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Nathaniel Merrill 1601–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1601

Birth Location: Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 16 March 1655

Death Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Merrill

Mother: Mary Blacksoll

Spouse(s): Susanna Wolterton

Children(s): Daniel Merrill

In 1601, Nathaniel Merrill entered the world in Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, born to Nathaniel Merrill And Mary Blacksoll. Nathaniel Merrill married Susanna Wolterton, and had children including Daniel Merrill. Nathaniel Merrill passed away in 1655 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1601, Nathaniel Merrill entered the world in Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, born to Nathaniel Merrill And Mary Blacksoll.
  • Nathaniel Merrill married Susanna Wolterton, and had children including Daniel Merrill.
  • Nathaniel Merrill passed away in 1655 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Merrill
1568–1626
Birth Location: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
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Mary Blacksoll
1574–1624
Birth Location: Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Wolterton
1599–1673
Birth Location: Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Daniel Merrill
1642–1717
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Nathaniel Merrill's Ancestors

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Nathaniel Merrill
1601–1655
Birth Place: Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Parents
Nathaniel Merrill
1568–1626
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Mary Blacksoll
1574–1624
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathaniel Merrill's Descendants

1.
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Nathaniel Merrill (1 May 1601–16 March 1655) m. Susanna Wolterton (1599–25 January 1673)
  1. 1. Daniel Merrill 1642–1717 m. Sarah Clough 1646–1705
    1. 1. Martha (Merrill) twin 1683–1754
    2. 2. Sarah Morse 1677–1750
    3. 3. Stephen Merrill 1688–1755
    4. 4. Daniel Merrill 1672–1725
    5. 5. John Merrill 1674–1756
    6. 6. Ruth Merrill 1681–1711

Nathaniel Merrill's Timeline

6 Records

1601
1 May 1601
Birth of Nathaniel Merrill in Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1601
4 May 1601
Nathaniel Merrill was baptized in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1639
1639
Age 38
Nathaniel Merrill resided here in Freeman 13 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 13 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1654
8 Mar 1654
Age 53
Nathaniel Merrill - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1655
16 March 1655
Age 54
Death of Nathaniel Merrill in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1655
Mar 1655
Age 54
Nathaniel Merrill - Probate in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1601
    Event Place: Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [6] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 May 1601
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    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 Date: 1639
    Event Place: Freeman 13 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    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] Fifty Puritan ancestors, 1628-1660 : genealogical notes, 1560-1900
    [2] 80 immigrants : our Merrill-Covell pedigree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1655
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1654
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Mar 1655
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691
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