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Absolom Merritt 1727–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Sampson County, North Carolina

Father: William Merritt

Mother: Mary Goodson

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Absolom Merritt was born in 1727 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Merritt And Mary Francis Goodson. Absolom Merritt passed away in 1825 in Sampson County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Absolom Merritt was born in 1727 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Merritt And Mary Francis Goodson.
  • Absolom Merritt passed away in 1825 in Sampson County, North Carolina.

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Absolom Merritt's Ancestors

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Absolom Merritt
1727–1825
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Merritt
1705–1784
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Francis) Goodson
1711–1778
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Thomas Merritt) Sr.
1652–1718
Surry County, USA Or Long Clawson, England, Virginia, USA
Ellinor (Mary Elizabeth) Evans
1652–1738
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Francis Goodson
1690–
Elizabeth Richardson
1690–
Great-Grandparents
Maj. Marriatt
1615–1673
Susannah Swann
1620–1724
Peter HMS)
1624–1706
Elizabeth Perry
1630–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Swann
1616–1680
Margaret Delton
1619–1646

Absolom Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Absolom Merritt in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1825
1825
Age 98
Death of Absolom Merritt in Sampson County, North Carolina
Sampson County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina

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