John and Nathaniel Merrill first came over from England in 1635 on the ship "Hector". At some point Nathaniel returned to England to bring his wife and family back to Newbury. birth records show that Nathaniel's first four children, Nathaniel, John, Abraham and Susanna were born in Lawford, Essex Co., England. With Susanna being baptized Dec 12, 1638, Nathaniel must have returned to Newbury sometime in in late 1638 or early 1639. In 1638 the English Government started restricting it's citizens from freely emigrating to the new continent with its abundance of land for all, something unknown in England. The fact that brother John arranged for a home site of four acres in Newbury for his unnamed brother would indicate that the brother was not there by July 1638 but was arraigning to come.

John and Nathaniel Merrill were the son's of Nathaniel Merrill, 1571 - Feb 28, 1627, and Mary Blaxall Blackwell, May 1, 1574 - April 29, 1624. . There were six other children in the family.

This family line goes back to the birth of Thomas Meryell, Wherstead, Suffolk Co. in 1475. This defeats the claim that these Merrill's came from the Huguenot line that came to England from France after the massacre of St. Bartholomew day in Paris in 1572. I tend to believe the theory the we descend from one of the three knights, John and Richard Miriel of Norfolk or Adam de Miriel of Suffolk, that came over with William in 1066. Adam is more likely because he is of Suffolk Co. The following is the first eight generations.

Descendants of Thomas *Meryell

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS1 *MERYELL was born 1444 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died Abt. 1480 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married ...... (......) MERYELL Abt. 1469.

Child of THOMAS *MERYELL and ...... MERYELL is: 2. i. JOHN2 *MERYELL, b. 1475, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. March 12, 1528/29, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN2 *MERYELL (THOMAS1) was born 1475 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died March 12, 1528/29 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married ANNE BELCHAN 1493 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of JOHN *MERYELL and ANNE BELCHAN are: 3. i. JOHN3 *MERYELL, b. 1495, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. January 28, 1551/52, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. ii. JULIAN MERYELL, b. 1501; d. Unknown. iii. ELEANOR MERYELL, b. 1503, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown. iv. JOHN MERYELL , JR., b. 1509; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN3 *MERYELL (JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1495 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died January 28, 1551/52 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married KATHERINE JOHN 1521 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of JOHN *MERYELL and KATHERINE JOHN are: i. JOHN4 MERRELL , THE ELDER, b. 1522, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1544, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. ii. WILLIAM MERRELL, b. Abt. 1524, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. iii. JOHAN MERRELL, b. 1526; d. Unknown. iv. MICHEAL MERRELL, b. 1528, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. v. MARY MERRELL, b. 1530, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. vi. MARGARET MERRELL, b. 1532, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. vii. ALICE MERRELL, b. 1534, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. viii. KATHERINE MERRELL, b. 1536, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. ix. AGNES MERRELL, b. 1539, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. x. THOMAS MERRELL, b. 1542, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. 4. xi. JOHN *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, b. 1545, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. February 1, 1599/00, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Generation No. 4

4. JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER (JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1545 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died February 1, 1599/00 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married PRUDENCE BIRD 1570 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Notes for JOHN *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER: John Merrill-yoeman (officer of the guard) (yoeman in John's case probably meant free holder, a farmer who owns his land, as Wherstead was far from the King's residence, and it is unlikely that John was one of the select bodyguard of 100 men chosen to gurar the soverign on 1485.

Children of JOHN *MERRELL and PRUDENCE BIRD are: 5. i. NATHANIEL5 *MERRILL, b. 1571, Belstead, Suffolk, England; d. February 28, 1626/27, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. 6. ii. JOHN MERRELL, b. 1578, Belstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1650, Belstead, Suffolk, England. 7. iii. MICHEAL MERRELL, b. 1578, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. August 18, 1616, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. 8. iv. THOMAS MERRELL, b. Bef. 1580, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1630, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Generation No. 5

5. NATHANIEL5 *MERRILL (JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1571 in Belstead, Suffolk, England, and died February 28, 1626/27 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married MARY BLACKSOLL BLACKWELL February 27, 1591/92 in Belstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of NATHANIEL *MERRILL and MARY BLACKWELL are: i. BABY6 MERRILL, b. January 20, 1592/93, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. January 21, 1593/94, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. ii. FRANCES MERRILL, b. July 1594, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. August 1, 1598, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. iii. MARY MERRILL, b. February 23, 1594/95, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. iv. MARTHA MERRILL, b. September 21, 1596, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. 9. v. JOHN MERRILL, b. August 16, 1599, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. September 12, 1673, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 10. vi. NATHANIEL *MERRILL, b. May 4, 1601, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. March 16, 1654/55, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vii. MICHAEL MERRILL, b. April 3, 1603, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1630, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. viii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. Abt. 1605, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

6. JOHN5 MERRELL (JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1578 in Belstead, Suffolk, England, and died 1650 in Belstead, Suffolk, England. He married SUSAN PLUMLY December 29, 1601 in Belstead, Suffolk, England.

Child of JOHN MERRELL and SUSAN PLUMLY is: i. MARY6 MERRILL, b. October 10, 1602, Belstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1690.

7. MICHEAL5 MERRELL (JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1578 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died August 18, 1616 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married MARGRET SCRIVENER March 7, 1602/03 in Belstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of MICHEAL MERRELL and MARGRET SCRIVENER are: i. ELIZABETH6 MERRILL, b. April 9, 1604; d. 1690. ii. FRANCES MERRILL, b. August 4, 1605, Belstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1616. iii. MICHEAL MERRILL, b. April 19, 1607, Belstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1650. iv. JOHN MERRILL, b. February 19, 1608/09; d. 1650. v. WILLIAM MERRILL, b. March 10, 1610/11; d. 1650; m. ANN BOND, July 3, 1637, Belstead, Suffolk, England. vi. ANNA MERRILL, b. September 10, 1615, Belstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1650.

8. THOMAS5 MERRELL (JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Bef. 1580 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died 1630 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married ROSE PEARSON July 15, 1595 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of THOMAS MERRELL and ROSE PEARSON are: 11. i. THOMAS6 MERRILL, b. Aft. 1599, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. May 25, 1693, Saybrook, Middlesex, Conn. ii. ANN MERRILL, b. 1596, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660. iii. ROSE MERRILL, b. August 23, 1602, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660. iv. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. March 29, 1605, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660.

Generation No. 6

9. JOHN6 MERRILL (NATHANIEL5 *MERRILL, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born August 16, 1599 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died September 12, 1673 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married (1) ANIS BISHOP January 24, 1628/29 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married (2) ELIZABETH VINCENT July 15, 1633 in Little Wenham, Suffolk, England.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: John Merrill and his family came before or by 1636 when he received a house lot in Ipswich, surrendered when he moved to Newbury by 1638, soon after it's settlement in 1635 by Ipswich families.

Child of JOHN MERRILL and ANIS BISHOP is: 12. i. HANNAH7 MERRILL, b. 1630, England; d. April 4, 1662, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

10. NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL (NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born May 4, 1601 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died March 16, 1654/55 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married SUSANNAH (....) MERRILL September 23, 1633 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, daughter of UNKNOWN ..... and SUSANNA SHEPARD.

Notes for NATHANIEL *MERRILL: Settled, Newbury, Mass. 1638-9. The newly found records show that Nathaniel Merrill's daughter, Susanna, was not baptised until Dec 12, 1638 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England. This tells us that Nathaniel had not left for America whith his family until late December 1638 or early 1639. In 1638 the English Government started restricting it's citizens from freely emigrating to the new continent with it's abundance of land for all, something unknown in England. The fact that brother John arranged for a homesite of four Acres in Newbury for his unnamed "brother" would indicate that the brother was not there by 23 July 1638 but was arraiging to come. Ship records, the Hector, show that Nathaniel and John did arrive in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635. Nathaniel must have returned to England to get his wife and his four children and returned in 1638-39.

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel(1) Merrill was one of the earliest settlers in Newbury, MA in 1635. He was the ancestor of the vast majority of those who now bear the Merrill name in this country: it is believed, indeed, that less than one percent of the Merrills in America can trace their pedigree to any other emigrant ancestor.

Nathaniel Merrill and his older brother John were born in England. The registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south if Ipswich, in Suffolk County, England, contain the following entries:

1599, August 16. John Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & Mary his wife was baptised. 1601, May 4. Nathanaell Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & his wife Mary was baptised.

There are reasons for believing that these entries are the record of baptism of John and Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury. These reasons will be given at length in another place.

Nathaniel Merrill and his brother John settled in Newbury in the spring of 1635, having passed a year or two in Ipswich, MA., (then called Agawam) with most of the Newbury settlers. In 1638 nathaniel became one of the "proprietors" of Newbury.

It is supposed that Nathaniel Merrill was married before leaving England. No record is found of his marriage in America. If the marriage took place here it was probabley at Ipswich, in the short time before the settlement in Newbury. His wife's name was Susanna. Savage, in the "genealogical Dictionary of New England" (published in 1861), says that Nathaniel Merrill married Susanna Jordan. In this he was no doubt following Coffin's "History of Newbury" (published in 1845), and the statement has been frequently copied.

From "Merrill Genealogy" by Paul V. Merrill, The Merrill Newsletter, Vol 4, Issue 3.

Nathaniel and his brother John came to America in 1633, supposedly on the ship Hector. [Ed note: it is not know that John came first and Nathaniel at some later date.] They landed at Ipswich, MA, but soon moved to Salisbury, MA. My 1635 Nathaniel moved to Newbury, MA. He owned land in Ipswich, MA in 1636 and received a grant of land in Newbury, MA on the "Neck" south of the Tarker River, May 5, 1638. Children, John, Abraham, Nathaniel, Susanna, Daniel, Abel and Thomas. Nathaniel died- Mar 16 1654/44 in Newbury, MA. His wife died Jan 15 1872. Nathaniel was probably a farmer and is ancestor to all the Merrills in the U.S.A.. His brother John and wife had a daughter but no sons.

Notes for SUSANNAH (....) MERRILL: Susannah ........, also known as Susannah Wolterton, was the wife of the emigrant, Nathaniel Merrill. For many years she was thought to be the sister of Gregory Wolterton of Hartford, Conn. Later research shows that she is the daughter of Gregory's wife, Susannah Sheppard by a previous marriage.

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

After the death of Nathaniel Merrill his widow married Stephen Jordan (or Jourdain). Nathaniel Merrill, son of Nathaniel and Susanna Merrill, gave a deed, under date of 16 Aug 1661, to Peter Godfrey of Newbury, in which the phrase occurs, "after the decease of my mother Susanna Jordan," and out of this fact the error regarding the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife grew.

The conjecture has been advanced, and it has even been stated as a face, that the wife of Nathaniel Merrill was Susanna Wilterton (or Wolterton.)

Gregory Wilterton of Hartford was childless: Susanna Merrill of Newbury was a widow with five sons and a daughter, most of them in their minority. It would have been natural for Gregory Wilterton under these circumstances to write to his kinswoman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and offer a home and modest fortune to one of the boys. But Gregory Wilterton may have been a more distant relative, or merely a friend. Until other evidence is brought forward the conscientious genealogist must say that the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife in unknown.

Children of NATHANIEL *MERRILL and SUSANNAH MERRILL are: 13. i. NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, b. Bef. May 25, 1634, Lawford, Essex, England; d. January 1, 1682/83, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 14. ii. JOHN *MERRILL, b. Bef. February 16, 1635/36, Lawford, Essex, England; d. July 18, 1712, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 15. iii. ABRAHAM +MERRILL, b. Bef. April 9, 1637, Lawford, Essex, England; d. November 28, 1722. 16. iv. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. Bef. December 12, 1638, Lawford, Essex, England; d. October 10, 1690, Sufffield, Hartford, Conn. 17. v. DANIEL +MERRILL, b. August 20, 1642, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. June 27, 1717, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. 18. vi. ABEL +MERRILL, b. February 20, 1643/44, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 28, 1689, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. 1648, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

11. THOMAS6 MERRILL (THOMAS5 MERRELL, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Aft. 1599 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died May 25, 1693 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Conn. He married ..... (.....) MERRILL Bef. 1646 in England.

Child of THOMAS MERRILL and ..... MERRILL is: 19. i. THOMAS7 MERRILL, b. Bef. November 1, 1646, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. November 7, 1711, Middlesex, Saybrook, Conn.

Generation No. 7

12. HANNAH7 MERRILL (JOHN6, NATHANIEL5 *MERRILL, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1630 in England, and died April 4, 1662 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married STEPHEN SWETT May 24, 1647 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of JOHN SWETT and PHEBE SWETT.

Children of HANNAH MERRILL and STEPHEN SWETT are: 20. i. JOHN8 SWETT, b. October 20, 1648, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. March 17, 1716/17, Newbury, Essex, Mass. ii. STEPHEN SWETT, b. August 20, 1650, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. September 24, 1650, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iii. HANNAH SWETT, b. October 7, 1651, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 8, 1691, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. JOHN BADGER, February 23, 1669/70, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. STEPHEN SWETT, b. January 28, 1653/54, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Hampton, N.H.; m. MARY KENT, December 27, 1695. v. ELIZABETH SWETT, b. January 17, 1655/56, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. vi. JOSEPH SWETT, b. November 28, 1657, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. vii. MARY SWETT, b. April 25, 1660, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. March 17, 1661/62, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

13. NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL (NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Bef. May 25, 1634 in Lawford, Essex, England, and died January 1, 1682/83 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married JOANNA NINIAN October 15, 1661 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for NATHANIEL +MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel(2) Merrill (Nathaniel(1)) spent his life in Newbury MA, but whether he was born in England, or in America after his father's migration, is not known. He died 1 jan 1682/83. In a "List of their names who have taken the oath of Allegiance at Newberry, 1678," (vol 30, p.56) his age is recorded as 40 years, while the age of his brother Abraham is given as 41 years. It is believed, however, that Nathaniel was the oldest of the children, a belief based on the fact that he was named as executor of his father's will, and was therefore probabley of age in March, 1655.

