Levin Merrill (abt. 1750 - aft. 1761)

Born about 1750 in Pitts Creek, Worcester, MD

Ancestors

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Biography

Levin was the son of John Merrill and Elizabeth Pitts

His father died when Levin was a boy, making these provisions in his will, which was written in 1759 and proved in January 1761:

-bequest :-to son Levin Merrill – an enslaved man named Jack. A yoke of oxen, one feather bed & furniture, hand mill, iron pot and hook, 1/3 of pewter, all clothes

-for sons Levin and William Merrill to be apprenticed to some trade and to be under their brother John Merrill’s care

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Sources

• Will of John Merrill, of Worcester County, in Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 (Worcester) Wills 1759-1769, Vol 3, Image 19. Images (browse only) at FamilySearch.org, accessed 11 Sept 2020.

Will signed:21 Jan 1759; Will proved 23 Jan 1761

Bequests to son William Merrill

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