Samuel Merrill (1748 - 1803)

Born 1748 in Hopewell, New Jersey, Colonial America

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Descendants

Died 1803 at about age 55 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Samuel Merrill performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Samuel Merrill, was born in 1748. He is the son of Benjamin Merrill and Jemima Smith. He died in 1803 at the age of 55 in Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[1]

Samuel, the eldest son of Benjamin and Jemima Merrill, was born in New Jersey about 1748. He was still a child when his parents started to the south. He was brought up on his Father’s plantation in the Jersey Settlement and after his father’s death he received the plantation. It is presumed that he carried on the agricultural pursuits of his father, and at the same time practiced the art of weaving in which he was a master. He lived until about 1803. In his will (Will book G. page 5. Rowan County) which was probated in 1803 he mentioned his wife Sussanah, sons, Benjamin Smith, and Azariah, and daughters Jemima Yarborough and Sarah. From old Bible records we find that there was another daughter named Betty. All of his official papers were signed Samuel.

In the Revolutionary Army accounts of North Carolina, Sam Merrill is listed in the Salisbury District as being on of those who turned in his service certificate amount to 7-19-11 and dated Sept. 13, 1782, on account of special certificate paid into the comptroller’s office by John Armstrong. He received this pay in land on April 22, 1784. In the accounts of the United States with North Carolina during the time between June and September, 1781, Samuel Merrill is paid for provisions he furnished the army. These two accounts clearly show his actions during the trying period of the Revolution.

Practically all the Merrills in Rowan and closely adjoining counties are descendents of Samuel through his son Azariah, who married Miss Abigail Frost and lived on the old Captain Merrill Home place.^[2][3]

Census

• 1790 United States Federal Census Rowan, North Carolina. Attached.

Name:

Home in 1790 (City, County, State):Rowan, North Carolina

Males - Under 16:2

Males - 16 and over:1

Females:3

Number of Slaves :1

Number of Household Members:

• 1800 Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.

Name:Samuel Merrill Home in 1800 (City, County, State):Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:1 [Azariah] Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:1 [Samuel] Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over:2 [,] Number of Slaves:4 Number of Household Members Over 25:3 Number of Household Members:8

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Michael Lechner, Jul 23, 2012
2. ↑ http://thomaspaulmerrill.com/Benweb/Merrill%20Lineage%20by%20Dorris_McKinney.htm
3. ↑ Descendants of Anthony Haden, Kay Haden, 2011.

• Attached Documents.
• Descendants of Anthony Haden, Kay Haden, 2011. website.
• Cowen Family History, compiled by Sarah Gaunt Thompson.
• Cowen Family History, compiled by Judy Cowen-Hodges.
• Cowen Family History, compiled by Sharon Moffitt Cowen.
• Lechner Family History, compiled by Michael Lechner, with my father Ted Harrold Lechner. Lechner Family History.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SB1M-Y6W : accessed 2015-10-07), entry for Jemima /Merrill/.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 4, 2018), "Record of Samuel Merrill", Ancestor # A078012.