Person Page 211

Lydia Laurie^1,2

Key Events:

• Lydia Laurie was born on 31 Aug 1763 in Scotland.^3,4,5
• Lydia married Dr. Charles Meriwether, son of Nicholas H. Meriwether and Margaret Douglass, on 14 Nov 1791 in Edinburgh, Scotland.^6,7,8
• Lydia died on 5 Apr 1793 in Scotland at age 29.⁹

Citations

1. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998.
2. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 18, shows as cousin of her husband, Charles Meriwether.
3. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows country.
4. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 44, shows date.
5. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 61, citing Parson Douglas' own handwriting in his Bible, printed in Edinburgh, 1762, by Kincaid, shows date, and "my neice."
6. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows county, but as married to Charles Hunter Meriwether.
7. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 18 & 49, shows date, city, country, and as his first marriage.
8. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 63, citing Parson Douglas' own handwriting in his Bible, printed in Edinburgh, 1762, by Kincaid; shows date.
9. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 44, on pg 49 day and month added by author's hand.

Charles Nicholas Minor Meriwether^1,2

Parents

Key Events:

• Charles Nicholas Minor Meriwether was born on 19 Aug 1801 in Virginia.^3,4
• Charles married Caroline Huntley Barker, daughter of Charles Barker Jr. and Barbara Ann Walton, on 25 Dec 1821.^5,6
• Charles died on 27 Sep 1877 in Woodstock, Kentucky, at age 76.¹
• He was buried in "Meriville", near Guthrie, Todd Co., Kentucky.²

Citations

1. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998.
2. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 45.
3. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, state.
4. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 45, shows date.
5. Meriwether, Minor, Meriwethers and Minors, pg 44, shows date.
6. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows married.