1638 - 1690 (~ 51 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Merrill, Susannah was christened on 12 Dec 1638 in Lawford,Essex,Eng (daughter of Merrill, Nathaniel and (Wolterton?), Susanna); died on 10 Oct 1690 in Suffield,Hartford,CT. Notes:
CHR: Lawford par reg transc by corr, 15 Aug 1997, Essex Record Office, Chelmsford.
MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF NEWBURY, 2 vols. (Salem, MA, 1911), 2:72 (FHL #974.45/N1 V28v).
DEATH: "Suffield Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1674-1850," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1928; Conn. State Library, Hartford), 42 (FHL #002980).
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BEPS: IGI
Susannah married Burbank, John on 15 Oct 1663 in Newbury,Essex,MA. John (son of Burbank, John and Anne) was born about 1639 in Rowley,Essex,MA; died on 1 Jun 1709 in Suffield,Hartford,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Burbank, Mary was christened on 24 Jun 1666 in 1st Cong'l Church,Rowley,Essex,MA.
- Burbank, Timothy was born on 30 May 1668 in Haverhill,Essex,MA.
- Burbank, John was born in Aug 1670 in Haverhill,Essex,MA; died on 25 Mar 1729 in Suffield,Hartford,CT.
- Burbank, Ebenezer was born on 4 Mar 1673/1674 in Haverhill,Essex,MA.
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Generation: 2
2. | Merrill, Nathaniel was christened on 4 May 1601 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng (son of Merrill, Nathaniel and Blacksoll, Mary); died on 16 Mar 1654/1655 in Newbury,Essex,MA. Notes:
CHR: "Transcripts of Suffolk Parish Registers," Wherstead, 1590-1683, pp. 705-37 (transcript, n.d.), 722 (FHL #992004 item 5).
MAR: No mar rec found. A wife Susanna is named in Nathaniel's will, below. Children of Nathaniel Merrill and wife "Susan" were baptized at Lawford, Essex, 1634-38.
DEATH: Date of death is found in the inv of Nathaniel's estate. See the will of Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury, 18 Mar 1654, proved 27 Mar 1654, inv 23 Mar 1654/5 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 1:204-205 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
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Nathaniel married (Wolterton?), Susanna about 1633. Susanna was born about 1610 in England; died on 25 Jan 1672/1673 in Newbury,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | (Wolterton?), Susanna was born about 1610 in England; died on 25 Jan 1672/1673 in Newbury,Essex,MA. Notes:
BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations. Her son John Merrill was chief beneficiary in the will of Gregory Wolterton of Hartford, 17 Jul 1674. Mary Lovering Holman makes Susanna a sister of Gregory in ANCESTRY OF CHARLES STINSON PILLSBURY, 2 vols. (Privately printed, 1938), 2:1037-1040 (FHL #929.273 P646h). However, Donald Lines Jacobus believed the relationship was more remote. See Jacobus, "Gregory Wolterton's Connections," TAG, 32(1956):197-99 (FHL #973 D25aga).
MAR #1: No mar rec found. A wife Susanna is identified in the will of Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury, 8 Mar 1654, proved 27 Mar 1655, THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-20), 1:204-206 (FHL #974.45 P2p).
MAR #2: No mar rec found. Adm of estate of Susanna Jordan of Newbury, 25 Mar 1673, was granted to Abel Merrill, "her youngest son." (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 1:322). The will of Stephen Jordan of Newbury, 5 Apr 1667, proved 29 Mar 1670, does not mention wife's name, but inv 8 Feb 1669, mentions debts to 3 of Susanna's sons (PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 2:187-88). Hence, Susanna married 2nd to Stephen Jordan.
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF NEWBURY, 2 vols. (Salem, MA, 1911), 2:630 (FHL #974.45/N1 V28v). Also see estate recs, above.
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BES1,2: IGI
Children:
- Merrill, Nathaniel was christened on 25 May 1634 in Lawford,Essex,Eng; died on 1 Jan 1682/1683 in Newbury,Essex,MA.
- Merrill, John was christened on 13 May 1635 in Lawford,Essex,Eng; died on 18 Jul 1712 in Hartford,Hartford,CT.
- Merrill, Abraham was christened on 9 Apr 1637 in Lawford,Essex,Eng; died on 28 Nov 1722 in Newbury,Essex,MA.
- 1. Merrill, Susannah was christened on 12 Dec 1638 in Lawford,Essex,Eng; died on 10 Oct 1690 in Suffield,Hartford,CT.
