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HENRY MERRITT 1590–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Kent, England

Death Date: 30 Nov 1653

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: George Sr.

Mother: Marie ILLINGSWORTH

Spouse(s): DEBORAH MERRITT

Children(s): John Merritt, Katherine Merritt

HENRY MERRITT was born in 1590 in Kent, England, the child of George Henry Merritt Sr And Marie Anne Illingsworth. HENRY MERRITT married Deborah Merritt, and had children including John Merritt, Katherine Merritt. HENRY MERRITT passed away in 1653 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • HENRY MERRITT was born in 1590 in Kent, England, the child of George Henry Merritt Sr And Marie Anne Illingsworth.
  • HENRY MERRITT married Deborah Merritt, and had children including John Merritt, Katherine Merritt.
  • HENRY MERRITT passed away in 1653 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sr.
1529–1590
Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England
GS
Marie ILLINGSWORTH
1550–1590
Birth Location: Tenderton, Kent, England
MI

Spouses(s)

DEBORAH MERRITT
1600–1637
Birth Location: Kent, England
DM

Children(s)

John Merritt
1623–1676
Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England
JM
Katherine Merritt
1621–1655
Birth Location: Tenterden, Kent, England
KM

HENRY MERRITT's Ancestors

Self
HENRY MERRITT
1590–1653
Birth Place: Kent, England
Parents
George Henry Merritt Sr.
1529–1590
Tenterden, Kent, England
Marie (Anne) ILLINGSWORTH
1550–1590
Tenderton, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Edwin) Merritt
1509–1570
Tenderton, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Marie (Meriet) (Merritt)
1509–1563
Tenterden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

HENRY MERRITT's Descendants

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HENRY MERRITT (1590–30 Nov 1653) m. DEBORAH MERRITT (1600–13 Apr 1637)
  1. 1. John Merritt 1623–1676 m. Elizabeth Wyborn 1634–1677
    1. 1. JOHN MERRITT 1661–1740
    2. 2. Ichabod Merritt 1655–1676
    3. 3. Deborah Merritt 1656–1677
    4. 4. Henry Merritt 1663–1732
    5. 5. Jonathan Merritt 1665–1760
    6. 6. Elizabeth Merritt 1671–1733
    7. 7. Mary Merritt 1668–1683 m. Benjamin Studley 1661–1743
      1. 1. Jonathan Studley 1693–1739 m. Susanna Lane 1699–1739
        1. 1. Ruth Studley 1729–1807 m. Ichabod Damon 1724–1805
        2. 2. Lois Studley 1731–1808
        3. 3. Sarah Studley 1727–1805
        4. 4. Hannah Studley 1725–1759
        5. 5. Eunice Studley 1731–1804
        6. 6. Emma Studley 1731–
        7. 7. Irania Studley 1737–1798
        8. 8. Jonathan Studley 1738–
        9. 9. Twins (Studley) Eunice 1731–
        10. 10. Rhoda Shedly 1735–
        11. 11. Twins (Studley) Lois 1731–1699
        12. 12. Lois Studley 1731–1804
    8. 8. Mary Merritt 1668–1743 m. Benjamin Studley 1661–1743
      1. 1. David Studley 1697–1723
  2. 2. Katherine Merritt 1621–1655

HENRY MERRITT's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of HENRY MERRITT in Kent, England
Kent, England
1653
30 Nov 1653
Age 63
Death of HENRY MERRITT in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1653
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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