Benjamin
Smith
Merrell
Born in Hancock County, Georgia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Jemima Merrell, John Merrell, Rachel (Merrill) Rogers, Nancy (Merrel) Echols, Elizabeth (Merrell) Liner, James Merrell and George Merrell
Husband of
Martha (Chandler) Merrell
— married
28 Feb 1813 in Franklin County, Georgia
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Frances (Merrell) Allbritton, William Washington Merrell and Nancy Belle (Merrell) Holley
Died
at age 61
in Carroll County, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2011
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Biography
When Benjamin Smith Merrell was born on April 18, 1792, in Sparta, Georgia, his father, John, was 41 and his mother, Mary, was 39. He married Martha 'Patsy' Chandler on February 28, 1813. They had ten children in 23 years. He died on September 25, 1853, in Carrollton, Georgia, at the age of 61, and was buried there.
Sources
- 1830 United States Federal Census
- 1840 United States Federal Census
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- Georgia Census, 1818
- U.S. General Land Office Records
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; SAR Membership 99533
- WikiTree profile Merrell-35 created through the import of ross20genancestors-children6-22-2011.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Lamar Ross. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lamar and others.
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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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Gerry Merrill
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup G-CTS4803, FTDNA kit #414331
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~3.12%
W. Glenn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A695082 [compare], Ancestry member whitney458
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~3.12%
Don Eaves :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Sarah Anne May :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Lamar Ross :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member web777
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~1.56%
Mary Skelton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A914632 [compare], Ancestry member jrbonner10
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~0.78%
Julie Bonner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A758641 [compare], Ancestry member jrbonner10
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~0.78%
Robin (Harrison) Frost :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member robinfrost
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~0.78%
Dave Merrell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FV3176140 [compare], Ancestry member DavidMerrell
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