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Abraham Merrill (bef. 1637 - 1722)

Deacon Abraham Merrill
Born before in Lawford, Essex, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 1 Jan 1660 in Newbury, Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of — married after 15 Aug 1713 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Died after age 85 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Abraham Merrill immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Abraham Merrill was born in about 1637, the son of Nathaniel Merrill Jr. and his wife Susanna. It is said he was baptized on 9 Apr 1637 in Lawford, Essex, England.[1] It is further said (though this seems to be speculation) that after his father and uncle settled in New England, they travelled back to England in 1638/9 to pick up his wife and four children. When Abraham took the Oath of Allegiance at Newbury, MA in 1678, he was noted as age 41.

Abraham Merrill married Abigail Webster on 18 January 1660 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.[2][3]

Abraham lived in the northern part of Newbury, where he practiced the trade of Weaver. Made freeman of that town in Sept. 1662, he later became Deacon of the church.

Abraham and Abigail had 11 children, all born in Newbury:[4]

  1. Abigail, b. 13 Aug. 1665; m. Hananiah Ordway; d. 29 Nov. 1708
  2. Mary, b. 5 July 1667; m. Jonathan Thurlow, 22 Dec. 1685; d. 11 Oct. 1703
  3. Elizabeth, b. 26 Apr. 1669; m. Joseph Emery, 2 Oct. 1693; d. 29 July 1729
  4. Hannah, b. 9 Jan. 1671; m. Shubael Long, 26 Aug. 1695
  5. Abraham, b. 20 Sep.1672; m. Abigail Bartlett, 7 Oct. 1696; d. 26 Sep. 1744
  6. John, b. 15 Oct. 1673; m1. Deborah Haseltine, 10 Aug. 1708; m2. Margaret Lowell, April 1729; d. April 1756
  7. Jonathan, b. 19 Jan. 1676; m. Mary Brown; d. abt. 1760
  8. David, b. 20 Feb. 1678; m. Mary Morse, 18 Dec. 1706; d. 1760
  9. Sarah, b. 9 Oct. 1679; m. Joseph Morse, 1696; d. 1744
  10. Susanna, b. 6 Dec. 1681; d. 15 Dec. 1681, and
  11. Prudence, b. 1 Oct. 1683; m. John Bartlett, 25 Nov. 1702; d. 5 May 1718.

Abraham lost his wife on 12 Aug. 1712. In about August 1713 (marriage intentions were published on the 15th of that month), he married a second time, to Sarah Clements or Rowlinson.[5] Sarah (of Salisbury) was the widow of Nicholas Bond. The Merrill Memorial referenced below (page 167) states that Sarah was the daughter of Robert Clements of Haverhill.

Abraham died in Newbury on 28 Nov. 1722, at the age of 85.[6] He left no will, having arranged his affairs by Deeds, and no administration was taken on his estate.

Sources

  1. ↑ St. Marys, Lawford, Essex, England, Parish Records, entry for Abraham Merrilles, baptised 9 April 1637, FreeReg Baptism Entry : accessed 13 August 2022).
  2. ↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1911)| Volume 2, Part 1, Page 321
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-G3BV : 13 July 2016), Abraham Merrill and Abigaill Webster, 01 Jan 1660; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  4. ↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1911)| Volume 1, Pages 312 - 319
  5. ↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1911)| Volume 2, Part 1, Page 321
  6. ↑ Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1911)| Volume 2, Part 2, Page 658

See Also:

  • The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, by David W. Hoyt, Part I, Providence, RI, 189| "Old Families. Page 243"

Acknowledgments

  • Many thanks for Dave Bailey for re-writing this profile in March 2020




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Estate of Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury, 1601-1655 (pg 2 of 2)
Estate of Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury, 1601-1655 (pg 2 of 2)
Estate of Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury, 1601-1655 (pg 1 of 2)
Estate of Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury, 1601-1655 (pg 1 of 2)
Estate of Nathaniel Merrill in “Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, Vol 1” (cover page)
Estate of Nathaniel Merrill in “Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, Vol 1” (cover page)


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Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
This person immigrated to New England between 1621-1640 as a Minor Child (under age 21 at time of immigration) of a Puritan Great Migration immigrant who is profiled in Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (or is otherwise accepted by the Puritan Great Migration (PGM) Project).

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posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Lewis-24639 Deb (Lewis) Durham
Excellent! Thanks, Jeanie.
posted by Deb (Lewis) Durham
Thornton-1836 Jeanie (Thornton) Roberts
Found it, his name is spelled Abraham Merrilles b. in Lawford Essex, s/o Nathaniel and Susan. Same date as in his bio
posted by Jeanie (Thornton) Roberts
Lewis-24639 Deb (Lewis) Durham
I cannot find a birth record in Massachusetts, nor a baptismal record in England for Abraham.
posted by Deb (Lewis) Durham
B-404 Anne B
The earlier genealogies seem to believe that John and Nathaniel came at the same time 1635/6 so all but the first child were born in Newbury. But Nathaniels first record is 1638 which would make Abraham b. in England. Is the baptismal date in the data legitimate?
posted by Anne B
Lewis-24639 Deb (Lewis) Durham
The source given for his place of birth in the bio is a genealogy published in 1938, which isn't a primary source. There is no primary source cited within the book for his place of birth. Records for his father would indicate he was born in England.
posted by Deb (Lewis) Durham

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