| Name |
Meshack Feddeman |
| Birth |
Abt 1728 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Deed - They were named in a deed |
1746 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [1] |
| Was Living |
3 Jan 1752 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA |
| Will - Named in Fathers will |
3 Jan 1752 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [2] |
- In his will Joseph Feddiman gave to son Samuel land & plantation where I now live. To daughter Elizabeth Mercy. To son Meshack Feddiman. To son Joseph Feddiman. To daughter Esther Mathews. Sons Meshack & Joseph residual legatess. Sons Samuel, Meshack & Joseph Exrs. Witt: Edward Dickeson, Joseph Mathews, Ezekiel Delastatius.
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| Guardian - Named in a guardian account |
27 Aug 1776 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [3] |
- The account for Esther, William & Eliz'th Massey to Meshack Feddeman showed keeping a Negro girl named Sal one year, £01.05.0, for 1775.
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| Rev War Public Service |
1781 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [4] |
- He was shown as Mishack Feddiman (sic) on a list found in the Archives of the Virginia State Library of Accomack County people who were paid for public service from 1781 to 1783.
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| Census |
17 Mar 1787 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [5] |
| Biography |
- This spelling of "Fedderman" comes from Meshack's Will.
(:TAB:) This Meshack Fedderman is mentioned in Whitelaw, p1313, in describing the ownership of tract A169. The original Patent in 1671 was to Morris Lisson for 400 acres. Two years later he and his wife Winifret sold it to Alexander Massey. In different generations of that family, the name was written as Massie, Mercy, Marcy, and in other variant spellings. Members of the Massey family, at one time or another, owned parts of A168, A169 and A170. It is all very much involved and this makes it extremely difficult to determine just what became of each individual piece. The following Massey notes could not be fitted into the story with any certainty, but they are reported in the hope that some day they will be helpful to a later searcher. In 1770 Robert and Mary Bayly sold their interest in the same land to Mary Wilkinson. In 1772 the Brittinghams again sold their third interest, this time to William Broadwater. In 1779 William and Mary Broadwater sold to Meshack Feddeman 76 acres, together with Elizabeth Nock's one-third life interest.
(:TAB:) This Meshack Feddeman is also mentioned in Whitelaw, p1327, in describing the ownership of tract A172. The original Patent in 1674 was to Ambrose White for 2,000 acres called Comfort's Quarter. In 1680 a new Patent was issued to John Tankred as having been deserted by White. Tankred married Sarah the daughter of William Smart, who was the brother of the John Smart who was the first husband of Tabitha Scarburgh. In 1687 John Tankred sold 200 acres to Thomas Gillett of Somerset. It was the north end of the tract next to A167 and was north of the last two pieces to be reported. In 1691 Thomas and Jane Gillett sold to John Dyer, who in 1721 left his whole estate jointly to his wife and John Fish; the will requested that "they live together," and there was to be no division between them, the survivor to take all. In 1736 John Fish sold to George Douglas, who in 1746 with his wife Tabitha sold to Meshack Feddiman. In 1793 Meshack left 100 acres to a grandson Henry and the balance to his son William. Nothing more was found on record about Henry, but in 1824 William Fiddeman (wife Henrietta) left to his sons James, Joseph and William, the latter to have the home part.
(:TAB:) Meshack Feddeman, spelled "Mishack Fiddeman," was listed in the Acc Co, VA, Personal Property Tax 1787 - List "A" with the following tithables: 4 blacks above the age of 16; 5 blacks under the age of 16; 3 horses, mares, colts or mules; and 12 cattle. His son, Isaiah, was listed next to him, which meant he was over the age of 21 and was either living with his father or was his neighbor. Meshack's father-in-law, Joseph Matthews, had lent Meshack some Negroes. In Joseph Matthew's Will, written on 3 Nov 1762 and probated 28 Mar 1764, recorded in Acc Co, VA, Wills 1761-1767, p264, he gave the Negroes to his daughter, Elizabeth Feddeman, Meshack's wife.
(:TAB:) In Meshack "Fedderman's" Will, written on 20 Nov 1793 and probated on 31 Dec 1793, and recorded in Acc Co, VA, Wills 1788-1794, p799, he left to son Joseph Feddeman the plantation where I now live. To grandson Henry Feddeman (belived to be the son of Isaiah, Meshack's oldest son who was already deceased) at age 21, 100 acres at the west end of my land. Three daughters Mary, Betty and Ann to have the use of said 100 acres until my grandson is 21, and should he die before then I give the land to his brother William. To son William Feddeman the balance of the land where I now live, together with all the land I brought of George Corbin. To daughter Mary Feddeman 50 acres purchased of Joseph Gillett and William Selby. To daughter-in-law Ester Feddeman negro Alexander for 10 years for the support of her children, and then to my grandson William Feddeman. The three daughters above named residing legatees. Sons Joseph and William executors. Witnesses Mary Melvin, John Login and Nathaniel Benson.
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| Death |
1793 [6] |
| Probate |
31 Dec 1793 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [6] |
| Reference Identifier |
RW-PS |
| Record ID |
49755 |
Origins  |
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| Patriarch & Matriarch |
Samuel Feddeman, b. Abt 1650 d. Bef 2 Nov 1701 (Age < 51 years) (Grandfather)  |
| Siblings |
2 brothers and 2 sisters |
| > | 1. Samuel Feddeman, b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Dec 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 60 years)
╚═ Anne West, m. Abt 1740 | | + | 2. Esther Feddeman, b. Abt 1718, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═ Peter Delastatius, m. Abt 1735 ; William Matthews, Sr., m. Abt 1744 | | + | 3. Meshack Feddeman, b. Abt 1728, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1793 (Age 65 years)
╚═ Elizabeth Matthews, m. Abt 1750 | | + | 4. Joseph Feddeman, b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1772 (Age 42 years)
╚═ Jemima Pitt, m. Abt 1756 | | + | 5. Elizabeth Feddeman, b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1770 (Age 38 years)
╚═ John Massey, Sr., m. 1750 |
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| Person ID |
I49755 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
15 Jan 2021 |
Abt 1728 - 1793 (65 years)
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