Addendum 1996:Baptismal records show that Nathaniel was baptized on 25 Jan 1634 in Lawford, Essex Co., England.

Children of NATHANIEL +MERRILL and JOANNA NINIAN are: 21. i. JOHN8 MERRILL, b. February 16, 1663/64, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. May 15, 1705, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. 22. ii. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. February 8, 1664/65, West Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. July 4, 1738, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. 23. iii. PETER MERRILL, b. August 20, 1667, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. March 20, 1696/97, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. JOANNA MERRILL, b. August 5, 1669, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 30, 1670, Newbury, Essex, Mass. v. JOANNA MERRILL, b. October 14, 1670, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 30, 1670, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 24. vi. HANNAH MERRILL, b. July 12, 1672, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. February 24, 1740/41, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 25. vii. MARY MERRILL, b. September 18, 1675, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

14. JOHN7 *MERRILL (NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Bef. February 16, 1635/36 in Lawford, Essex, England, and died July 18, 1712 in West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. He married SARAH MARGARET *WATSON September 23, 1663 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, daughter of JOHN *WATSON and MARGARET SMITH.

Notes for JOHN *MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA, 1917-1928

John(2) Merrill (Nathaniel(1) one of the older sons of Nathaniel went to Hartford, CT before 1657, while still a minor and it is said was adopted by Gregory Wilterton. Savage, in his "Genealogical Dictionary" said that Gregory Wilterton "had good estate, large tan works, and no children." Gregory Wilterton made his will 17 Jul 1674, and died soon after, leaving legacies to a number of persons, including relatives in Ipswich, England. Savage adds: "Most of his estate was given to John Merrills, because he hand adopted him." The same statement of adoption is repeated in the "Memorial History of Hartford County."

These facts lend plausibility to the theory that Gregory Wilterton was a brother of Susanna Merrill. It was a long journey from Newbury to Hartford; means of communication were meagre, and both communities were in their infancy. It seems unlikely that John, as a very young man, would have made such a journey, seperating himself from a lifetime from home and kin, unless to make a home with other kin in the place where he went to live.

Addendum 1996:Baptismal records show that John was baptized on 16m 1635/36 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England.

Children of JOHN *MERRILL and SARAH *WATSON are: 26. i. SARAH8 MERRILL, b. September 19, 1664, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1719, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. ii. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. January 15, 1665/66, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. April 25, 1725, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 27. iii. JOHN *MERRILL, b. April 7, 1669, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. June 6, 1748, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 28. iv. ABRAHAM MERRILL, b. December 21, 1670, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. November 6, 1747, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 29. v. DANIEL MERRILL, b. June 15, 1673, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. August 7, 1750, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 30. vi. WILTERTON MERRILL, b. June 28, 1675, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. May 14, 1755, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 31. vii. SUSANNAH MERRILL, b. May 20, 1677, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 32. viii. ABEL MERRILL, b. January 25, 1679/80, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. August 18, 1759, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 33. ix. ISAAC MERRILL, b. March 11, 1681/82, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1742, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 34. x. JACOB MERRILL, b. March 27, 1686, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1725, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

15. ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL (NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Bef. April 9, 1637 in Lawford, Essex, England, and died November 28, 1722. He married (1) ABIGAIL WEBSTER January 18, 1660/61 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of JOHN WEBSTER and MARY SHATSWELL. He married (2) SARAH CLEMENT ROWLANDSON September 1713 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for ABRAHAM +MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Memorial, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abraham(2) Merrill (Nathaniel(1)) was born in 1636 or 1637 in Newbury, MA., and died nov 28, 1722. He was a weaver and lived in the north part of the town (now West Newbury) near the mouth of the Artichoke River. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church in Newbury, and was active in the party opposing Rev. Thomas Parker being one of the founders of the Epicopal Church. He married (1) 18 jan 1560/61 , Abigail Webster, daughter of John and Mary (Shatswell) Webster of Ipswich, who died 12 aug 1712, aged 70, and (2) in September 1713, Sarah Bond of Salisbury (widow), daughter of Robert Clements of Haverhill.

Addendum 1996:Baptismal records that Abraham Merrill was baptized on April 9 1637 in Lawford, Essex Co., England.

Children of ABRAHAM +MERRILL and ABIGAIL WEBSTER are: 35. i. ABIGAIL8 MERRILL, b. August 13, 1665, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 9, 1708, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 36. ii. MARY MERRILL, b. July 5, 1667, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 11, 1703, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 37. iii. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. April 26, 1669, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1712, Andover, Mass. 38. iv. HANNAH MERRILL, b. January 9, 1670/71, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1712, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 39. v. ABRAHAM MERRILL, b. September 20, 1672, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. September 26, 1744, Amesbury, Essex, Mass. 40. vi. JOHN MERRILL, b. October 15, 1673, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. May 1756, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 41. vii. JONATHAN MERRILL, b. January 19, 1675/76, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Plaistow, N.H.. 42. viii. DAVID MERRILL, b. February 20, 1677/78, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Abt. March 7, 1760, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 43. ix. SARAH MERRILL, b. October 9, 1679, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Newbury, Essex, Mass. x. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. December 6, 1681, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. December 15, 1681, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 44. xi. PRUDENCE MERRILL, b. October 1, 1683, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. May 5, 1718, Amesbury, Essex, Mass.

16. SUSANNA7 MERRILL (NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Bef. December 12, 1638 in Lawford, Essex, England, and died October 10, 1690 in Sufffield, Hartford, Conn. She married JOHN BURBANK October 15, 1663 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of JOHN BURBANK and ANN JORDAN.

Notes for SUSANNA MERRILL: Addendum 1996:Baptismal records show thart Susan Merrill was baptized on 12 Dec 1638 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England.

Children of SUSANNA MERRILL and JOHN BURBANK are: i. MARY8 BURBANK, b. Bef. June 24, 1666, Rowley, Essex, Mass; d. October 16, 1740, Westfield, Mass. ii. TIMOTHY BURBANK, b. May 30, 1668, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. iii. JOHN BURBANK, b. August 1670, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. March 25, 1729; m. MARY GRANGER, December 21, 1699, Suffield, Conn. iv. EBENEZER BURBANK, b. March 4, 1673/74, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. October 9, 1698; m. REBECA PRITCHARD, October 9, 1698, Suffield, MA.

17. DANIEL7 +MERRILL (NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born August 20, 1642 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died June 27, 1717 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. He married (1) SARAH CLOUGH May 14, 1667 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of JOHN CLOUGH and JANE CLOUGH. He married (2) SARAH MORRILL May 23, 1708, daughter of ABRAHAM MORRILL and SARAH CLEMENT.

Notes for DANIEL +MERRILL:

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge MA 1917-1928.

Daniel(2) Merrill (Nathaniel(1)) was born 20 Aug 1642, in Newbury MA and died 27 Jun 1717 in Salisbury, MA., whither he removed between 1696 and 1701. He was a carpenter and had the military rank of sargeant. He married (1) 14 May 1667, Sarah Clough, daughter of John and Jane Clough of Salisbury. (John Clough and wife Jand were passengers on the "Elizabeth" from London in 16345.) Sarah Clough was born 28 Jun 1646 in Salisbury and diel there 18 Mar 16705/06. Daniel Merrill married (2) 23 May 1708 in Salisbury, Sarah Daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Clement) Morrill, and widow of (1) Phillip Rowell and (2) Onesiphorus Page, Sr.. She was born 14 Oct 1650 in Salisbury and died 11 Sep 1731 in Amesbury.

From "Merrill Genealogy" by Paul V. Merrill, The Merrill Newsletter, Vol 4, Issue 3.

Military rank of Sergent. Son of Nathaniel and Susanna Merrill. Born- Aug 20, 1642 in Newbury, MA. Married 1st May 14, 1667, Sarah Clough daughter of John and Jane Clough of Salisbury, MA., who came over from England in 1635 on the "Elizabeth". Sarah was born Jun 28 1646 in Salisbury and died there Mar 18, 1705/06. Daniel married a 2nd time on May 23 1708, to Sarah Morrill daughte of Abraham and Sarah (Clement) Morrill. She was born Oct 14, 1650 in Salisbury and died Sep 11, 1731 in Amesbury, MA. Children by 1st wife- Sarah Clough Merrill: Daniel, John, Sarah, Ruth, Moses, Martha, and Stephen. Daniel died Jun 27 1717. He was a carpenter and a farmer

Children of DANIEL +MERRILL and SARAH CLOUGH are: 45. i. DANIEL8 MERRILL, b. March 15, 1670/71, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. September 29, 1725, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. 46. ii. JOHN MERRILL, b. October 7, 1674, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 17, 1756, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. 47. iii. SARAH MERRILL, b. October 15, 1677, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. November 20, 1750, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 48. iv. RUTH MERRILL, b. February 7, 1680/81, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 29, 1710/11, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. 49. v. MARTHA MERRILL, b. September 9, 1683, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. November 19, 1754, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. 50. vi. MOSES MERRILL, b. September 3, 1683, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 17, 1756, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. 51. vii. STEPHEN MERRILL, b. September 15, 1688, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. June 4, 1755, Salisbury, Essex, Mass.

18. ABEL7 +MERRILL (NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born February 20, 1643/44 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died October 28, 1689 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married PRISCILLA CHASE February 10, 1670/71 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of AQUILA CHASE and ANN WHEELER.

Notes for ABEL +MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abel(2) Merrill (Nathaniel(1)) was born 20 Feb 1643/44 in Newbury, MA, and died there 28 Oct 1689. He married 10 Feb 1670/71, Priscilla Chase, daughter of Aquila and Ann (Wheeler) Chase of Newbury. She was boprn 14 Mar 1648/49. His real estate, according to the inventory filed at his death was valued at &167; personal estate, &180,18s.

Children of ABEL +MERRILL and PRISCILLA CHASE are: 52. i. ABEL8 MERRILL, b. December 28, 1671, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. February 6, 1758, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 53. ii. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. November 14, 1673, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 23, 1733, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 54. iii. NATHAN MERRILL, b. April 3, 1676, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1742, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 55. iv. THOMAS MERRILL, b. January 1, 1678/79, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. September 18, 1756, Southampton, N.H.. 56. v. JOSEPH MERRILL, b. July 12, 1681, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. September 20, 1747, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 57. vi. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. February 6, 1683/84, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. February 22, 1742/43, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vii. PRISCILLA MERRILL, b. July 13, 1686, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. May 31, 1767, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; m. NATHANIEL NOYES, December 8, 1704, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 58. viii. JAMES MERRILL, b. January 27, 1688/89, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. March 16, 1757, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me.

19. THOMAS7 MERRILL (THOMAS6, THOMAS5 MERRELL, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Bef. November 1, 1646 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died November 7, 1711 in Middlesex, Saybrook, Conn. He married (1) ELIZABETH ROE 1685 in Saybrook, Conn, daughter of HUGH ROE and ABIGAIL ROE. He married (2) HANNAH PARMALEE HILL May 25, 1693 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT1, daughter of JOHN PARMELEE and HANNAH PARMELEE.

Children of THOMAS MERRILL and ELIZABETH ROE are: i. ELIZABETH8 MERRILL, b. December 24, 1686, Saybrook, Middlesex, Conn; d. December 24, 1770, Hebron, Tolland, Conn; m. THOMAS WELLES, May 13, 1720, Connecticut. ii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. May 1688, Saybrook, Middlesex, Conn; d. Abt. 1770.

Children of THOMAS MERRILL and HANNAH HILL are: 59. iii. JOHN8 MERRILL, b. February 10, 1693/94, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. WFT Est. 1695-1784. iv. JOSEPH MERRILL, b. January 2, 1698/99, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT2; d. WFT Est. 1700-17893. 60. v. DANIEL MERRILL, b. November 5, 1701, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT; d. WFT Est. 1739-1792. vi. BENJAMIN MERRILL, b. June 20, 1709, Saybrook, Middlesex, CT4; d. WFT Est. 1710-17995.

Generation No. 8

20. JOHN8 SWETT (HANNAH7 MERRILL, JOHN6, NATHANIEL5 *MERRILL, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born October 20, 1648 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died March 17, 1716/17 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married MARY PLUMER December 6, 1670 in Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Children of JOHN SWETT and MARY PLUMER are: i. MARY9 SWETT, b. April 10, 1672, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. November 27, 1734, Amesbury, Essex, Mass. ii. HANNAH SWETT, b. June 16, 1674, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 25, 1749, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (1) ARCHALAUS WOODMAN, Bef. 1696, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (2) STEVEN WEBSTER, November 2, 1734. iii. JOHN SWETT, b. February 28, 1675/76, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. SUSANNAH PAGE, June 4, 1698, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. SAMUELL SWETT, b. September 10, 1680; d. Unknown. v. JOHN SWETT, b. January 27, 1681/82. vi. JOSEPH SWETT, b. February 2, 1686/87; d. Unknown. vii. BENJAMIN SWETT, b. April 11, 1688; d. Unknown.

21. JOHN8 MERRILL (NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born February 16, 1663/64 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died May 15, 1705 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. He married LUCY WEBSTER 1687 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass, daughter of JOHN WEBSTER and ANNE BATT.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

John(3) Merrill (Nathaniel(2)) was born 16 Feb 1662/63 in Newbury, MA, and died 15 May 1705. He was a house carpenter. About 1697 he removed from Newbury to Bradford, MA., and about 1700 to West Parish of Haverhill, MA. He left an estate valued at &150,7s., but his debts amounted to &158,12s. He married Lucy Webster, daughter of John and Ann (Batt) Wetster. She was born 15 Dec 1664, in Newbury , and was living in Haverhill in 1718. (William M. Sargent appears to be in error in the Main Historical and Genealogical Recorder{Vol.III.,p.179} in saying that John Merrill married as a second Wife "Mary???." Administration on the estate of John Merrill was grandted too "Lucy Merrill," his widow, 9 Jul 1705.) Children, the first five of whom were born in Newbury.

