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Thomas Merritt 1735–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Mount Landing Creek, Essex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 June 1810

Death Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Merritt

Mother:

Spouse(s): Winifred Powell

Children(s): John Merritt, Lucey Merritt, Nancy Merritt, Rhoda Merritt, Richard Merritt, Susanna Merritt, Clarissa Merritt

Thomas Merritt was born in 1735 in Mount Landing Creek, Essex County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Merritt And Ann. Thomas Merritt married Winifred Powell, and had children including Clarissa Clary Merritt, Elizabeth Merritt, John Randolph Merritt, Lucey Merritt, Mary Merritt, Nancy Nannie Merritt, Rhoda Merritt, Richard Merritt, Susanna Merritt. Thomas Merritt passed away in 1810 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Merritt was born in 1735 in Mount Landing Creek, Essex County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Merritt And Ann.
  • Thomas Merritt married Winifred Powell, and had children including Clarissa Clary Merritt, Elizabeth Merritt, John Randolph Merritt, Lucey Merritt, Mary Merritt, Nancy Nannie Merritt, Rhoda Merritt, Richard Merritt, Susanna Merritt.
  • Thomas Merritt passed away in 1810 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA.

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Thomas Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Merritt
1735–1810
Birth Place: Mount Landing Creek, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Merritt
1700–1762
Old, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Merritt
1680–1728
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Merritt
1635–1695
Eleanor Ould
1660–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deborah Goody
1600–1637

Thomas Merritt's Descendants

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Thomas Merritt (1735–15 June 1810) m. Winifred Powell (–1825)
  1. 1. John (Randolph) Merritt –1854
  2. 2. Lucey Merritt 1788–
  3. 3. Nancy ("Nannie") Merritt 1794–1838
  4. 4. Rhoda Merritt 1766–1825
  5. 5. Richard Merritt 1763–1850
  6. 6. Susanna Merritt 1765–
  7. 7. Clarissa ("Clary") Merritt 1772–1856 m. John Cruse 1752–1808 m. John Cruse 1768–1808
    1. 1. Prosser (Duke) Cruse 1801–1865 m. Sarah (Frances) Ferguson 1809–1878
      1. 1. Martha (J.) Cruse 1839–1904 m. William (Whitledge) Brooks 1827–1894
        1. 1. Mary Brooks 1852–
        2. 2. Burd (H) Brooks 1855–
        3. 3. James (P.) Brooks 1854–
        4. 4. Nancy (Ellen) Brooks 1858–1889
        5. 5. Manda Brooks 1860–
        6. 6. Evelyn (B.) Brooks 1862–1926
        7. 7. Jane (P.) Brooks 1864–
        8. 8. George (Chatfield) Brooks 1870–1954
        9. 9. Laura (Ann) Brooks 1870–1933 m. William (Riley "Tiger Bill") Puckett 1838–1910
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cruse 1824–1871
      3. 3. Clarasa Cruse 1826–1844
      4. 4. David (Henry) Cruse 1832–1904
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Cruse 1834–1835
      6. 6. John (W) Cruse 1836–1918
      7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Cruse 1838–1895
      8. 8. James (Martin) Cruse 1839–1923
      9. 9. Wayne (A) Cruse 1845–1922
      10. 10. Amanda (Milvenia) Cruse 1846–1885
      11. 11. George (Chatfield) Cruse 1846–1927
      12. 12. William (Prosser) Cruse 1849–1850
      13. 13. Chad (Richard) Cruse 1851–1927
      14. 14. Thomas (M) Cruse 1857–1911
      15. 15. Martha Cruse 1823–1830
    2. 2. Willis Cruse 1803–1804
    3. 3. Mary Cruse 1805–1806

Thomas Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Thomas Merritt in Mount Landing Creek, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Mount Landing Creek, Essex County, Virginia, USA
1810
15 June 1810
Age 75
Death of Thomas Merritt in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Mount Landing Creek, Essex County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1810
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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