Capt. James Meriwether
1755 - 1817 (62 years)-
Name James Meriwether Title Capt. Born 4 Jun 1755 Gender Male Also Known As Known as "D.S." or "David's son." [1] - "Gen. James' (D. S.), was a lieutenant and captain in the Virginia State and Continental lines during the whole course of the American Revolution, and was honorably discharged at its close. While in service he was known as James Meriwether, D. S. (David's son), to distinguish him from his cousin, who was James' son, and was known as James Meriwether, D. L. (Dabney's Legion). After his discharge from the army at the close of the war he moved to Georgia. He was secretary of the Executive Department, Comptroller-General, and held other offices of high trust continuously for twenty years."
Veterans: War for Independence Died 23 Oct 1817 Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia 
Notes - "Gen. James (D. S.), m. Susan Hatcher or Hatchen, who died in 181 7. Issue, four children:
1 Alexander, ordinary of Dooley county, Ga.
2 James A. member of Congress from Georgia, from March, 1841, to 1843, one of the Supreme Judges of Georgia, in the State Legislature, and Speaker of the House of Representatives at the time of his death, 17th of April, 1852.
3 Mrs. Thomas M. Berrian
4 Mrs. Dr. Robins"
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Person ID I23901 Dickinson Last Modified 12 May 2019
Father David Meriwether, b. 5 Oct 1726 Relationship Birth Mother Mary Weaver Relationship Birth Married 20 Jun 1743 Yazor, Hereford, England Family ID F7393 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susannah Hatcher, b. 10 Apr 1767, d. 1 Apr 1836, Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia (Age 68 years) Married 14 May 1790 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia [3] Children + 1. Alexander Meriwether, b. 24 Jun 1791, Georgia , d. 18 Apr 1864, Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama (Age 72 years) [Birth]+ 2. James Archibald Meriwether, b. 20 Sep 1806, Washington, Wilkes, Georgia , d. 18 Apr 1852, Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia (Age 45 years) [Birth]3. Louisa Jennett Hatcher Meriwether [Birth] 4. Elizabeth Maria Meriwether [Birth] Last Modified 19 May 2019 Family ID F7413 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- "Gen. James' (D. S.), was a lieutenant and captain in the Virginia State and Continental lines during the whole course of the American Revolution, and was honorably discharged at its close. While in service he was known as James Meriwether, D. S. (David's son), to distinguish him from his cousin, who was James' son, and was known as James Meriwether, D. L. (Dabney's Legion). After his discharge from the army at the close of the war he moved to Georgia. He was secretary of the Executive Department, Comptroller-General, and held other offices of high trust continuously for twenty years."
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Married - 14 May 1790 - Augusta, Richmond, Georgia 
Died - 23 Oct 1817 - Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S570] The Meriwethers and Their Connections, Louisa H. A. Minor, (Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell's Sons, 1892), 116.
- [S570] The Meriwethers and Their Connections, Louisa H. A. Minor, (Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell's Sons, 1892), 79.
- [S012032] Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944, Hunting For Bears, comp., (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).
- [S570] The Meriwethers and Their Connections, Louisa H. A. Minor, (Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell's Sons, 1892), 116.