| Jacob and Margaret Mefford of Botetourt Co, VA Added 8 May 2000 Back to Contents |
| This new section is for information on the family of Jacob and Margaret Mefford of Botetourt Co, VA, including their descendants and related families. We hope to discover if, or how, Jacob Mefford is related to our ancestor George Mefford. There is a possibility that they may be brothers.
According to the book Godwin by Jamie Grady (see below), Jacob Mefford left a will probated in June1798 in Botetourt Co, VA which named wife Peggy and children Elizabeth Nugent, Polly, Jacob, Catherine, Peggy and Pricilla. If anyone has further information on Jacob Mefford and his family, please e-mail Bobbie Lowe. She is a descendant of Jacob and Margaret Mefford through their daughter Mary Mefford and Peter Godwin. |
| Godwin, by Jamie Grady Added 3 June 2000 Go to Godwin Bobbie Lowe has provided extracts from the book, Godwin, by Jamie Grady, pub. 1981, that includes some information on Jacob and Margaret Mefford of Botetourt Co, VA, and their daughter Mary Mefford and husband Peter Godwin of Grainger Co, TN. |