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Benjamin Merrill 1780–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1780

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina

Death Date: 13 Jan 1838

Death Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee

Father: Andrew Merrill

Mother: Rachel Wiseman

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In 1780, Benjamin Merrill entered the world in Rowan County, North Carolina, born to Andrew Merrill And Rachel Wiseman. Benjamin Merrill passed away in 1838 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1780, Benjamin Merrill entered the world in Rowan County, North Carolina, born to Andrew Merrill And Rachel Wiseman.
  • Benjamin Merrill passed away in 1838 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

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Benjamin Merrill's Ancestors

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Benjamin Merrill
1780–1838
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina
Parents
Andrew Merrill
1757–1835
Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Wiseman
1758–1790
, , Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Merrill
1731–1771
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Jemima Smith
1735–1801
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Isaac Wiseman
1700–1779
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Marshall
1721–1791
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Merrill
1700–1739
Penelope Stout
1700–1776
Andrew Smith
1709–1794
Anna Mershon
1709–1785
Thomas Wiseman
1672–1716
Elizabeth Qadling
1672–1755
John Marshall
1694–1752
Elizabeth Markham
1689–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Merrill
1675–1724
Grace Stout
1661–1730
James Stout
1648–1714
Elizabeth Truax
1675–1718
THOMAS WISEMAN
1650–1670
MARY MURTON
1650–1670
Simonus Quadling
1649–
Maria
1653–
Thomas Marshall
1655–1704
Martha Sherwood
1661–1748
John Markham
1645–1689
Catherine
1682–1779

Benjamin Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1780
Abt. 1780
Birth of Benjamin Merrill in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County, North Carolina
1838
13 Jan 1838
Age 58
Death of Benjamin Merrill in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Lincoln County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1780
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee

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