David
Merritt
Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Merritt
and Elizabeth (Pinson) Merritt
Brother of
Thomas Merritt, John Merritt, Deborah (Merritt) Hatch, Elizabeth (Merritt) Prouty, Mary (Merritt) Buck, Ruth (Merritt) Lincoln, Ichabod Merritt, Hannah (Merritt) Wing, Henry Merritt, Abigail (Merritt) House, Jonathan Merritt, Ebenezer Merritt and Ezekiel Merritt
Husband of
Sarah (Franklin) Merritt
— married
17 Feb 1763 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts
[children unknown]
Died before
before age 69
in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jul 2014
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Biography
Probate
The will of David Merritt of Scituate, yeoman was dated 24 September 1772, and proved on 16 December 1772 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Sarah, and his children, David Merritt, John Merritt, and Hannah Merritt.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-8HSC : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 167 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
- Merritt, Douglas. Revised Merritt Records, Rhinebeck, New York, 1916
- Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1850: Book II, Part 3
- Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts to 1850 Volume I- Births Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1909
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