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Frances Merritt 1726–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: York County, Virginia, British Colonies

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Merritt

Mother: Elizabeth Phillips

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Birdsong

The story of Frances Merritt began in 1726 in York County, Virginia, British Colonies. Frances Merritt had children including William Merritt Birdsong. Frances Merritt passed away in 1787 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Merritt began in 1726 in York County, Virginia, British Colonies.
  • Frances Merritt had children including William Merritt Birdsong.
  • Frances Merritt passed away in 1787 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Merritt
1691–1788
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonies
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Elizabeth Phillips
1695–1754
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Birdsong
1758–1827
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Frances Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Frances Merritt
1726–1787
Birth Place: York County, Virginia, British Colonies
Parents
William A Merritt
1691–1788
Virginia, British Colonies
Elizabeth (Merrill) Phillips
1695–1754
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Merritt
1661–1740
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth (Hyland) Merritt
1665–1746
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1635–1676
Elizabeth Wyborne
1641–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.)
1590–1653
Thomas Wyborn
1580–1656

Frances Merritt's Descendants

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Frances Merritt (1726–1787)
  1. 1. William (Merritt) Birdsong 1758–1827 m. Rebecca Harwell 1759–1821
    1. 1. John (Merritt) Birdsong 1782–1850 m. Elizabeth (M. S.) Chambliss 1788–1845
      1. 1. Martha (Basham) Birdsong 1812–1890 m. John Hall 1815–1880
        1. 1. Matthew ((Dosh)) Hall 1847–1907 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hall 1855–1918

Frances Merritt's Timeline

7 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Frances Merritt in York County, Virginia, British Colonies
York County, Virginia, British Colonies
1727
1727
Age 1
Birth of Frances Merritt in York County, Virginia, British Colonies
York County, Virginia, British Colonies
1727
1727
Age 1
Birth of Frances Merritt in Brunswick, York, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, York, Virginia, United States
1745
1745
Age 19
Frances Merritt was married in Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies
Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies
1749
1749
Age 23
Frances Merritt was married in Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies
Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies
1787
1787
Age 61
Death of Frances Merritt in Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies
Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies
1787
1787
Age 61
Death of Frances Merritt in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, British Colonies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Brunswick, York, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, British Colonies

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonies

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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