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Joseph Merry 1607–1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 15 APR 1710

Death Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Father: Henry Merry

Mother: Elizabeth Rastell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Parkhurst, Mary None

Children(s): Bathsheba Merry, Hannah Merry, Samuel Merry, Abigail Merry

Joseph Merry was born in 1607 in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Henry Merry And Elizabeth Rastell. Joseph Merry married Elizabeth Parkhurst, Mary, and had children including Abigail Merry, Bathsheba Merry, Hannah Merry, Samuel Merry. Joseph Merry passed away in 1710 in Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Merry was born in 1607 in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Henry Merry And Elizabeth Rastell.
  • Joseph Merry married Elizabeth Parkhurst, Mary, and had children including Abigail Merry, Bathsheba Merry, Hannah Merry, Samuel Merry.
  • Joseph Merry passed away in 1710 in Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America.

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Joseph Merry's Ancestors

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Joseph Merry
1607–1710
Birth Place: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Henry Merry
1572–1657
Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Rastell
1580–1674
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Merry's Descendants

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Joseph Merry (1607–15 APR 1710) m. Elizabeth Parkhurst (MAY 1628–6 OCT 1727) m. Mary (MAR 1611–4 FEB 1657)
  1. 1. Bathsheba Merry 1665–1765 m. Thomas Pease 1657–1748
    1. 1. Hannah Pease 1690–1767 m. John Smith 1684–1728 m. Nathaniel Pease 1701–1767
      1. 1. Philip Smith 1711–
      2. 2. Samual Smith 1713–1796 m. Catherine Harper 1715–1816 m. Deborah Pease 1727–1774 m. Eunice Vincent 1712–1762
      3. 3. Elijah Smith 1716–1802 m. Bethia Harlock 1719–1803
      4. 4. Smith 1718–
      5. 5. Thankful Smith 1718–1797 m. Elijah Butler 1713–1789
      6. 6. John Smith 1722–1777
      7. 7. Hannah Smith 1725–1820 m. Thomas Butler 1721–1781
      8. 8. Timothy Smith 1727–1779 m. Reliance Pease 1730–1814
      9. 9. Deborah Smith 1710–1776 m. Jeremiah Mayhew 1705–1790
        1. 1. Hilliard Mayhew 1730–1738
        2. 2. Thankful Mayhew 1731–
        3. 3. Nathan Mayhew 1739–1760
        4. 4. Ruhama Mayhew 1728–1823 m. William Stewart 1730–1824
        5. 5. Deborah Mayhew 1746–1775 m. Ephraim Mayhew 1746–1807
        6. 6. Seth Mayhew 1740–1800 m. Mercy Skiffe 1741–1800
        7. 7. Jeremiah Mayhew 1744–1824 m. Abigail Bassett 1746–1791 m. Margaret Mayhew 1747–1795 m. Hannah Willis 1753–1812
        8. 8. Hillton (Hilliard) Mayhew 1742–1801 m. Susanah Bassett 1740–1792 m. Ruth White 1761–1828
        9. 9. Susannah Mayhew 1736–1834 m. Silas Hillman 1730–1815
    2. 2. Mary Pease 1685–1767 m. Samuel Daggett 1685–1726
    3. 3. Bathsheba Pease 1692–1725 m. James Hamlin 1688–
    4. 4. Thomas Pease 1694–1765 m. Deborah Dunham 1696–1790
    5. 5. David Pease 1687–1752 m. Sarah Dunham 1709–1768
    6. 6. Sarah Pease 1699– m. James Pease 1696–1724
    7. 7. Martha Pease 1696–1774 m. Samuel Bassett 1693–1770
    8. 8. Abigail Pease 1700–1739 m. Benjamin Skiffe 1691–1781
    9. 9. Samuell Pease 1703–1789 m. Abigail Ripley 1708–1773
    10. 10. Jonathan Pease 1705–1778 m. Patience Sherman 1715–1729
  2. 2. Hannah Merry 1660–1758 m. Willix 1656– m. Benjamin Skiffe 1655–1718
  3. 3. Samuel Merry 1669–1727 m. Remember Luce 1669–1739
  4. 4. Abigail Merry 1662–1741 m. John Pease 1666–1699

Joseph Merry's Timeline

3 Records

1607
1607
Birth of Joseph Merry in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England
1710
1710
Age 103
Burial of Joseph Merry in West Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
West Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1710
15 APR 1710
Age 103
Death of Joseph Merry in Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: West Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 APR 1710
    Event Place: Dukes County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

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