Children of JOHN MERRILL and LUCY WEBSTER are: i. NATHANIEL9 MERRILL, b. July 26, 1687, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. August 25, 1737, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. RUTH WALLINGFORD, June 10, 1718, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for NATHANIEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel(4) Merrill (John(3), Nathaniel(2)) was born 26 Jul 1687 in Newbury, MA and died 25 Aug 1737 in the West Parish of Haverhill, MA, whither he removed from Newbury. He was a cooper. He married, 10 Jun 1718, Ruth Wallingford, who survived him. She married (2), in 1744, Benjamin Wood of Drucut, MA, and removed to Chelmsford, MA. Children born in Haverhill.

ii. ABEL MERRILL, b. 1690, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. March 29, 1753, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (1) SARAH BODWELL, Bef. 1714; m. (2) ELIZABETH HIBBARD, September 12, 1739, Methuen, Essex, Mass.

Notes for ABEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abel(4) Merrill (John(3), Nathnaiel(3)) was born, probably in 1690 in Newbury, MA and died 29 Mar 1753 in Methuen, MA, aged 64 years. He lived in Haverhill, MA, and later in Methuen. He married (1) Sarah Bodwell, who died in FEb 1737, aged 41, and (2) 12 Sep 1739, Elizabeth Hibberd, who died 21 Jun 1795. Children Born in Metheun.

iii. LUCI MERRILL, b. 1691, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. BENJAMIN STANLEY, Bef. 1716, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. iv. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. 1693, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. JOSEPH EASTMAN, March 23, 1714/15, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. v. JOHN MERRILL, b. April 3, 1696, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1773, Concord, NH; m. LYDIA HAYNES, January 15, 1722/23, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

John(4) Merrill (John(3), Nathaniel(2)) was born 3 Apr 1696 in Newbury, MA, and died in 1773 in Concord, NH. He lived in 1718 in York, ME and from there removed to Haverhill, MA, where he married. About 1730 he was one of the first settlers in Concord, NH, and established the first ferry there across the Merrimack River. His home was "on the Hill at the lower end of Main St. at the junction of the roads." Dec 17 1730, he was chosed deacon of the Congregational Church. In many ways he was a prominent citizen of Concord. He married , 15 Jan 1722/23, Lydia Hayes, daughter of Thomas and Hanna (Harriman) Hayes of Haverhill. She was born 7 Aug 1705 and died in Concord. Children, the first four were born in Haverhill, the rest in Concord.

vi. HANNAH MERRILL, b. 1698, Bradbury, Essex, Mass; d. June 9, 1745, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. SAMUEL HUTCHINS, January 4, 1715/16, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. vii. STEPHEN MERRILL, b. September 11, 1700, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. April 28, 1746, Metheun, Essex, Mass; m. ABIAH (.....) MERRILL, Bef. 1728, Metheun, Essex, Mass.

Notes for STEPHEN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Stephen(4) Merrill (John(3), Nathaniel(2)) was born 11 Sep 1700 in Haverhill, MA and died 28 Apr 1746 in Methuen, MA. In 1718 he was living in York, ME with his brother John, but returned to Haverhill and later removed to Methuen. He married Abiah (Merrill).

viii. ENOCH MERRILL, b. January 23, 1701/02, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Stratham, N.H.. ix. NATHAN MERRILL, b. April 15, 1704, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. (1) MARY GORDIN, April 8, 1728, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. (2) DAMERIS LANCASTER, March 24, 1741/42, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. (3) SUSANNAH STAPLES, July 19, 1744, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for NATHAN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathan(4) Merrill (John(3), Nathaniel(2)) was born 15 Apr 1704 in Haverhill, MA, where he continued to live. He married (1) 8 Apr 1728, Mary Goodin (or Goodwin), who died 21 May 1738; *2) 25 Mar 1741/42, Damaris Lancaster of Haverhill, who died 24 Feb 1743/44; and (3) 19 Jul 1744, Susanna Staples of Haverhill.

22. NATHANIEL8 MERRILL (NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born February 8, 1664/65 in West Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died July 4, 1738 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. He married (1) REBECCA BROWN 1688 in West Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of ISAAC BROWN and REBECCA BAILEY. He married (2) SARAH WOODMAN 1690 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass, daughter of EDWARD WOODMAN and MARY GOODRIDGE.

Children of NATHANIEL MERRILL and REBECCA BROWN are: i. NATHANIEL9 MERRILL, b. November 23, 1688, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 8, 1749, Thompson, Windham, Conn; m. MARY BELKNAP, 1716, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. ii. PETER MERRILL, b. 1689, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1738, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. MARY HASELTINE, January 24, 1721/22, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Children of NATHANIEL MERRILL and SARAH WOODMAN are: iii. HANNAH9 MERRILL, b. December 30, 1692, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. 1694, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. SARAH MERRILL, b. October 26, 1694, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. July 10, 1748, Glouchester, Mass; m. NATHANIEL CLEMENT, Abt. 1714, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. v. MARY MERRILL, b. 1696, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. JOHN LADD, October 17, 1717, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for MARY MERRILL: From "Lost Babes"

John Lad & now wife Mary Merrill charged with fornication. 17 Mar 1718/19.

vi. REBECCA MERRILL, b. Abt. 1700, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1750, Pelham, N.H.; m. JOSIAH GAGE, December 3, 1724, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. vii. SAMUEL MERRILL, b. August 2, 1702, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. April 25, 1742, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. RUTH EATON, May 21, 1732, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for SAMUEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA, 1917-1928

Samuel(4) Merrill (Nathaniel(3), Nathaniel(2)0 was born 2 Aug 1702 in Haverhill, MA and died there 25 Apr 1742. He lived on a farm on Scotland Hill in the West Parish of Haverhill. The farm was originally purchased by his father, Nathanies(3) and it was owned and occupied in sucession by his descendants, Samuel(3), William(6), William(7) and William-Edwin(8). After the death of the last-named, several years ago, the property passed into the hands of strangers, Samuel married, 21 May 1732, in Haverhill, Ruth Eaton, daughter of Jonathan and Ruth (Page) Eaton of Haverhill. She was born 17 Apr 1712.

viii. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. November 2, 1704, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. CALEB PAGE, October 24, 1727, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. ix. STEPHEN MERRILL, b. 1706, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. August 19, 1785, Boxford, MA; m. KEZIAH HARDY, May 27, 1731, Amesbury, MA.

Notes for STEPHEN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1017-1928

Stephen(4) Merrill (Nathaniel(3), Nathaniel(2)) wasw born in 1706 in Haverhill, MA, and died 19 Aug 1785 in Boxford, MA. He lived in Haverhill and after 1767, in Boxford. He married 27 May 1731, in Amesbury, MA, Keziah Hardy, who died 18 Jan 1793, aged 71. Children:

x. JOHN MERRILL, b. February 13, 1706/07, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. July 3, 1741, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. LYDIA GAGE, Bef. 1729, Haverhill, Essex, Ma.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1017-1928

John(4) Merrill (Nathaniel(3), Nathaniel(2)) was born 12 Feb 1706/07 in Haverhill, MA and died 3 Jul 1741. He married Lydia Gage, daughter of Moses Gage of Bradford, MA. Children born in Haverhill.

xi. JOSEPH MERRILL, b. July 3, 1709, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. RUTH CORLISS, September 23, 1731, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. xii. BENJAMIN MERRILL, b. July 4, 1710, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. July 4, 1710, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

23. PETER8 MERRILL (NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born August 20, 1667 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died March 20, 1696/97 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married MARY BROWN 1692 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of ISAAC BROWN and REBECCA BAILEY.

Notes for PETER MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Peter(3) Merrill (Nathaniel(2)) was born 20 Aug 1667, in Newbury, MA, and dield there 20 Mar 1696/97. He lived in Newbury, and for a time in Haverhill, MA. He merried Mary Brown, daughter of Isaac and Rebecca Brown, who after his death married, 26 Dec 1700, John Sawyer, born in Newbury.

Children of PETER MERRILL and MARY BROWN are: i. MARY9 MERRILL, b. January 13, 1692/93, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. December 17, 1712, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. ii. PETER MERRILL, b. March 10, 1695/96, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. 1756, Salem, N.H.; m. SARAH HASELTINE, September 25, 1717, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

24. HANNAH8 MERRILL (NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born July 12, 1672 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died February 24, 1740/41 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married BENONI CLOUGH Bef. September 25, 1694, son of JOHN CLOUGH and MERCY PAGE.

Children of HANNAH MERRILL and BENONI CLOUGH are: i. BENJAMIN9 CLOUGH, b. September 25, 1694, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. ii. ICHABOD CLOUGH, b. June 29, 1697, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Abt. January 29, 1745/46, Kingston, Rockingham, England; m. REBEKAH CLOUGH, December 20, 1722, Kingston, Rockingham, England. iii. NATHAN CLOUGH, b. February 1, 1699/00. iv. EZEKIAL CLOUGH, b. May 24, 1702, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. November 7, 1728. v. LYDIA CLOUGH, b. February 20, 1703/04. vi. NEHENIAH CLOUGH, b. April 18, 1706. vii. JOSEPH CLOUGH, b. August 25, 1708. viii. JACOB CLOUGH, b. July 5, 1710. ix. JUDITH CLOUGH, b. July 5, 1710.

25. MARY8 MERRILL (NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born September 18, 1675 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married JAMES FREESE June 2, 1697 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of JAMES FREESE and ELIZABETH FREESE.

Children of MARY MERRILL and JAMES FREESE are: i. HANNAH9 FREESE, b. Abt. 1698, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS HASKELL. ii. ELIZABETH FREESE, b. October 9, 1702, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

26. SARAH8 MERRILL (JOHN7 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born September 19, 1664 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died 1719 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn. She married SAMUEL KELLOGG September 22, 1687 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, son of JOSEPH KELLOGG and JOANNA FOOTE.

Children of SARAH MERRILL and SAMUEL KELLOGG are: i. SAMUEL9 KELLOGG, b. August 27, 1688, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. January 18, 1711/12, Glouchester, Mass; m. HANNAH BENTON, May 11, 1711, Glouchester, Mass. ii. MARGARET KELLOGG, b. January 1689/90, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1786, Harwinton. iii. ABRAHAM KELLOGG, b. October 23, 1692, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Aft. August 14, 1718, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MIRIAM COOK-KELLOGG, 1718. iv. JOHN KELLOGG, b. December 16, 1695, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. July 12, 1725, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. SARAH OLMSTEAD, January 3, 1718/19, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. v. ISAAC KELLOGG, b. January 17, 1696/97, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. July 3, 1787, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MARY WEBSTER BRACE, December 26, 1717, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. vi. JACOB KELLOGG, b. April 17, 1699, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. July 31, 1765, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MARY SEDGWICK, Bef. 1723, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. vii. BENJAMIN KELLOGG, b. January 1, 1701/02, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. August 22, 1757, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. ABIGAIL SEDGWICK, November 9, 1721, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. viii. JOSEPH KELLOGG, b. April 13, 1704, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. ix. DANIEL KELLOGG, b. April 1707, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. September 21, 1773, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. DEBORAH MOOR, November 27, 1729, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

27. JOHN8 *MERRILL (JOHN7, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born April 7, 1669 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died June 6, 1748 in West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. He married SARAH *MARSH September 29, 1694 in West Hartford, Hartford, Conn, daughter of JOHN MARSH and SARAH *LYMAN.

Children of JOHN *MERRILL and SARAH *MARSH are: i. JOHN9 MERRILL, b. September 29, 1695, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1762, New Hartford, Litchfield, Conn; m. LYDIA RICHARDS, Bef. 1726, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1017-1928

John(4) Merrill (John(3), John(2)) was born 29 Sep 1695 in Hartford, CT and died in 1762. In 1734 he removed from West Hartford to the new town of New Hartford, CT, being one of the first settlers ther. His estate was inventoried at his death at &229,9s.5d. He married Lydia ???, who survived him. Children baptised in West Hartford:

ii. SARAH MERRILL, b. January 13, 1695/96, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1748, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. STEPHEN OLMSTEAD, June 27, 1723, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. iii. EBENEZER MERRILL, b. December 18, 1698, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1789, Hartford, New Hartford, Conn; m. MARY BURNHAM WEBSTER, April 9, 1730, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. iv. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. April 27, 1701, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Bef. 1710, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. v. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. July 15, 1702, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. October 28, 1772, Waterbury, New Haven, Conn; m. ESTHER WARNER, November 16, 1729, Waterbury, New Haven, Conn.

Notes for NATHANIEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA, 1917-1928

Nathaniel(4) (John(3), John(2)) was born 15 July 1702, in Hartford, CT, and dield 28 Oct 1772. His wife's father in 1730 gave him a house and ten acres of land on Buck's Hill, Waterbury, CT, where he lived, and where all his children were born. Later he moved to Oakville, a district partly in Watebury and partly in Watertown, where some of his children had preceded him. He married 16 Nov 1720 in Waterbury, Esther Warner, daughter of Dr. Ephraim and Esther (richards) Warner of Waterbury. She died 2 Jun 1795 aged 88

vi. ANNE MERRILL, b. November 16, 1704, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Aft. 1748, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MATTHEW GILLETT, January 23, 1726/27, Litchfield. Litchfield, Conn. vii. CALEB MERRILL, b. July 14, 1707, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. September 24, 1735, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MERCY SEDGWICK, August 2, 1733, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for CALEB MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1017-1928

Caleb (4) Merrill (John (3), John(2)) was born 14 Jul 1707 in Hartford, CT, and died 24 Sep 1734. He lived in West Hartford. He married, 2 Aug 1733, Mercy Sedgwick, daughter of Capt. Samuel and Marh (Hopkins) Sedgwick. She was born 15 Feb 1713 and died 15 Jun 1745. She married (2) Ebenezer Mix. Children of Caleb Merrill born in West Hartford:

viii. LYDIA MERRILL, b. November 24, 1709, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1748, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. ix. AARON MERRILL, b. Bef. May 6, 1711, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. September 1747, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. ESTHER RICHARDS, April 9, 1740, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for AARON MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1017-1928

Aaron(3) Merrill (John(3), John(2)) was born in Hartford, CT, where he was baptised 6 May 1711. He lived in West Hartford and died in Sep 1747. He married 9 Apr 1740, Esther Richards, daughter of Samuel Richards; she was baptised in Hartford 21 Jun 1713 and died in West Hartford 29 Nov 1798. Children, born in West Hartford:

x. CYPRIAN *MERRILL, b. Bef. October 11, 1713, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1758, New Hartford, Litchfield, Conn; m. ELIZABETH *WATSON, 1742, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for CYPRIAN *MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1017-1928

Cyprian(4) Merrill (John(3), John(2)) was born in Hartford, CT, and was baptised there 11 Oct 1713. He lived in West Hartford until 1753, then in New Hartford, and died in 1758. He Married Elizabeth Watson, daughter of John Watsom & Elizabeth Steele. Children born in West Hartford:

xi. BENJAMIN MERRILL, b. June 1716, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MARY WEBSTER, April 16, 1740, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for BENJAMIN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Benjamin(4) Merrill (John(3), John(2)) was born in West Hartford, CT where he live until about 1757, when he removed to New Hartford. He married, 16 Apr 1740, Mary Brace. His name appears in his father's will, but no record is found of his birth. Children: *

*Joseph-Warren Merrill of Collinsville, CT wrote in the genealogical department of the Hartford Times, Mar 30 1903; "I was in New Hartford two years ago, to see J.H. Merrill, an old settler, and he pointed to the place where Benjamin Merrill(4) used to live, and told me that Benjamin(4) had nineteen children."

