John and Rachel lived across the river from George Washington. Philoman Bird, by the way, won the court case and the bridge over Dragon Swamp was built. This may be who his son Massey was named after. The court document also gives us the name of a neighbor John Massey. The importance of this court document is that it not only gives us the location of John's residence (Dragon Swamp for a tie to Domingo), but also tells us his occupation (Tobacco Farmer). Their fear is that a charge would be placed on those wishing to travel over the bridge to take their tobacco to "Boulware's Warehouse". John appears on the side of Ann Smith petitioning against a bridge to be built over the Dragon Swamp. 38, Philoman Bird and als against Ann Smith and als, Petition for a Road. In this case in Essex County, Virginia Records, Court Order Book No. John first appears in an August Court in 1744.
John's birth is recorded in the Christ Church Parish Register of Middlesex County VA.
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John Thomas Medearis was born in 21 February 1704 in Middlesex County, Virginia. 21, 1703 Middlesex County Virginia, USA Death: 1795 Middlesex County Virginia, USA
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