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Elizabeth Merritt 1758–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Tar River, Granville, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Mar 1857

Death Location: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Father: Ephraim Merritt

Mother: Agnes Ragland

Spouse(s): William Rose

Children(s): Ephraim Rose, Hudson Rose, Nancy Rose, Ilied Rose, Amy Rose, Christiana Rose, Anna Rose, Frederick Rose, Mary Rose

The story of Elizabeth Merritt began in 1758 in Tar River, Granville, North Carolina, USA. In 1833, Elizabeth Merritt resided in Kentucky;Kentucky. In 1848, Elizabeth Merritt resided in Kentucky, USA. Elizabeth Merritt married Elizabeth Merritt, William Jasper Rose, and had children including Amy Rose, Anna Rose, Christiana China Rose, Ephraim Rose, Frederick Rose, Hudson Rose, Ilied Rose, Mary Elizabeth Betsy Phoebe Head Rose, Nancy Rose. Elizabeth Merritt passed away in 1857 in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Merritt began in 1758 in Tar River, Granville, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1833, Elizabeth Merritt resided in Kentucky;Kentucky.
  • In 1848, Elizabeth Merritt resided in Kentucky, USA.
  • Elizabeth Merritt married Elizabeth Merritt, William Jasper Rose, and had children including Amy Rose, Anna Rose, Christiana China Rose, Ephraim Rose, Frederick Rose, Hudson Rose, Ilied Rose, Mary Elizabeth Betsy Phoebe Head Rose, Nancy Rose.
  • Elizabeth Merritt passed away in 1857 in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Merritt's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Merritt
1758–1857
Birth Place: Tar River, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ephraim Merritt
1721–1760
Bertie, , North Carolina, USA
Agnes Ragland
1735–1818
Bertie, , North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Merritt's Descendants

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Elizabeth Merritt (1758–27 Mar 1857) m. William (Jasper) Rose (1757–12 Feb 1835)
  1. 1. Ephraim Rose 1799–1848 m. Hannah Lee 1802–1888 m. Hannah (Mays) Lee 1802–1883
  2. 2. Hudson Rose 1775–1836
  3. 3. Nancy Rose 1774–1850
  4. 4. Ilied Rose 1776–
  5. 5. Amy Rose 1773–
  6. 6. Christiana ((China)) Rose 1775–1850 m. Jonathan McKiddy 1787–1833
  7. 7. Anna Rose 1767–1850
  8. 8. Frederick Rose 1754–1820
  9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth Betsy Phoebe Head) Rose 1795–1849 m. Edward (Michael Richard Michale Micheal George Washington) Bennett 1795–1879
    1. 1. Mahala (Jane (Haley)) Bennett 1848–1913 m. Ephram (M) Rose 1847–1915
      1. 1. Maynard Rose 1879–
      2. 2. Calaway Rose 1875–1880
      3. 3. James (Eldon) Rose 1869–1919
      4. 4. William (Merritt) -ROSE 1871–1940
      5. 5. Adam (Petrey) Rose 1874–1949
      6. 6. Burton (Callaway) Rose 1876–1945
      7. 7. Preston (W.) Rose 1877–1946
    2. 2. John (Jr) Petrey 1844–
    3. 3. David PETREY 1843–1898
    4. 4. Nancy Bennett 1833–
    5. 5. Mahala (Jane) Bennett 1848–1913
    6. 6. Charlotte (Catherine) Bennett 1836–
    7. 7. Malinda Bennett 1832–1918
    8. 8. Lucinda Bennett 1831–1918
    9. 9. Nancy (Ellen) Bennett 1830–1904
    10. 10. Becky Bennett 1827–
    11. 11. Elizabeth (T) Bennett 1823–1910
    12. 12. Hudson Bennett 1822–1877
    13. 13. Sarah (Lucy) Bennett 1815–1865
    14. 14. Emily Bennett 1815–1849
    15. 15. Mary ("Polly" or "Molly" Nancy) Bennett 1824–1864 m. George (Washington) Lawson 1827–1903
      1. 1. Isham (Thorn) Lawson 1844–1892
      2. 2. Hutson Lawson 1842–
      3. 3. Jane Lawson 1849–
      4. 4. merrill Lawson 1846–1916
      5. 5. Huts (Hudson) Lawson 1844–
      6. 6. Isham Lawson 1844–1892
      7. 7. Nancy Lawson 1842–
      8. 8. Hutson Lawson 1838–1912
      9. 9. Margaret (Catherine) Romines 1839–1935 m. James (C) Rose 1846–1935
        1. 1. Marian Nantz 1877–1961 m. Silas Nantz 1875–1953
        2. 2. Madison Rose 1874–1951
        3. 3. William ROSE 1872–1947
        4. 4. Rachel (Angeline) Rose 1869–1950
        5. 5. Mitchell ROSE 1866–1937
        6. 6. Hiram (C) ROSE 1860–1954
        7. 7. Berry ROSE 1858–1943

Elizabeth Merritt's Timeline

4 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Elizabeth Merritt in Tar River, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Tar River, Granville, North Carolina, USA
1833
1833;1836
Age 75
Elizabeth Merritt resided here in Kentucky;Kentucky
Kentucky;Kentucky
1848
1848-1868
Age 90
Elizabeth Merritt resided here in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1857
27 Mar 1857
Age 99
Death of Elizabeth Merritt in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Tar River, Granville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833;1836
    Event Place: Kentucky;Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848-1868
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1857
    Event Place: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA

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