John Allen Merritt (1796 - 1879)

Born 4 Jul 1796 in Pendleton Dist. SC

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Died 1879 at about age 82 in Tippah County, Mississippi

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Pontotoc County, Miss.

Reference

Reference: 2291

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Note

Note:

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His parents were Allen Merritt and Mary Wilson. John's parents and grandparents were natives of South Carolina. The family moved to Fayette County, Alabama in 1834 and on to Mississippi in 1844.

James H. Merritt came to Arkansas County, Arkansas in 1857. He was a merchant. He was first elected to county office in 1862, and to county judge in 1880.

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# Name: John Allen Merritt

# Sex: M

# Birth: 1800 in South Carolina

# Death: 1879 in Tippah County, Mississippi

# Burial: Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Marriage 1 Mary Wilson b: ABT 1805 in South Carolina

* Married: ABT 1825 in South Carolina

From 1850 census of Tippah Co., Miss. Page 0463a.

33 1031 1031 Merritt John 24 M Farmer S.C

34 1031 1031 Merritt Safrona 18 F Ten

35 1032 1032 Crane Bethel 40 M Farmer 600 Ga

36 1032 1032 Crane Maria 31 F Ky

37 1032 1032 Crane Marion W. 22 M Farmer Ten

38 1032 1032 Crane Elizabeth 19 F Ten

39 1032 1032 Crane John 10 M Miss

40 1032 1032 Crane Sarah Ann 3 F Miss

41 1033 1033 Merritt Allen 54 M Farmer 425 SC

42 1033 1033 Merritt Mary 43 F SC

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Tippah DIVISION: 2 REEL NO: M432-381 PAGE NO: 468a

REFERENCE: Enum. 23rd day of October 1850

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LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB

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1 1033 1033 Merritt James 19 M Farming SC X

2 1033 1033 Merritt Henry 17 M Farming SC X

3 1033 1033 Merritt Josiah F. 15 M Ala X

4 1033 1033 Merritt William 13 M Ala X

5 1033 1033 Merritt Hugh H. 10 M Ala X

Land records of Columbia Co from BLM

MERITT JOHN 15 16S 22W 40 1859/07/01

MERITT JOHN 15 16S 22W 80 1859/07/01

MERRITT JOHN W 15 18S 21W 40 1857/07/01

MERRITT JOHN W 15 18S 21W 80 1856/05/01

MERRITT JOHN W 15 18S 21W 40 1856/10/10

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Ahnentafel, Generation No. 1

1. Allen MERRITT was born 1799 in South Carolina, and died 1879 in Tippah Co., Miss?. He was buried in Pontotoc Co., Miss?. He was the son of 2. James MERRITT and 3. Sarah FOSTER. He married Mary WILLSON 1825 in South Carolina, daughter of John WILLSON and Isabella. She was born 1808 in South Carolina, and died 1860. He married Mrs PHILLIPS.

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2

2. James MERRITT was born 1 MAR 1755 in Essex Co., Va, and died 1833.

3. Sarah FOSTER was born 1765 in South Carolina, and died 1833. She was the daughter of 6. James FOSTER.

Children of Sarah FOSTER and James MERRITT are:

i. Josiah MERRITT.

ii. MERRITT was born 1784.

iii. Rebecca MERRITT.

iv. MERRITT was born 1788.

v. MERRITT was born 1790.

vi. Sarah MERRITT.

1. vii. Allen MERRITT was born 1799 in South Carolina, and died 1879 in Tippah Co., Miss?. He married Mary WILLSON 1825 in South Carolina, daughter of John WILLSON and Isabella. She was born 1808 in South Carolina, and died 1860. He married Mrs PHILLIPS.

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 3

6. James FOSTER.

Child of James FOSTER is:

3. i. Sarah FOSTER was born 1765 in South Carolina, and died 1833. She married James MERRITT. He was born 1 MAR 1755 in Essex Co., Va, and died 1833.

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1. ↑ Merritt-1426 was created by Gary McKinnie through the import of bgm.ged on Jun 20, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.