Samuel Mead 1707

Samuel Mead, 1707–1784 (aged 77 years)

Name

Samuel Mead

Name: Samuel /Mead/
Given names: Samuel
Surname: Mead

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	between 1707 and 1717 57 27 Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Source: William & Mary Quarterly Citation details: "Some of the Meads," Vol. 10, pp. 191, 242
Birth of a brother	Robert Mead about 1710
British Queen	Anne from May 1, 1707 CE (May 12, 1707) to August 1, 1714 CE (August 12, 1714)
Birth of a sister	Pleasant Mead March 22, 1717
British King	George I from August 1, 1714 CE (August 12, 1714) to June 11, 1727 CE (June 22, 1727)
Immigration	1730 (aged 23 years) Fairfax, Virginia, USA Note: Fairfax Monthly Meeting with John's wife, Mary.
Birth of a sister	Sarah Mead about 1730
Marriage of parents	William Mead — Elizabeth? … — View this family before August 17, 1732 Maryland, USA Source: Queen Anne County, Maryland, Deeds Citation details: Book A, pp. 142-144 Note: descendants say he married at age 50
Marriage	Mary Downey — View this family August 25, 1737 (aged 30 years) Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Source: Falls Monthly Meeting 1731-1767, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Citation details: p. 185 Note: signed by all witnesses including Samuel Mead, William Mead, Mary Mead, Hannah Downey, James Downey, James Downey - Falls Monthly Meeting
Residence	August 25, 1737 Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth of a son	Benjamin Mead about 1738 Virginia, USA
Milit-Beg	between 1739 and 1743 Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Source: Falls Monthly Meeting 1731-1767, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Citation details: pp. 288, 289 Note: Samuel Mead had a colorful history, moved a lot, and complaints about his conduct that he did not behave like a Quaker followed him to each Meeting he joined. He was disciplined for "going to the late war with Spain" in service of the King. He fought in Britain's war with Spain, "The War of Jenkins Ear." It began in 1739 but then merged into War of the Austrian Succession. Anti-Spanish feeling in Britain provoked war as Captain Robert Jenkins claimed Spanish coastguards in the Caribbean cut off his ear. Further, Samuel abandoned his wife and child to go the war.
Birth of a daughter	Elizabeth Mead about 1740 Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Birth of a daughter	Rachel Mead about 1742 Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth of a son	Samuel Mead Jr. about 1744 Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth of a daughter	Sarah Mead about 1745 Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth of a son	Richard Mead about 1745
Marriage	Margaret Mead — View this family before 1747 (aged 40 years) Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Source: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Citation details: Vol. 6 Note: He remarried, Margaret Mead, apparently to his cousin, and they had several children. Margaret was examined by the Women's Meeting as to how she stood about her daughter Elizabeth going out in marriage, but Elizabeth was unswayed.
Immigration	1747 (aged 40 years) Fairfax, Virginia, USA Note: to Fairfax Monthly Meeting, Fairfax, Virginia, from Falls Monthly Meeting in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; also moved in ensuing to Cecil County, Maryland, and Salem County, New Jersey, all converging closely on the Falls of the Delaware River, and back to Bedford County, Virginia.
Birth of a daughter	Ruth Mead about 1748
Birth of a daughter	Margaret Mead Jr. about 1750
Death of a brother	John Mead 1754 Bedford, Virginia, USA
Marriage of a daughter	John Wilks Sr — Elizabeth Mead — View this family June 24, 1758 Loudoun, Virginia, USA Note: reported at Monthly Meeting, "Wilks, Elizabeth (formerly Mead) reported married out of unity 24th of Jun 1758 ; diwoened 30 Sep 1758, 'she being unwilling to make satisfaction.' " A Women's Meeting appointed a committee to inquire of Margaret Mead, wife of Samuel, on 'how she stands clear of her daughter's outgoing in marriage'; the committee reported that Margaret was clear."
Death of a wife	Mary Downey about 1758 Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
British King	George II from June 11, 1727 CE (June 22, 1727) to October 25, 1760
Birth of a grandson	Francis Wilks between 1759 and 1760 Loudoun, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Death of a father	William Mead
Death of a mother	Elizabeth? …
Religion	10 mo. 4, letter sent to Virginia from Falls, telling of misconduct of Samuel Mead April 10, 1760 Frederick, Virginia, USA Source: Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934 Frederick County, Virginia Citation details: Chapter IV The Road to Opeckon, p. 62 Note: Hopewell Monthly Meeting
Birth of a grandson	Name Unknown Wilks about 1761 Loudoun, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Birth of a grandson	Benjamin Wilks 1762 Loudoun, Virginia, USA Source: Wilks and Young Families: Texas Pioneers
Birth of a grandson	Samuel Wilks October 24, 1764 Loudoun, Virginia, USA Source: National Archives Citation details: Revolutionary Pension File R.11.553 Note: As stated on Interrogatory to his Revolutionary pension application, "That he was born on the 24th day of Oct 1764 in the County of Loudoun in State of Virginia, that while a boy he was brought by his parents to the County of Bedford in the same state where he has ever since resided."
