The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-04


 Susanna, who married William Payne, supposed to have been a native of the Northern Neck and settled in Henrico County, Va. Their son, George Payne, High Sheriff of Goochland County, died in INA.
 Who were the ancestors of Richard Merryman? Did he patent lands or hold office in the colony? Where and when was he born? N. J,
 Answers.
 Ss. WIGLESwORTH. .--Heitman's S Register gives the names of Edward. John and William Wigglesworth. all of Massachusetts,. officers in the revolu- tion: also Samuel Wigglesw orth, of New Hampshire.
 James Wigglesworth was a member of the Committee on Safety for Spott- sylvania County, Va, in 1775. CWil- liam and Mary Quarterly, Vol. ", D. 249.)
 The great at-grandfather's name is not given in the querys but Claiborne Wig ellsworth of Vir rginia, mentioned as an officer in the war of 1872, was prob ably the son of Philadelphia Fox and John Wigglesworth She was the Thomas Fox of Spottsylvania County, Va. Philadelphia Claiborne was the daughter of William Claiborne of "Ro- mancoke."
 Thomas Fox was an officer in the Revolution, was taken prisoner at Charleston and remained prisoner un- til the close of the war. He died in 1792 Cvirginia Historical Magazine, April. 1901, DDS. 3S3. 3s4.)
 The Claiborne and Fox families were we'll known in colonial days, and it would be interesting for the inquirer to try and find from Spottsylvania County records whether Claiborne was the son of John Wigglesworth and Philadel- phia Fox, as suggested above.
 92. MCCLELLAN Nathaniel Mc- Clellan was a member of Capt. .Wm. Henry's company from Northampton Va, in 1776. (Wm. and Mary Quar- teriy, Vol. VI, p. 1s9.) e-t
 Heitman's Register gives the names of two John McClellans from Pennsyl- vania. also Joseph. William and Sam uel Mcclellan from the same State, and Thomas Mcclellan from New York, as officers in the Revolution. Samuel Mo- Clellan was First Lieutenant of Mont- gomery, Pennsylvania, Battalion of the Flying Camp, June 17S6; taken prisoner at Fort Washington, 18th of November, 1776; exchanged 7th of December, 1780.
 93. GREER. Greer of Vir- ginia and David, James and John Greer of Pennsylvania, are described in Heit- mans Register as officers in the Rev. o1ution.
 91. WEEDON.-Pehaps few colo nial referencet may be of interest to members of this family. The earliest mention of the name in Virginia his- tory is found in 1850, when George Weeden came with Sir Thomas Luns- nrd on the South side of the Rappahan- nook River. Civilian and Mary Quarterly, Vol. VIII, p. 1S4.)
 George Weeden, probably the son of the first named, is mentioned in 1893 as the Son-in-law of John Jordan Civilian and Mary Quarterly, Vol. K, p. 39.)
 Gen. George Weedon, of the Revolu tion, was born in Fredericksburg, Va, in 1730; died there November, 1793. He offered his services 10 Washington in 1775, was made Brigadier General in TIT, and served to 17S3. (Heitman's Register. Appleton's Cyclopedia of Bi- ography.) A friend living in F'reder- icksburg writes that local historians there say that he left no children; that his wife was Miss Mercer, a sister of Gen. Hugh Mercer; that she outlived her husband and died at the home of her nephew, where she spent the latter years Of her life, IS she had no children.
 Possibly Gen. Weedon was married twice and left children by his first wife
 According to Stubbs Early Settlers of Alabama the Weedons of this State are descended from Col. William and Sa- rah (Sands) Weedon of Maryland. O. 424) They had three sons and three daughters who came South. The Memorial Records of Alabama" as- serts that they were descended from an offer of high rank in the Revolu- ton. Col William Weedon of Mary land may have been the officer de- scribed. but it has always been sup posed thet the statement referred to Gen. Weedon of Fredericksburg who was possibly the father of Col. William Weedon. These sons and daughters are as follows. but the order of their birth is not observed: / .,
 Dr. Frederick Weedon was born in Virginia in l7S4. studied medicine in Philadelphia, practieed' in Baltimore, was Colonel in war of 1872. moved to Huntsvillei Ala. and married Nancy Thompson in 1916. moved to Florida i'll 1927. served as Captain in the Seminole War there in 1886. died in Florida in 1857 (Mem. Records; Early Settsrs.)
 JOnn WeeQOn SellleQ III rlotlud.
 Henrietta M Weedon. born 1793, in Baltimore. was reared there and mar ried first MT. Millwater. came widow to Alabama with her brothers and married 1926 Rev. Turner Saunders of Lawrence County. Ala. died 1889
 Dr. William Weedon of Huntsville was also reared in Baltimore. was col onel of a regiment in the war of 1872. came to Alabama soon afterwards. was living in Central Alabama when he lost his first wife. married second Mrs. Watkins who was a Mss UrQuhart. The Weedons of Huntsville and Flor ence are descended from him.
 Sarah Weedon married Thomas Bass and moved to Shreveport. La.
 Ruth A. Weedon was born in Mary land, 1894. married John Oliver of O. lumbus Miss. in 1920. and died in 1885.
 The descendants of most of these families are given in Stubbs Early Set tiers.
 35. Lamb b-PowelI-Thomas Lamb was a lieutenant in Jacksons additional Continental Regiment, Mass. Feb. l. ,o+;,-a5 AnriI 1TTO