Benjamin
Merritt
Born about in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Madrack Merritt
and Jane Merritt
Husband of
Nancy (Unknown) Merritt
— married
1809 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James Westley Merritt, John Torrence Merritt, Green B Merritt, William Merritt and George Washington Merritt
Died before
before about age 83
in Jasper County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2014
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Biography
Benjamin Merritt was born about 1777 in North Carolina. Benjamin Merritt of Jasper/Jones AND the Benjamin Merritt of Greene Co., GA both link back to the Halifax County, North Carolina Merritts. Benjamin Merritt descends from John Merritt Sr (ca 1707-1757) and the Benjamin Merritt of Greene Co., GA tie back to Thomas Merritt (ca 1705-1768) of Conoconary Swamp.
Benjamin received a fortunate draw in 1820 in the third Georgia land lottery for land in Jasper County. [1]
Benjamin was found in 1830 and 1840 in Jones County, Georgia. In 1840, he was living next door to his son, Green.[2][3]
Disambiguation
Many men share Benjamin Merritt's name and there is a propensity to inaccurately connect and merge the Benjamin Merritts.
- Benjamin was not the son of Benjamin Merritt of Greene Co, GA.
- Benjamin was not the Benjamin Merritt of Wake Co, NC who married Alice Terrell. According to the estate settlement of Benjamin Merritt in Wake County, he married twice with Alcey being his first wife.
- Benjamin was not the same person as Benjamin Merritt of Greene Co, GA who was in the Greene County, Georgia militia as a lieutenant in 1813 to fight against the Creek Indians. The Georgia Journal, August 4, 1813 (https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82014251/1813-08-04/ed-1/seq-3/#sort=date_asc&index=0&rows=12&proxtext=benjamin+merritt&sequence=0&words=Benjamin+Merritt&page=1)
Sources
- ↑ Southern Recorder, October 24, 1820 (https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82016415/1820-10-24/ed-1/seq-1/#sort=date_asc&index=2&rows=12&words=Benjamin+Merritt&sequence=0®ion=middle&proxtext=benjamin+merritt&=&page=2)
- ↑ United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-PFP : 18 August 2015), Benjamin Merritt, Jones, Georgia, United States; citing 443, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 7,038.
- ↑ United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-C1S : 24 August 2015), Benjamin Merritt, Grishum District, Jones, Georgia, United States; citing p. 127, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 44; FHL microfilm 7,045.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~6.25%
Tommie Merritt
:
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A980390 [compare]
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~3.12%
M (Merritt) Fitz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A319234 [compare], Ancestry member FitzMerritt
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Lona Stainback :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A837197 [compare], Ancestry member CharlieRathbun
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~1.56%
Dianne (Merrett) Randolph :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
James Smith :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Charles (Hill Jr.) Hill :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Howard Tiner :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T585084 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Benjamin Merritt Jr (1816-abt.1875)
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Categories: Jones County, Georgia | Jones County, Georgia, Merritt Name Study
The first wife of Benjamin Merritt Of Jones Co., GA is unknown. However, he married the widow Rebecca Watts in 1843 as his second wife.