The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-01

OF tile Ridgedeld and North Fairfield
county Meads and left Zacharlah, JOS
eph. Daniel. Elisha. Richard and Mary.
Jchn Mead q, born about 1854. married
Hannah Potter. of Stamford. 1857. died
1699. This was the ancestor of the Green
Wich, Fairfield county Meads. of whom
we have particularly to deal with. He
had John ca. Joseph. Hannah. Ebenezer.
Jonathan, David, Benjamin, Nathaniel.
Samuel, Abigail and Mary. From John
~ were Marcus, TOPPER and Jonathan
Mead the latter horn at Greenwich,
Conn. 1865. and married, 1890. Hannah
Lyon. born 1867, daughter OF Caleb Lyon.
They had zachariah, born 1901; Luther,
born 1902, and Bradford L., born 1906.
Jonathan Mead married second time
and had five other children, but their
names are not known.
Zachariah Mead. the eldest son Of
Jonathan Mead and Hannah Lyon, mar
ried Mrs. Anna Maria nee IIickman)
Otis. granddaughter Of General William
Hull, Governor OF Michigan. and served
also during the Revolutionary war.
Zacharlah Mead studied at Yale College
and graduated at the Theological Semi
nary, Va, in 1870. for the ministry; in
1880 lie moved to Virginia, taking charge
OF several churches In Albemnrle county.
In 1889 he movetitto Richmond, and be-
came editor of the Southern Churchman,
which he held only a year. dying in
1910 He was the first of the name OF
Mead to come to Virginia, Bishop Meade
OF that branch OF the Meade family
having been born in Clarke county, Va.
in 1889. and died in 1862.
The Rev. 2. Mead left three children,
the eldest, Edward C. Mead. still living
In Albemarle. The second son, William,
lost his life in tho Confederate cause at
Resaca, Ca, 1864, and the only daugh-
ter. Annie L., died young. The Rev.
g. O. Mead. Of Christ Church. Rich
mond. now represents this branch OF tho
family. Luther Mead, second son Of
Jonathan. once lived at Burlington City,
Iowa. 3 then moved to California. and
has since been lost sight Of.
Bradford L. Mead, third son of Jona-
than, married Debora Lyon. his cousin,
born 1906. and were married 1898; she
was daughter of Jobe Lyon OF Green-
wife. who settled in Ohio, We're Marcus,
who died 1858: 1.ucien, married. first
Adeline Arnet. of Ohio; second. Mrs.
Faircnild. Eleanor. married John Por-
ter OF Beresford, South Dakota. Au-
gustus, died 1886. Ann Augusta. married
DR.. Oliver Laughlin, OF Fitchville. Ohio.
Louise D., married 1876 E. w. Owens,
OF fBeresford. South Dakota. Adella
Mead married. first. Allen Evcrhart;
second. ". II, Goltry. Levi Mead mar
ried Grace Wheelock All the children
OF Bradford L. Mead were born at New
London. Ohio. most of whom are now
living in the Vest.
or the Meade family with final 8,
there are much larger number. They
are said to have descended from Andrew
Meade. tho first to come over. who was
born in County Kerry. Ireland. He was
educated Roman Catholic, and first
came to New York He married Mary
Latham. a Quakeress. OF Flushing. L. r..
and moved to Pennsylvania. and then
to Virginia. when 1t was then probable
he changed his faith His only son,
David. married under somewhat roman.
tic circumstances, Susannah, daughter Of
Sir Roland Everard, baronet, governor
of North Carolina. David's son, Richard
.Kidder Meade, was aide-de,camp to Gen
eral Lincoln. Richard r., Everard and