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Walter Davis Merritt 1535–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Painswich, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1609

Death Location: Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas (Merritt)

Mother: Mary Eke

Spouse(s): Virginia Suiter

Children(s): Walter Merritt

Walter Davis Merritt was born in 1535 in Painswich, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Thomas Richard Merrett Merritt And Mary Elizabeth Eke. Walter Davis Merritt married Virginia Byrd Suiter, and had children including Walter Merritt. Walter Davis Merritt passed away in 1609 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Walter Davis Merritt was born in 1535 in Painswich, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Thomas Richard Merrett Merritt And Mary Elizabeth Eke.
  • Walter Davis Merritt married Virginia Byrd Suiter, and had children including Walter Merritt.
  • Walter Davis Merritt passed away in 1609 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Merritt's Ancestors

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Walter Merritt
1535–1609
Birth Place: Painswich, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Richard Merrett (Merritt)
1510–1609
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Eke
1510–1603
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John Eke
1460–1548
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Merritt's Descendants

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Walter (Davis) Merritt (1535–10 Feb 1609) m. Virginia (Byrd) Suiter (1538–1600)
  1. 1. Walter Merritt 1558–1609 m. Elizabeth Fletcher 1567–1609
    1. 1. Thomas (Henry Merritt (Deacon ,) Cordwainer) 1589–1664 m. Susan Wolfedon 1594–1664
      1. 1. Abigail Merritt 1623–1683 m. Daniel Fisher 1618–1683
        1. 1. Daniel Fisher 1650–1713 m. Mary Fuller 1655–1726

Walter Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Walter Davis Merritt in Painswich, Gloucestershire, England
Painswich, Gloucestershire, England
1609
10 Feb 1609
Age 74
Death of Walter Davis Merritt in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Painswich, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1609
    Event Place: Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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