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Richard Merritt 1763–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1763

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: June 1850

Death Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Merritt

Mother: Winifred Powell

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In 1763, Richard Merritt entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Merritt And Winifred Powell. Richard Merritt passed away in 1850 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1763, Richard Merritt entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Merritt And Winifred Powell.
  • Richard Merritt passed away in 1850 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

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Richard Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Richard Merritt
1763–1850
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Merritt
1735–1810
Mount Landing Creek, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Winifred Powell
–1825
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Merritt
1700–1762
Old, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Richard Powell
1707–1774
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Ware
1718–
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Merritt
1680–1728
William Jr.
1660–1739
Mary Gibson
1685–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Merritt
1635–1695
Eleanor Ould
1660–1698
William Gibson
1655–1722
Elizabeth CHAVIS
1647–1706

Richard Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1763
1763
Birth of Richard Merritt in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
1850
June 1850
Age 87
Death of Richard Merritt in Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1850
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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