In contridiction to "A Merrill Memorial" Lucius Barnes Barbour's "Families of Early Hartord, Connecticut" notes that Benjamin Merrill married on 16 April 1749, Mary Webster, daughter of Steven Webster and Mary Burnham.

28. ABRAHAM8 MERRILL (JOHN7 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born December 21, 1670 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died November 6, 1747 in West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. He married PRUDENCE KELLOGG April 16, 1699 in Farmington, Hartford, Conn, daughter of JOSEPH KELLOGG and ABIGAIL TERRY.

Children of ABRAHAM MERRILL and PRUDENCE KELLOGG are: i. PRUDENCE9 MERRILL, b. December 22, 1700, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. February 1, 1793, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (1) EBENEZER SEDGWICK, June 30, 1720, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (2) DAVID WHITNEY, July 28, 1767, Canaan, Litchfield, Conn. ii. ABRAHAM MERRILL, b. December 3, 1702, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. October 26, 1788, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. ABIGAIL NASH, December 1, 1725.

Notes for ABRAHAM MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abraham(4) Merrill (Abraham(3), John(2)) was born 3 Dec 1702 in Hartford, CT, and died 26 Oct 1788. He lived iin West Hartford, where he was a deacon of the church. He married, 1 Dec 1725, Abigail Nash, daughter of Lieut. John and Elizabeth (Kellog) Nash of Hadley, MA. She was born 10 Apr 1702, and died 3 Apr 1782. Children born in West Hartford:

iii. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. January 16, 1703/04, West Hartford, Hartford, conn; d. Unknown, Farmington, Hartford, Conn; m. JOHN SMITH, January 18, 1734/35, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. iv. JOSEPH MERRILL, b. March 28, 1707, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. October 13, 1788, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (1) MARY MERRILL, 1733; m. (2) ABIGAIL STONE, March 1, 1741/42; m. (3) MARTHA ALLEN CHAPEN, February 16, 1769. v. MARGARET MERRILL, b. June 6, 1709, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Aft. 1758, Goshen, Conn; m. SAMUEL NASH, January 24, 1734/35, Simsbury, Conn. vi. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. October 2, 1711, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1712, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. vii. JERUSHA MERRILL, b. November 19, 1713, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. viii. JOANNA MERRILL, b. April 5, 1716, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

29. DANIEL8 MERRILL (JOHN7 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born June 15, 1673 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died August 7, 1750 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn. He married (1) SUSANNA PRATT January 18, 1697/98 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, daughter of JOHN PRATT. He married (2) MINDWELL KING February 17, 1736/37 in Windsor, Conn.

Children of DANIEL MERRILL and SUSANNA PRATT are: i. DANIEL9 MERRILL, b. January 1, 1698/99, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. February 16, 1698/99, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. ii. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. August 25, 1700, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (1) EBENEZER STEELE, Abt. 1718, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (2) SAMUEL WELLES, Abt. 1735. iii. MOSES MERRILL, b. December 25, 1702, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. August 4, 1776, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (1) MARY COOK, Bef. 1727; m. (2) RACHEL WELLES, November 20, 1740, West Hartford, CT; m. (3) BATHSHEBA GRIMES, January 12, 1766, Farmington, CT.

Notes for MOSES MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Moses(4) Merrill (Daniel(3), John(2)) was born 25 Dec 1702 in Hartford, CT and died 4 Aug 1776. He lived in West Hartford, and after 1755 in Farmington, CT. He married (1) in West Hartford, Sarah Cook; (2) 20 Nov 1740, Rachel ??, who died 31 Oct 1765 in Westhartford, aet, 48, and (3) (published 12 Jan 1766, in West Hartford) Bathsheba Grimes (or Graham) of Simsbury. *

* it has been queried whether this third marriage was not instead the first marrigae of Moses, Jr.

iv. JONATHAN MERRILL, b. June 15, 1705, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1788, Canton, Conn; m. MARY PERRY, Bef. 1728, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for JONATHAN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Jonathan(4) Merrill (Daniel(3), John(2)) was born 15 Jun 1705 in Hartford, CT, and died in 1788 in Canton, CT. Aabout 1739 he removed from his home in West Hartford to a farm in the western part of Simsbury, CT adjoining New Hartford. That part of Simsbury was incorporated as a town under the name of Canton in 1806. Six families if Indians accompanied him and settled near his house. The place where they lived is still known as Indian Hills although the Indian families have long been extinct. Jonathan's wife' name is not known.

v. RUTH MERRILL, b. January 5, 1707/08, Hartford, hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. vi. MARY MERRILL, b. March 25, 1710, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Aft. March 25, 1710, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. vii. HEPZIBAH MERRILL, b. April 14, 1712, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. August 28, 1788, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. THOMAS SEYMOUR, March 5, 1729/30, Hartford, CT.

Notes for THOMAS SEYMOUR: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Thomas Seymour, husband of Hepzibah Merrill, was a lawyer of prominence in Hartford. He graduated at Yale College in 1724. Their son Thomas Seymour graduated at Yale in 1755; was King's Attorney for Hartford County from his father's death until the Revolution; was lieutenant-colonel of militia; represented Hartford in the General Assembly eighteen years, and was a member of the House of Assistants ten years; was elected first Mayor of Hartford in 1784, and served until 1812; chief judge of the Hartford County dourt from 1798 to 1803. For three years the yonger Thomas was the oldest living graduate of Yale College, and three of his sons graduated at the samie institution. His grandson Thomas H. Seymour was Governer of Connecticut 1850-53, and United States Minister to Russia 1853-57. Gen Truman Seymour, U.S.A., (West Point 1846) was another grandson.

viii. DANIEL MERRILL, b. Bef. April 25, 1714, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, Clinton, Conn. ix. ISRAEL MERRILL, b. Bef. April 15, 1716, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. October 15, 1784, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (1) BETHIAH (.....) MERRILL, Abt. 1739; m. (2) ABIGAIL CADWELL, 1741.

Notes for ISRAEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Israel(4) Merrill (Daniel(3), John(2)) was born in Hartford, CT where he was baptised 15 Apr 1716 and died 15 Oct 1784 in West Hartford. He lived on the homestead farm, which he received under his father's will and owned a tannery. He married (1) Bethiah ??? and (2) in 1741 Abigail Cadwell, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Francis) Cadwell. Abigail Cadwell was born 5 Jan 1722/3 in Hartford.

x. MARY MERRILL, b. Bef. January 19, 1717/18, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS WELLES, Abt. 1739.

Notes for MARY MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

The will of Daniel Merrill mentions a grandson. Daniel Easton, the child of a desceased daughter, indicating the married name of either Ruth or Mary.

xi. HEZEKIAH MERRILL, b. Bef. September 11, 1720, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. April 14, 1760, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. SARAH BUTLER, April 28, 1746, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for HEZEKIAH MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Hezekiah(4) Merrill (Daniel(3), John(2)) was born in Hartford, CT and was baptised there 11 Sep 1720. He lived in Hartford, where he died 14 Apr 1760. He married, 28 Apr 1746, Sarah Butler, who survived him and married (2) Aaron Bull.

xii. RACHEL MERRILL, b. Bef. November 4, 1722, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, Barkhamstead, Conn.

30. WILTERTON8 MERRILL (JOHN7 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born June 28, 1675 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died May 14, 1755 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn. He married (1) RUTH PRATT January 1, 1701/02 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, daughter of JOHN PRATT. He married (2) HANNAH WATERS January 20, 1708/09 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, daughter of BEVIL WATERS and ...... WATERS. He married (3) ELIZABETH (......) MERRILL Aft. 1730 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for WILTERTON MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Wilterton(3) Merrill (John(2)) was born 28 Jun 1675 in Hartford, CT, and died 14 May 1755 having lived in Hartford all his life. Gregory Wilterton of Hartford, who is suposed to have been a connection of the family, at his death, in Jul 1674, left the larger portion of his estate to John(2) Merrill, and John(2) Merrill names his next-born son in honor of his benefactor. Wilterton(3) Merrill was one of the original proprietors of the town of Winchester, CT., in 1744, but he never lived there. He married (1) 1 Jan 1702/03, Ruth Pratt, daughter of John and Hepzibah Pratt of Hartford; she was born 21 Dec 1677; he married (2) 20 Jan 1708/09, Hannah Waters, daughter of Bevil Waters of Hartford; she died 8 May 1730, aaged 49, and he married (3) Elizabeth ??, who survived him.

"Wilterton Merrill", executed his will 19 July 1750. "I give to my wife elizabeth twelbe pounds in money old Tenor, and six good sheep, and also two cows in lieu of those she bro't with here when I married her, and one two year old steer. Item- I give and bequeath to my son Gidion my gun, Sword and blt. Item. I givee to my daughter Hannah Butler" twelve acres of land in the West Division. "Item, I give to my daughter Hannah Butler my Negro man called Tye." A bequest of a Negro man Aaron to his son Gidion is stricken out of the original will. Gidion was made executor and ..siduary ligatee. S.M. (Samuel Merrill)

Child of WILTERTON MERRILL and RUTH PRATT is: i. RUTH9 MERRILL, b. June 10, 1704, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Bef. 1731, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Children of WILTERTON MERRILL and HANNAH WATERS are: ii. HANNAH9 MERRILL, b. Bef. February 7, 1713/14, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. April 26, 1790, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. DANIEL BUTLER, Abt. 1732, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. iii. GIDEON MERRILL, b. Abt. 1716, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. September 9, 1757, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MARY BIGALOW, June 5, 1740, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for GIDEON MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Gideon(4) Merrill (Wilterton(3), John(2)) was born in Hartford, CT where he died 9 Sep 1757. He was married, 5 Jun 1740, Mary Bigelow, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Spencer) Bigelow. She died 9 Mar 1750, aged 29. Children born in Hartford.

iv. SAMUEL MERRILL, b. Abt. 1718, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1739, Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

31. SUSANNAH8 MERRILL (JOHN7 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born May 20, 1677 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died Unknown in Hartford, Hartford, Conn. She married JOHN TURNER January 1, 1695/96 in Milford, Conn.

Children of SUSANNAH MERRILL and JOHN TURNER are: i. ABIGAIL9 TURNER, b. April 18, 1697, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Abt. 1723, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. THOMAS RICHARDS, June 6, 1717, Waterbury, New Haven, Conn. ii. SUSANNA TURNER, b. December 10, 1699, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown; m. (1) SAMUEL REYNOLDS, November 20, 1716, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (2) THOMAS RICHARDS, November 19, 1723, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. iii. JOHN TURNER, b. August 5, 1703, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown; m. ABIGAIL RICHARDS, Abt. 1722, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. iv. SARAH TURNER, b. Abt. 1704; d. Abt. 1704. v. CALEB TURNER, b. March 15, 1707/08; d. Bef. 1709; m. RACHEL MERRY, December 20, 1739, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. vi. STEPHEN TURNER, b. Abt. 1712; d. Abt. 1712. vii. ANN TURNER, b. May 29, 1715; d. Unknown. viii. STEPHEN TURNER, b. February 2, 1717/18; d. Unknown. ix. SYBIL TURNER, b. February 2, 1717/18; d. Unknown. x. ELIZABETH TURNER, b. March 11, 1721/22; d. Unknown.

32. ABEL8 MERRILL (JOHN7 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born January 25, 1679/80 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died August 18, 1759 in West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. He married MABEL EASTON March 5, 1710/11 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, daughter of JOHN EASTON and ELIZABETH EASTON.

Notes for ABEL MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abel(3) Merrill (John(2)) was born 25 Jan 1679/80 in Hartford, CT, and died 18 Aug 1759 in West Hartford, where he spent most of his life. He married 6 Mar 1711, Maabel Easton, daughter of John Easton of Hartford. She was born 17 Jan 1693.

Children of ABEL MERRILL and MABEL EASTON are: i. THANKFUL9 MERRILL, b. March 25, 1712, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. September 24, 1801, Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn; m. BEVIL SEYMOUR, April 23, 1740, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. ii. MARY MERRILL, b. November 7, 1713, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Bef. 1741, Hartford, West Hartford; m. JOSEPH MERRILL, 1733. iii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. November 25, 1715, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. June 13, 1814, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MARTHA WOOD, October 5, 1755, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for THOMAS MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Thomas(4) Merrill (Abel(3), John(2)) was born 20 Nov 1715 in West Hartford, CT, where he continued to live. He died 18 Jun 1814 of fever. (According to his gravestone in the West Hartford cemetery he was 101 years old at his death, but this is probably in error.) It is said hes farm was a mile square. He married (1) 5 oct 1755 in West Hartford, Martha Wood, who died 12 Jul 1793, aged 58; and (2) ???? ????.

iv. ABEL MERRILL, b. January 25, 1717/18, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. May 10, 1776, New Hartford, Litchfield, Conn.

