0039. Nathaniel Meader (1749 – 1802)

Nathaniel Meader, son of Nicholas Meader (1716-1755) [0013] and Ruth Wyer (  –  ), was born in Nantucket in 1749 and died June 10, 1802. On November 24, 1771 he married Lucy Ferguson, who was born October 28, 1756 and died October 23, 1822. The 1790 Census records him as living in Nantucket with three males under 16 and two females in addition to his wife.

The children of Nathaniel Meader and Lucy Ferguson were:
1364 i. Elizabeth Meader, born June 7, 1773.
1003 ii. Benjamin Meader, born August 28, 1775.
1366 iii. Sarah (Sally) Meader, born September 15, 1779. She married Abner Howard on April 8, 1804. They moved to Ohio in 1811.
1367 iv. Mary (Polly) Meader, born August 30, 1782. She married Archibald Addison on December 9. 1804.
0101 v. Nathaniel Meader, born December 28, 1784.
1368 vi. Timothy Meader, born May 7, 1791.
1369 vii. John Meader, born April 3, 1796.
1370 viii. Margaret Meader, born in 1799.