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Walter Merritt 1558–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Painswich, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 10 FEB 1609

Death Location: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND

Father: Walter Merritt

Mother: Virginia Suter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fletcher

Children(s): Thomas Merritt

Walter Merritt was born in 1558 in Painswich, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND, the child of Walter Merritt And Virginia Suter. Walter Merritt married Elizabeth Fletcher, and had children including Thomas Merritt. Walter Merritt passed away in 1609 in Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • Walter Merritt was born in 1558 in Painswich, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND, the child of Walter Merritt And Virginia Suter.
  • Walter Merritt married Elizabeth Fletcher, and had children including Thomas Merritt.
  • Walter Merritt passed away in 1609 in Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND.

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Walter Merritt's Ancestors

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Walter Merritt
1558–1609
Birth Place: Painswich, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Parents
Walter Merritt
1535–
Virginia Suter
1538–
Grandparents
Thomas Merritt
1515–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Merritt's Descendants

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Walter Merritt (1558–10 FEB 1609) m. Elizabeth Fletcher (1567–)
  1. 1. Thomas Merritt 1608–1664 m. Susannah Cranniwell 1590–1665
    1. 1. Susannah Merritt –1654 m. George Barstow 1614–1654
      1. 1. George Barstow 1652–1726 m. Mercy Clark 1656–1726
        1. 1. Martha Barstow 1690– m. Thomas Reed 1672–1748
      2. 2. Margaret Barstow 1650–1707 m. Simon Gates 1645–1692
        1. 1. Abigail Gates 1671–1775
        2. 2. Simon Gates 1675–1735 m. Sarah Woods 1685–1751
        3. 3. George Gates 1678–1679
        4. 4. Amos Gates 1681–1754
        5. 5. Jonathan Gates 1683–1756
        6. 6. Samuel Gates 1685–1685
        7. 7. Margaret Gates 1689–1734

Walter Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Walter Merritt in Painswich, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Painswich, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
1609
10 FEB 1609
Age 51
Death of Walter Merritt in Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Painswich, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 FEB 1609
    Event Place: Gloucestershire and Castle, Yorkshire, ENGLAND

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