Timothy Merrick (1666 - abt. 1719)

Born 28 Sep 1666 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lancaster) Merrick — married 9 May 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 15 Mar 1719 at about age 52 in Newbury, Newbury, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

"Timothy ye son of James Merrick was born September 28th" 1666 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. ^[1]

TIMOTHY MYRICK

b. 28 Sept. 1666 Newbury

int. 9 May 1696 Newbury, MARY LANCASTER (b. 8 July 1667 Salisbury, d. 1718 Newbury)- d. of Joseph & Mary (Carter) Lancaster

d. 15 Mar. 1719 Newbury

Timothy was a member of Capt. Thomas Noyes’ Company in the North Essex Regiment on 19 June 1710.^[2]

The some of the detes of the estate of my father payed And to be payed by me Ezra Merrek adminestrater to my Father Timothy Merrek deceast - docter lues- x 0 15 0
John Emry- x 8 18 0 - james harbod- x 5 0 0
John woodbridg 9 0 0 - daniel Merrill x 0 4 3
Cap Stephen Greenleaf 2 0 0 - Edmand Worth x 0 19 6
Abraham Morrill juner x 3 8 5 - hanniah Ordway 0 3 3
Calab Moody x 0 4 10 - samuell poor 0 3 5
Sar Joseph Brown x 0 1 1 - John Barttlet x 0 17 5
James Carr feriman x 1 5 0 - Joseph Brown the 3 x 0 1 6
Moses Stikne x 0 2 0 - Nathanil Noyes x 0 10 0
John carr 0 15 0 - peter coffin x 0 5 0
Edman greneleaf x 0 10 0 - Jonnathan woodman 15 10
Stephen chas x 0 3 0 - edward poor 0 2 0
Sar John Sawyer x 0 13 0 - [  ? ] titcumb x 0 18 5
Mr Molten x 1 0 7 - Joseph mors x 0 4 4
Thomas Bartlet x 0 9 2 - deken Somersby 0 15 3
Joseph Annes x 0 0 8 - Nathanial Atkinson x 0 8 0
John Cooper x 0 15 0 - Jaremiah parsons 0 5 0
John Sweet x 0 1 2 - Joseph Islsely 0 10 0
Tristrum Gre enleaf x 0 1 6 - John hale 0 3 0
Cutting Moody x 0 8 5 - Thomas Williams x 0 3 0
Daniel Sawyer x 0 1 2 - [  ? ] Mers x 0 19 0
Docter Sawyer x 1 11 3 - John kent x 0 4 4
Stephen Coffin x 2 7 9 - John Cheany x 0 2 0
Nathan Merrill x 0 5 3 - abel lues x 0 2 0
Cor Hanerry Someresly - 0 15 3 - Joseph Coel x 0 4 0
Mrs Tompson x 0 2 4 - Samuel Bartlet x 0 16 0
Stephen Ordway x 0 9 3 - peter Ordway x 0 2 0
Cap Carr x 0 6 0 - mr Walles 0 3 5
Cap Edmand greenleaf x 0 11 0 - Joshua Baily 0 3 5
[  ? ] Richardson x 0 5 0 - Beniah titcombe 0 7 0
James Coffin x 3 3 0 - Bememan [?] woodbridge 0 2 0
Thomas Moodey x 1 6 2 - docter hale 0 5 0
Thomas Rodgers x 0 4 0 - docter Bradstret x 3 5 0
Mr Tappen x 0 6 3 - shimewal grifen x 0 3 0
James [  ? ] 0 9 0 - Joseph Brown juner x 0 0 9
......................41:19:3 - Nathanial Coffin [  ? ]
......................19:18:7...........................................19:18:7
......................61:17:10

An account of the detes dew to the estate of my father to be gathered and receved by me Ezra Merrek Administrater to the esate of my father Timothy Merrek late decest in Newbury

John Ordway - 0 1 6 - Skiper lunt - 0 2 0
Benjeman Longe - 0 0 9 - Richard Bartlet - 0 10 0
Stephen emery - 0 3 9 - John Bartlet - 0 0 1
Benjeman Mers - 0 7 6 - peter godfre - 0 6 2
Samuell poor - 0 6 0 - Isaac Rodgers - 0 3 0
Samuell Bartlet - 0 3 0 - Bemaman poor - 0 2 6
James Chase - 0 5 0 - Joseph pilesbry - 1 1 0
Danial flanders - 0 7 0 - John Atkinson - 0 14 0
Wiliam pilesbry - 0 3 0 - James Lock - 0 2 6
Benjeman Lock - 0 0 10 -John doel - 0 10 0
Richerd threlo - 0 2 6 - John Emerson - 0 5 6
Joseph emery - 0 1 0 - Abel luse - 0 9 4
John March - 1 0 0 - daniel Allen - 2 5 0
..............................................................................9-12-11

