Nathaniel Merrill (1731 - abt. 1801)

Born 26 Feb 1731 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Baldwin) Merrill — married 7 Nov 1754 in Pelham, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died about 1801 at about age 69 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Nathaniel Merrill served with Civil Service, Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

Nathaniel Merrill is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A018957.

Nathaniel5 (John4, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel2) was born 26 Feb 1731/2 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and at an early age moved to Pelham, New Hampshire, and later to Westminster and Shelburne Falls, MA. His parents were John and Lydia (Gage) Merrill. He married (1) 7 Nov. 1754, Anna Baldwin, at Pelham, Hillsborough Co, NH,^[1] and a second time to an unknown woman.

Nathaniel Merrill is honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for providing civil service in Massachusetts. He was a road surveyor in Shelburne, Massachusetts, in 1777. ^[2]

Nathaniel died at age 68, he was survived by his second wife and at least six of his nine known children ^[3]

Children

Children with Anna Baldwin

1. Nathaniel (1755-1836), m. ~1776 Anna Long
2. James (1756-1842), m. ~1880 Lois _____
3. Thaddeus (1758-1838), m. 1780 Chloe Smead
4. Anna (1760- ), m. 1799 James Cram
5. John (1763-1848), m. 1799 Sarah Long
6. Bemjamin (1767-1854), m. 1793 Jemima Potter
7. Joseph (1769-1839), m. 1789 Polly Denson

Children with 2nd spouse

1. Asa(1779- )
2. Polly

Timeline

• 1732, 26 Feb - Nathaniel was born to John and Lydia (Gage) Merrill in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• - removed to Pelham, New Hampshire where his younger siblings were born
• 1754, 7 Nov - Nathaniel married Anna Baldwin, they had nine known children in Pelham, New Hampshire ^[4]
• 1763 to 1769 - sons John, Benjamin and Joseph born in Westminster, Massachusetts (MAVR)
• 1769 - birth of Anna's 7th child, Joseph, in Pelham, New Hampshire ^[4]
• 1769, 17 Jul - birth of Joseph Merrill in Westminster, Massachusetts ^[5]
• 1777 - military service at age 45
• 1778, by - married second perhaps in Shelburne, Massachusetts
• 1779, 26 Apr - birth of son Asa in Shelburne
• 1790 - at home with spouse and possibly widower son Thaddeous in Rowe, Massachusetts ^[6]

Research Notes

• The nine children of Nathaniel Merrill (1732-1801) in "A Merril Memory" by Samuel Merrill 1983 ^[7]
• Merrill Births in Haverhill, Massachusetts ^[8]
• Nathaniel's second wife is not Anna Gile who apparently married a different Nathaniel Merrill in 1753
• A marriage is recorded in Hopkinton, New Hampshire on 13 May 1766 for Nathaniel Merrill and Sarah Colby.
• there are several contemporary persons named Nathaniel Merrill, time will tell.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution A018957
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 28, 2017), "Record of Nathaniel Merrill", Ancestor # A018957.
3. ↑ Children of Nathaniel Merrill (1732-1800) in "A Merrill Memorial," by Samuel Merrill, pub 1928, Vol. 1, Section 250, pg. 301, https://archive.org/details/merrillmemoriala01merr/page/301/mode/1up
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Entry for Nathaniel Merrill 1754 Marriage in "A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury," Ancestry.com, text online [subscription] Ancestry Image
5. ↑ 1769 Birth for Joseph Merrill in "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," ancestry.com database online [subscription] Ancestry Image
6. ↑ 1790 Residence for Nathaniel Merrill in "1790 United States Federal Census," ancestry.com, database online with images [subscription] Ancestry Image
7. ↑ Nathaniel Merrill, 5th Generation, in "A Merrill Memorial," by Samuel Merrill, Volume 1, Section [250] pg 301, archive.org, text online, https://archive.org/details/merrillmemoriala01merr/page/301/mode/2up
8. ↑ Merrills in "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850," americanancestors.com, database online [subscription] NEHGS Record