Notes for ABEL MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Lived in New Hartford, CT; served as major in the Revolution; member General assembly 1765-1775. Family, if any not traced.

v. ELIJAH MERRILL, b. May 9, 1720, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Aft. 1781, New Hartford, Litchfield, Conn; m. RACHEL WELLES, February 7, 1751/52, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. vi. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. July 7, 1722, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. ZEBULON MERRILL, February 6, 1745/46, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for ZEBULON MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Zebulon(4) Merrill (Jacob(3), John(2)) was born 5 Jun 1716 in Hartford, CT. He lived in West Hartford until about 1750 when he removed to New Hartford,CT. He was a member of the General Assembly in 1775. He married in West Hartford, Susanna Merrill(Abel, John). The first three of his children were baptised in West Hartford, and the remaining three in New Hartford.

vii. NEHEMIAH MERRILL, b. Bef. September 20, 1724, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. January 7, 1810, New Hartford, Litchfield, Conn; m. LYDIA (.....) MERRILL.

Notes for NEHEMIAH MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nehemiah(4) Merrill (Abel(3), John(2)) was born in West Hartford, CT and was baptised 20 Sep 1724. He lived in New Hartford, Ct and died 8 Jan 1810. He was a captain in the 18th regiment of Connecticut militia in 1776/67. In the records of the old New Hartford church, under date of 22 Jul 1783, appears this entry: "Y' Church made choice of Elihah Merrell, Capt. nehimiah Merrall and Capt. Noah Kellogg to inspect y' morals of their brethren and to complain before y' church of any scandalous persons- - if they be thought proper- - after y' private steps had been taken to restrain them." Nehemiah Merrill's wife is called Lydia in the New Hartford record of births, but in the record of baptisms she is called Martha.

33. ISAAC8 MERRILL (JOHN7 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born March 11, 1681/82 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died 1742 in West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. He married SARAH COOK May 2, 1706 in Northampton, Mass.

Notes for ISAAC MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Isaac(3) Merrill (John(2)) was born 11 Mar 1681/82 in Hartford, CT., and died in 1742 in West Hartford. He moved from Hartford to West Hartford after 1719. He married, 2 May 1706, Sarah Cook, daughter of Noah and Sarah (Nash) Cook of Northhampton, MA. Children, the first six of whom at least were born in Hartford.

Children of ISAAC MERRILL and SARAH COOK are: i. NOAH9 MERRILL, b. May 8, 1707, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1739, New Hartford, Litchfield, Conn; m. ESTHER GILLETT, Abt. 1727, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for NOAH MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Noah(4) Merrill (Isaac(3), John(2)) was born 8 May 1707 in Hartford, CT and died in 1739. His wife was Esther (porbabley Gillet). He lived in West Hartford until 1734 when he removed t New Hartford, Ct where he was one of the first settlers. He was chosed the first town clerk, but died before taking the office. His was the first death among the white settlers of New Hartford. After his death his widow rode on horseback to Hartford, where she gave birth to their youngest child. Sh3e returned to her home in the wilderness and lived there many years. In the inventory of Noah Merrill's estate are mentioned a dictionary and a number of Latin books, articles not common among the early settlers.

ii. TIMOTHY MERRILL, b. March 22, 1708/09, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. November 1778, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (1) MARY KELLOGG, November 9, 1738, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. (2) MARY GRISWOLD, March 23, 1758, Farmington, Conn.

Notes for TIMOTHY MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Timothy(4) Merrill (Isaac(3), John(2)) was born 22 Mar 1708/9 in Hartford, CT and died in Nov 1778. he lived in West Hartford and is supposed to have once lived in Groton, CT. He married (1), 9 Nov 1738, mary Kellog of Colchester, CT.; she died 15 Dec 1754, and he married (2), 23 Mar 1758, in Farmington, CT, Mary Griswold of Framington, who was born in 1726 and died 9 Apr 1797.

iii. ISAAC MERRILL, b. March 9, 1711/12, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Bef. 1715. iv. ELIAKIM MERRILL, b. Bef. August 8, 1714, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, New Hartford, Litchfield, Conn; m. SARAH WATSON, Bef. 1741.

Notes for ELIAKIM MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Eliakim(4) Merrill (Isaac(3), John(2)) was born in Hartford, CT and was baptised there 8 Aug 1714. He removed to New Hartford, CT where his children were born.

v. JOSEPH MERRILL, b. Bef. December 2, 1716, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Bef. 1749. vi. SARAH MERRILL, b. Bef. May 24, 1719, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MATHEW CLARK , JR, May 8, 1746, Farmington, Conn. vii. ESTHER MERRILL, b. Bef. November 19, 1721, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown; m. LOT NORTON, December 2, 1756, Farmington, Conn. viii. ISAAC MERRILL, b. Bef. January 21, 1727/28, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Bef. 1749.

34. JACOB8 MERRILL (JOHN7 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born March 27, 1686 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, and died 1725 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn. He married ABIGAIL WEBSTER May 10, 1710 in Hartford, Hartford, Conn, daughter of JOHN WEBSTER and SARAH MYGATT.

Notes for JACOB MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Jacob(3) Merrill (John(3)) was born 27 Mar 1686 in Hartford, CT, where he lived until 1719, when he removed to West Hartford. He died in 1725. He married, 10 May 1710, Abigail Webster, daughter of John and Sarah (Mygatt) Webster. Abigail Wetster's brother Daniel was grandfather to Noah Webster, the lexicographer. Her great-grandfather, John Webster, was Governor of Connecticut in 1658. *

*Whitmore ("American Genealogist") is clearly in error in saying that Governor John Webster was grand-father of Abigail and Daniel. See "Webster Genealogy," by Noah Webster, 1836

Children of JACOB MERRILL and ABIGAIL WEBSTER are: i. LUCY9 MERRILL, b. February 16, 1710/11, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Aft. 1715, Hartford, Hartford, Conn. ii. JACOB MERRILL, b. November 19, 1712, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. March 13, 1771, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. MARY MANLEY, February 17, 1755, Wintonbury, Bloomfield, Conn.

Notes for JACOB MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Jacob(4) Merrill (Jacob(3), John(2)) was born 19 Nov 1712 in Haertford, CT and died 13 Mar 1771 from effects of a wound accidentally received from a pitchfork. He lived in West Hartford. He married, 17 Feb 1755 in Wintonbury Parish, near Bloomfield, CT, Mary manley of East Hartford, woh died 30 Mar 1792 in West Hartford, aged 63 years.

iii. ZEBULON MERRILL, b. June 5, 1716, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; m. SUSANNA MERRILL, February 6, 1745/46, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

Notes for ZEBULON MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Zebulon(4) Merrill (Jacob(3), John(2)) was born 5 Jun 1716 in Hartford, CT. He lived in West Hartford until about 1750 when he removed to New Hartford,CT. He was a member of the General Assembly in 1775. He married in West Hartford, Susanna Merrill(Abel, John). The first three of his children were baptised in West Hartford, and the remaining three in New Hartford.

iv. ELISHA MERRILL, b. December 25, 1718, Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, Canaan, Litchfield, Conn; m. (1) ELIZABETH (......) MERRILL, 1746, Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn; m. (2) MARY FELLOWS, April 17, 1760, Canaan, Litchfield, Conn. v. ASA MERRILL, b. February 16, 1720/21, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. 1767; m. SARAH REEVE, Abt. 1743.

Notes for ASA MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Asa(4) Merrill (Jacob(3), John(2)) was born 16 Feb 1720/21 in West Hartford, CT and died in 1767 having spent his life in West Hartford.

vi. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. April 5, 1723, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown; m. ASA HOPKINS, October 1, 1741, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. vii. JOSHUA MERRILL, b. Bef. February 7, 1724/25, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn; d. Unknown, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn.

35. ABIGAIL8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born August 13, 1665 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died October 9, 1708 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married HANANIAH ORDWAY 1690 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of JAMES ORDWAY and ANN EMERY.

Children of ABIGAIL MERRILL and HANANIAH ORDWAY are: i. REBECCA9 ORDWAY, b. December 22, 1690, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. ii. ABIGAIL ORDWAY, b. August 2, 1693, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. iii. NATHANIEL ORDWAY, b. July 3, 1695, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. PRISCILLA MORSE, July 6, 1718, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. JOANNA ORDWAY, b. April 15, 1698, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. v. ELIZABETH ORDWAY, b. February 2, 1701/02, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. vi. MARY ORDWAY, b. July 1706, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

36. MARY8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born July 5, 1667 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died October 11, 1703 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married JONATHAN THURLOW December 22, 1685 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of FRANCIS THURLOW and ANN MORSE.

Children of MARY MERRILL and JONATHAN THURLOW are: i. ELIZABETH9 THURLOW, b. November 20, 1686. ii. ABRAHAM THURLOW, b. October 20, 1688; d. Unknown. iii. FRANCIS THURLOW, b. April 20, 1692. iv. RICHARD THURLOW, b. June 20, 1694. v. ABIGAIL THURLOW, b. February 10, 1695/96, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 28, 1776, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. JOHN SAWYER, November 25, 1714. vi. MARY THURLOW, b. July 1, 1698. vii. JONATHAN THURLOW, b. August 29, 1699, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. RUTH GREENLEAF-MOORS, November 16, 1758, Newbury, Essex, Mass. viii. PRUDENCE THURLOW, b. September 4, 1701. ix. JOHN THURLOW, b. March 2, 1701/02; d. Unknown.

37. ELIZABETH8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born April 26, 1669 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Aft. 1712 in Andover, Mass. She married JOSEPH EMERY October 2, 1693 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of JOHN EMERY and MARY WEBSTER.

Children of ELIZABETH MERRILL and JOSEPH EMERY are: i. JOSEPH9 EMERY, b. April 29, 1696, Andover, Mass; d. July 12, 1776, Pembroke, N.H.; m. (1) ABIGAIL LONG; m. (2) ABIGAIL MERRILL, March 4, 1729/30, Andover, Mass. ii. ELIZABETH EMERY, b. September 28, 1698, Andover, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT PEASE, Bef. 1724.

38. HANNAH8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born January 9, 1670/71 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Aft. 1712 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married SHUBAEL LONG August 26, 1695 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of ROBERT LONG and ALICE STEVENS.

Children of HANNAH MERRILL and SHUBAEL LONG are: i. ROBERT9 LONG, b. May 20, 1696. ii. ABIGAIL LONG, b. January 31, 1697/98, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 18, 1776, Pembroke, N.H.; m. (1) JOSEPH EMERY; m. (2) JOSEPH EMERY. iii. JOHN LONG, b. November 2, 1701. iv. SAMUEL LONG, b. Abt. 1703.

39. ABRAHAM8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born September 20, 1672 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died September 26, 1744 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. He married ABIGAIL BARTLETT October 7, 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of SAMUEL BARTLETT and ELIZABETH TITCOMB.

Notes for ABRAHAM MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abraham(3) Merrill (Abraham(2)) was born 20 Sep 1672 in Newbury, MA, and died 26 Sep 1744 in Amesbury, MA., whither he removed about 1722. He was a deacon. He married (published 7 oct 1696, in Newbury) Abigail Bartlett, daughter of Samuel and Elizabaeth (titcomb) Bartlett of Newbury. She was born 14 Apr 1674, in Newbury and died 11 Jul 1728 in Amesbury.

Children of ABRAHAM MERRILL and ABIGAIL BARTLETT are: i. ABRAHAM9 MERRILL, b. August 23, 1698, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. RUTH RING, January 5, 1730/31, Amesbury, MA.

Notes for ABRAHAM MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abraham(4) Merrill (Abraham(3), Abraham(2)) was born 23 Aug 1698 in Newbury, MA. He married 5 Jan 1730/1, in Amesbury, MA, Ruth Rign daughter of Robert Ring of Amesbury. He was a farmer and lived in Amesbury where his seven daughters were born.

ii. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. May 5, 1701, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 14, 1735/36, Andover, Mass; m. JOSEPH EMERY, March 4, 1729/30, Andover, Mass. iii. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. May 2, 1705, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. (1) NATHANIEL WHITTIER, October 10, 1728, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; m. (2) JONATHAN MARSH, December 3, 1741, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. iv. ISAAC MERRILL, b. February 25, 1707/08, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. February 1787; m. MEHITABLE HASTING, November 18, 1735, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for ISAAC MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Isaac(4) Merrill (Abraham(3), Abraham(2)) was born 25 Feb 1707/8 in Newbury, MA. He lived in Amesbury, MA. He made his will 7 Feb 1787, and it was admitted to probate 26 Feb 1787. His estate according to the inventory was valued at &2735,7s.9d. He married 18 Nov 1735 in Haverhill, MA, Mehitable hasting who died 29 Nov 1796 aged 78 years.

v. JACOB MERRILL, b. February 10, 1710/11, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. June 3, 1735, Amesbury, MA.

Notes for JACOB MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Tradition says accidentally shot.

vi. LYDIA MERRILL, b. December 23, 1713, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. March 3, 1737/38, Haverhill, Essex Co., MA; m. JACOB ELA, March 31, 1736, Amesbury, MA.

40. JOHN8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born October 15, 1673 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died May 1756 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married (1) DEBORAH HASELTINE August 10, 1708 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of NATHANIEL HASELTINE and DELIVERANCE ROBIE. He married (2) MARGARET LOWELL April 1729 in Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From Sandra Clunies, BMFH46A. "The actual marriage is not recorded for John Merrill and Deborah Haseltine. the intentions were filed on 7 or 10 Aug 1708. At the time fo these intentions, the marriage was "forbidden" by Penuel Titcomb at the request of Sarah Sawyer, single woman."

Further investagaion shows that Sarah Sawyer had a child by John Merrill before 28 Dec 1708. The child lived only a few hours. "Lost Babes" from Essex, Mass. 1692-1745. From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

John(3) Merrill (Abraham(2)) was born 15 Oct 1673 in Newbury, MA, and lived on the old homestead of his father, near the mouth of the Artichoke River. He was a farmer and boatman on the Merrimack River. He was one of teh founders of the Episcopal Church in Newbury, and one of the wardens of the church in 1714. He made his wil 3 Nov 1749 and it was proved 3 may 1756. It is probable that he died in 1756. He married (1) (published 10 Aug 1708, in Newbury), Deborah hazeltine, daughter of Nathaniel Hazeltine of Haverhill, MA. She died 21 Jan 1727/8, in Newbury. he married (2) in April 1729 in Newbury, Mrgaret Lowell, whor survived him. Children, born in Newbury.

