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Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt 1738–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Sampson, North Carolina, USA

Father: CHARLES MERRITT

Mother: Dorothy Blevins

Spouse(s): James Hollingsworth

Children(s): Anne Hollingsworth, Charity Hollingsworth, James Hollingsworth, Jacob Hollingsworth, Mary Hollingsworth, Jane Hollingsworth, Elizabeth Hollingsworth, Elizabeth Hollingsworth, Charity Hollingsworth

Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt was born in 1738 in Sampson, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Merritt And Dorothy Lee Blevins. In 1783, Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt resided in Early Tax List, Duplin County, NC. Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt married James Hollingsworth, and had children including Anne Nancy Hollingsworth, Charity Hollingsworth, Elizabeth Hollingsworth, Jacob H Hollingsworth, James Hollingsworth, Jane Hollingsworth, Mary Hollingsworth. Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt passed away in 1851 in Sampson, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt was born in 1738 in Sampson, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Merritt And Dorothy Lee Blevins.
  • In 1783, Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt resided in Early Tax List, Duplin County, NC.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt married James Hollingsworth, and had children including Anne Nancy Hollingsworth, Charity Hollingsworth, Elizabeth Hollingsworth, Jacob H Hollingsworth, James Hollingsworth, Jane Hollingsworth, Mary Hollingsworth.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt passed away in 1851 in Sampson, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Elizabeth Merritt's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Merritt
1738–1851
Birth Place: Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
CHARLES MERRITT
1692–1778
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Dorothy (Lee) Blevins
1683–1738
Grandparents
Charles (Thomas Merritt) Sr.
1652–1718
Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England
Eleanor Evans
1658–1757
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William HMS)
1633–1673
Susannah SWANN
1620–1724
Peter Evans
1632–1706
Ann Morehead
1638–1706
2nd-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

Elizabeth Merritt's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy") Merritt (1738–1851) m. James Hollingsworth (1743–aft 9 Apr 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

Elizabeth Merritt's Timeline

6 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
1738
1738
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt in Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Sampson, North Carolina, USA
1783
1783
Age 45
Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt resided here in Early Tax List, Duplin County, NC
Early Tax List, Duplin County, NC
1786
1786
Age 48
Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt resided here in Southerlands Distric, Duplin County, NC
Southerlands Distric, Duplin County, NC
1851
1851
Age 113
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
1851
1851
Age 113
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Merritt in Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Sampson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Early Tax List, Duplin County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Southerlands Distric, Duplin County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, USA

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