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Hannah Merrifield 1650–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1650

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 18 Mar 1691

Death Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts

Father: Henry Merrifield

Mother: Margaret Immigrant

Spouse(s): Samuel Rigby

Children(s): Silence Rigbee, John Rigby, Samuel Rigby

The story of Hannah Merrifield began in 1650 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Hannah Merrifield married Samuel Rigby, and had children including John Rigby, Samuel Rigby, Silence Rigby Rigbee. Hannah Merrifield passed away in 1691 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Hannah Merrifield began in 1650 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
  • Hannah Merrifield married Samuel Rigby, and had children including John Rigby, Samuel Rigby, Silence Rigby Rigbee.
  • Hannah Merrifield passed away in 1691 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Merrifield
1618–1687
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Margaret Immigrant
1619–1688
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Rigby
1641–1691
Birth Location: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Silence Rigbee
1678–
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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John Rigby
1676–
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Rigby
1680–
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts
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Hannah Merrifield's Ancestors

Self
Hannah Merrifield
1650–1691
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Henry Merrifield
1618–1687
Devon, England
Margaret (THAXTER) Immigrant
1619–1688
England
Grandparents
Edmund Thaxter
1590–1690
North Walsham, Norfolk, England
Margereth Bayly
1595–
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Jacobi(Jamys) Balie
1568–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Balie
1535–

Hannah Merrifield's Descendants

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Hannah Merrifield (abt 1650–18 Mar 1691) m. Samuel Rigby (21 May 1641–09 Apr 1691)
  1. 1. Silence (Rigby) Rigbee 1678– m. Sherebiah Butt 1675–1733
    1. 1. Silence Butts 1702– m. James (Blake) Swift 1696–1745
      1. 1. Prudence (Sarah) Swift 1732–1832 m. Manning Brooksher 1732–1779 m. William (Simmons) Brookshire 1730–1786
        1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin) Brookshire 1762–1835 m. Sarah Fincher 1774–1825 m. Mary Clayton 1761–1804 m. Mary Clayton 1761–1804 m. Matilda Giles 1790–1850 m. Mary Clayton 1761–1804 m. Mary Clayton 1780–1845 m. Sarah Fincher 1775–1822
        2. 2. Swift Brookshire 1760–1847
        3. 3. Joseph Brookshire 1763–1765
        4. 4. Joseph Brookshire 1760–1847
        5. 5. Joseph Brookshire 1764–1847
        6. 6. John Brookshire 1795–1847
        7. 7. William (Melvin) Brookshire 1897–
        8. 8. John Brookshire 1759–1847
        9. 9. John Brookshire 1759–1847
        10. 10. Joseph Brookshire 1764–1761
        11. 11. Swift Brookshire 1760–1761
        12. 12. Mannering Brookshire 1757–1843
        13. 13. William BROOKSHIRE 1762–1786
        14. 14. Hannah (Honour) BROOKSHIRE 1762–1864
        15. 15. Melvina BROOKSHIRE 1773–1873
        16. 16. Henry BROOKSHIRE 1764–1866
        17. 17. Henry (Farley) BROOKSHIRE 1784–1878
        18. 18. Benjamine BROOKSHIRE 1771–1854
        19. 19. Mannering BROOKSHIRE 1768–1835
        20. 20. Levin BROOKSHIRE 1775–1875
        21. 21. Sarah BROOKSHIRE 1764–1766
        22. 22. Thomas Brookshire 1785–1835
        23. 23. Joseph Brookshire 1764–
        24. 24. Harry BROOKSHIRE 1764–1866
        25. 25. John (Stiraham) Brookshire 1759–1847
        26. 26. Swift Brookshire 1761–1761
        27. 27. Mannering Brookshire 1757–1843
        28. 28. Joseph Brookshire 1764–
        29. 29. William (F.) Brookshire 1756–1836
        30. 30. Joseph Brookshire 1763–
        31. 31. Joseph Brookshire 1761–1761
        32. 32. Joseph Brookshire 1764–1765
        33. 33. Joseph BROOKSHIRE 1764–1765
        34. 34. Joseph Brookshire 1760–1761
        35. 35. Joseph BROOKSHIRE 1763–1765
        36. 36. Miss BROOKSHIRE 1777–
        37. 37. John Brookshire 1754–1832
      2. 2. Silence Swift 1728–
      3. 3. Elijah Swift 1731–
      4. 4. Joab Swift 1733–1745
      5. 5. Susanna Swift 1721–1776
      6. 6. James Swift 1719–
      7. 7. Obadiah Swift 1724–
      8. 8. Ezra Swift 1726–1727
      9. 9. Silence Swift 1728–
      10. 10. Joab Swift 1733–1745
      11. 11. Sherebiah Swift 1735–
      12. 12. Abigail Swift 1738–1820
      13. 13. Elijah Swift 1731–1803
      14. 14. Ezra Swift 1740–
      15. 15. Elijah Swift 1726–
      16. 16. Susannah Swift 1721–1776
    2. 2. Abigail Butt 1705–
    3. 3. Sherebiah Butt 1708–
    4. 4. Mary Butt 1718–1779
    5. 5. Samuel Butt 1718–1747
    6. 6. Hannah Butt 1699–1786
  2. 2. John Rigby 1676–
  3. 3. Samuel Rigby 1680–

Hannah Merrifield's Timeline

2 Records

1650
abt 1650
Birth of Hannah Merrifield in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1691
18 Mar 1691
Age 41
Death of Hannah Merrifield in Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1650
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1691
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
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