Children of JOHN MERRILL and DEBORAH HASELTINE are: i. DEBORAH9 MERRILL, b. July 12, 1709, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. 1750, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. THOMAS BROWN, September 30, 1727, Newbury, Essex, Mass. ii. RUTH MERRILL, b. January 7, 1710/11, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1761, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. CHRISTOPHER ANNIS, December 3, 1730, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iii. HENRY MERRILL, b. June 27, 1719, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 4, 1804, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (1) MARY PETERSON, April 9, 1745, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (2) PRISCILLA LOWELL, May 5, 1748, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for HENRY MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Henry(4) Merrill (John(3), Abraham(2)) wass born 27 Jun 1716 in Newbury, MA where he died 4 Jan 1804. He married (1) 9 Apr 1745in Nembury, Mary Peterson, daughter of David and Elizabeth Peterson of Newbury; and (2) 5 May 1748, Priscilla Lowell, daughter of Benjamin Lowell of Newbury. His wife Priscilla died in May 1777 aged 49. Children born in Newbury.

iv. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. May 6, 1724, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. July 10, 1724, Newbury, Essex, Mass. v. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. September 14, 1712; d. Aft. 1749; m. JOSEPH DOWNER, March 6, 1733/34, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vi. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. May 4, 1714, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. November 2, 1728, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vii. DELIVERANCE MERRILL, b. March 8, 1715/16, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 18, 1759; m. THOMAS WILLIAMS, May 15, 1739, Hempstead, NH.

Notes for THOMAS WILLIAMS: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

According to Hoyt's "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury" he was son of Richard and Ruth (Rogers) Williams and was b. 9 Aug 1709

viii. JOHN MERRILL, b. January 13, 1717/18, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. November 1759, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. ANNE ORDWAY, December 19, 1746, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

John(4) (John(3), Abraham(2)) was born 13 Jan 1717/8 in Newbury MA and died there in November1759. An epidemic of smallpox visited Newbury in the winter of 1759/80 and caused more than thirty deaths. According to tradition, John(4) Merrill contracted the disease by wearing a cap which he found on the bank on the Merrimack, and his was the first death. All of the victims of the epidemic are buried together in Sawyer's Hill cmemtery, Newburyport. John(4) Merrill married (published 19 Dec 1746 in Newbury,) Anne Ordway, daughter of Peter and Jemima Ordway of Newbury. Children born in Newbury.

ix. SARAH MERRILL, b. October 22, 1721, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. November 25, 1727, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

41. JONATHAN8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born January 19, 1675/76 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown in Plaistow, N.H.. He married MARY BROWN Abt. 1701 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JONATHAN MERRILL: Terms of Court of General Sessions 25 March 1701:Mary Albery of Bradford acc Jonathan Merrill; whipt because she had no money to pay fine. Jonathan Merrill to pay costs; Child dead. From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Jonathan(3) Merrill (Abraham(2)) was born 19 Jan 1675/76 in Newbury, MA. He lived in Haverhill, Newbury, Amesbury and Bradford, MA, and Plaistow, NH, in the last of which places it is probable that he died. He married Mary Brwn, who died 13 May 1758 in Plaistow.

Children of JONATHAN MERRILL and MARY BROWN are: i. ABRAHAM9 MERRILL, b. May 29, 1707, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1758, Derryfield, N.H.; m. MEHITABLE STEVENS, June 20, 1734, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Notes for ABRAHAM MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abraham(4) Merrill (Johathan(3), Abraham(2)) wa born 29 May 1707 in Newbury, MA. He lived in Haverhill, MA and Plaistow and Derryfield (now Manchester), NH Sergeant. About 1745 he settled at Merrill's Falls, or Merrill's Ferry on the Merrimack, "just below the old granite bridge." On petition of Abraham Merrill and Thomas George the town of Derryfield was incorporated in 1751. At the first town meeting he was chosed one of the surveyors of highways, and at several subsequent town meetings he was chosen a selectman. Of more than fifty persons who paid taxes in 1758, 1758 and 1760 towrd the fund for building a meeting house, only one paid an assessment higher than &73 which was credited to "Sergt. Abraham Miral." He married 20 Jun 1734, Mehitable Stevens of Haverhill

ii. SARAH MERRILL, b. May 20, 1702, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. September 10, 1764, Plaistow, N.H.; m. ABNER HARRIMAN, September 17, 1723, Plaistow, NH. iii. MARY MERRILL, b. September 17, 1704, Plaistow, NH; m. JOSIAH HEATH , JR, October 22, 1724. iv. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. May 29, 1707, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1742, Plaistow, NH; m. HANNAH GOODWIN.

Notes for NATHANIEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel(4) Merrill (Jonathan(3), Abraham(2)) was born 29 May 1707 in Newbury, MA being a twin brother of Abraham above. He moved to that part of Haverhill, MA which was incorporated as Plaistow, NH when the present State line was established in 1741. He died in 1742. He married in Haverhill, Hannah Goodwin, who died 13 May 1758 in Plaistow. Children born in Plaistow.

v. JUDITH MERRILL, b. September 12, 1709, Amesbury, MA; d. Unknown; m. JOHN GOODWIN, April 7, 1731, Plaistow, NH. vi. PRUDENCE MERRILL, b. May 1, 1715, Amesbury, MA.

42. DAVID8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born February 20, 1677/78 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Abt. March 7, 1760 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married MARY MORSE December 18, 1706 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of BENJAMIN MORSE and RUTH SAWYER.

Notes for DAVID MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

David(3) Merrill (Abraham(2)) was born 20 Feb 1677/78 in Newbury, MA. The time of his death can be approximately inferred from the fact that administration was granted on his estate 7 Mar 1760. He was described as a joiner. He married 18 Dec 1706, Mary Morse, daughter of Deacon Benjamin and Ruth (Sawyer) Morse of Newbury, sho was boorn 15 May 1686 in Newbury, and died 10 Aug 1755. Children born in Newbury.

Children of DAVID MERRILL and MARY MORSE are: i. DAVID9 MERRILL, b. May 1, 1708, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. June 1, 1789; m. ELEANOR BLAISDELL, January 15, 1729/30, Amesbury, MA.

Notes for DAVID MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

David(4) Merrill (David(3), Abraham(2)) was born 1 May 1706 in Newbury, MA and died 15 Jun 1789. He moved to Amesbury, previous to 1730. He lived at Amesbury ferry, "in the house back of the one where Josiah Bartlett [signer of the Declaration of Independence] was born, where the Old Ladies' Home is now situated." He was known as Major and was a delegate to a county convention at Ipswich 22 Apr 1776. He was a deacon of the First Congregational Church. he married (1) 15 Jan 1729/30, Eleanor Blaisdell, daughter of Ephraim and Deborah (Bartlett) Blaisdell of Amesbury; she was born 7 Feb 1710 and died 25 Feb 1767. He married (2) 31 Mar 1768, Christiana George, widow of Samuel George, Jr. and daughter of John and Dorthy (Hoyt) Wells, who was born 21 Jun 1720.

ii. STEPHEN MERRILL, b. February 24, 1709/10, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. January 4, 1762, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iii. BENJAMIN MERRILL, b. April 3, 1712, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Abt. 1746, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. MOSES MERRILL, b. February 17, 1713/14, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. January 4, 1762. v. ELIPHALET MERRILL, b. October 7, 1717, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. LYDIA CLOUGH, July 10, 1739, Amesbury, MA.

Notes for ELIPHALET MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Eliphalet(4) Merrill (David(3), Abraham(2)) was born 7 Oct 1717 in Newbury, MA. He lived in Amesbury, MA, Hampton Falls, NH and Kensington, NH. and was a joiner. He married 10 Jul 1739, Lydia Clough. Children the first two of whom were born in Amesbury, the others in Kensington:

vi. MARY MERRILL, b. May 9, 1721, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM BARKER, May 13, 1742, Andover MA. vii. ABRAHAM MERRILL, b. January 3, 1722/23, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 25, 1791.

43. SARAH8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born October 9, 1679 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married JOSEPH MORSE October 7, 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of BENJAMIN MORSE and RUTH SAWYER.

Children of SARAH MERRILL and JOSEPH MORSE are: i. SARAH9 MORSE, b. December 30, 1697. ii. JOSEPH MORSE, b. April 30, 1700. iii. ABIGAIL MORSE, b. July 17, 1706. iv. ESTHER MORSE, b. January 5, 1708/09. v. MARY MORSE, b. August 5, 1711. vi. MERIBAH MORSE, b. June 22, 1714. vii. AMOS MORSE, b. September 6, 1716. viii. MOSES MORSE, b. November 3, 1722. ix. WILLIAM MORSE, b. 1726.

44. PRUDENCE8 MERRILL (ABRAHAM7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born October 1, 1683 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died May 5, 1718 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. She married JOHN BARTLETT November 25, 1702 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass, son of JOHN BARTLETT and MARY RUST.

Children of PRUDENCE MERRILL and JOHN BARTLETT are: i. PRUDENCE9 BARTLETT, b. September 10, 1704; d. Unknown. ii. MARY BARTLETT, b. August 18, 1706. iii. SETH BARTLETT, b. Bef. April 18, 1714, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. February 23, 1759, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. SARAH MERRILL, October 5, 1728, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. DORCAS BARTLETT, b. February 13, 1714/15; d. Unknown. v. HANNAH BARTLETT, b. April 29, 1718.

45. DANIEL8 MERRILL (DANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born March 15, 1670/71 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Bef. September 29, 1725 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. He married HESTER CHASE 1694 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of AQUILA CHASE and ESTHER BOND.

Notes for DANIEL MERRILL: From "Lost Babes, Fornication Abstracts From Court Records Essex County, Mass, 1692 to 1745.

Daniel Merrill and Hester Chase, now Married were fined 40s each for fornacation on September 5, 1694.

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Daniel(3) Merrill (Daniel(2)) was born 8 Mar 1671/72 in Newbury, MA. He married Esther Chase, daughter of Aquila and Esther (Bond) Chase of Newbury. She was born 18 Nov 1674 and died in 1751. To his widow, jointly with his son Perter, administration on his estate was granted 29 Sep[ 1725. All the children apprea to have been living 2 Oct 1751. Daniel(3) Merrill was a member of the Congregational Church of West Newbury. Children born in Newbury.

Children of DANIEL MERRILL and HESTER CHASE are: i. JOSEPH9 MERRILL, b. May 28, 1694, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. March 17, 1771, Stratham, N.H.; m. (1) MARY PALMER, Bef. 1717; m. (2) CHARITY RAWLINS, Aft. 1744. ii. DANIEL MERRILL, b. April 3, 1696, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1784, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. SARAH MOERS, May 20, 1725, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iii. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. October 29, 1698, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Nottingham West, N.H.; m. JAMES HILL, December 26, 1723, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. JUDITH MERRILL, b. March 17, 1699/00, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. GIDEON DOWNER, March 1, 1728/29, Newbury, Essex, Mass. v. PETER MERRILL, b. April 8, 1703, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. December 17, 1777, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (1) MARY BAYLEY, February 8, 1725/26, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (2) PRISCILLA ANNIS, March 10, 1729/30, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vi. SARAH MERRILL, b. September 12, 1705, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. SETH BARTLETT, October 5, 1728, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vii. BENJAMIN MERRILL, b. April 30, 1708, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. March 10, 1768, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (1) HANNAH BARTLETT, February 23, 1729/30, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (2) ELIZABETH DOW, February 4, 1738/39, Newbury, Essex, Mass. viii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. June 24, 1710, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. HANNAH (.....) MERRILL, Bef. 1740, Newbury, Essex, Mass. ix. ENOCH MERRILL, b. December 29, 1712, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. November 29, 1762, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. SARAH LONG, May 19, 1750, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for ENOCH MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Enoch(4) Merrill (Daniel(3), Daniel(2)) was born 29 Dec 1712 in Newbury, MA and continued t live there. He married, 19 May 1750, Sarah Long. Administration was granted to his widow 29 Nov 1762, the estate by the inventory amounting to &346,11s.8d.

x. EDMOND MERRILL, b. March 28, 1715, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. August 2, 1807, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; m. JANE NOYES, September 29, 1748, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me. xi. MOSES MERRILL, b. April 5, 1719, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1789, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. MARY PLUMER, April 5, 1743, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

46. JOHN8 MERRILL (DANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born October 7, 1674 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died January 17, 1756 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. He married MARY ALLEN Abt. 1701 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of CAPT. ALLEN and MARY PIKE.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

John(3) Merrill (Daniel(2)) was born 7 Oct 1674 in Newbury,MA and died 17 Jan 1756 in Salisbury, MA, where he passed most of his life. He is described as a house carpenter, was a soldier in 1710, and was a deacon of the church of Salisbury. The inventory at his death showed real estate to the amount of &343,6s,9d.; personal estate, &51,5s,10d. He married Mary Allen, daughter of Capt. John and Mery (Pike) Allen of Salidbury, who was born 27 Dec 1681, and who survived him.

