Nathan Merrill (1676 - abt. 1742)

Born 3 Apr 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Kent) Merrill — married 6 Sep 1699 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Elizabeth (Jackman) Willett — married 18 Aug 1731 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1742 at about age 65 in West Newbury, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Nathan Merrill was born in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts on April 3, 1676. He was the son of Abel Merrill and Priscilla Chase Merrill. [1] [4]

Nathan was married on September 6, 1699 in Newbury to Hannah Kent, daughter of John Kent and Sarah Woodman Kent.[2] [4]

According to the book "A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury, Massachusetts" as found in the North American family Histories 1500-2000: Nathan lived in a part of town later incorporated as West Newbury. In a deed from his brother Nathaniel dated 1721, both are described as weavers and as third generation Merrill. He is referenced as a "snowshoe man" in Currier's History of Newbury (page 541).

Nathan Merrill died in West Newbury intestate about April 1742. He was 66 years old. [3]

Birth

Birth:

Record ID Number: MH:IF902

Date: 3 APR 1676

Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death

Death:

Record ID Number: MH:IF903

Date: 1742

Place: West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I443

Sources

[1] Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988; Newbury Births, page 318

[2] U S New England Marriages Prior to 1700; page 504

[3] Essex Massachusetts Probate Records 1648-1840; Probate date May 24, 1742, File # 18301. Sanborn, Melinda Lutz; Essex County Probate Records. Ancestry,com database on-line.

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[1]

Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, Three Volumes and Supplement in One Volume. volume I (1897). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982).

Coffin, Joshua. A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury. 1845. Reprint Hampton, New Hampshire: Peter E. Randall, 1977.

Merill, Samuel. A Merrill Memorial, An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury, Massachusetts. Cambridge, Massachusetts: by author, 1928.

Essex Institute. Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911, volume I.

Hosier, Kathleen E.. Kingston, New Hampshire Early Families Patriots & Soldiers. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993

http://www.longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I03693&tree=Haven

See also:

• Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850

Nathan Merrill

Spouse Elisabeth Willit

Marriage Date 18 Aug 1731

City Newbury County Essex

Source Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0886202 item 3.