General Notes

Abraham Medearis was born in Essex County, Virginia, likely in the early 1740's. He died about 1828 in Person County, North Carolina. He wrote his will on 12 Oct. 1827. He mentions in his will that he was "weak in body but sound of mind and memory". Abraham's will was one of the original documents that laid out the connections of the son's of John Thomas; Abraham, John, Charles, Rice, Massey and Oliver.

Abraham lived in the St. James District of Caswell County, North Carolina, in 1777. He is in the Morgan District of Caswell County, at the time of the 1790 Census. Person County, North Carolina was created from Caswell County in 1791. Abraham is listed as living in Person County from that time on. He owned 616 acres of land located on Reed Creek near Cubb Creek. In 1805 he shows as only having 292 acres in Person county.

Abraham wrote a letter to his brother John on 11 Nov. 1816 and addresses him as "Dear Honorable Brother". He apparently never married and his line ended there. In the letter he referred to himself as "monastic". Abraham spent 3 years in service for his country in the American Revolution.

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    Transcript of the 1816 letter.

        To Mr. John Madeares
        Bedford County
        Tinnessee State
        From Abraham Meadeares
        North Carolina Person County November 1th, 1816.

Dear Honorable Brother I have kind embraced this opportunity of righting to let you kno that I and mine is in reasonable state of helth at present. Thanks be to god for it and hoaping these lines will ifind you and yours in the like and I should be glad to see sum of you to have some chat with you about the country. I have the soryst crop that I ever had in my life and the drouth has been so severe that corn sels now at fore do form the stack rotten and all together, pork at 12-2/3 pr hundred. Cows between 20 and 30 doler by reaon of destemper and nomore at present. But stil remane your loving brother til deth and hope that if we neveer may see each other in this life that we may meat ....there to remane. But stil wish to se you and all your in life. I am dear Brother with esteam your dear loving brother until death and I stil remain in the monastick way.

        Abraham Madeares
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Abraham Medaris Will
12 Oct. 1827

    In the name of God, Amen, I Abram Medaris of the County of
Person, North Carolina, being weak in body but of sound mind
and memory, blessed by almighty God for the same, do make and
publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form
following, that is to say:

I give unto my brother, Massey C. Medaris, a negro boy, Bob.

And lastly at all the rest, residue, and remainder of my per-
sonal estate, goods, and chattels of whatsoever kind and nature
to be sold and equally divided hence.  I give and bequeath
hence:

John Medaris's son, Alfred, by his first wife.

Davis Medaris, a son of Oliver Medaris.

John Medaris, the son of Massey C. Medaris.

Caliss Jones, a son-in-law of Massey C. Medaris and John Medaris's
D. C. widow.

David Medaris, whom I hereby appoint sole executor of this my last
will and testament, and hereby recording and hereby revolking all
former wills by me, made in witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 12th day of October in the year of our
Lord, 1827.

            his
Abram (x) Medaris
          mark

test:
    David Williams
    Walter Oakley
    Bennet Williams
    Sqr. Medaris