roy, Abraham Griffin*, et al.
Ref: West Lincoln: Our Links From the Past 1784-1984: 1985, West Lincoln Historical Society.
Note: Griffin family are his wife's family.

. 1798 - 1815, Grimsby Township Council:
. 1798 - Overseer of Roads
. 1803 & 1815 - Overseer of Roads.

Carleton Papers, Private Charles Meredith
North Carolina Indepenedent Company
. 1783 Jun 24, Pay List, Prisoner of War; on duty the the NYV, period 1782.6.25 to 1783.6.24, Film M363, p 8172.2, Item 37241.

> Muster Roll of Capt. Eli Branson's Company of Independent North Carolina Volunteers Attached to the New York Volunteers,
from 25 August 1783 to ye 24 of October following: Captain Eli Branson, Lieutenant Samuel Jones, Ensign John Bloxham who was Absent with leave,
William Brayon, Moses Starn, Wm. Whitworth, Charles Meredith, Philip Henry, Thomas Franklin.

Mr. Small, this is to certifie that the bearer Charles Meredith, has served his Majestie faithfully & was discharged in October 1783 as witness our hands.
Eleckzander HISXMARK Colins. [Alexander Collins], Philip Kery/ Henry? [very faint].
Ref: Upper Canada Heir & Devise Commission, H1146, p. 182.
Signed, John Small, Esq.

. New York Volunteers, also known as the New York Companies & 1st Dutchess County Company, was a British Loyalist Provincial regiment. 2 companies. All musters occurred in Georgia & South Carolina.

. 1781 Oct 19 - Day taken prisioner: Priv. Charles Meredith, detached Coprs under Lt DeBeack, NY Volunteers, belonging to North Carolina Indp. Company
. 1781 Oct 23, Priv. Charles Meredith, Muster Roll of Capt B NC Ind Co, Missing 29 Dec 1783 {along with 10 other missing/dead men];
** 1782 Apr 20th, Priv. Charles Meredith, Muster Roll of Capt Pearsons (?) North Carolina Independent Co., PRISONERS NEAR LANCASTER, Penn., p 358. NOTE: WAR WAS OVER MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.
. 1783 Aug 25 - Oct 26, Charles Meredith, NC Ind Co./NYV., p332

. 1783 Aug 25-Oct 24th: Muster Roll Capt. Eli Branson Co., Independent North Carolina Volunteers, Charles Meredith. The regiment worn red coats, faced blue, while in South Carolina.
Ref: Ward Chipman Muster Papers, V27, p 389, Archives of Canada.

. 1776 NY Campaign.
. 1777 Battles of Forts Clinton & Montgomery, NY.
. 1778 October they were sent to East Florida.
. 1779 May 2 NY Volunteers were placed on the American Establishment, 3rd American Regiment.
. 1779 Capture of Savannah, GA
. 1780 Siege of Charleston.
. 1780 Battle of Camden, South Carolina
. 1781 Apr 25 - Battle to Hobkirk's Hill, South Carolina (sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Camden)

. 1783.6.24 - Charles Meredith, Private, North Carolina Independent Company, Pay List: Prisoner of War on duty with the NY Volunteers, period 1782.6.25 - 1783.6.24, pg. 8172.2. Film M363, #37241.
Ref: Carleton Papers, Archives of Canada.

. New Brunswick, Canada Land Grant:
. 1787 Feb 20 - MEREDITH, Charles, vol. B, page 41, Grant 106, Parish of St. John River, York County, 200 Acres, attached to New York Volunteers, York Co.

. 1797 October - Letter of D. W. Smith, Acting Survey General, compiling that the survey of Gainsborough & Grimsby townships weren't carried out as instructed by the Law of 1794.
Signed, Charles Meredith, Jonathan Griffin, Solomon Hill, Smith Griffin, Nathaniel Griffin, Isa Griffin.

Ontario Land Registry, Niagara North Book 102, p260
Lot 7, Con 9, Township of Grimsby
. 1796 Jun 22, Patent. The Crown, to Charles Meredith, All 183 Acres
. Bargain&Sale, 1804 Aug 24, Registered 1822 Jan 10, Charles Meredith eteu, to Smith Griffin, Exchange 183 Acres. - - -

Birth:
Alt Loc: Maryland, Ref: Census 1880, daughter Deborah Meredith.

Died:
Lot 7, Con 9.

Buried:
Ontario

Charles married Miriam GRIFFIN on 17 May 1793 in Smithville, Lincoln Co., Ontario. Miriam (daughter of Richard GRIFFIN, Jr. and Mary SMITH) was born on 15 Apr 1765 in Coeymans Twp., Albany Co., New York; died on 17 Mar 1856 in Smithville, Lincoln Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]