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Elizabeth (Wyborn) Merritt (abt. 1641 - aft. 1716)

Elizabeth Merritt formerly Wyborn aka Wyborne
Born about in Scituate, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 2 Mar 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Mother of , , , , , and
Died after after about age 75 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Elizabeth Wyborne was the daughter of Thomas Wyborne and his wife Elizabeth.[1]

Elizabeth married John Merritt[2]on April 3, 1655[2] at Boston.[2]

On 26 June 1716, her son Jonathan was granted the letter of administration for her estate. Her last name at this time was Allen. Her inventory was taken on 5 September 1716 in Scituate and recorded in Plymouth.[3]

Research Notes

Last name, according to the book Revised Merritt Records, is Wyborne. She was the daughter of Thomas Wyborne and Elizabeth of Boston, Massachusetts.

Sources

  1. ↑ Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Torrey. "Torrey's New England Marriages"New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-ZXG9 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 234 of 710; State Archives, Boston.
  • Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)link for subscribers
  • Torrey. "Torrey's New England Marriages"New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.link for subscribers
  • Merritt, Douglas. Revised Merritt Records, Rhinebeck, New York, 1916 (page 12).
  • Weyburn, S. Fletcher, Weyburn-Wyborn Genealogy (Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., Three West Forty-Second Street, New York, 1911) Page 19




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Freeman-12283 Patty Freeman
There was an Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Wiborne, bapt. Tenterden Kent 25 Jan 1634. Mother Elizabeth
posted by Patty Freeman
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
Thanks! Where did you find that record? (We are always hungry for sources!)
posted by Ellen Smith
Alvis-9 Katherine (Alvis) Patterson
Ayborne-2 and Wyborn-2 are not ready to be merged because: Different fathers. Which is correct?
posted by Katherine (Alvis) Patterson
Merritt-1144 Kristin Merritt
Ayborne-2 and Wyborn-2 appear to represent the same person because: This is the same person. Wyborn is the correct spelling.
posted by Kristin Merritt
Merritt-1144 Kristin Merritt
Ayborne-2 and Wyborn-2 appear to represent the same person because: Last name is Wyborn or Wyborne
posted by Kristin Merritt

Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Merritt) Rose (1758-1857)

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