Children of JOHN MERRILL and MARY ALLEN are: i. ABEL9 MERRILL, b. January 4, 1702/03, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. MARY HARDING, Bef. 1728. ii. JOHN MERRILL, b. April 14, 1704, Salisbury, MA; d. April 8, 1784, Arundel (now Kennebunkport), ME; m. MARY HUTCHINS, Abt. 1730, Arundel (now Kennebunkport), ME.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

John(4) Merrill (John(3), Daniel(2)) was born 14 Apr 1704 in Salisbury, MA and died 8 Apr 1784 in Arundel (now Kennebunkport), MEwhither he had removed about 1725. He married mary Hutchins, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (March) Hutchins of Arundel. She was born in Kittery, Me and died in Arundel.

iii. MARY MERRILL, b. September 20, 1705, Salisbury, MA; d. Bef. 1710, Salisbury, MA. iv. DANIEL MERRILL, b. May 17, 1708, Salisbury, MA; d. April 5, 1709, Salisbury, MA. v. THOMAS MERRILL, b. December 18, 1708, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. February 3, 1791, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. MARTHA CILLEY, July 18, 1728, Salisbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for THOMAS MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Thomas(4) Merrill (John(3), Daniel(2) was born 18 Dec 1708 in Salisbury, MA and died there 3 Feb 1791. He married, 18 Jul 1729 in Salisbury, Mary Cilley, daughter of Benoni and Eleanor (Getchell) Cilley of Salisbury. She was born 21 May 1709 and died 2 Aug 1773 in Salisbury. Children born in Salisbury.

vi. DANIEL MERRILL, b. March 16, 1709/10, Salisbury, MA; d. Bef. 1715, Salisbury, MA. vii. RUTH MERRILL, b. July 26, 1711, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1754; m. JOHN WHITTEN, Abt. 1729. viii. HANNAH MERRILL, b. December 1, 1712, Salisbury, MA; d. Aft. 1753; m. JONATHAN OSGOOD, September 5, 1734. ix. GIDEON MERRILL, b. March 23, 1713/14, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. February 18, 1716/17, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. x. NANCY MERRILL, b. February 17, 1715/16, Salisbury, MA; d. Bef. 1753, Arundel (now Kennebunkport), ME; m. HEZEKIAH CARR, December 7, 1733, Arundel (now Kennebunkport), ME. xi. HUMPHREY MERRILL, b. June 4, 1717, Salisbury, MA; d. August 29, 1717, Salisbury, MA. xii. HUMPHREY MERRILL, b. March 14, 1718/19, Salisbury, MA; d. Bef. May 23, 1746, Salisbury, MA. xiii. MARTHA MERRILL, b. May 9, 1721, Salisbury, MA; d. Unknown; m. ANTHONY MORSE, December 22, 1743, Salisbury, MA. xiv. MARY MERRILL, b. July 17, 1724, Salisbury, MA; d. Aft. 1753; m. JOSEPH BURNHAM, January 17, 1744/45, Arundel (now Kennebunkport), ME.

47. SARAH8 MERRILL (DANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born October 15, 1677 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died November 20, 1750 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married WILLIAM MORSE May 12, 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of BENJAMIN MORSE and RUTH SAWYER.

Children of SARAH MERRILL and WILLIAM MORSE are: i. DANIEL9 MORSE, b. April 26, 1697, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. ii. RUTH MORSE, b. March 4, 1698/99, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Nottingham West, NH; m. SAMUEL MERRILL, May 4, 1717, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for SAMUEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Samuel(4) Merrill (Abel(3), Abel(2)) was born 13 Sep 1695 in Newbury, MA and died 14 Mar 1763 in Nottingham West (now Hudson), NH. He lived in Newbury until about 1748 when he removed to Nottingham West. He married (1)(pub. 4 May 1717, in Newbury), Ruth Morse, daughter of William and Sarah (Merrill) Morse. (Sarah(3) Merrill, who married William Morse, was a daughter of Daniel Merrill. See 5. Ruth Morse was born 4 mar 1698/9, Samuel(4) Merrill married (2) Susanna Hamblin, who survived him.

iii. PETER MORSE, b. October 5, 1701, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. iv. BENJAMIN MORSE, b. August 8, 1703, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. MARGARET BARTLETT, October 23, 1726, Newbury, Essex, Mass. v. WILLIAM MORSE, b. October 17, 1704, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. vi. SARAH MORSE, b. October 1, 1706, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. JOHN KENT, Aft. 1722, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vii. MARTHA MORSE, b. February 14, 1707/08, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 19, 1771, Amesbury, Essex, Mass; m. WELLS CHASE, September 10, 1734, Amesbury, Essex, Mass. viii. ANN MORSE, b. April 15, 1711, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. ix. MOSES MORSE, b. March 17, 1713/14, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. x. MIRIAM MORSE, b. December 25, 1716, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

48. RUTH8 MERRILL (DANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born February 7, 1680/81 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass, and died January 29, 1710/11 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. She married ONESIPHORUS PAGE Bef. 1701 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass, son of ONESIPHORUS PAGE and MARY HAUXWORTH.

Children of RUTH MERRILL and ONESIPHORUS PAGE are: i. DANIEL9 PAGE, b. March 19, 1701/02, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. ii. NEHEMIAH PAGE, b. April 7, 1703, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. 1708. iii. ABIGAIL PAGE, b. August 11, 1704, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. July 9, 1726, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. REUBEN MORRILL, January 9, 1723/24, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. iv. NEHEMIAH PAGE, b. September 10, 1708, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. v. JABEZ PAGE, b. February 4, 1710/11, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

49. MARTHA8 MERRILL (DANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born September 9, 1683 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass, and died November 19, 1754 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. She married JOHN TRUE June 16, 1702 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass, son of HENRY TRUE and JANE BRADBURY.

Children of MARTHA MERRILL and JOHN TRUE are: i. JEMIMA9 TRUE, b. February 11, 1702/03, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. ii. JOHN TRUE, b. January 12, 1703/04, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. December 31, 1769, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. MARY BROWN, September 4, 1730, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. iii. JACOB TRUE, b. August 9, 1705, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. iv. EZEKIEL TRUE, b. June 1, 1707, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 12, 1797, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. MARY MORRILL, April 20, 1744. v. DANIEL TRUE, b. July 19, 1709, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. vi. RUTH TRUE, b. November 27, 1711, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. BENJAMIN BAKER, January 22, 1735/36, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. vii. ANN TRUE, b. March 4, 1712/13, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. May 24, 1713, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. viii. MOSES TRUE, b. July 12, 1714, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. ix. THOMAS TRUE, b. June 30, 1717. x. MARY TRUE, b. June 18, 1723, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. November 14, 1806, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. ISREAL MORRILL, Bef. 1800.

50. MOSES8 MERRILL (DANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born September 3, 1683 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died January 17, 1756 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. He married MARY CLOUGH Aft. 1695, daughter of JOHN CLOUGH and MERCY PAGE.

Notes for MOSES MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Moses(3) Merrill (Daniel(2)) was born 3 Sep 1683 in Newbury, MA and died 17 Jan 1756 in Salisbury, MA, where he had lived from his boyhood. His home was in a section then known as "Pitch Pine plain", a mile and a half from East Salisbury village, on the road leading to Seabrook. He and his wife Mary joined the Congregational Church in Salisbury 21 May 1710, and he became a deacon of the church. His wife died 15 Dec 1760. Children born in Salisbury

Children of MOSES MERRILL and MARY CLOUGH are: i. APPHIA9 MERRILL, b. December 25, 1704, Salisbury, MA; d. Unknown; m. EBENEZER COLLINS, March 2, 1723/24, East Kingston, Rockingham, N.H.. ii. MOSES MERRILL, b. December 28, 1707, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 8, 1798, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. (1) SARAH TRUE, December 11, 1729, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. (2) MARY BARTLETT, November 3, 1791, Haverhill, MA.

Notes for MOSES MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Moses(4) Merrill (Moses(3), Daniel(2)) was born 28 Dec 1707 in Salisbury, MA and died 9 Par 1795 in Haverhill, MA. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church in Salisbury and lived at or near his father's homestead. About 1763 he removed to New Gloucester, ME, having probably lived a short time in Biddeford, ME, after leaving Salisbury. Before 1790 he removed to Haverhill. He married (1), 11 dec 1729, Sarah True, daughter of Jabez and Sarah (Tappan) True of Salisbury. She was born 2 Jan 1710/11 and died 9 Jun 1783 in New Gloucester. He married (2), 3 Nov 1791, Mary (Bartlett) Clement, widow of Deacon Benjamin Clement of Haverhill. She died 31 Jul 1805, aged 85. Children born in Salisbury.

iii. MARY MERRILL, b. October 25, 1709, Salisbury, MA; d. February 17, 1726/27. iv. SAMUEL MERRILL, b. July 20, 1711, Salisbury, MA; d. July 12, 1801; m. ANNA EVANS, December 10, 1734, Salisbury, MA.

Notes for SAMUEL MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Samuel(4) Merrill (Moses(3), Daniel(2)) was bonr 20 Jul 1711 in Salisbury, MA and died 12 Jul 1801 in New Gloucester, ME. In Jun 1737, he removed to North Yarmouth, ME, from Salisbury. After six years he returned to Salisbury and spent eight years there, removing again to North Yarmouth about 1751. He went to New Gloucester to live before 1783. He was a farmer. He married, 10 Dec 1734 in Salisbury, Anna Evans, who died 30 Apr 1772 in North yarmouth. (By another account she died in Dec 1695 in New Gloucester, aged 80.)

v. BETTY MERRILL, b. November 18, 1715, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. 1783, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; m. HUMPHREY MERRILL, December 10, 1741, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. vi. BENJAMIN MERRILL, b. February 16, 1720/21, Salisbury, MA; d. Unknown. vii. DANIEL MERRILL, b. April 27, 1723, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1788, Turner, Me; m. (1) ELIZABETH CLOUGH, Bef. 1744, Salisbury, MA; m. (2) ANNA (.....) MERRILL, Bef. 1764.

Notes for DANIEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Daniel(4) Merrill (Moses(3), Daniel(2)) was born 27 Apr 1723 in Salisbury, MA and died 19 Aug 1809. About 1764 he removed to New Gloucester, ME, where he became the first deacon of the Congregational Church. He was Married (1) Elizabeth Clough, and (2) Anna ???. His children were born in Salisbury, except the last two whowere by the second wife and were born in New Gloucester.

viii. JACOB MERRILL, b. September 25, 1719, Salisbury, MA; d. May 25, 1721, Salisbury, MA. ix. MERCY MERRILL, b. November 4, 1713, Salisbury, MA; d. Unknown; m. SAMUEL CLARK, February 1, 1735/36, Hampton, NH. x. SARAH MERRILL, b. April 7, 1706, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1749, Buxton, Maine; m. THOMAS BRADBURY , CAPT., April 16, 1724, Salisbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for THOMAS BRADBURY , CAPT.: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Capt. Thomas Bradbury son of Jacob and Elizaabeth (Stockman) Bradbury of Salisbury was born 16 1ug 1699; lived Salisbury until about 1744, and then removed to Biddeford and afterword to "Narraganset, No. 1"(now Buston), ME. Capt. Bradbury was one of the first settlers of Buxton and was a distinguished soldier and Indian fighter. He commanded, in 1748-49, at the block-house on the west side of the Saco River, Near Union Falls.

51. STEPHEN8 MERRILL (DANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born September 15, 1688 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass, and died June 4, 1755 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. He married (1) MARY CARR July 20, 1710 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of JAMES CARR and MARY SEARS. He married (2) MARY HARDY 1745 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for STEPHEN MERRILL: Court of General Sessions:26 september 1706, Dorothy Straw acc Stephen Merrill of Salisbury 40s, Stephen Merrill of Salisbury; maintenance of Dorothy Straws daughter.

Children of STEPHEN MERRILL and MARY CARR are: i. DANIEL9 MERRILL, b. April 15, 1711, Salisbury, MA; d. Unknown; m. HANNAH HOYT, December 22, 1736, Salisbury, MA.

Notes for DANIEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Daniel(4) Merrill (Stephen(3), Daniel(2)) was born 15 Apr 1711 in Salisbury, MA where he continued to live. He mareid 22 Dec 1736 in Salisbury, Hannah Hoyt, daughter of Benjamin and Hanna (Pillsbury) Hoyt; she was born 5 May 1710.

ii. STEPHEN MERRILL, b. January 29, 1712/13, Salisbury, MA; d. November 24, 1793, Salisbury, MA; m. JOANNA FRENCH, May 21, 1740, Salisbury, MA.

Notes for STEPHEN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Stephen(4) Merrill (Stephen(3), Daniel(2) was born 29 Jan 1712/13 in Salisbury, MA and died there 24 Nov 1793 of consumption. He was married 21 May 1740, Jonna French, daughter of Joseph French of Salisbury. She died 26 Jan 1807. Children born in Salisbury.

iii. AARON MERRILL, b. January 2, 1714/15, Salisbury, MA; d. September 16, 1716, Salisbury, MA. iv. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. July 3, 1717, Salisbury, MA; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS EDMUNDS, May 25, 1740. v. AARON MERRILL, b. August 10, 1719, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. (1) BETTY MOGGARIDGE, May 24, 1744; m. (2) RHODA OSGOOD, Aft. 1773.

Notes for AARON MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Aaron(4) b. 10 Aug 1710; lived Amesbury, MA; shipwright; bought land in Oct 1744 at Webster Point, bounded by the Merrimack and Powow Rives, for a ship-yard; m.24 May 1744, in Amesbury, Betty Mjggridge (or Moggaridge) of Salisbury, prob. a widow, sho d. 11 Jul 1773, in Salisbury, and he prob. m. (2) Rhoda Osgood. Whether h had children is not ascertained.

vi. JOSHUA MERRILL, b. February 20, 1720/21, Salisbury, MA; d. December 30, 1737, Salisbury, MA. vii. EZRA MERRILL, b. April 24, 1723, Salisbury, MA; d. June 19, 1745, Cape Breton, ME.

52. ABEL8 MERRILL (ABEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born December 28, 1671 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died February 6, 1758 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married ABIGAIL STEVENS June 19, 1694 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass, daughter of THOMAS STEVENS and MARTHA BARTLETT.

Notes for ABEL MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abel(3) Merrill (Abel(2)) was born 28 Dec 1671 in Newbury, MA and died 6 Feb 1759 in West Newbury, MA. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church of West Newbury. He married 19 Jun 1694, in Newbury, Abigail Stevens, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Bartlett( Stevens of Amesbury, who was born 22 Jan 1573/74 and died 24 May 1757. Children born in Newbury and (West Newbury(

Children of ABEL MERRILL and ABIGAIL STEVENS are: i. SAMUEL9 MERRILL, b. September 13, 1695, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. March 14, 1763, Nottingham West, NH; m. (1) RUTH MORSE, May 4, 1717, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. (2) SUSANNA HAMBLIN, Bef. 1754.

