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Sir John "The Younger" Merrill 1542 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1542

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

Death Date: 1 Feb 1598

Death Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Merrill

Mother: Lady John

Spouse(s): Lady Bird

Children(s): Sir Morell

The story of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill began in 1542 in of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain. Sir John "The Younger" Merrill married Lady Prudence Bird, and had children including Sir Nathaniel Morell. Sir John "The Younger" Merrill passed away in 1598 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill began in 1542 in of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain.
  • Sir John "The Younger" Merrill married Lady Prudence Bird, and had children including Sir Nathaniel Morell.
  • Sir John "The Younger" Merrill passed away in 1598 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Merrill
1498 – 1602
Birth Location: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
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Lady John
1502 – 1551
Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bird
1546 – 1606
Birth Location: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
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Children(s)

Sir Morell
1571 – 1615
Birth Location: Ipswich, County Suffolk, England
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Sir Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Sir Merrill
1542 – 1598
Birth Place: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Parents
Sir John Merrill
1498 – 1602
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Lady (Katherine) John
1502 – 1551
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Lord (John) Merrill
1542 – 1600
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Lady (Prudence) Bird
1548 – 1606
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Sir Merrill
1498 – 1551
Lady John
1507 – 1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Merrill's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Bethsheba Folger (1650 – 1726) m. Joseph Pope (1648 – 1712)

Sir Merrill's Timeline

11 Records

1542
Abt 1542
Birth of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1542
Abt 1542
Birth of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
1545
22 December 1545
Age 3
Birth of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1598
1 Feb 1598
Age 56
Death of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
1601
4 May 1601
Age 59
Birth of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
1601
4 May 1601
Age 59
Birth of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
1601
4 May 1601
Age 59
Birth of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
1609
22 December 1609
Age 67
Death of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
1654
16 March 1654
Age 112
Death of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1654
16 March 1654
Age 112
Death of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1654
16 March 1654
Age 112
Death of Sir John "The Younger" Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1545
    Event Place: Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1601
    Event Place: Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1601
    Event Place: Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1601
    Event Place: Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1542
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1542
    Event Place: of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gt. Stambridge, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 9
    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/02/1302-1307

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1609
    Event Place: Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1654
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1654
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1654
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1598
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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