John Merritt (1623 - 1676)

Born 14 Dec 1623 in Tenterden, Kent, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Wyborn) Merritt — married 2 Mar 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1676 at age 52 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

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Biography

John Merritt, born 14 Dec 1623 in Tenterden, Kent, England, was the son of Henry Merritt.^[1] He was able to bear arms in 1643 in Scituate. John was the administrator of his father's will, and occupied his homestead after his death.^[2]

John married Elizabeth Wyborne on Mar 2, 1655, the daughter of Thomas Wyborne and Elizabeth. They had the following children:^[2]

1. Ichabod Born March 1655
2. Deborah Born 1656 & died before 1677
3. John Born 17 Febuary 1661 & died 5 June 1740
4. Henry Born January 1663 & died 1732
5. Jonathan Born July 1665
6. Mary Born December 1668. She married Benjamin Studley in 1683
7. Elizabeth Born July 1671 & died March 1773

His inventory was taken on 15 March 1676/77. Elizabeth made oath to the truth of the inventory on 5 June 1677. A list of their children is at the end of the inventory with their ages.^[3]

In 1713, with the estate still not settled, his son John was granted a letter of administration to settle the estate.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch: 30 December 2014, John Merit; citing Tenterden, Kent, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,737,094.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Merritt, Douglas. Revised Merritt Records, Rhinebeck, New York, 1916 (page 12).
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-V3G8 : 12 March 2023), Wills 1669-1678, vol. 3, pp. 68-69, image 429 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-ZF4J : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 117 of 710; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• Weyburn, S. Fletcher, Weyburn-Wyborn Genealogy (Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., Three West Forty-Second Street, New York, 1911) Page 19

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-G2RC : 18 October 2022), John Merick and Elizabeth Wyborne, 1655; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011047.