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Nicholas Merritt 1613–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1613

Birth Location: Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 July 1685

Death Location: Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Marriott

Mother: Agatha Oliver

Spouse(s): Mary Sandys

Children(s): John Merritt, Thomas Merritt, Nicholas Jr., Rebecca Merritt, Martha Merritt, James Merritt, Samuel Merritt

The story of Nicholas Merritt began in 1613 in Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. Nicholas Merritt married Mary Sandys, and had children including James Merritt, John Merritt, Martha Merritt, Nicholas Merritt Jr, Rebecca Merritt, Samuel Merritt, Thomas Merritt. Nicholas Merritt passed away in 1685 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Merritt began in 1613 in Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Nicholas Merritt married Mary Sandys, and had children including James Merritt, John Merritt, Martha Merritt, Nicholas Merritt Jr, Rebecca Merritt, Samuel Merritt, Thomas Merritt.
  • Nicholas Merritt passed away in 1685 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Nicholas Merritt's Ancestors

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Nicholas Merritt
1613–1685
Birth Place: Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Marriott
1588–1648
Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Agatha (Ropely) Oliver
1589–1625
Ropley, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Marriott
1553–1620
Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Annes Hoccley
1557–1598
Wield Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Oliver
1568–1648
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Johanna Smith
1564–1660
Lyminster, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Marriott
1528–1592
Jane Bures
1526–1594
William Smythe
1521–1569
Elizabeth Elliot
1523–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Marriott
1485–1570
Susan Acton
1500–1570
Clement Heigham
1506–1571
Anne Waldegrave
1503–1590

Nicholas Merritt's Descendants

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Nicholas Merritt (1613–17 July 1685) m. Mary Sandys (1613–1697)
  1. 1. John Merritt 1642–1706
    1. 1. Sarah Merritt 1685–1741
      1. 1. Elizabeth Russell 1719–1767 m. Stephen Kinsman 1718–1767
        1. 1. EPHRAIM Kinsman 1761–1817 m. Mary Hall 1761–1844
  2. 2. Thomas Merritt 1669–1719
  3. 3. Nicholas (Merritt,) Jr. 1657–1736
  4. 4. Rebecca Merritt 1650–1717
  5. 5. Martha Merritt 1653–1725
  6. 6. James Merritt 1647–1713
  7. 7. Samuel Merritt 1664–1697

Nicholas Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1613
1613
Birth of Nicholas Merritt in Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1685
17 July 1685
Age 72
Death of Nicholas Merritt in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1613
    Event Place: Wield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 July 1685
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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