Jesse Merrill
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Jesse Merrill (1797 - 1866)

Jesse "Jessa" Merrill aka Merrell
Born in Randolph County, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , and
Husband of — married May 1818 in Randolph, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at age 69 in Adamsville, McNairy County, Tennesseemap
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Biography

Jesse Merrill/Merrell was a farmer.

Jesse married Martha Pugh May (1798 - 1881) in 1818 in Randolph Co., NC. Some of Jesse and Martha's children:

  1. Elizabeth Ann (Merrill) Hill (1819 - 1881) b. 4 Dec. 1819, Randolph Co., NC; she married Hanks Neville Hill.
  2. Jane (Merrill) Young (1822 - 1894) b. 1824, Randolph Co., NC; she married Robert Young.
  3. Melissa A (Merrill) Swain (1830 - 1905) b. May 1830, Randolph Co., NC, d. June 20, 1905, Red River Co., TX. She married RUEBEN P. SWAIN on April 1846 in McNairy Co., TN. She's buried in the Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, Red River Co., TX.
  4. George Arthur Merrill (1835 - 1886) b. 1835, TN
  5. Elma B. (Merrell) Carothers (1837 - 1896) b. 1838, TN

[1]: "Jesse Merrill became one of the pioneer settlers of McNairy Co., TN where many of his descendants now live. Jesse's old house is located one and one-half miles north of Adamsville, TN. During the winter of 1845-46, Jesse was called back to North Carolina to claim his share of his father's estate and he made the trip on horseback. During his return he was caught in a blizzard and his feet were frostbitten. He stopped at the home of an Indian woman who applied poultieces made of Indian turnips, within a few days, Jesse was able to resume his journey".

Jesse's name is on the monument at the Selmer, TN Courthouse: "This monument is erected in affectionate memory of the early settlers of McNairy County and the town of Purdy by some of their descendants. A.D. 1903."

Birth

May 4, 1797 Randolph County North Carolina, USA

Death

Sep. 29, 1866 Adamsville McNairy County Tennessee, USA

Burial

Adamsville War Memorial Park Adamsville McNairy County Tennessee, USA [2]

Note

Parents: Daniel MERRILL (1755 - 1844) and Elizabeth LYTLE (1763 - 1810)

Daniel: b. 17 May 1755, Hopewell, Mercer Co., New Jersey; d. 11 March 1844, Randolph Co., North Carolina. (He married several times)
Elizabeth: b. 1763, Paxton Twp, Lancaster Co.,PA; d. 1810, Randolph Co., North Carolina. They married 16 July 1783.

Sibling: Lytle Merrell (1784 - 1834)

Adamsville is named after George D. Adams, who operated an inn and stagecoach stop in the 1840s. Adamsville's nickname is the "Biggest Little Town in Tennessee" and was the home of Sheriff Buford Pusser.

Sources

  1. ↑ THE JOHNSONS AND THEIR KIN OF RANDOLPH, by Jessie Owen Shaw, Washington, D.C. , 1955, pg. 166:
  2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84102761/jesse-merrill : accessed 9 November 2021), memorial page for Jesse Merrill (4 May 1797–29 Sep 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84102761, citing Adamsville Cemetery, Adamsville, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by BeNotForgot (contributor 46974545) .




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Snow-2128 Chet Snow
Merrill-2148 and Merrell-252 appear to represent the same person because: clearly the same person "Jessa" is a typo for "Jesse" with same birth & death years and same parents and same family.

Please confer between profile managers to decide if MERRILL or MERRELL is the preferred surname spelling. Merrill is the wider-used alternative but each family is unique. Merrill seems to have been used by his father.... Then, Please put the "other" spelling in the "Other Last Names" field - for WikiTree's INDEX.

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posted on Merrell-252 (merged) by Chet Snow

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