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Thomas Merrill 1678–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1678/79

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Sep 1756

Death Location: South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Abel Merrill

Mother: Priscilla Chase

Spouse(s): Judith Kent

Children(s): Joseph Merrill, Hannah Merrill, James Merrill, Hannah Merrill, Eliphalet Merrill, Ruth Merrill, Nathan Merrill, Judith Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Abel Merrill, Thomas Merrill, Sarah Merrill

The story of Thomas Merrill began in 1678 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas Merrill married Judith Kent, and had children including Abel Merrill, Eliphalet Merrill, Hannah Merrill, James Merrill, Joseph Merrill, Judith Merrill, Nathan Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Ruth Merrill, Sarah Merrill, Thomas Merrill. Thomas Merrill passed away in 1756 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Merrill began in 1678 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Thomas Merrill married Judith Kent, and had children including Abel Merrill, Eliphalet Merrill, Hannah Merrill, James Merrill, Joseph Merrill, Judith Merrill, Nathan Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Ruth Merrill, Sarah Merrill, Thomas Merrill.
  • Thomas Merrill passed away in 1756 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Merrill's Ancestors

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Thomas Merrill
1678–1756
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Abel Merrill
1643–1689
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Priscilla Chase
1648–
Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601–1654
England
possible: (Wolterton) Wilterton
1610–1672
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1568–1637
Mary Blacksoll
1574–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Merrill
1542–
Prudence Bird
1546–

Thomas Merrill's Descendants

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Thomas Merrill (01 Jan 1678/79–18 Sep 1756) m. Judith Kent (1682–02 Sep 1751)
  1. 1. Joseph Merrill 1716–1772
  2. 2. Hannah Merrill 1717–1719
  3. 3. James Merrill 1719–1798
  4. 4. Hannah Merrill 1720–1757
  5. 5. Eliphalet Merrill 1722–1803
  6. 6. Ruth Merrill 1724–
  7. 7. Nathan Merrill 1713–1736
  8. 8. Judith Merrill 1706–1775 m. Jonathan Flanders 1705–
    1. 1. Abra Flanders 1729–
    2. 2. Merrill Flanders 1731–1826
    3. 3. Parker Flanders 1733–1819
    4. 4. Judith Flanders 1735–
    5. 5. Christopher Flanders 1737–1782
    6. 6. Tamzen Flanders 1739–
    7. 7. Jonathan Flanders 1741–1831
    8. 8. Nathaniel Flanders 1743–
    9. 9. Hannah Flanders 1745–
    10. 10. Richard (Currier) Flanders 1748–1801
  9. 9. Nathaniel Merrill 1707–1754
  10. 10. Abel Merrill 1709–1791
  11. 11. Thomas Merrill 1710–1801
  12. 12. Sarah Merrill 1712– m. Richard Currier 1707–1768
    1. 1. Richard Currier 1733–1735
    2. 2. Judith Currier 1736–
    3. 3. Nathan Currier 1737–
    4. 4. Harriet Currier 1739–
    5. 5. Richard Currier 1742–
    6. 6. James Currier 1744–
    7. 7. Hannah Currier 1746–
    8. 8. Ruth Currier 1749–
    9. 9. Barnard Currier 1752–
    10. 10. John Currier 1753–
    11. 11. Richard Currier 1754–
    12. 12. Sarah Currier 1732–1735

Thomas Merrill's Timeline

3 Records

1678
01 Jan 1678/79
Birth of Thomas Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1748
01 Feb 1748/49
Age 70
Thomas Merrill - Will
None
1756
18 Sep 1756
Age 78
Death of Thomas Merrill in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 167879
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pp 205-206
    [2] Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendant of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pg 171

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pp 205-206

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 01 Feb 174849
    Record Source: Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pp 205-206

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pp 205-206

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1756
    Event Place: South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pp 205-206
    [2] Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendant of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pg 171

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