1686 - 1757 (71 years)
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Name |
James Merrill |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
27 Jan 1686 |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [2, 3] |
- Merrill (1928) gives his birth date as 27 January 1688/89. [1]
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Married |
23 Nov 1714 (Age 28) |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Mary Adams, the daughter of Robert and Rebecca (Knight) Adams. She was born on 3 March 1700 in Newbury, Massachusetts.
Issue:
1. Israel Merrill (1715-c1752)
2. Humphrey Merrill (1718-1818)
3. Rebecca Merrill (1720-____)
4. Priscilla Merrill (1722-____)
5. Adams Merrill (1728-1802)
6. James Merrill (1731-1806)
7. Joshua Merrill (1733-1808)
8. Mary Merrill (1736-____)
9. Dorothy Merrill (1738-____)
10. Susanna Merrill (1740-____)
11. Silas Merrill (1743-____) |
- Merrill (1928) states "There is some conflict of authorities with regard to the parentage of Mary Adams, and the dates of her birth and marriage." [1]
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Moved To |
About 1725 (Age 39) |
Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire [1] |
Moved to |
1738 (Age 52) |
Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine [1] |
Religion |
1739 (Age 53) |
Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine [1] |
He was admitted to the church in Falmouth. |
Offices Held |
1741 (Age 55) |
Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine [1] |
He was elected a Selectman. He served for several years. |
Death |
16 Mar 1757 |
Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine [1] |
Siblings |
7 Siblings |
| 1. Deacon Abel Merrill, b. 28 Dec 1671, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 6 Feb 1759, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 87 years) | | 2. Susanna Merrill, b. 14 Nov 1673, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | + | 3. Nathan Merrill, b. 3 Apr 1676, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 1742, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 65 years) ▻ Hannah Kent, m. 6 Sep 1699 | | 4. Thomas Merrill, b. 01 Jan 1678/79, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 18 Sep 1756, South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire (Age 77 years) | | 5. Ensign Joseph Merrill, b. 12 Jul 1681, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 20 Sep 1747, Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire (Age 66 years) | | 6. Nathaniel Merrill, b. 6 Feb 1683/84, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 22 Feb 1742/43, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years) | | 7. James Merrill, b. 27 Jan 1686, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 16 Mar 1757, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine (Age 71 years) | | 8. Priscilla Merrill, b. 13 Jul 1686, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 31 May 1767, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine (Age 80 years) | |
Person ID |
I18383 |
Last Modified |
28 Mar 2019 |
Father |
Abel Merrill, b. 20 Feb 1643/44, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 28 Oct 1689, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 45 years) |
Mother |
Priscilla Chase, b. 14 Mar 1648/49, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
Marriage |
10 Feb 1670/71 |
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 27 years - She : 21 years and 11 months. |
Family ID |
F3652 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 27 Jan 1686 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 23 Nov 1714 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved To - About 1725 - Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire |
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| Moved to - 1738 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine |
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| Religion - 1739 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine |
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| Offices Held - 1741 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine |
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| Death - 16 Mar 1757 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [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).
- [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).
- [S869] Coffin, Joshua."Descendants of Robert Adams", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VI, January 1857).
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