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John Merritt 1730–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1730

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: William Merritt

Mother: Elizabeth Phillips?

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Children(s):

In 1730, John Merritt entered the world in Essex, Virginia Colony, born to William A Merritt And Elizabeth Merritt Phillips. John Merritt passed away in 1810 in Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1730, John Merritt entered the world in Essex, Virginia Colony, born to William A Merritt And Elizabeth Merritt Phillips.
  • John Merritt passed away in 1810 in Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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John Merritt's Ancestors

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John Merritt
1730–1810
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia Colony
Parents
William A Merritt
1691–1788
Virginia Colony
Elizabeth (Merritt) Phillips?
1691–1754
Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Grandparents
John Merritt
1656–1727
Essex, Virginia Colony
Martha (Emily) Durden
1660–
John (Henry Merritt) IV
1661–1740
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
Elizabeth Hyland
1665–1746
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John III
1635–1676
Elizabeth Wyborn
1641–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wyborn
1580–1656
Elizabeth
1616–1658

John Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1730
about 1730
Birth of John Merritt in Essex, Virginia Colony
Essex, Virginia Colony
1810
1810
Age 80
Death of John Merritt in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1730
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States

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