William (Merriman) Merryman (abt. 1700 - abt. 1765)

Born about 1700 in Baltimore County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Lane) Merryman — married 1725 in Baltimore County, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1765 at about age 65 in Baltimore County, Maryland

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Biography

No birth record for William Merryman has been found. He was likely born in Baltimore County around 1700. He was married to a woman name Margaret, the daughter of Dutton Lane. The marriage to Margaret Lane is proved by the will of her father who died in Anne Arundel County in 1726. He left her a legacy of a tract of land in Baltimore County called Hampton Court.^[1] In 1740 50 acres of this tract was sold by William & Margaret Merryman to James Boreing. ^[2] On 11 July 1746 100 acres of "Hampton Court" was sold by William and Margaret Merryman and James Boring to Charles Ridgely.^[3]

William and Margaret were the parents of the following children whose births were recorded in St. Paul's Parish:

1. Jemima b.24 Nov 1726 d. 13 Aug 1736
2. Margaret b. 24 Feb 1727/28 d. 5 Aug 1736
3. William b. 11 Apr 1729
4. George b. 25 Oct 1734
5. Joanna b. 15 Oct 1736
6. Chloe b. 28 Feb 1741^[4]

No probate records for William Merryman have been found to determine when or where he died.

Sources

1. ↑ Prerogative Court Wills Liber 18 folio 530 [msa.maryland.gov]
2. ↑ Baltimore County Court, Land Records 1737-1740 (digital images, MDLANDREC, https://mdlandrec.net/tmp1/landrec/2024-04-05/images/DC9357EE-E9F7-8D7E-55CB8811B881E8D0/pdf/DD809FD0-922E-FA32-67B2E75F9C12E239.pdf, accessed 5 April 2024), Liber HWS IA, folio 462, William & Margarett Merryman to James Boreing, 30 Aug 1740.
3. ↑ Baltimore County Court, Land Records 1745-1747 (digital images, MDLANDREC, https://mdlandrec.net/tmp1/landrec/2024-04-05/images/DC9357EE-E9F7-8D7E-55CB8811B881E8D0/pdf/DEF621C2-A184-087D-D505937A25EC9F56.pdf, accessed 5 April 2024), Liber TB E, folio 166, William & Margarett Merryman & James Boring to Charles Ridgley, 11 July 1746.
4. ↑ Reamy, Bill & Martha. “Records of St. Paul's Parish”. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1988

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• Culver, Francis B. "Merryman Family," Maryland Genealogies, Vol. II (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image : accessed 5 April 2024), p. 214, entry for William Merryman Family.
• Find a Grave. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189261124/william-merryman: accessed April 5, 2024), page for William Merryman (1700–1803), memorial ID 189261124, citing Saint Paul's Parish Cemetery, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Frank Merriman (contributor 47476475).
• James, Larry A.. The Lane Family : The Descendants of Maj. Samuel Lane; Pt. 1, text, FamilySearch, 1986, accessed April 5, 2024, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/437229-the-lane-family-the-descendants-of-maj-samuel-lane-pt-01, pp. 16-17.
• Maryland Prerogative Court. Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777 (digital images, Annapolis: Maryland State Archives, accessed 29 Mar 2024), liber 18, folio 530, image 528, will of Dutton Lane naming daughter Margaret to receive "Hamton Court". http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagser/s500/s538/000000/000026/pdf/msa_s538_000026.pdf.
• Schultz, Frederick V. Reminiscence Sung: Lane and Clark Families. Text. RootsWeb. 2000. Accessed April 5, 2024. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rawl/family/reminiscence.html#c4.
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry Record 7836 #717167 : accessed 5 April 2024), Margaret Lane marriage to William Merryman in 1725, citing Source number 901.000, Source type Electronic Database, Number of Pages 1, Submitter Code JW4.