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Thomas Merritt 1713–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: FROM 1713

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 18 May 1768

Death Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Mary Haywood

Spouse(s): Mary Goodson

Children(s):

Thomas Merritt was born in 1713 in Scotland, the child of John Merritt Sr And Mary Alice Haywood. Thomas Merritt married Martha, Mary Goodson. Thomas Merritt passed away in 1768 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Merritt was born in 1713 in Scotland, the child of John Merritt Sr And Mary Alice Haywood.
  • Thomas Merritt married Martha, Mary Goodson.
  • Thomas Merritt passed away in 1768 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Thomas Merritt's Ancestors

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Thomas Merritt
1713–1768
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John Merritt Sr
1680–1757
Rappahannock Virginia BCA
Mary (Alice) Haywood
1694–1778
Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Charles Marriott
1652–1718
Surry, Surry, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Elinor (Mary) Evans
1660–1716
Virginia, United States
John (Haywood) II
1684–1756
Barbados, British West Indies
Mary (Lucy) Lovett
1695–1766
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Marriott
1615–1670
Elizabeth Norton
1621–1672
Peter Evans
1624–1706
Ellinor Morehead
1632–
John Haywood
–1696
Hester Taylor
1654–1690
John III
1665–1750
Mary Pride
1668–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Marriott
1599–1663
Griffin Evans
1595–1635
Ann Jenkins
1602–1627
Thomas I
1625–1678
Elizabeth Tuttle
Frances Taylor
1625–1700
Hester
1630–
John II
1636–1727
Bethiah Rootes
1640–1714
John Pride
1636–1730
Jane Lovering
1652–1713

Thomas Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1713
FROM 1713
Birth of Thomas Merritt in Scotland
Scotland
1768
18 May 1768
Age 55
Death of Thomas Merritt in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: FROM 1713
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1768
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

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