Richard
Merrill
Born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Nathan Merrill
and Dorothy (Carr) Merrill
Brother of
Moses Merrill and James Merrill
Husband of
Mary (Pillsbury) Merrill
— married
24 Dec 1755 in Newbury, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Merrill, Nathan Merrill, Eunice (Merrill) Chase, Rhonda Merrill, Hannah (Merrill) Cox, Sarah (Merrill) Keyes, Joseph Merrill and Anna Merrill
Died about
at about age 58
in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jan 2014
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Biography
Richard was born on 6 Nov 1732 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1] He was the son of Nathan Merrill and Dorothy (Carr) Merrill.[1]
He married Mary Pillsbury on 24 Dec 1755 in Newbury, Massachusetts.[2]
He died about 1791 in Newbury.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZLF-3MQ : 15 January 2020), Richard Merrill, 1732.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1P-MJD : 28 July 2021), Richd. Merril, 1755.
- David B. Pillsbury and Emily Getchell, The Pillsbury Family in America, 1898, family #17.
- FamilySearch profile.
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DNA Connections
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- Gerry Merrill
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup G-CTS4803, FTDNA kit #414331
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~0.78%
Paul Morey :
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~0.78%
Debra Merrill :
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The marriage of Mary Pillsbury (born 1737 to Joshua & Mary (Somery) Pillsbury is in error.