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Sir John Merrill 1498 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1498

Birth Location: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain

Death Date: 1602

Death Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Father: Lord Merrill

Mother: Lady Bird

Spouse(s): Lady John

Children(s): Sir Merrill

In 1498, Sir John Merrill entered the world in of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain, born to Lord John Merrill and Lady Prudence Bird. Sir John Merrill married Lady Katherine John, and had children including Sir John "The Younger" Merrill. Sir John Merrill passed away in 1602 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1498, Sir John Merrill entered the world in of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain, born to Lord John Merrill and Lady Prudence Bird.
  • Sir John Merrill married Lady Katherine John, and had children including Sir John "The Younger" Merrill.
  • Sir John Merrill passed away in 1602 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Merrill
1542 – 1600
Birth Location: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
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Lady Bird
1548 – 1606
Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
LB

Spouses(s)

Lady John
1502 – 1551
Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England
LJ

Children(s)

Sir Merrill
1542 – 1598
Birth Location: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
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Sir Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Sir Merrill
1498 – 1602
Birth Place: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Parents
Lord John Merrill
1542 – 1600
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Lady (Prudence) Bird
1548 – 1606
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Grandparents
Sir (John "The Younger") Merrill
1498 – 1551
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Lady (Katherine) John
1507 – 1551
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Merrill's Descendants

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Sir (John) Merrill (Abt 1498 – 1602) m. Lady (Katherine) John (1502 – 13 December 1551)
  1. 1. Sir (John "The Younger") Merrill (Abt 1542 – 1 Feb 1598) m. Lady (Prudence) Bird (Abt 1546 – 22 December 1606)
    1. 1. Sir (Nathaniel) Morell (1571 – 1615) m. Mary Blacksoll (1 May 1574 – 29 Apr 1624)
      1. 1. Abraham Morrell (Abt 1600 – 1660) m. Abigail Powell (1600 – 1660)
        1. 1. Mary Morrell (1620-1629 – Apr 1704) m. Peter Folger (1618 – 1704)

Sir Merrill's Timeline

17 Records

1498
Abt 1498
Birth of Sir John Merrill in of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
1500
1500
Age 2
Birth of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1545
22 Dec 1545
Age 47
Birth of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1551
28 Jan 1551
Age 53
Death of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1568
Abt 1568
Age 70
Birth of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1568
Abt 1568
Age 70
Birth of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1574
1574
Age 76
Birth of Sir John Merrill in Belstead, Suffolk, England
Belstead, Suffolk, England
1576
Abt 1576
Age 78
Birth of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1576
Abt 1576
Age 78
Birth of Sir John Merrill in of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
1602
1602
Age 104
Death of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1602
1602
Age 104
Death of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1602
1602
Age 104
Death of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1602
1602
Age 104
Death of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1609
22 Dec 1609
Age 111
Death of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1616
8 Sep 1616
Age 118
Sir John Merrill was baptized in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1673
12 Apr 1673
Age 175
Death of Sir John Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1673
12 Sep 1673
Age 175
Death of Sir John Merrill in Newbury, Massachusetts
Newbury, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1545
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Belstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1576
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1568
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1568
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1576
    Event Place: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1498
    Event Place: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1616
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P78/1 in 1/1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0465-0472

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: Genealogical and family history of northern New York

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1609
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1673
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1551
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1673
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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