Notes for SAMUEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Samuel(4) Merrill (Abel(3), ABel(2)) was born 13 Sep 1695 in Newbury, MA and died 14 Mar 1763 in Nottingham West (now Hudson), NH. He lived in Newbury until about 1748 when he removed to Nottingham West. He married (1)(pub. 4 May 1717, in Newbury), Ruth Morse, daughter of William and Sarah (Merrill) Morse. (Sarah(3) Merrill, who married William Morse, was a daughter of Daniel Merrill. See 5. Ruth Morse was born 4 mar 1698/9, Samuel(4) Merrill married (2) Susanna Hamblin, who survived him.

ii. ABEL MERRILL, b. March 20, 1697/98, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. December 25, 1763, Atkinson, N.H.; m. RUTH KELLY, December 12, 1720, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for ABEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abel(4) Merrill (Abel(3), Abel(2)) was born 20 Mar 1698 in Newbury, MA and died 25 Dec 1783 in Atkinson, NH. After the birth of his children he removed from Newbury to the part of Plaistow, NH which was incorporated as Atkinson in 1767. He was a deacon of the Plaistow church. he married 12 Dec 1720, Ruth Kelly, who was born 15 Apr 1704 and died 16 Apr 1781 in Atkinson.

iii. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. January 22, 1699/00, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. July 29, 1736, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. JOHN KENT, January 10, 1721/22, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. THOMAS MERRILL, b. July 29, 1702, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 29, 1774, Rowley, Mass; m. ABIGAIL BARTLETT, June 19, 1729, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for THOMAS MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Thomas(4) Merrill (Abel(3), Abel(2)) was born 29 Jul 1702 in Newbury, MA and died 29 Apr 1774 in the portion of Rowley, MA which is now Georgtown. (He lived "about half a mile below the old meeting house in Georgetown.") He was living in Amesbury, MA near the present chain bridge when the first four of his children were born, his other children being born in East Bradford(now Groveland, MA) whence he removed to Rowley. He married 19 Jan 17278 in Newbury, Abigail Bartlett, who d. 29 Oct 1784 in Rowley.

v. MARTHA MERRILL, b. December 3, 1704, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. JOSHUA MARCH, August 18, 1726, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vi. JOHN MERRILL, b. January 25, 1705/06, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 2, 1794; m. RUTH HALE, January 1, 1729/30, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

John(4) Merrill (Abel(3), Abel(2)) was born 25 Jan 1705/6 in Newbury, MA and died 2 Apr 1794. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church of West Newbury. He married 1 Jan 1729/30, Ruth Hale, daughter of Ezekial Hale of Newbury and older sister of Mary hale who married Roger(4) Merrill (Nathaniel(3), Abel(2). Ruth (Hale) Merrill was born 22 Sep 1712 and died 7 Nov 1796. Their married life extended over sixty-four years. Of their sons only one survived them.

vii. PRISCILLA MERRILL, b. March 1, 1709/10, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. February 22, 1768, Nottingham, N.H.; m. EZEKIEL CHASE, May 20, 1729, Newbury, Essex, Mass. viii. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. March 1, 1712/13, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1796, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. ELIZABETH SARGENT, July 11, 1738, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for NATHANIEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel(4) Merrill (Abel(3), Abel(2)) was born 1 Mar 1712/3 in Newbury, MA and died in 1796. he graduated at harvard College in 1732. He was ordained and settled as pastor of the second church (Congregational) in Nottingham, MA in 1737. By a change in the Provincial boundary in 1741 the town came into New Hampshire and from 1745 until 1l830 it was known as Nottingham West. In 1830 the name was changed to Hudson. Mr. Merrill had a large and devoted following in the church through a pastorate of fifty-nine years. He married, 11 July 1739, Elizabeth Sargent, daughter of Dr. Nathaniel and ??? (Bradstreet) Sargent of Portsmouth, NH. She died in Apr, 1795 aged 80.

53. SUSANNA8 MERRILL (ABEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born November 14, 1673 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died October 23, 1733 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. She married BENJAMIN MORSE January 28, 1691/92 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, son of BENJAMIN MORSE and RUTH SAWYER.

Children of SUSANNA MERRILL and BENJAMIN MORSE are: i. ABELL9 MORSE, b. October 1, 1692, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1742, Chester, NH; m. GRACE PARKER, June 3, 1714, Bradford, MA. ii. RUTH MORSE, b. September 25, 1694, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. ABRAHAM CHASE, November 16, 1716, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iii. PRISCILLA MORSE, b. April 22, 1697, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. May 25, 1735, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. NATHANIEL ORDWAY, July 6, 1718, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iv. JUDITH MORSE, b. March 13, 1699/00, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1741; m. ...... MARCH. v. STEPHEN MORSE, b. March 30, 1701, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. 1742; m. SARAH HOPKINSON. vi. MARY MORSE, b. September 8, 1703, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1742; m. ..... PEARSON. vii. HANNAH MORSE, b. August 17, 1706, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Aft. 1742; m. "UNK" ROGERS. viii. SUSANNA MORSE, b. February 25, 1710/11, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. 1742; m. ..... PERRIN. ix. BENJAMIN MORSE, b. March 25, 1716, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

54. NATHAN8 MERRILL (ABEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born April 3, 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died 1742 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married HANNAH KENT September 6, 1699 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of JOHN KENT and SARAH WOODMAN.

Notes for NATHAN MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathan(3) Merrill (Abel(2)) was born 3 Apr 1676 in Newbury, MA, and died in 1742 intestate. He lived in that part of the town which was afterward incorporated as West Newbury. In a deed from his brother Nathaniel in 1721 both are described as weavers. He was a "snowshoe man" in 1706 (see Currier"s History of Newbury, p. 541). He married 6 Sep 1699, Hannah Kent, daughter of John and Sarah (Woodman) Kent of Newbury, who was born 10 Sep 1679, and died 3 Feb 1735/36. Children born in Newbury.

Children of NATHAN MERRILL and HANNAH KENT are: i. JOSEPH9 MERRILL, b. Abt. 1700. ii. HANNAH MERRILL, b. July 7, 1700, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Bef. 1743, Newbury, Essex, Mass. iii. JOHN MERRILL, b. November 30, 1701, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1775, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; m. ANNE KNIGHT, May 15, 1725, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

John(4) Merrill (Nathan(3), Abel(2)) was born 30 Nov 1701 in Newbury,MA and died in 1775 in Falmouth, ME. About 1732 he removed from Newbury to Falmouth. He married, 15 May 1725, In Newbury, Anne Knight of Newbury.

iv. PRISCILLA MERRILL, b. October 28, 1703, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; m. HENRY KNIGHT, December 5, 1722, Newbury, Essex, Mass. v. NATHAN MERRILL, b. May 1, 1706, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. November 22, 1745, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. DOROTHY CARR, November 22, 1731, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for NATHAN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathan(4) Merrill (Nathan(3), Abel(2)) was born 1 May 1706 in Newbury, MA and died 22 Nov1745 in Newbury. He married, 22 Nov 1732, in Salisbury, Dorthy Carr, who after his death married, 23 Jun 1763, in Newbury, Jacob Mirick. Children born in Newbury.

vi. JAMES MERRILL, b. January 5, 1707/08, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. June 8, 1790, New Glouchester, Maine; m. HANNAH BAILEY, October 2, 1733, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JAMES MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

James(4) Merrill (Nathan(3), Abel(2)) was born 5 Jan 1707/8 in Newbury, MA and died 8 Jun 1790 in New Gloucester, ME. About 1744 he removed from Newbury to Falmouth, ME. he married, 2 Ocrt 1733, in Newbury, Hannah BAiley of Newbury.

vii. STEPHEN MERRILL, b. June 6, 1711, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. 1756, Fort William Henry.; m. ELIZABETH BAILEY, November 4, 1732, Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for STEPHEN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Stephen(4) Merrill (Nathan(3), Abel(2)) was born 6 Jun 1711 in Newbury, MA and died in 1756 at Fort William Henry, while in the Army. He lived successively in Newbury, Kingston, NH an Tewksbury, MA. He married 4 Nov 1731 in Newbury, Elizabeth BAiley of Newbury.

viii. MARY MERRILL, b. May 13, 1713, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Newbury, Essex, Mass; m. JONATHAN MORSE, October 27, 1731, Newbury, Essex, Mass. ix. SARAH MERRILL, b. Abt. 1715, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; m. EDMUND TITCOMB, July 29, 1730, Newbury, Essex, Mass. x. RICHARD MERRILL, b. May 10, 1718, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, New Boston, Maine; m. PRISCILLA MERRILL, October 24, 1742, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me.

Notes for RICHARD MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Richard(4) Merrill (Nathan(3), Abel(2)) was born 10 May 1718 in Newbury, MA. In early life he removed to Falmouth, ME and later to New Boston (now Gray), ME. He married 24 Oct 1742, in Falmouth, Priscilla(4) Merrill (James(3), Abel(2)). Children born in Falmouth:

55. THOMAS8 MERRILL (ABEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL , THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born January 1, 1678/79 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died September 18, 1756 in Southampton, N.H.. He married JUDITH KENT March 16, 1703/04 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of JOHN KENT and SARAH WOODMAN.

Notes for THOMAS MERRILL: From " A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Thomas(3) Merrill (Abel(2)) was born 1 jan 1578/9 in Newbury, MA, and died 18 Sep 1756 in South Hampton, NH. He lived in Salisbury, MA, near the place where the chain bridge over the Merrimack was later erected. In 1716, he removed to South Hampton or to that part of Salisbury which by the establishment of the line between the two Provinces in 1741 became South Hampton. He married 16 Mar 1704/05, in Newbury Judith Kent, daughter of John and Sarah (Woodman) Kent of Newbury, who was born in 1682 and died 2 Sep 1751 in South Hampton, NH.

Children of THOMAS MERRILL and JUDITH KENT are: i. JUDITH9 MERRILL, b. September 14, 1706, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 8, 1775, South Hampton, Mass; m. JONATHAN FLANDERS, May 2, 1728, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. ii. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. February 16, 1707/08, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 17, 1754, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. (1) HANNAH FRENCH, February 27, 1728/29, Salisbury, MA; m. (2) DORTHY EDWARDS, December 22, 1747, Amesbury, MA.

Notes for NATHANIEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel(4) Merrill (Thomas(3), Abel(2)) was born 16Feb 1707/8 in Salisbury, MA and died 17 Oct 1754 in South Hampton, NH, whither he removed from Salisbury about 1745. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church in South hampton. He married (1) 27 Feb 1728/9, in Salisbury, Hannah French, and (2) 22 Dec 1747 in Amesbury, Dortha Edwards, (widow), who died 29 Aug 1784

Notes for DORTHY EDWARDS: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Dorthy Edwards (widow) (maiden name unknown)

iii. ABEL MERRILL, b. August 28, 1709, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. April 1791, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; m. ANNE BAGLEY, February 5, 1729/30.

Notes for ABEL MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Abel(4) Merrill (Thomas(3), Abel(2)) was born 28 Aug 1709 in Salisbury, MA and died in Apr 1791. He was a ship carpenter, and lived in Amesbury, MA until 1738 and then in the part of Newbury which, in 1764 was incorporated as newburyport. He married, 5 Feb 1729/30, Anne Bagley.

iv. THOMAS MERRILL, b. January 5, 1710/11, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 11, 1801, South Hampton, Mass; m. HANNAH BAGLEY, Abt. October 21, 1731.

Notes for THOMAS MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Thomas(4) Merrill (Thomas(3), ABel(2)) was born 5 Jan 1710/11 in Salisbury, MA and died 11 Jan 1801 in South Hampton, NH. He married, (1)(pub. 21 Oct 1731, in Salisbury,) hannah Bagley of Amesbury, sister of Anne, who married Abel(4), his brother. It is said that Thomas(4) Merrill was twice married. margaret Johnson, widow, was married 22 Aug 1776 in Salisbury, to "Thomas Merrill, "but whether this was Thomas(4) or his son Thomas(5) is not known. She died 25 Nov 1803 in Salisbury. Thomas(4) Merrill lived in the early part of his life in the north part of Newbury, MA. He remove to Kingston, NH and later to South Hampton.

v. SARAH MERRILL, b. July 14, 1712, Salisbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, South Hampton, Mass; m. RICHARD CURRIER, November 25, 1731. vi. NATHAN MERRILL, b. January 31, 1713/14; d. November 24, 1736. vii. JOSEPH MERRILL, b. May 12, 1716, South Hampton, NH; d. November 25, 1772; m. MARY JEWEL, January 15, 1739/40, Amesbury, MA.

Notes for JOSEPH MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Joseph(4) Merrill (Thomas(3), Abel(2)) was bonr 12 May 1716 in Salisbury, MA and died 25 Nov 1772 in Hampton, NH. He married 16 Jan 1739/40 in Amesbury, mary Jewel of Amesbury. (Mary Jewel, daughter of Samuel and Saray (Ring) jewel of Amesbury, was born 8 Apr 1718; Mary Jewel, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Quimby) Jewel of Amesbury, was born 1 Dec 1717; which of the two married Joseph(4) Merrill isn not known. Samuel and Joseph Jewel were brothers.)

Notes for MARY JEWEL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Mary Jewel, daughter of Sameul and Sarah (Ring) Jewel of Amesbury was born 8 Apr 1718; Mary Jewel, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Qui,bu) Jewel of Amesbury was born 1 Dec 1717;

Which of these two married Joseph(4) Merrill in not known. Samuel and Joseph Jewel were brothers.

viii. HANNAH MERRILL, b. October 26, 1717, South Hampton, NH; d. February 2, 1719/20. ix. JAMES MERRILL, b. May 6, 1719, South Hampton, NH; d. 1798, Brentwood, N.H.; m. MARY OSGOOD, January 18, 1739/40, Salisbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for JAMES MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Jam