Born in Harrison, Westchester, New York
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Merritt UEL
— married
1770 in North Castle, Westchester, New York
Descendants 
Mother of
Moses Merritt, Prudence (Merritt) Shaw, Isaac Merritt, Sarah Lury (Merritt) Johnson, William Merritt, Susan (Merritt) Travis, Mary Dolly (Merritt) Johnson, Elijah Merritt, Margaret Merritt, Joseph Merritt and Daniel Hamilton Merritt
Died
at age 84
in Grimsby, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
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Biography
Birth
Mary Ann (Parker) Merritt was born on 3 Apr 1750 in Harrison, Westchester, New York.
Marriage
Mary (~20) married Joseph Merritt (~28) (1742 - 1813) in 1770 in North Castle, Westchester.
Children
- Moses Merritt (1771 - 1835)
- Prudence (Merritt) Shaw (1772 - 1851)
- Isaac Merritt (1774 - 1855)
- Sarah Lury (Merritt) Johnson (1774 - 1845)
- William Merritt (~1776 - ~1797)
- Susan (Merritt) Travis (1778 - 1817)
- Mary Dolly (Merritt) Johnson (1778 - 1856)
- Elijah Merritt (1782 - 1867)
- Margaret Merritt (~1784 - 1879)
- Joseph Merritt (1791 - 1853)
- Daniel Hamilton Merritt (1796 - 1866).
Death
Mary died on 24 Nov 1834 in Grimsby, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada aged 84.
Sources
- Source: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 September 2018), memorial page for Mary Ann “Polly” Parker Merritt (23 Apr 1751–24 Nov 1834), Find A Grave: Memorial #68507514, citing Merritt Settlement Cemetery, West Lincoln, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Lois Campbell (contributor 28228277).
- Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
Shirley (Hiscott) Dyment
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M919191 [compare]
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~0.78%
Shirley (Boughner) Hoard :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member shirleyhoard53
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~0.78%
Barbara Talbot :
MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal BAR2d400293
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~0.39%
Eve Barnhart :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member EveBarnhart
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~0.39%
Chris Kennedy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A329309 [compare], Ancestry member cpkennedy
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~0.39%
Jesse Dinsmore :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jcd1243
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~0.39%
Dorothy (Miller) Welsh :
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Jack Parker
Her dates do not makes sense. Joshua and Mary did not marry until 1764. At the time Joshua was of Westford Mass, Joshua and Mary had a daughter Mary, but she was born in 1769 in Westford Mass.
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Rejected matches › Mary (Parker) Gilmore (1749-) › Mary (Parker) Applegate (abt.1752-) › Maria (Capes) Albon (1740-1792)
Mary is 13 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 23 degrees from Carl Sagan, 14 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 30 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 22 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 16 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 23 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 8 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 16 degrees from Isaac Newton, 23 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 21 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 16 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.