Samuel Merritt (1672 - abt. 1722)

Born 21 Aug 1672 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Husband of Elizabeth (Underhill) Merritt — married 1698 in Rye, Westchester, New York [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1722 at about age 49 in Rye, Westchester, Province of New York

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Biography

This profile is part of the Merritt Name Study.

Samuel Merritt was born on 21 Aug 1672 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut, son of Thomas Merritt (1634–1725) and Jane Unknown (1635–1685).

His siblings were:

1. John Merritt (1657–1726)
2. Alice Merritt (1660–1680)
3. Joseph Merritt (1662–1754)
4. Ephraim Merritt (1664–1718)
5. Jane Merritt (1666– )
6. Isaac Merritt (1668–1669)
7. Thomas Merritt (1670–1719)
8. Rose Merritt (1674– )
9. Stephen Merritt (1677– )
10. Edward Merritt (1679– )
11. Matthew Merritt (1681– )
12. Elizabeth Merritt (1683– )
13. Robert Merritt (1690– )

Samuel (25) married Elizabeth Underhill (25) (born on 21 Aug 1672 in Rye, Westchester County, Province of New York) in 1698 in Rye, Westchester, New York. Their known children were:

1. David Merritt (1704–1751)
2. William C. Merritt (1710–1807)
3. George Merritt (1711–1759)

Samuel passed away about 1722 in Rye, Westchester, Province of New York, aged 49.

Sources

• Revised Merritt records, pg. 54
• Revised Merritt records, pg. 54
• Revised Merritt records, pg. 54
• Revised Merritt records, pg. 54
• Revised Merritt records, pg. 54
• Revised Merritt records, pg. 54
• Revised Merritt records, pg. 54
• Revised Merritt records, pg. 54
• Douglas Merritt, compiler. Revised Merritt Records, Rhinebeck, New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1916