John Meeks



By Christopher A. Meek

1. John Meeks was born about 1817 in Pitt Co., NC. He died in Apr 1883 in Pitt Co., NC. He married Sarah Elizabeth Wainwright (daughter of Noah Wainwright and Betty Unknown) in 1844 in Pitt Co., NC. She was born on 10 Oct 1824 in Pitt Co., NC. She died in Sep 1900 in Pitt Co., NC.

DNA Implications: A descendant of John Meeks had his Y-DNA tested and matches Group B3, the Pitt Co., NC Meeks family. The SNP marker is R-L11. Given his surname and location John likely descended from one of the early ancestors in Pitt County. DNA does not reveal which one.

  • 2. William Godfrey Meeks was born in Oct 1848 in Pitt Co., NC. He married Florence Lavenia Nobles on 10 Oct 1876 in Pactolus, NC.
  • 3. Ann Eliza Meeks was born in 1849 in Pitt Co., NC. She married Rufus Ranel Davenport on 14 Jan 1885.
  • 4. James Allen Meeks was born on 5 Apr 1852 in Pitt Co., NC. He died about 1929 in Pitt Co., NC. He married Elizabeth Cooper (daughter of Caswell Cooper and Nancy Highsmith) on 16 Jan 1878 in Pitt Co., NC. She was born in 1857 in Pitt Co., NC. She died on 29 Dec 1926 in Pitt Co., NC.
    • 11. Zeno Meeks was born on 21 Sep 1879 in Pitt Co., NC. He died on 7 May 1943. He married Sudie Braxton on 9 Jan 1904.
    • 12. Martha Elizabeth Meeks was born on 1 Sep 1880 in Pitt Co., NC. She died on 5 May 1976. She married (1) Zeno Lamuel Briley on 11 Oct 1899. She married (2) Harvey L. Bottoms on 26 Jun 1912.
    • 13. Mary Alice Meeks was born in Apr 1884 in Pitt Co., NC. She married Richard Dail on 14 Jan 1902.
    • 14. James Wyatt Meeks was born on 2 Feb 1885 in North Carolina. He died on 28 Nov 1954. He married Mary Virginia Harrington on 16 Dec 1908.
    • 15. Frances Elizabeth Meeks was born on 7 Aug 1888 in Pitt Co., NC. She married (1) John Willoby about 1909. She married (2) Columbus Staton Sr. Harrell about 1914.
    • 16. Major Rufus Meeks was born on 16 Jun 1892 in Pitt Co., NC. He died on 30 Mar 1946 in Pitt Co., NC. He married Britt-Annie Briley (daughter of John W. Lunsford Briley and Britania Meeks) on 30 Nov 1919 in Carolina Twp, NC. She was born on 22 Sep 1897 in Martin Co., NC. She died on 27 Jun 1980 in Greenville, NC.
      • 22. Rufus Meeks was born about 1921 in Pitt Co., NC. He died about 1925 in Pitt Co., NC.
      • 23. Clara Mae Meeks was born on 3 Nov 1922 in Belvoir, NC. She married Robert Lee Conner on 17 Oct 1940 in Greenville, NC.
      • 24. Ellen Norris Meeks was born on 28 Nov 1926 in Pitt Co., NC. She died in 1995. She married Columbus Staton Jr Harrell (son of Columbus Staton Sr. Harrell and Frances Elizabeth Meeks) on 18 Jun 1944 in North Carolina.
      • 25. Clayton Meeks was born on 1 Aug 1931 in Pitt Co., NC.
      • 26. Bobby Lee Meeks was born on 20 Feb 1934 in Pitt Co., NC.
      • 27. Howard Meeks was born on 12 Jan 1936 in Pitt Co., NC. He died in Oct 1994. He married Lu Ellen Stancill on 29 Apr 1957.
    • 17. Arrenda Meeks was born in Aug 1893 in Pitt Co., NC. She died in 1973. She married Fred Franklin Hanna on 14 Dec 1911.
    • 18. Lillian Meeks was born in Jun 1895 in Pitt Co., NC. She married Kirby Taylor.
    • 19. William Ernest Meeks was born on 21 Mar 1899 in Pitt Co., NC. He died on 10 Mar 1967. He married Velma Ree Mills on 13 Dec 1924 in Pitt Co., NC.
      • 31. James Allen Meeks was born in 1933. He died in 2004.
        • 101. Jeffrey W. Meeks -DNA Kit#191169 Note: DNA proves that Jeffrey shared a common ancestor with the descendants of the early Meeks settlers of Pitt Co., NC.
  • 5. David Meeks was born in 1857 in Pitt Co., NC. He died about 1890 in Pitt Co., NC.
  • 6. John Stanley Meeks was born in 1857 in Pitt Co., NC. He died before 1890 in Pitt Co., NC. He married Julia Ann Davenport on 11 Jan 1877 in Pitt Co., NC.
  • 7. Martha E. Meeks was born in 1858 in Pitt Co., NC. She married William Davenport on 15 Dec 1876.
  • 8. Armacy Meeks was born in 1860 in Pitt Co., NC. She died about 1900 in Pitt Co., NC. She married Thomas Thomas on 27 Oct 1880.
  • 9. Britania Meeks was born in 1860 in Pitt Co., NC. She died Sep 1897 in Pitt Co., NC. She married John W. Lunsford Briley on 22 Dec 1880. He was born in 1859 in Pitt Co., NC.
    • 20. Britt-Annie Briley was born on 22 Sep 1897 in Martin Co., NC.
  • 10. Wyatt M. Meeks was born on 15 May 1865 in Pitt Co., NC. He died on 19 Nov 1922. He married Zilphia Ann Briley on 23 Oct 1885.

This information was provided by Jeffrey W. Meeks and Ann Galas. Also visit Meeks Mystery, a meeting place for Meek(s) researchers hosted by Ann.

Disclaimer: This genealogy was prepared by the author using undocumented and/or unverified sources. Some facts presented here MAY NOT be correct. Never accept as factual any information you find in a library, the Internet or from other genealogist unless it is supported by documentation. Documentation DOES NOT include the undocumented genealogies of other people including those on this web site.

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