Ancestry of
Fred Rogers

TV's Mr. Rogers

William Mefford

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• • 4th Great-grandfather of Fred Rogers — 7th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 110 
  • Father:
  • Johannes Meffert 
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • 9 Apr 1760 
  • Birth Location:
  • near Fredericktown, Cecil, Maryland 
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  • Death Date:
  • 16 Nov 1849 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Sarah Holton
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  • Child:

  Susanna Mefford (Ahnentafel No:55 )

  • Notes: 

  • Revolutionary War veteran

    D.A.R. #A077159

    William Mefford was a sailor. He served aboard the ship Philadelphia and was captured by the British 21 APR 1782. He was taken to "Barbados and Antiga" and imprisoned until 05 FEB 1783 at which time he was exchanged. He then served aboard a privateer schooner at Annapolis from 17 MAR 1783 to 31 APR 1783.

    His Revolutionary War pension was rejected with the reason that he did not serve for 6 months in a military capacity.

• Sources for William Mefford

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A077159.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 11/20/2019).
  • ³ Revolutionary War Pensions, W9562, Pension file for brother Jacob Mefford.
  • ⁴ Revolutionary War Pensions, R.F. 7098, Pension file for William Mefford, gives birth location on pg. 15.
  • ⁵ Ancestry.com, "Tom Hanks Surprised by Ancestry® Discovery That He’s Related to Mr. Rogers, His Onscreen Character", (accessed 11/20/2019).
  • ⁶ Christian, Louise Aymar and Howard Stelle Fitz Randolph, The Descendants of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom, 1630-1950, n.p.: n.p. (1950), 24.

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