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Nathaniel Merritt 1690–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 Apr 1735

Death Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Charles Merritt

Mother: Eleanor Evans

Spouse(s): Mary None

Children(s): Ephraim Merritt, Amey Merritt, Nathaniel Merritt, Mary Merritt, Benjamin Merritt

Nathaniel Merritt was born in 1690 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Charles Merritt And Eleanor Mary Evans. Nathaniel Merritt married Mary, and had children including Amey Merritt, Benjamin Merritt, Ephraim Merritt, Mary Merritt, Nathaniel Merritt. Nathaniel Merritt passed away in 1735 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Nathaniel Merritt was born in 1690 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Charles Merritt And Eleanor Mary Evans.
  • Nathaniel Merritt married Mary, and had children including Amey Merritt, Benjamin Merritt, Ephraim Merritt, Mary Merritt, Nathaniel Merritt.
  • Nathaniel Merritt passed away in 1735 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Merritt
1652–1718
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Eleanor Evans
1658–1757
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary None
1707–1765
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Ephraim Merritt
1721–1760
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Amey Merritt
1720–1789
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina
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Nathaniel Merritt
1725–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Merritt
1736–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Merritt
–1761
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Merritt
1690–1735
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Charles Merritt
1652–1718
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Eleanor (Mary) Evans
1658–1757
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Marriott
1633–1673
Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England
Susanna Swann
1643–1724
St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Peter Evans
1632–1706
North Carolina, United States
Ann (Elizabeth) Morehead
1638–
Great-Grandparents
Robert Marriott
1599–1663
Sense Hickling
1603–1670
Thomas Swann
1616–1680
Margaret Delton
1614–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Marriott
1565–1632
Mary Guye
1550–
William Swann
1585–1638
Judith Greene
1589–1636
William Delton
1557–
Margaret Swann
1598–1646

Nathaniel Merritt's Descendants

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Nathaniel Merritt (1690–10 Apr 1735) m. Mary (1707–1765)
  1. 1. Ephraim Merritt 1721–1760 m. Agnes Ragland 1735–1818
    1. 1. Elizabeth Merritt 1758–1857 m. William Rose 1757–1835
      1. 1. Ann Rose 1778–1850 m. John Powell 1772–1822
        1. 1. Lovely (Abraham) Powell 1790–1876 m. Sarah (Sally) Allen 1795–1872
        2. 2. Shelton Powell 1795–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Powell 1798–1850
        4. 4. Jane Powell 1801–1869
        5. 5. Michael Powell 1801–1860
        6. 6. William Powell 1804–1880
        7. 7. John Powell 1814–
        8. 8. James Powell 1800–
      2. 2. Christiana (China) Rose 1775–1860
      3. 3. Hudson Rose 1775–1836
      4. 4. William (Jasper) Rose 1780–1860
      5. 5. Mary Rose 1781–1781
      6. 6. Amy Rose 1784–
      7. 7. Emiley Rose 1787–
      8. 8. Benjamin (Merritt) Rose 1793–1880
      9. 9. Elizabeth Rose 1796–1855
      10. 10. Ephraim Rose 1799–1849
    2. 2. Stephen Merritt 1747–1843
    3. 3. Benjamin Merritt 1750–
    4. 4. William Merritt 1759–
    5. 5. Benjamin Merritt 1761–1776
    6. 6. Mary Merritt 1761–
  2. 2. Amey Merritt 1720–1789
  3. 3. Nathaniel Merritt 1725–
  4. 4. Mary Merritt 1736–
  5. 5. Benjamin Merritt –1761

Nathaniel Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1735
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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