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Rachel Cornell Merrill 1755–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co., N.C.

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Tabernacle, Randolph Co., N.C.

Father: William Merrill

Mother: Mary Cornell

Spouse(s): Andrew Fouts

Children(s): Susannah Fouts, David Fouts, Jacob Fouts, Andrew Jr., Noel Fouts, Lewis Fouts, Penelope Fouts, Catherine Fouts, William Fouts, Mary Fouts, William Pfoutz, William Fouts, Eli Fouts, David Fouts

Rachel Cornell Merrill was born in 1755 in Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co., N.C., the child of William Merrill And Mary Cornell. Rachel Cornell Merrill married Andrew Varner Fouts, and had children including Andrew Fouts Jr, Catherine Fouts, David Fouts, Eli Fouts, Jacob Fouts, Lewis Fouts, Mary Fouts, Noel Fouts, Penelope Fouts, Susannah Fouts, William Fouts, William Simmons Pfoutz. Rachel Cornell Merrill passed away in 1834 in Tabernacle, Randolph Co., N.C..

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Biography

  • Rachel Cornell Merrill was born in 1755 in Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co., N.C., the child of William Merrill And Mary Cornell.
  • Rachel Cornell Merrill married Andrew Varner Fouts, and had children including Andrew Fouts Jr, Catherine Fouts, David Fouts, Eli Fouts, Jacob Fouts, Lewis Fouts, Mary Fouts, Noel Fouts, Penelope Fouts, Susannah Fouts, William Fouts, William Simmons Pfoutz.
  • Rachel Cornell Merrill passed away in 1834 in Tabernacle, Randolph Co., N.C..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Rachel Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Merrill
1755–1834
Birth Place: Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co., N.C.
Parents
William Merrill
1729–1782
Mary Cornell
1724–1813
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
William Merrill
1690–1740
Penelope Stout
1700–1776
Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
William Cornell
1693–1749
Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
Elizabeth Smith
1682–1735
Great-Grandparents
James Stout
1648–1714
Richard Cornell
1624–1694
Elizabeth Jessup
1635–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Stout
1615–1705
Penelope VanPrincis
1622–1732
Thomas Cornell♦
1593–1655
Rebecca Cornell♦
1600–1673

Rachel Merrill's Descendants

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Rachel (Cornell) Merrill (1755–1834) m. Andrew (Varner) Fouts (09 Mar 1751–SEP 1834)
  1. 1. Susannah Fouts 1776–1822 m. Isaac Morgan 1775–1848
    1. 1. Betsy (Penelope “Nellie”) Morgan 1807–1871 m. William Curtis 1805–1883
      1. 1. James (Calvin) Curtis 1828–1902 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Leffler 1834–1900
        1. 1. Jacob (M) Curtis 1858–1917 m. Mary (Francis) Mahuron 1862–1938
        2. 2. William (A.) Curtis 1851–1922
        3. 3. Cloe Curtis 1853–
        4. 4. Martha (J.) Curtis 1860–1907
        5. 5. Thomas (J.) Curtis 1864–1942
        6. 6. Catherine (A.) Curtis 1866–
        7. 7. John (C.) Curtis 1869–1909
        8. 8. Walter (C.) Curtis 1873–
      2. 2. John (M.) Curtis 1830–1855 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Allen 1831–1855
      3. 3. Alexander Curtis 1833–1907 m. Nora (Bowman) Wilson 1831–1907 m. Emeline Teague 1839–1864
      4. 4. Morgan Curtis 1834–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Curtis 1836–1850
      6. 6. William (R.) Curtis 1838–1866
      7. 7. Deborah ("Debbie") Curtis 1840–1861
      8. 8. Thomas (C. Jefferson) Curtis 1845–1933
      9. 9. Daniel (M.) Curtis 1847–1893
      10. 10. Mary (J.) Curtis 1849–1854
      11. 11. Amanda (E. M.) Curtis 1851–1888
  2. 2. David Fouts 1772–1867
  3. 3. Jacob Fouts 1775–1836
  4. 4. Andrew (Fouts) Jr. 1781–1843
  5. 5. Noel Fouts 1785–1866
  6. 6. Lewis Fouts 1778–
  7. 7. Penelope Fouts 1788–1842
  8. 8. Catherine Fouts 1778–1852
  9. 9. William Fouts 1774–1834
  10. 10. Mary Fouts 1776–1822
  11. 11. William (Simmons) Pfoutz 1765–
  12. 12. William Fouts 1802–1834
  13. 13. Eli Fouts 1830–1861
  14. 14. David Fouts 1780–1854

Rachel Merrill's Timeline

3 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Rachel Cornell Merrill in Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co., N.C.
Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co., N.C.
1755
1755
Birth of Rachel Cornell Merrill
None
1834
1834
Age 79
Death of Rachel Cornell Merrill in Tabernacle, Randolph Co., N.C.
Tabernacle, Randolph Co., N.C.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co., N.C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23886.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Tabernacle, Randolph Co., N.C.

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