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Nathaniel Merrill 1571–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1571

Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 17 Mar 1626

Death Location: Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: John Younger)

Mother: Prudence Byrd

Spouse(s): Mary Blackwell

Children(s): Nathaniel Merrill, Frances Merrill, Merrill None, Mary Merrill, Thomas Merrill, Martha Merrill, Michael Merrill, John Merrill

The story of Nathaniel Merrill began in 1571 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. Nathaniel Merrill married Mary Blackwell, and had children including Frances Merrill, John Merrill, Martha Merrill, Mary Merrill, Merrill, Michael Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Thomas Merrill. Nathaniel Merrill passed away in 1626 in Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nathaniel Merrill began in 1571 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.
  • Nathaniel Merrill married Mary Blackwell, and had children including Frances Merrill, John Merrill, Martha Merrill, Mary Merrill, Merrill, Michael Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Thomas Merrill.
  • Nathaniel Merrill passed away in 1626 in Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nathaniel Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Merrill
1571–1626
Birth Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Merrill (Merrell-The Younger)
1545–1609
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Prudence Byrd
1548–1609
Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John ((the Elder)) Merrill
1500–1552
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Katherine John
1502–1551
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Bird)
1511–1575
Thorley, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathaniel Merrill's Descendants

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Nathaniel Merrill (1571–17 Mar 1626) m. Mary Blackwell (1 May 1574–1 May 1624)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Merrill 1601–1655 m. Susanna Wolterton 1599–1672
    1. 1. Abel Merrill 1644–1689 m. Priscilla Chase 1649–
      1. 1. Thomas Merrill 1678–1756 m. Judith Kent 1682–1751
        1. 1. Judith Flanders 1706–1775
        2. 2. Nathan Merrill 1714–1736
        3. 3. Hannah Merrill 1720–1757
    2. 2. Abraham (Wolterton) Merrill 1637–1722
    3. 3. Daniel (Wolterton) Merrill 1642–1717
    4. 4. John (Wolterton) Merrill 1636–1712
    5. 5. Nathaniel (Wilterton) Merrill 1634–1683
    6. 6. Thomas Merrill 1646–1711
  2. 2. Frances Merrill 1598–
  3. 3. Merrill 1593–
  4. 4. Mary Merrill 1594–
  5. 5. Thomas Merrill 1605–1698
  6. 6. Martha Merrill 1596–
  7. 7. Michael Merrill 1603–
  8. 8. John Merrill 1599–1673

Nathaniel Merrill's Timeline

4 Records

1571
1571
Birth of Nathaniel Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1571
1571
Birth of Nathaniel Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1625
17 March 1625
Age 54
Death of Nathaniel Merrill in Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1626
17 Mar 1626
Age 55
Death of Nathaniel Merrill in Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts
    [2] Fifty Puritan ancestors, 1628-1660 : genealogical notes, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1625
    Event Place: Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1626
    Event Place: Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

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