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Nathaniel Merritt 1690–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 Apr 1735

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina

Father: Charles Sr.

Mother: Elinor Evans

Spouse(s): Ann Fowler, Ann Fowler

Children(s): Amey Merritt, Nathaniel Merritt, Maryann Merritt, Ephraim Merritt, Benjamin Merritt, Sarah Merritt, Maryann Merritt, Sarah Merritt, Benjamin Merritt

Nathaniel Merritt was born in 1690 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of Charles Merritt Sr And Elinor Mary Evans. Nathaniel Merritt married Ann Fowler, and had children including Amey Merritt, Benjamin Merritt, Ephraim Merritt, Maryann Merritt, Nathaniel Merritt, Sarah Merritt. Nathaniel Merritt passed away in 1735 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Nathaniel Merritt was born in 1690 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of Charles Merritt Sr And Elinor Mary Evans.
  • Nathaniel Merritt married Ann Fowler, and had children including Amey Merritt, Benjamin Merritt, Ephraim Merritt, Maryann Merritt, Nathaniel Merritt, Sarah Merritt.
  • Nathaniel Merritt passed away in 1735 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina.

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Parents

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Nathaniel Merritt's Ancestors

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Nathaniel Merritt
1690–1735
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Charles Merritt Sr.
1652–1718
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States (or Long Clawson, England)
Elinor (Mary) Evans
1658–1738
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Luke (I "Immigrant") Mazel
1614–1673
Alsace, Lorraine, France
Deborah Lawerence
1620–1673
Virginia, United States of America
Peter (Evans Sr (Capt) HMS)
1624–1706
Conway, Caernarvon, Wales
Margaret Perry
1624–1688
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pierre moselle
1598–1632
Louise Gory
1595–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathaniel Merritt's Descendants

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Nathaniel Merritt (1690–10 Apr 1735) m. Ann Fowler (1700–1765) m. Ann Fowler (abt 1700–Oct 1765)
  1. 1. Amey Merritt 1720–1789 m. Evan Ragland 1715–1778
    1. 1. Evan (Jr) Ragland 1748–1813 m. Milley Thompson 1748–1795 m. Patsy Cosby 1764–1805 m. Sally Evans 1748–1810
      1. 1. Elizabeth (or Eliza May) Ragland 1772–1845 m. Phillip Wray 1770–1827
        1. 1. Albert (G) Wray 1811–
        2. 2. Thomas Wray 1805–1860
        3. 3. Phillip (Augustus) Wray 1818–1851
        4. 4. Harriett (Byron) Wray 1794–1872
        5. 5. Mary Wray 1806–
        6. 6. William Wray 1802–1870
        7. 7. John Wray 1801–1807
        8. 8. Eliza Sophia 1790–1878 m. Richard (P) Hanson 1780–1830
      2. 2. Tabitha Ragland 1788–1789
      3. 3. Thompson Ragland 1772–1813
      4. 4. Evan (Ragland) III 1800–1842
      5. 5. James (Oliver) Ragland 1805–1832
      6. 6. John (Rochester) Ragland 1769–1803
      7. 7. Benjamin (Hudson) Ragland 1776–1820
      8. 8. Henry (G) Ragland 1781–1819
    2. 2. Benjamin Ragland 1745–1830
    3. 3. Stephen Ragland 1768–1787
    4. 4. Reuben Ragland 1763–1805
    5. 5. William Ragland 1756–1823
    6. 6. George Ragland 1760–1825
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Ragland 1753–1820
    8. 8. Amey Ragland 1758–1820
  2. 2. Nathaniel Merritt 1725–1778
  3. 3. Maryann Merritt 1735–
  4. 4. Ephraim Merritt 1725–1760
  5. 5. Benjamin Merritt 1715–1761
  6. 6. Sarah Merritt 1729–1801
  7. 7. Maryann Merritt 1735–1737
  8. 8. Sarah Merritt 1729–1801
  9. 9. Benjamin Merritt 1715–1761

Nathaniel Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Nathaniel Merritt in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1735
10 Apr 1735
Age 45
Death of Nathaniel Merritt in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1735
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina

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