Birth of a granddaughter	Elizabeth Ann Wilks 1768
Birth of a granddaughter	Sally Wilks 1774 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Birth of a grandson	John Wilks Jr 1775 Bedford, Virginia, USA
Birth of a grandson	Amos Wilks Sr. about 1777 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: was 73 in 1850 census
Birth of a granddaughter	Rachel Wilks about 1778 Bedford, Virginia, USA
Marriage of a grandson	Name Unknown Wilks — Sarah Burcham — View this family before 1780 Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Marriage of a grandson	Francis Wilks — Elizabeth … — View this family about 1780 Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Death of a brother	William Mead II 1782 Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA Address: "Greenway" Note: buried beside his parents in the Friends Burial Ground near Waterford outside Leesburg, Virginia
Marriage of a grandson	Samuel Wilks — Elizabeth Newman — View this family July 9, 1783 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Bedford County, Virginia, Deeds Citation details: Deed Book 7, pp 343-344 Note: mother of all his children whose births were 1784-1803
Marriage of a grandson	Benjamin Wilks — Sarah Osborn — View this family December 23, 1783 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Bedford County, Virginia, Marriages Citation details: Book 7, page 344 Note: married by William Johnson
British King	George III from October 25, 1760 to January 29, 1820
Death	1784 (aged 77 years) Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1660 31 — Stepney, London, Buckinghamshire, England Immigration: before March 12, 1704 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: before August 17, 1732 — Maryland, USA Death: Religion: minutes speak of meeting at the home "of our aged and infirm friend, William Mead," some years prior to his death in Loudoun County, after it was divided from Fairfax County. — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: B78FD453199BD90495E01F8EB4F832C55943 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth? … John Mead William Mead II Samuel Mead Robert Mead Pleasant Mead Sarah Mead William Mead 1660– Birth: 1660 31 — Stepney, London, Buckinghamshire, England Death:
mother	Links Birth: about 1690 Marriage: before August 17, 1732 — Maryland, USA Death: Religion: received on certificate Falls Monthly Meeting — June 6, 1735 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Unique identifier: B78FD453199BD90495E01F8EB4F832C55943 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Mead John Mead William Mead II Samuel Mead Robert Mead Pleasant Mead Sarah Mead Elizabeth? … 1690– Birth: about 1690 Death:
Marriage	Marriage — before August 17, 1732 — Maryland, USA
-29 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1703 43 13 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1730 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Occupation: carpenter and landowner — 1732 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Death: 1754 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Burial: New London, Bedford, Virginia, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Mead 1703–1754 Birth: about 1703 43 13 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: 1754 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
3 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1705 45 15 Marriage: Will: June 17, 1780 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Death: 1782 — Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA Burial: Waterford, Loudoun, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 8BDA3BB778214C5EAB3B2D613E34F454C804 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Brown William Mead II 1705–1782 Birth: about 1705 45 15 Death: 1782 — Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
13 years himself	Links Birth: between 1707 and 1717 57 27 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration: 1730 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Marriage: August 25, 1737 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Milit-Beg: between 1739 and 1743 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Unique identifier: A636CA6EE526597499B9AF15CA1EC8D10ECB Marriage: before 1747 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration: 1747 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Religion: 10 mo. 4, letter sent to Virginia from Falls, telling of misconduct of Samuel Mead — April 10, 1760 — Frederick, Virginia, USA Death: 1784 — Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA Unique identifier: 9EB9A69BA5E4CDB48D5F20F89DCCAB25AEC4 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Downey Benjamin Mead Elizabeth Mead Rachel Mead Samuel Mead Jr. Family with spouse Margaret Mead Sarah Mead Richard Mead Ruth Mead Margaret Mead Jr. Samuel Mead 1707–1784 Birth: between 1707 and 1717 57 27 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 1784 — Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA
4 years brother	Links Birth: about 1710 50 20 Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Mead 1710– Birth: about 1710 50 20 Death:
7 years sister	Links Birth: March 22, 1717 57 27 Death: after 1787 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Pleasant Mead 1717–1787 Birth: March 22, 1717 57 27 Death: after 1787
14 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1730 70 40 Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah Mead 1730– Birth: about 1730 70 40 Death:

