Richard
Peter
"Riche"
Merritt
Born about in Botetourt, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of John Merritt
and Sally Merritt
Brother of
Thomas C Merritt
Husband of
Rebecca (Wilhelm) Merritt
— married
27 Aug 1839 in Botetourt, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Thomas Merritt
Died
at about age 56
in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 May 2016
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Biography
-Peter & his brother Wm. married sisters. Also two of his sons died during the cival war for the south.
-Residence: 1850 Botetourt, Virginia - age 42, farmer; living with wfie Rebecca and 6 kids: John H., Wm. D., Martha J., Mary E., Sarah C.,Susan F.
-Residence: 1860 Western District, Washington, Virginia
-Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
-findagrave.com # 51579423
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard 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:
- Michael Merritt
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup E1b1b1b2a1, FTDNA kit #48621
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~3.12%
Andrea (Varoscic Warsik) Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A125102 [compare], Ancestry member fishernelson1
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~1.56%
Michael Waldron :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL2859044 [compare], yourDNAportal MIC58919e85, Ancestry member Wangdang61
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