Meese

Neale's Meeses

Robert Meese was born in Overwharton, Oxfordshire, England. He married __ Tooley. They had a son, John Robert Meese.

John Robert Meese was born in Overwharton, Oxfordshire, England. He married Margaret Cox. The couple had a son. Robert Meese, born in Oxfordshire, England in 1580.

Robert Meese Jr., born in 1580 in Overwharton, England died in 1620 in London, London England. He married Mercye Brend, daughter of Nicholas Brend (a son of Thomas Brend, b 1516 ). Nicholas was born 1561 in West Moulsey, Surry County, England, and his wife,was Margaret Stalley. Robert and Mercye had a son, Henry Meese, born in Oxfordshire, England in 1628.

Henry Meese was born in Overwharton Parish, Oxfordshire, England in 1628, a son of Robert Meese and Mercye Brend. Henry married first, Mary ___, a Princess of the Potomacs. She was born before 1640 in Patawomeck, (later Virginia), and died in Virginia. Mary Wahanganoche was the daughter of Wahanganoche, Chief Of The Potowomeck. They had a daughter, Grace Meese born about 1648 and died 9 September 1677 in Prince William County, Virginia. This couple also had other children: Anne, John, Henry, and Frances. Henry died in 1682 in London, England.

Grace Meese born about 1648 and died 9 September 1677 in Prince William County, Virginia. This couple also had other children: Anne, John, Henry, and Frances. Henry died in 1682 in London, England. For continuation of this line, please see: Clifton.

Wahanganoche was also called, Whipsewasson, Whipsewacan, or Whipsawasons. The area in which they lived was called, Passapatanzy. Wahanganoche was born about 1564 in what is now Caroline County, Virginia. He died about 1666 in Caroline County, Virginia under mysterious circumstances. His father was Japasaw, born about 1516; his mother was Paupauwiske.

Sources:

¹Virginia Indian Tribe 17th Century, Leaflet 57, April 1933, 2nd printing September 1940, Department of Indian Art, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado.
Potomac or Patawomeke. An important tribe in1600, centering around a town of the same name in Stafford, Virginia on a peninsula formed by the Potomac River.
²A Brief Outline of Recorded History of the Patawomeck Tribe, by William L. Deyo 2000
³ htpp://www.multiword.de/genealogy/Ja11%20Wahanganoche.html
⁴Ashton Family of Westmoreland/King George County of Virginia By Norman Fitzhugh, William & Mary College Quarterly, 2nd series, Vol. XIV, No.2, April 1934, pages 151-164.

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