Family with Mary Downey
himself	Links Birth: between 1707 and 1717 57 27 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration: 1730 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Marriage: August 25, 1737 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Milit-Beg: between 1739 and 1743 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Unique identifier: A636CA6EE526597499B9AF15CA1EC8D10ECB Marriage: before 1747 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration: 1747 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Religion: 10 mo. 4, letter sent to Virginia from Falls, telling of misconduct of Samuel Mead — April 10, 1760 — Frederick, Virginia, USA Death: 1784 — Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA Unique identifier: 9EB9A69BA5E4CDB48D5F20F89DCCAB25AEC4 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Downey Benjamin Mead Elizabeth Mead Rachel Mead Samuel Mead Jr. Family with spouse Margaret Mead Sarah Mead Richard Mead Ruth Mead Margaret Mead Jr. Samuel Mead 1707–1784 Birth: between 1707 and 1717 57 27 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 1784 — Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA
wife	Links Birth: May 17, 1716 25 24 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: August 25, 1737 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: about 1758 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Unique identifier: A636CA6EE526597499B9AF15CA1EC8D10ECB Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Mead Benjamin Mead Elizabeth Mead Rachel Mead Samuel Mead Jr. Mary Downey 1716–1758 Birth: May 17, 1716 25 24 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: about 1758 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage	Marriage — August 25, 1737 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
16 months son	Links Birth: about 1738 31 21 — Virginia, USA Death: March 1810 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Benjamin Mead 1738–1810 Birth: about 1738 31 21 — Virginia, USA Death: March 1810 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1740 33 23 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Marriage: June 24, 1758 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Emigration: 1772 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Family census: 1800 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Death: 1804 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA Unique identifier: A3EF3748C5EB8E84718BCFF08EC0C8B79808 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Wilks Sr Francis Wilks Name Unknown Wilks Benjamin Wilks Samuel Wilks Elizabeth Ann Wilks Sally Wilks John Wilks Jr Amos Wilks Sr. Rachel Wilks Elizabeth Mead 1740–1804 Birth: about 1740 33 23 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Death: 1804 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1742 35 25 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Rachel Mead 1742– Birth: about 1742 35 25 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death:
3 years son	Links Birth: about 1744 37 27 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Salem, New Jersey, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Samuel Mead Jr. 1744– Birth: about 1744 37 27 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: Salem, New Jersey, USA

Family with Margaret Mead
himself	Links Birth: between 1707 and 1717 57 27 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration: 1730 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Marriage: August 25, 1737 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Milit-Beg: between 1739 and 1743 — Falls Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Unique identifier: A636CA6EE526597499B9AF15CA1EC8D10ECB Marriage: before 1747 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration: 1747 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Religion: 10 mo. 4, letter sent to Virginia from Falls, telling of misconduct of Samuel Mead — April 10, 1760 — Frederick, Virginia, USA Death: 1784 — Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA Unique identifier: 9EB9A69BA5E4CDB48D5F20F89DCCAB25AEC4 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Downey Benjamin Mead Elizabeth Mead Rachel Mead Samuel Mead Jr. Family with spouse Margaret Mead Sarah Mead Richard Mead Ruth Mead Margaret Mead Jr. Samuel Mead 1707–1784 Birth: between 1707 and 1717 57 27 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 1784 — Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA
wife	Links Birth: about 1720 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: before 1747 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Immigration: 1747 — Fairfax, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 9EB9A69BA5E4CDB48D5F20F89DCCAB25AEC4 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Mead Sarah Mead Richard Mead Ruth Mead Margaret Mead Jr. Margaret Mead 1720– Birth: about 1720 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage — before 1747 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
-11 months daughter	Links Birth: about 1745 38 25 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: August 7, 1809 — New Brunswick, Canada Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah Mead 1745–1809 Birth: about 1745 38 25 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Death: August 7, 1809 — New Brunswick, Canada
1 year son	Links Birth: about 1745 38 25 Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Richard Mead 1745– Birth: about 1745 38 25 Death:
4 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1748 41 28 Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ruth Mead 1748– Birth: about 1748 41 28 Death:
3 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1750 43 30 Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret Mead Jr. 1750– Birth: about 1750 43 30 Death:

