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Amey Merritt 1767–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1767/1771

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Jul 1807

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: John Merritt

Mother: Providence Greene

Spouse(s): William Leeman

Children(s): Greenberry Leemon

Amey Merritt was born in 1767 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Merritt And Providence Penelope Greene. Amey Merritt married William Lemley Leeman, and had children including Greenberry Leemon. Amey Merritt passed away in 1807 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Amey Merritt was born in 1767 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Merritt And Providence Penelope Greene.
  • Amey Merritt married William Lemley Leeman, and had children including Greenberry Leemon.
  • Amey Merritt passed away in 1807 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Merritt
1739–1805
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
JM
Providence Greene
1739–1838
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Leeman
1765–1836
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
WL

Children(s)

Greenberry Leemon
1797–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
GL

Amey Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Amey Merritt
1767–1807
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Merritt
1739–1805
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Providence (Penelope) Greene
1739–1838
Franklin, Macon, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John Merritt
1690–1757
Virginia, United States
Mary (Alice Lovett) Haywood
1695–1778
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr.
1652–1718
Eleanor Evans
1658–1757
John Lovett
1668–1750
Mary Pride
1668–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William HMS)
1633–1673
Susannah SWANN
1620–1724
Peter Evans
1632–1706
Ann Morehead
1638–1706
John Lovett
1636–1727
Bethiah Roots
1639–1714
John PRIDE
1636–1707
Jane Lovering
1652–1713

Amey Merritt's Descendants

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Amey Merritt (1767/1771–Jul 1807) m. William (Lemley) Leeman (abt 1765/1749/1750–21 Jul 1836)
  1. 1. Greenberry Leemon 1797–1860 m. Harriet Errett 1808–
    1. 1. Martha (A) Leeman 1823–1879 m. John (Lycurgus Augustus) Brown 1800–1878
      1. 1. Leoner (Calhoun) Brown 1851–1887 m. Ann (Elizabeth(Anna)) Fassett 1841–1906
        1. 1. AMANDA (ELIZABETH BROWN STORIE) THOMPSON 1873–1941 m. Rufus (E) Storie 1856–1927

Amey Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1767
1767/1771
Birth of Amey Merritt in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1787
1787/1792
Age 20
Amey Merritt was married in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1807
Jul 1807
Age 40
Death of Amey Merritt in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17671771
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17871792
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1807
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
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