10 May 1721, Thomas Merritt petitions to have his son John be levy free. This John mentioned here could be the John Jr (ie, the younger) who appears only briefly in a court case of Edward Rouzee against Thomas Merritt JR in 1727 [1]
Sources
↑ Essex County Order Book 1716-1723 part IV- Ruth & Sam Sparacio
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