Oliver Medaris 
Oliver was born about 1759 in Dragon Swamp, Middlesex County, Virginia. Oliver's father was John Thomas Medaris and his mother was Rachael Davis. His paternal grandparents were Charles Medaris and Mary; his maternal grandparents were Edward Davis and Mary Reade. He had five brothers and a sister, named Abraham, John, Charles, Rice, Massey and Sarah. He was the youngest of the seven children. He died in 1829 in Shelby County, Ohio.General Notes
Oliver lived in Chatham County, North Carolina in 1782 and witnessed a deed there on 04 Nov. This deed was between John Gregory, father of Elizabeth Gregory, wife of Charles (5), and Gideon Goodwin. (Deed Bk. B, pg. 421) When the First Census was taken in 1790, Oliver and Wilmuth lived in Guilford County, North Carolina. Oliver owned some 300 acres in North Carolina along Troublesome Creek, next to his brother Charles (5).
Oliver later sold this land and moved to Clermont County, Ohio in 1804. They participated in a large movement of about 50 families to Ohio. It is said that the women went by way of "Flatboats" because of the Indian danger and the men went by wagon train. Oliver obtained land in "Union Township" where he and his family lived for 25 years. The land in Ohio was being granted for service in the Revolutionary War. There is no record of Oliver fighting in the revolution but records are very incomplete. It is possible the land awarded in Ohio was given to Oliver by his brother Brvt Maj. John Medearis who recieved larged area's of land in North Carolina and Tennessee as well.
by Brian Kelly Madaris
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1620 in Maderia, Portugal or Virginia d.1680
- b.~ 1667 in Middlesex County, Virginia
- b.21 Feb 1704 in Middlesex County, Virginia d.1799
- d.07 Feb 1720
- b.~ 1759 in Dragon Swamp, Middlesex County, Virginia d.1829 in Shelby County, Ohio
- b.20 Nov 1715 in Essex County, Virginia d.1795 in Tennessee
- b.~ 1571 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, England d.10 Dec 1626
- b.25 Oct 1608 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, England d.1674 in Gloucester County, Virginia
- b.21 Jul 1585 in Hiene Hill, Berkshire, England d.Aug 1631 in London, England
- b.1592 in France d.~ 1657 in Yorktown, Virginia
- b.12 Dec 1625 in Elizabeth City, Virginia d.1686 in Yorktown, Virginia
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