November 1719
Recd of Ezra mirrick Three pound four Shillings and four pence in full of what was due from His father Timothy mirrick to ye Estate of dockter Humphry Bradstreet Recd by Edward sargent attorney to ye Executtores of said estate- 03=04=04

February 4th [  ? ]
Then receved of thomus Rogers jur the sum of fiveteen shillings and three pence on the account of Timothy mirrick deseced… ye said mony was [  ? ] me by Ezra mirick on of ye administrators… Henry Somerby

May: 21: 1720
Recved of Ezra mirick on pound & seven pence apon His fathers a Count… William Moulton

June the 25: 1720
I say Received of Ezra Merrek thirty shillings of mony which was dew to me upon the account of his father timothy Merrek Late deceast… John Tappan

July the 14:1720
I say Recived of Ezra Merrek Adminesrater to the extate of his father decest three pound aigt silings and [  ? ] pence dew to me upon the account of timothy merrek… Abraham Merrill juner

1721
The Total sum of your fathers Estat.............215 4- 0
There is 52-3-1 to pay more then was due to
him..................................................................... 52- 3- 1
Their Remains when dats ar payed...............163-0-11
Your mother shar is a third.............................054-7- 0
Their Remains to be divided in Eaight parts.108-13-11
Thaier is to Each part........................................013-14-9

Newbery the 18th of Decemb 1722 Reced of Ezra Myrick in full of all accounts & demands… Armiger Jackson.

[ ] the 17: day: 1724:
Then Reseved of ezreth mirick: money three pound ten shillings and eaight pence in money on ye account of his father timothy mirick leat of newberey deseaced… James Coffin

Faburary the 10: 1725
I say Recived of Ezra Merek Adminetrater to the Estate of timothy Merrek lat of Newbury decast the Sum of what was dew to me… James Carr X his mark

Ezra Mirack Admr to the Estate of his Father Timothy Mirack Late of Newbury Decsd Intestate accot of admr on sd Estate… June 13th : 1726…

The sd Estate is Cred vizt
By Reall Estate as P Inventory............................£83
By Personall Ditto as P Ditto............................£138.2.-
By Sundry Debts rcd in all.......................................1.8.-
By Income of ye Reall Estate.................................15.-
..............................................................................£161.2.-

The sd Estate is Dr vizt
To Loss in a mare 40/: Caleb Moody 4/10d...£2.4.10
To John Sawyer 13/ Saml Griffin 3/ Sampson
Underhill 9/...........................................................1.5.-
To Benja Moody.................................................10
To Sundrys as P a Perticuler List on file......£61.17.10
To Loss in a horse 40/:..........................................2.-
To Bond & Lr of adm 7/6 Inventory &c..........£-. 15. –
To ye admr for time & trouble............................10.-
To ye Widow in favour Law.................................10.-
To ye Office in all Duties &c...................................1.-
...............................................................................£21.16
...............................................................................£85.13.10

The Balla of the Balla of the Personal Estate Cleer of all Charge
Accot £75.8.2. 1/3 of wch is ye remainder into 8 pts [ ] Children
To mary mirrick 1/3 of ye Personall Estate.....£25.2.8
To Ezra Mirrick Eldest son 2 pt...........................12.5.2
To Abigall Mirrick alias Ordway............................6.7.7
mary mirrick...........................................................6.7.7
ann mirrick.............................................................6.7.7
timothy mirrick......................................................6.7.7
Jacob Mirrick..........................................................6.7.7
Joseph Mirrick........................................................6.7.7
...........................................................................£85.12.9

Unfortunately, the administration bond and inventory is missing out of the probate file.^[3]

Children

• I. Ezra- b. 3 Mar. 1697 Charlestown, MA

• II. Abigail- b. 26 Nov. 1698, m. 10 July 1718 Newbury, Stephen Ordway (b. 8 Apr. 1697 Newbury, d. 16 Aug. 1789 Newbury), d. 27 Jan. 1798??? Newbury

• III. Mary- b. 10 July 1701 Newbury, d. 4 Dec. 1743 Methuen

• IV. Anne- b. 24 June 1703 Newbury

• V. Timothy- b. 22 Feb. 1704 Newbury

• VI. Jacob- b. 30 May 1707 Newbury, d. 16 Jan. 1789 Newbury

• VII. Joseph- b. 1719

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-4NW1 : 29 November 2018), Timothy Merrick, 28 Sep 1666; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers: 1702-1722- database at NEHGS- p. 116
3. ↑ Essex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 19143

• Newbury, Charlestown & Methuen V.R.
• Ancestry.com (subscription required): http://person.ancestry.com/tree/36097538/person/18881691613/story
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QGWGCoIQXgUvxe3KfBfi66HobKUE0bYBdlDiVnIVwtk/pub
• Merrick, George Byron Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Myrick Family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902 (Tracy, Gibbs and Company, Wisconsin, 1902) page 144. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofmerri00merr/page/144/mode/2up