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Martha Cocke Merritt 1747–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1800

Death Location: North Carolina

Father: Brazure Emigrant

Mother: Frances Branch

Spouse(s): William War)

Children(s): Mary Merritt

Martha Cocke Merritt was born in 1747 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, the child of Brazure Cocke A Huguenot Emigrant And Frances Branch. Martha Cocke Merritt married William Merritt Rev War, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Merritt. Martha Cocke Merritt passed away in 1800 in North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Martha Cocke Merritt was born in 1747 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, the child of Brazure Cocke A Huguenot Emigrant And Frances Branch.
  • Martha Cocke Merritt married William Merritt Rev War, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Merritt.
  • Martha Cocke Merritt passed away in 1800 in North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Brazure Emigrant
1695–1770
Birth Location: Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Frances Branch
1694–1770
Birth Location: Brunswick, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

William War)
1745–1829
Birth Location: New Hope Valley, Chatham, North Carolina
WW

Children(s)

Mary Merritt
1767–1845
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Martha Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Martha Merritt
1747–1800
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Parents
Brazure Cocke - a Huguenot Emigrant
1695–1770
Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Frances Branch
1694–1770
Brunswick, VA, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Brasseur) (Brasier)
1668–1706
Suffolk, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ward Hancock) Goode
1670–1757
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Brassieur
1641–1709
Mary Brashear
1642–1685
Elizabeth wife
1640–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Esq
1620–1656
Elizabeth Argall
1625–1660

Martha Merritt's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Cocke) Merritt (1747–1800) m. William (Merritt (Rev.) War) (1745–May 1829)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Merritt 1767–1845 m. William (Jefferson) O'Kelly 1763–1820
    1. 1. Jenny Kelly 1785–1845 m. Steven (Poole) Pope 1780–1860
      1. 1. Wesley Pope 1803–1843 m. Jane Jackson 1803–1879
        1. 1. Penelope (Jane) Pope 1826–1886 m. Lovett (W Godwin) Godden 1820–1923

Martha Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of Martha Cocke Merritt in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
1800
1800
Age 53
Death of Martha Cocke Merritt in North Carolina
North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: North Carolina
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