MERIWETHER: Lineage of the Meriwethers and the Minors from Colonial Times 1895.Minor Meriwether These are the generations in direct line from Nicholas Meriwether of Wales, who died in Dec. 1678. He had five sons, Nicholas, Francis, David, William, Thomas. It is probable the first three came to America, as there is only definite record of them. Written by Minor Meriwether (18271910), a Civil War engineer. It focuses on the descendants of colonial Meriwether and Minor families, covering Kentucky and Tennessee branches. It contains