Col Richard Kidder Meade
American
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
---|---|---|---|
2nd Virginia Regiment | 1775 | ||
Continental Army | 1777 | 1780 |
Lineage
- Son: David Meade
- Daughter: Anne Randolph Meade
- Son: Bishop William Meade
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
---|---|---|---|
2nd Virginia Regiment | 1775 | ||
Continental Army | 1777 | 1780 |
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1746/07/14 | Susannah Everard Meade, daughter of Sir Richard Everard and wife of David Meade, gives birth to a son, Richard Kidder Meade. | Born | |||||
1775/10/00 | Richard Kidder Meade is commissioned captain of the 2nd Virginia Regiment. | Military | |||||
1775/12/09 | Captain Richard K Meade leads a company at the Battle of Great Bridge. | Colonial Commander | Great Bridge Battle Site | Chesapeake | |||
1777/12/00 | General Washington rents Isaac Potts House as his headquarters at Valley Forge. Washington, paying 100 Pennsylvania pounds per month, stays here until June 1778. | Aide-de-camp to General Washington | Washington's Headquarters | Valley Forge National Historical Park | Valley Forge Encampment | ||
1783/03/04 | Richard Meade leases land in the 'rich and beautiful Valley of Frederick', includes an unfinished log cabin | Home | Meadea | White Post, VA | |||
1790/00/00 | Built for Colonel Richard Kidder Meade. The Meade family live in the log house at Meadea while their larger home, Lucky Hit, is being built, circa 1790. | Home | Lucky Hit | White Post, VA | |||
1790/00/00 | Built for Colonel Richard Kidder Meade. The Meade family live in the log house at Meadea while their larger home, Lucky Hit, is being built, circa 1790. | Home | Meadea | White Post, VA | |||
1805/02/09 | Colonel Richard Kidder Meade dies in 1805, leaving his entire property of 979 acres to his wife, Mary. | Died | Lucky Hit | White Post, VA | |||
1805/02/09 | Colonel Richard Kidder Meade dies in 1805, leaving his entire property of 979 acres to his wife, Mary. | Died | Meadea | White Post, VA |
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