Born in Eastham, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Merrick Jr.
and Abigail (Hopkins) Merrick
Sister of
William Merrick, Stephen Merrick, Benjamin Merrick, Nathaniel Merrick, John Merrick, Joshua Merrick, Ruth (Merrick) Foster and Samuel Merrick
Wife of
Jonathan Sparrow Jr
— married
about 1690 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail (Sparrow) Mayo, Hannah (Sparrow) Hurd, Jonathan Sparrow, Joseph Sparrow, Sarah (Sparrow) Knowles and Rebecca (Sparrow) Paine
Died before
before age 54
in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Rebecca Merrick or Myrick was born on 28 November 1668 in Eastham, (then) Plymouth Colony, the daughter of William and Abigail (Hopkins) Merrick[1]
She married Jonathan Sparrow about 1690 probably in Eastham. He was the son of Jonathan and Rebecca (Bangs) Sparrow born on 09 July 1665 in Eastham.[1]
Rebecca died probably in Eastham before 05 May 1723. Jonathan married secondly to Sarah (?Snow) Young,.
Children from father's will, all probably born in Eastham:
- Jonathan, b. ca 1695
- Joseph
- John, alive in 1737, n.f.r.
- Hannah
- Abigail
- Rebecca
- Sarah[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition], Pages 23-24, 90-91.
- ↑ Austin's Mayflower Families Hopkins, pp. 90-91, does not enumerate Sarah in his list of children, however her does state that she was named in her father's will.
See also:
- Genealogy of the Merrick--Mirick--Myrick Family of Massachusetts 1636-1902 by George Byron Merrick (1902) p. 15
- Mayflower Birth And Deaths Volume 1 & 2
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edited by Holly Witt
Thank you.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrick-11#Will_of_William_Merrick There is a link to it in the citation.
edited by Liane Smith