- Merrill, Daniel was born on 20 Aug 1642 in Newbury,Essex,MA; died on 27 Jun 1717 in Salisbury,Essex,MA.
- Merrill, Abel was born on 20 Feb 1643/1644 in Newbury,Essex,MA; died on 28 Oct 1689 in Newbury,Essex,MA.
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Generation: 3
4. | Merrill, Nathaniel was born about 1568 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng (son of Merrill, John and Prudence); was buried on 17 Mar 1626/1627 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng. Notes:
BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations. Nathaniel is identified in the will of his father, John Merrill of Wherstead, 2 Dec 1600, proved 11 Dec 1600, Archdeaconry Court of Suffolk, reg wills, 38:242 (FHL #096939).
MAR: C. Partridge, ed, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Belstead" (transcript, 1940), 229 (FHL #993222). Only the year of mar is given in this transcript. For complete date, see Belstead extracts in Samuel Merrill, A MERRILL MEMORIAL (Cambridge, MA, 1917-28), 40 (FHL #929.273 M552m).
BUR: "Transcripts of Suffolk Parish Registers," Wherstead, 1590-1683, pp. 705-37 (transcript, n.d.), 722 (FHL #992004 item 5).
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Nathaniel married Blacksoll, Mary on 27 Feb 1592/1593 in Belstead,Suffolk,Eng. Mary was buried on 1 May 1624 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Blacksoll, Mary was buried on 1 May 1624 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng. Notes:
MAR: C. Partridge, ed, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Belstead" (transcript, 1940), 229 (FHL #993222). Only year of mar given. For complete date, see Belstead extracts in Samuel Merrill, A MERRILL MEMORIAL (Cambridge, MA, 1917-28), 40 (FHL #929.273 M552m).
BUR: "Transcripts of Suffolk Parish Registers," Wherstead, 1590-1683, pp. 705-37 (transcript, n.d.), 722 (FHL #992004 item 5).
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BES: IGI
Children:
- Merrill, (unnamed) was born about 1593 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng; was buried on 21 Jan 1593/1594 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng.
- Merrill, Mary was christened on 23 Feb 1594/1595 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng.
- Merrill, Martha was christened on 21 Sep 1596 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng.
- Merrill, Frances was christened in 1598 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng; was buried on 1 Aug 1598 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng.
- Merrill, John was christened on 16 Aug 1599 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng; died on 12 Sep 1673 in Newbury,Essex,MA.
- 2. Merrill, Nathaniel was christened on 4 May 1601 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng; died on 16 Mar 1654/1655 in Newbury,Essex,MA.
- Merrill, Michael was christened on 3 Apr 1603 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng.
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Generation: 4
8. | Merrill, John was born about 1545 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng (son of Merrill, John and Katherine); was buried on 6 Dec 1600 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng. Notes:
BIRTH: John is identified in the will of his father, John Merrill of Wherstead, 13 Dec 1551, proved 29 Jan 1551/2, Archdeaconry Court of Suffolk, reg wills, 16:229 (FHL #096916). Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: No mar rec found. A wife Prudence is identified in his own will, below. It is not certain that she is the mother of the children, as she could be a later wife.
BUR: "Transcripts of Suffolk Parish Registers," Wherstead, 1590-1683, pp. 705-37 (transcript, n.d.), 722 (FHL #992004 item 5). Also see the will of John Merrill of Wherstead, 2 Dec 1600, proved 11 Dec 1600, Archdeaconry Cout of Suffolk, reg wills, 38:242 (FHL #096939).
OCC: Yeoman
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John married Prudence. Prudence was buried on 22 Dec 1609 in Belstead,Suffolk,Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Prudence was buried on 22 Dec 1609 in Belstead,Suffolk,Eng. Notes:
MAR: No mar rec found. Prudence is identified in the will of her husband. She is possibly, but not certainly, the mother of John's children.
BUR: C. Partridge, ed, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Belstead" (transcript, 1940), 15 (FHL #993222).
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BES: IGI
Children:
- 4. Merrill, Nathaniel was born about 1568 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng; was buried on 17 Mar 1626/1627 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng.
- Merrill, Thomas was born about 1570 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng.
- Merrill, John was born about 1574 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng.
- Merrill, Michael was born about 1577 in Wherstead,Suffolk,Eng; was buried on 20 Aug 1616 in Belstead,Suffolk,Eng.
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