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Thomas Merritt 1740–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Halifax County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 Jun 1790

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Merritt**

Mother: Mary Merritt

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1740, Thomas Merritt entered the world in Halifax County, North Carolina, USA, born to John Merritt And Mary Merritt. Thomas Merritt passed away in 1790 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Thomas Merritt entered the world in Halifax County, North Carolina, USA, born to John Merritt And Mary Merritt.
  • Thomas Merritt passed away in 1790 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Merritt's Ancestors

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Thomas Merritt
1740–1790
Birth Place: Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Merritt**
1690–1778
North Carolina, USA
Mary Merritt
1697–1757
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charles Merritt
1652–1718
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Ellinor (Mary Evans) Merritt
1658–1716
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Colonel (John) Haywood
1684–1758
Christ Church Parish, St Michaels Island, Barbadoes
Mary (Lucy Lovett) Haywood
1695–1766
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luke (Moselle)
1614–1673
Deborah Lawrence
1620–1673
Capt (HMS)
1624–1706
elizabeth Perry
1630–1706
Sir Haywood
1634–1690
Hester Taylor
1642–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Griffin Evans
1595–1635
Anne Evans
1602–1626
Alice Critchlow
1593–1657
William Taylor
1611–1660
Ruth Corbin
1622–1672

Thomas Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Thomas Merritt in Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
1790
22 Jun 1790
Age 50
Death of Thomas Merritt in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1790
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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