Daniel Merwin (abt. 1691 - abt. 1761)

Born about 1691 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wells) Lewis — married 4 Mar 1730 (to Oct 1761) in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died about 1761 at about age 70 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Daniel was born about 1691. He was the son of Samuel Merwin and Sarah Woodin.^[1] He was baptized with his twin sister Deborah 15 Mar 1691, 6 days after the death of their mother.^[2] He passed away in Oct 1761 and he was buried 30 Oct 1731 at Wallingford.^[3]

He married (1) Joanna Stevens and settled at Wallingford before 1713 when their first child was born. Children born at Wallingford:

1. Daniel Merwin b. 19 Nov 1713^[4][5]
2. Henry Merwin b. 28 Dec 1715^[6][7]
3. Abigail Merwin b. 6 Aug 1718^[8][9] No further record
4. Stevens Merwin b. 12 Aug 1720^[10][11]
5. Ebenezer Merwin b. 2 Apr 1724^[12][13]; d. unm. 26 Aug 1745 in Woodstock while returning from Cape Breton^[14]

He married (2) Elizabeth, the widow of Barnabas Lewis 4 Mar 1730 at Wallingford by Capt. Yall.^[15] Children born at Wallingford:

1. Johanna Merwin b. 5 Apr 1731^[16]
2. Deborah (per The Merwin Family in America; not found in Connecticut Vital Records) No Further Record

Daniel died intestate and his widow was the administrator of his estate in Feb 1762, just prior to her remarriage to Joseph Holt.^[17]

Research Notes

• His second wife Elizabeth was the widow of Barnabas Lewis, who died 1 Oct 1729 at Wallingford. It is not proven that she was a Wells. A Daniel Merwin of Durham married an Elizabeth Wells of Haddam at Durham in 1738.
• With regard to Daniel Merwin of Durham and Elizabeth Wells of Haddam, Joanna (Merwin) Page is currently linked to them as a child. That couple did not marry until 1738. Joanna was born at Wallingford in 1731 and she married Timothy Page at Wallingford in 1750. It makes more sense that she is the child of this Daniel of Wallingford and his 2nd wife Elizabeth Lewis Merwin later Holt also of Wallingford who were married in 1730.

Sources

1. ↑ familysearch.org. The Merwin family in North America. Buchanan, Merwyn Russell, 1919-2002. Milford, Connecticut : Miles Merwin Association, 1978-c1990. Baltimore, Maryland : Gateway Press, 1990-2003. Detail: Family of Daniel Merwin (1691-1761). View Unindexed Image 45 of 1350 at familysearch.org
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. Ancestry.com, 2013, Provo, UT, USA. Original data:Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Detail: Volume 071 Milford, P221. View Image with subscription
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. Ancestry.com, 2013, Provo, UT, USA. Original data:Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Detail: Volume 118 Wallingford, P159. View Image with subscription
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-BQF : 11 February 2018), Daniell Marwine in entry for Daniell Marwine, 19 Nov 1713; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
5. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYV-K4TV : Fri Nov 10 03:21:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniell Marwine and Daniell, 19 Nov 1713.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-Y52 : 7 January 2020), Henry Marewin, 1715.
7. ↑ Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP79-XCV1 : Fri Nov 10 03:22:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Marewin and Daniel, 28 Dec 1715.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77G-PMJ : 11 February 2018), Daniel Murwin in entry for Abigal Murwin, 06 Aug 1718; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
9. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3B-NQ5R : Fri Nov 10 00:52:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Abigal Murwin and Daniel, 6 Aug 1718.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-BLR : 7 January 2020), Stevens Murwin, 1720.
11. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-K788 : Fri Nov 10 03:06:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Stevens Murwin and Daniel, 12 Aug 1720.
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74C-Z2G : 7 January 2020), Eebenezer Murwin, 1724.
13. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP34-NX4T : Thu Nov 09 21:18:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Eebenezer Murwin and Daniel Murwin, 2 Apr 1724.
14. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP34-NXHS : Fri Nov 10 03:25:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Ebenezer Merwin, 26 Aug 1745.
15. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7R-MFN4 : Thu Nov 09 21:30:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Danil Murwin and Yall, 4 Mar 1730.
16. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS2-MW3V : Fri Nov 10 03:37:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Johannah Murwin and Daniel, 5 Apr 1731.
17. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880, Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Probate Packets, Merrick, P-Merwin, V, 1683-1880. Case Number 6954, Daniel Merwin, 1762. View Images with Subscription