Born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathaniel Sharp
and Rebecca (Marshall) Sharp
Sister of
Elizabeth (Sharp) Harris and Abigail (Sharp) Douglas
Wife of
John Merriam
— married
23 May 1694 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Nathaniel Merriam, John Merriam, William Merriam, Rebecca (Merriam) Ives, Joseph Merriam, Ruth (Merriam) Hull and Abigail (Merriam) Dutton
Died
at age 80
in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2012
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1671. She is the daughter of Nathaniell Sharp and Rebecca Marshall[1]
She married John Merriam 23 May 1694 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America per documents. (Contributor: PJM (48736243))[2]
Rebecca Sharp ...
She passed away in 1751 at the age of 80 years old. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD3-ZHD : 15 January 2020) Rebecka Sharp Birth Date 26 Mar 1671 Birthplace Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Father's Name Nathaniell Sharp Mother's Name Rebecca Marshall
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GHL4 : 19 May 2022) John Merriam Spouse's Name Rebecka Sharp Marriage Date 23 May 1694 Marriage Place Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
- ↑ Memorial
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 April 2020), memorial page for Rebecca Sharp Merriam (26 Mar 1671–30 Apr 1751), Find a Grave Memorial no. 112392192, citing Broad Street Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Thomas (contributor 47966515) .https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112392192
- Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 3, p 589.
- WikiTree profile Sharp-1271 created through the import of Merriam.ged on Dec 27, 2012 by Wolfgang Pointner. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Wolfgang and others.
Entered by Molly en, Aug 14, 2011
- Molly en, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Molly and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~0.39%
Dana (Johnson) McKenna
:
23andMe, GEDmatch UD8488252 [compare], yourDNAportal DAN57780aaf
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