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CHARLES MERRITT 1692–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 9 Jun 1778

Death Location: Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States

Father: Charles Sr.

Mother: Eleanor Evans

Spouse(s): Dorothy Blevins

Children(s): Elizabeth Merritt, Charles MERRITT, Robert Merrit, (Captain) Merritt

In 1692, CHARLES MERRITT entered the world in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Charles Thomas Merritt Sr And Eleanor Evans. CHARLES MERRITT married Dorothy Lee Blevins, and had children including Captain Robert Merritt, Charles Merritt, Elizabeth Betsy Merritt, Robert Merrit. CHARLES MERRITT passed away in 1778 in Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1692, CHARLES MERRITT entered the world in Chowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Charles Thomas Merritt Sr And Eleanor Evans.
  • CHARLES MERRITT married Dorothy Lee Blevins, and had children including Captain Robert Merritt, Charles Merritt, Elizabeth Betsy Merritt, Robert Merrit.
  • CHARLES MERRITT passed away in 1778 in Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Sr.
1652–1718
Birth Location: Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England
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Eleanor Evans
1658–1757
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Blevins
1683–1738
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Merritt
1738–1851
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, USA
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Charles MERRITT
1739–1800
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Robert Merrit
1740–1835
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
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(Captain) Merritt
1725–1793
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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CHARLES MERRITT's Ancestors

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CHARLES MERRITT
1692–1778
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Charles Thomas Merritt Sr.
1652–1718
Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England
Eleanor Evans
1658–1757
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Thomas Marriott (Maj) HMS)
1633–1673
Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England
Susannah ('Susan') SWANN
1620–1724
Swanns Point, Pamunkey River, St Peter Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Peter (G) Evans
1632–1706
North Carolina, USA
Ann (Elizabeth) Morehead
1638–1706
(England?)
Great-Grandparents
Robert Marriott
1599–1664
Sense HICKLING
1603–1670
Cornelius Dabney
1600–
Hester Anderson
1620–
Griffith Evans
1595–1635
Ann Jenkins
1602–1626
Edmund Perry
1598–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Marriott
1559–1640
Lady Guye
1550–1613
Thomas Hickling
1547–1617
Alice Langley
1591–1677
Edward Jenkins
1575–1668
Ellin Huitt
1580–

CHARLES MERRITT's Descendants

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CHARLES MERRITT (1692–9 Jun 1778) m. Dorothy (Lee) Blevins (1683–1738)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Merritt 1738–1851 m. James Hollingsworth 1743–1795
    1. 1. Anne ("Nancy") Hollingsworth 1778–1861
    2. 2. Charity Hollingsworth 1774–1778
    3. 3. James Hollingsworth 1770–1872
    4. 4. Jacob (H.) Hollingsworth 1780–1844
    5. 5. Mary Hollingsworth 1763–1836
    6. 6. Jane Hollingsworth 1770–1850 m. John Carroll 1770–1826 m. Joseph Chestnut 1770–1844
      1. 1. Jesse Carroll 1803–1883
      2. 2. Laban Carroll 1800–
      3. 3. Edwin (Joseph) Carroll 1811–
      4. 4. Charity Carroll 1813–
      5. 5. Benajah Carroll 1807–1862
      6. 6. John (Durham) Carroll 1809–1885
      7. 7. William Chestnut 1819–1852 m. Mary (Polly) Faires 1822–1896
        1. 1. Miley (Safronia) Chestnut 1840–1903
      8. 8. Nehemiah Chesnutt 1820–1893
      9. 9. James Chesnutt 1806–1881
      10. 10. John (H) Chesnutt 1804–
      11. 11. Martha Chesnutt 1810–
      12. 12. Jacob Chesnutt 1808–1889
    7. 7. Elizabeth Hollingsworth 1780–1802
    8. 8. Elizabeth Hollingsworth 1775–1802
    9. 9. Charity Hollingsworth 1780–1850
  2. 2. Charles MERRITT 1739–1800
  3. 3. Robert Merrit 1740–1835
  4. 4. (Captain) (Robert) Merritt 1725–1793 m. Maria (Elizabeth "Mary") Spivey 1727–1770
    1. 1. Robert (Samuel Merritt) Jr 1753–1835
    2. 2. Levi Merritt 1770–1770
    3. 3. David Merritt 1760–1834
    4. 4. Shaderack Merritt 1776–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Merritt 1743–
    6. 6. Daniel Merritt 1763–1842
    7. 7. Nathaniel (A) Merritt 1753–1819
    8. 8. Jacob Merritt 1746–1815
    9. 9. Frederick Merritt 1750–1850
    10. 10. Burrell Merritt 1774–1854
    11. 11. Robert (S) Merritt 1740–1835
    12. 12. Jacob MERRITT 1756–1815
    13. 13. Frederick Merritt 1772–1860

CHARLES MERRITT's Timeline

8 Records

1678
1678
Birth of CHARLES MERRITT in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
1678
1678
Birth of CHARLES MERRITT in Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Chowan, North Carolina, USA
1678
1678
Birth of CHARLES MERRITT in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1692
1692
Birth of CHARLES MERRITT in Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
1757
29 Aug 1757
Age 65
Death of CHARLES MERRITT in Edgecomb, , North Carolina, USA
Edgecomb, , North Carolina, USA
1757
29 Aug 1757
Age 65
Death of CHARLES MERRITT in Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States
Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States
1778
09 Jun 1778
Age 86
Death of CHARLES MERRITT in Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States
Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States
1778
9 Jun 1778
Age 86
Death of CHARLES MERRITT in Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States
Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Edgecomb, , North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1757
    Event Place: Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1778
    Event Place: Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1778
    Event Place: Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States
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