John
Torrence
Merritt
Born in Jones County, Georgia
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Merritt
and Nancy (Unknown) Merritt
Husband of
Louisa A. (Smith) Merritt
— married
27 Dec 1838 in Jones County, Georgia
Husband of
Georgia Anne (Harvey) Merritt
— married
5 Jul 1853 in Jones County, Georgia
Husband of
Sarah (Connelly) Merritt
— married
23 Dec 1885 in St. Francois, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Jeremiah G Merritt and Monroe Stephen Merritt
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2014
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Biography
John Torrence Merritt was born in 1813 in Georgia. He married Louisa Smith on December 27, 1838 in Jones County, Georgia.[1] In 1850, John and Louisa were living in Jones County, Georgia. 4 children were living in the household.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVJ-RVL : 22 December 2016), John T. Merritt and Louisa A. Smith, 27 Dec 1838; citing Marriage, Jones, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 454,228.
- ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYT-3ZP : 9 November 2014), John T Merit, Jones county, part of, Jones, Georgia, United States; citing family 466, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVV-72C : 22 December 2016), John T. Merritt and Georgian Elizabeth Harvey, 05 Jul 1853; citing Marriage, Jones, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 454,228.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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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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~0.78%
Dianne (Merrett) Randolph :
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