1642 - 1717 (74 years)
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Name |
Daniel Merrill |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
20 Aug 1642 |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3] |
Occupation |
say 1662 (Age 20) [3] |
He was a carpenter and a farmer. |
History |
25 Feb 1668 [1, 3] |
He took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance. He took it again in 1678. |
Offices Held |
1677 (Age 35) [3] |
He was appointed the Fence Viewer. A Fence Viewer is a town or city official who administers fence laws by inspecting new fences and settles disputes arising from trespass by livestock that have escaped enclosure. |
Religion |
1681 (Age 39) |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1] |
He was admitted to the church in Newbury. |
Freeman |
7 Feb 1682/83 (Age 41) |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
Military |
1688 (Age 46) [3] |
In 1688, he is listed as a sergeant in the company of Capt. Thomas Noyes. |
Offices Held |
1689 (Age 47) |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [3] |
He was elected a Way Warden. A Way Warden was someone elected to take care of highways in the town. |
Moved To |
28 Jan 1696 to 31 Jan 1701 (Age 54) |
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
Will |
10 May 1717 (Age 75) |
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
He mentions his wife, Sarah, and his children: Daniel, Sarah, Moses, and Stephen. |
Death |
27 Jun 1717 |
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
Probate/Proved |
12 Jul 1717 |
Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
Siblings |
5 Siblings |
| 1. Deacon John Merrill, b. 1632 to 1634 d. 18 Jul 1712, Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont (Age 80 years) | | 2. Deacon Abraham Merrill, b. About 1636 d. 28 Nov 1722 (Age 86 years) | | 3. Nathaniel Merrill, b. 1638, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1 Jan 1682/83, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 45 years) | | 4. Susannah Merrill, b. 1640 d. 10 Oct 1690, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 50 years) | + | 5. Sgt. Daniel Merrill, b. 20 Aug 1642, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 27 Jun 1717, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) ▻ Sarah Clough, m. 14 May 1667 ; Sarah Morrill, m. 23 May 1708 | + | 6. Abel Merrill, b. 20 Feb 1643/44, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 28 Oct 1689, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 45 years) ▻ Priscilla Chase, m. 10 Feb 1670/71 | |
Person ID |
I1731 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
8 Dec 2019 |
Father |
Nathaniel Merrill, c. 4 May 1601, Wherstead, Suffolk, England d. 16 Mar 1654/55, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 53 years) |
Mother |
Susannah, b. 1599, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 25 Jan 1672/73, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
After 16 Mar 1625 |
Age at Marriage |
He : 23 years and 10 months - She : ~ 26 years and 3 months. |
Family ID |
F1344 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Sarah Clough, b. 28 Jun 1646, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 18 Mar 1705/06, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years) |
Marriage |
14 May 1667 |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 24 years and 9 months - She : 20 years and 11 months. |
Children |
| 1. Daniel Merrill, b. 8 Mar 1671/72, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| 2. John Merrill, b. 7 Oct 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 7 Jan 1756, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) |
| 3. Sarah Merrill, b. 15 Oct 1677, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
+ | 4. Ruth Merrill, b. 7 Feb 1680/81, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 29 Jan 1710/11, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 29 years) |
| 5. Deacon Moses Merrill, b. 3 Sep 1683, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 17 Jan 1756, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years) |
| 6. Martha Merrill, b. 3 Sep 1683, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| 7. Stephen Merrill, b. 16 Sep 1688, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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Family ID |
F1444 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
8 Dec 2019 |
Family 2 |
Sarah Morrill, b. 14 Oct 1650, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1731, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 80 years) |
Marriage |
23 May 1708 |
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 3, 4] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 65 years and 9 months - She : 57 years and 7 months. |
Family ID |
F1462 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
27 Mar 2019 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 20 Aug 1642 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 14 May 1667 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Daniel Merrill - 8 Mar 1671/72 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - John Merrill - 7 Oct 1674 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Sarah Merrill - 15 Oct 1677 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Religion - 1681 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Ruth Merrill - 7 Feb 1680/81 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Freeman - 7 Feb 1682/83 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Deacon Moses Merrill - 3 Sep 1683 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Martha Merrill - 3 Sep 1683 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Stephen Merrill - 16 Sep 1688 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1689 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved To - 28 Jan 1696 to 31 Jan 1701 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 23 May 1708 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Will - 10 May 1717 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 27 Jun 1717 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Probate/Proved - 12 Jul 1717 - Essex County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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: County/Shire
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Sources |
- [S621] Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897).
- [S638] Coffin, Joshua. A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1845).
- [S809] Merrill, Samuel. A Merrill Memorial, An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: by author, 1928).
- [S813] Currier, Richard Sawyer. Genealogical History of the Currier Family , (Montpelier, Vermont: Capital City Press, 1935).
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