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2. William Meggs, born 1487 at Whitechapel, alderman of London, married Judith West (1477-1562), sister and heir of Thomas West Bishop of Elys. Their fifth child:
3. Thomas Meggs, born 1507, resided in Devon, Isle of Ely; married Anne Copplestone of Exter ; their first child:
4. Nicholas Meggs born 1527, died November1579, at Hunham Isle of Ely; married Jane Peverell (d. 1578) daughter of William Peverell of Dorset County, England.
5. Lawrence Meggs (1551-93) born at Bradford Peverell; married Anne Wood of Ashbridge; their fourth child:
6. Vincent Meggs, b. 1583 in Bradford Peverell; emigrant and is supposed to be the progenitor of all of the name in U. S. On this side of the ocean he and his family are first heard of at Plymouth, Mass. in 1637 and again at Weymouth in 1639. They removed in 1642 to Rehoboth, Mass., and about 1644 to what is now New Haven,, Conn. The group arrived at East Guilford (now Madison) in 1654.
7. John Meigs (1612-1672) second son of Vincent, changed the spelling of the name to Meigs, it's present form. He was married in England to Tamazin Fry in 1632. His son:
8. John Meigs, Jr. (1641-1713) from Weymouth to Guilford about 1660 and settled in what is now Madison. Married in 1665, Sarah Wilcox (1649-1691) daughter of William (see page 233 hereof) b. 1601, of Stratford, Conn. Their son:
9. Capt. Janna Meigs (1672-1739) Deputy Governor of Conn. Colony; member of Legislature 1716-18 and 1726; Justice of the Peace, New Haven Colony 1722-33; Captain Guilford Train Band and a Company in Queen Anne's War. Married May 18, 1698, Hannah Willard (1674-1749) (see page 233 hereof) daughter of Josiah (grand daughter Major Simon Willard) and his wife Hannah Hosmer; their daughter:
10. Esther Meigs (b. 1709) married Nov. 28, 1733, Stephen Bishop (5) Stephen (4) Stephen (3) Stephen (2) John (1); their daughter:
11. Hannah Bishop (born April 11, 1743) married James Bishop (4) (1732-1788) James (3) Steven (2) John (1); their son:
12. James Bishop (b. Oct. 2.1765 d. 1823) married September 27, 1796, Mary Ann Shields, daughter of William and Helen Shields.
13. Rev. James Shields Bishop (6.27.1798-6.3.1856) married November 19, 1826, Martha Dobson (10.14.1812-3.22.1879) daughter William C. and Elizabeth Organ (1810-1869).
See numbers 142, 317, 330, 334, 348, 1257.
3. Thomas Meggs, born 1507, resided in Devon, Isle of Ely; married Anne Copplestone of Exter ; their first child:
4. Nicholas Meggs born 1527, died November1579, at Hunham Isle of Ely; married Jane Peverell (d. 1578) daughter of William Peverell of Dorset County, England.
5. Lawrence Meggs (1551-93) born at Bradford Peverell; married Anne Wood of Ashbridge; their fourth child:
6. Vincent Meggs, b. 1583 in Bradford Peverell; emigrant and is supposed to be the progenitor of all of the name in U. S. On this side of the ocean he and his family are first heard of at Plymouth, Mass. in 1637 and again at Weymouth in 1639. They removed in 1642 to Rehoboth, Mass., and about 1644 to what is now New Haven,, Conn. The group arrived at East Guilford (now Madison) in 1654.
7. John Meigs (1612-1672) second son of Vincent, changed the spelling of the name to Meigs, it's present form. He was married in England to Tamazin Fry in 1632. His son:
8. John Meigs, Jr. (1641-1713) from Weymouth to Guilford about 1660 and settled in what is now Madison. Married in 1665, Sarah Wilcox (1649-1691) daughter of William (see page 233 hereof) b. 1601, of Stratford, Conn. Their son:
9. Capt. Janna Meigs (1672-1739) Deputy Governor of Conn. Colony; member of Legislature 1716-18 and 1726; Justice of the Peace, New Haven Colony 1722-33; Captain Guilford Train Band and a Company in Queen Anne's War. Married May 18, 1698, Hannah Willard (1674-1749) (see page 233 hereof) daughter of Josiah (grand daughter Major Simon Willard) and his wife Hannah Hosmer; their daughter:
10. Esther Meigs (b. 1709) married Nov. 28, 1733, Stephen Bishop (5) Stephen (4) Stephen (3) Stephen (2) John (1); their daughter:
11. Hannah Bishop (born April 11, 1743) married James Bishop (4) (1732-1788) James (3) Steven (2) John (1); their son:
12. James Bishop (b. Oct. 2.1765 d. 1823) married September 27, 1796, Mary Ann Shields, daughter of William and Helen Shields.
13. Rev. James Shields Bishop (6.27.1798-6.3.1856) married November 19, 1826, Martha Dobson (10.14.1812-3.22.1879) daughter William C. and Elizabeth Organ (1810-1869).
See numbers 142, 317, 330, 334, 348, 1257.
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