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Silas (DNA match) Merritt 1790–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Burwood, Williamson County, Tennessee

Father: James Merritt

Mother: Nancy COGGIN

Spouse(s): Sarah Merritt

Children(s): Sylvanus Merritt

The story of Silas (DNA match) Merritt began in 1790 in North Carolina. Silas (DNA match) Merritt married Sarah Sallie Edwards Merritt, and had children including Sylvanus V Merritt. Silas (DNA match) Merritt passed away in 1875 in Burwood, Williamson County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas (DNA match) Merritt began in 1790 in North Carolina.
  • Silas (DNA match) Merritt married Sarah Sallie Edwards Merritt, and had children including Sylvanus V Merritt.
  • Silas (DNA match) Merritt passed away in 1875 in Burwood, Williamson County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Merritt
1755–1831
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Nancy COGGIN
1749–1850
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Merritt
1795–1865
Birth Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sylvanus Merritt
1818–1901
Birth Location: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
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Silas Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Silas Merritt
1790–1875
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
James Merritt
1755–1831
Essex, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) COGGIN
1749–1850
Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Alice (Elizabeth Benson) Coggins
1736–1810
St. George Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia
John Coggins
1715–1793
Kennington, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Merritt's Descendants

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Silas ((DNA match)) Merritt (1790–1875) m. Sarah ("Sallie" Edwards,) Merritt (1795–1865)
  1. 1. Sylvanus (V) Merritt 1818–1901 m. Eliza (Catherine) Bennett 1822–1894
    1. 1. Silas (Foster) Merritt 1842–1919 m. Anna (Lizabeth) Powell 1850–1925
      1. 1. James (Sylvanus) Merritt 1873–1958 m. Mattie Perry 1897–1962 m. Eva Lee 1878–1917
        1. 1. Harold Merritt 1925–2009 m. Ruth (Ellen) Mapes 1928–2005 m. Winnie (Joyce) Merritt 1922–1994
        2. 2. Marie (Lucile) Merrett 1900–1988 m. Orren (Datis Moore) Jr 1898–1984
        3. 3. Annie (Mozelle Jeanette) Merrett 1902–1990 m. Luther (Lawrence) Ford 1897–1991
        4. 4. James (Clyde) Merritt 1906–1972 m. Pauline Mayes 1912–1986
        5. 5. Otis Merritt 1911–1983 m. Alice (Pauline) Harris 1917–2001 m. Johnsie (Louise) Arant 1919–1976
        6. 6. Carl (Henderson) Merritt 1904–1973 m. Evalene Merritt 1909–
        7. 7. Edwin (Brooks) Merritt 1909–1973 m. Mary (Beulah) Martin 1895–1993
      2. 2. Delilah (Udora) Merritt 1872–1951 m. Jarold (R) Collins 1862– m. Robert (Henry Clay) Butler 1852–1933
        1. 1. Mabe Collins 1891–
        2. 2. Leroy (Bohn Butler) Sr 1917–1999 m. Maurine Bailey 1921–1980
        3. 3. Ruth (Hazel) Butler 1915–2001 m. James (Eugene) Lavender 1915–
      3. 3. Mary (Evaline) Meritt 1876–1956 m. James (Clayburn) Patterson 1875–1917
        1. 1. Lawrence (James) Patterson 1896–1968 m. Mary (Alice) Brown 1892–1965 m. Myrtle Jorgensen 1900–1994
        2. 2. Nora (Louise) Patterson 1897–1975 m. FRANKLIN (AUGUSTUS) BROWN 1895–1973
        3. 3. Foster (Frank) Patterson 1904–1980 m. Lennie (Lurlie) Havard 1911–2005
        4. 4. Clifford Patterson 1908–1998 m. Ruth Patterson 1906–
        5. 5. Lizzie Patterson 1902–1991 m. William (Levy) Causey 1904–1978
        6. 6. William (Walker) Patterson 1899–1946 m. Pansy Duncan 1904–1984
      4. 4. Martha (Leona) Meritt 1880–1884
      5. 5. Della Merritt 1882–1977 m. William (M) Bathrop 1873–1963 m. Roy (Moreland) Mobley 1879–1919
        1. 1. Merle (H) Mobley 1906–1976
        2. 2. Lois Mobley 1902–
        3. 3. Mildred Mobley 1908–
        4. 4. Roy (Merritt) Mobley 1911–1993
        5. 5. Marvin (Harold) Balthrop 1913–1966
      6. 6. Amanda (Loweta) Merritt 1885–1970 m. Marion (Cevester) Reese 1881–1945
        1. 1. Clara (Fay) Reese 1906–1986 m. Rueben (Eral "Hap" Ray) Sr 1901–1977
        2. 2. Carl (Cevester) Reese 1909–2000 m. Pearline (Rose) Bennifield 1912–2013
        3. 3. Oran (F) Reese 1913–
        4. 4. Ima (Lee) Reese 1914–2003 m. James (Andrew) Dawson 1910–1964
        5. 5. Annie (Lowetta) Reese 1917–2000
        6. 6. Frederick (Ralph) Reece 1922–2002
        7. 7. Bernice (Earl) Reese 1921–1921
        8. 8. Travis (Ross) Reese 1925–1925
      7. 7. John (Foster Meritt) Sr 1889–1938 m. Essie (M) Allon 1901–1996
        1. 1. Jack (Wild) Merritt 1913–2010
        2. 2. James (Lewis) Merritt 1909–1995 m. Opal Black 1911–2002
        3. 3. Gladys (Elizabeth) Merritt 1910–1998 m. Wilson Fisher 1908–1987
        4. 4. Martha (Helen) Merritt 1914–2008 m. Clyde (Clement) Hays 1911–1972
        5. 5. Mary (Cloe) Merritt 1916–2013 m. Henry (Rudford) Jackson 1913–1985
        6. 6. Elise Merritt 1922–2010 m. David (Chester) Drake 1923–2009
        7. 7. Donald (Leory) Merritt 1928–1999
        8. 8. John (Foster) Merritt 1926–1998
        9. 9. James Meritt 1937–2012
        10. 10. Virginia (Dean) Merritt 1921–1983
      8. 8. Annie (Belle) Merritt 1893–1962 m. William (Ross) Fincher 1890–1992
        1. 1. Ross (Lindy) Fincher 1927–2014
        2. 2. William (Graves) Fincher 1933–2008
      9. 9. Samuel Merritt 1869–1870
      10. 10. (infant (dau.)) Meritt 1879–1879
      11. 11. (infant (son)) Meritt 1878–1878
    2. 2. Nancy (Eliaabeth) Meritt 1844–
    3. 3. Sarah (C) Meritt 1847–
    4. 4. Amanda (J) Meritt 1849–
    5. 5. John (W) Meritt 1856–
    6. 6. Emily (W) Meritt 1852–
    7. 7. Robert Meritt 1859–

Silas Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Silas (DNA match) Merritt in North Carolina
North Carolina
1875
1875
Age 85
Death of Silas (DNA match) Merritt in Burwood, Williamson County, Tennessee
Burwood, Williamson County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Burwood, Williamson County, Tennessee
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