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Birth	Source: William & Mary Quarterly Citation details: "Some of the Meads," Vol. 10, pp. 191, 242
Marriage	Source: Falls Monthly Meeting 1731-1767, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Citation details: p. 185
Milit-Beg	Source: Falls Monthly Meeting 1731-1767, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Citation details: pp. 288, 289
Marriage	Source: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Citation details: Vol. 6
Religion	Source: Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934 Frederick County, Virginia Citation details: Chapter IV The Road to Opeckon, p. 62
Note	Source: William Wade Hinshaw Index to Pennsylvania Quaker Meeting Records, The Citation details: Falls Monthly Meeting, pp. 288, 289

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Immigration	Fairfax Monthly Meeting with John's wife, Mary.
Marriage	signed by all witnesses including Samuel Mead, William Mead, Mary Mead, Hannah Downey, James Downey, James Downey - Falls Monthly Meeting
Milit-Beg	Samuel Mead had a colorful history, moved a lot, and complaints about his conduct that he did not behave like a Quaker followed him to each Meeting he joined. He was disciplined for "going to the late war with Spain" in service of the King. He fought in Britain's war with Spain, "The War of Jenkins Ear." It began in 1739 but then merged into War of the Austrian Succession. Anti-Spanish feeling in Britain provoked war as Captain Robert Jenkins claimed Spanish coastguards in the Caribbean cut off his ear. Further, Samuel abandoned his wife and child to go the war.
Marriage	He remarried, Margaret Mead, apparently to his cousin, and they had several children. Margaret was examined by the Women's Meeting as to how she stood about her daughter Elizabeth going out in marriage, but Elizabeth was unswayed.
Immigration	to Fairfax Monthly Meeting, Fairfax, Virginia, from Falls Monthly Meeting in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; also moved in ensuing to Cecil County, Maryland, and Salem County, New Jersey, all converging closely on the Falls of the Delaware River, and back to Bedford County, Virginia.
Religion	Hopewell Monthly Meeting
Note	Falls Monthly Meeting responded to an inquiry about Samuel from Virginia: "and for some time after marriage behaved himself orderly, found to way too strait for him and gave himself a large liberty in the Follys and vices of the world. He left his wife and went of marriage with another. He enlisted in the service of the King in the last Spanish War," signed by Mahlon Kirkbride and James Mason Source: William Wade Hinshaw Index to Pennsylvania Quaker Meeting Records, The Citation details: Falls Monthly Meeting, pp. 288, 289
Note	disowned for disunity at the request of Falls Monthly Meeting, which reported, "though he appeared to some degree a Friend, his conduct has been inconsistent with Friends' Principles."

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

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Last change

September 30, 2009 – 14:37:03

Author of last change: barbaracorner

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Family with parents
father Parents Matthew Mead Wife of Matthew Mead …	William Mead 1660–
mother	Elizabeth? … 1690–
elder brother	John Mead 1703–1754
elder brother Family Mary Brown	William Mead II 1705–1782
himself	Samuel Mead 1707–1784
brother	Robert Mead 1710–
sister	Pleasant Mead 1717–1787
younger sister	Sarah Mead 1730–

Family with Mary Downey
himself	Samuel Mead 1707–1784
wife Parents James Downey Hannah Ellet	Mary Downey 1716–1758
son	Benjamin Mead 1738–1810
daughter Family John Wilks Sr Francis Wilks Name Unknown Wilks Benjamin Wilks Samuel Wilks Elizabeth Ann Wilks Sally Wilks John Wilks Jr Amos Wilks Sr. Rachel Wilks	Elizabeth Mead 1740–1804
daughter	Rachel Mead 1742–
son	Samuel Mead Jr. 1744–

Family with Margaret Mead
himself	Samuel Mead 1707–1784
wife	Margaret Mead 1720–
daughter	Sarah Mead 1745–1809
son	Richard Mead 1745–
daughter	Ruth Mead 1748–
daughter	Margaret Mead Jr. 1750–