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Merrick, James

Male 1670 - 1765  (95 years)


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  • Name Merrick, James  
    Born 2 Mar 1669/1670  Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Sep 1765  Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Union St. Cemetery,West Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH: Springfield Vital Records, 1:22 (FHL #185414).
      MAR #1: Ibid, 1:19.
      MAR #2: Springfield Vital Records, Marriages, vol. 4, unpaginated (FHL #185418). Record of marriages returned from the town of Westfield. Also see mar intention, 6 Jan 1734/5 (Springfield Vital Records, Marriages, 2:20 [FHL #185416]). Wife is called "widow Abigail Maudsley" on mar intention, probably the widow of Joseph Moseley (Maudsley) of Glastonbury, Conn., whose will, 12 Aug 1719-3 Nov 1719, mentions wife Abigail (Hampshire Co. Probate, 4:28 [FHL #879184]). Also see the guardianships of Maudsley's minor children, Job and Rachel, 11 Mar 1723/4 (Ibid, 4:93). This document shows that their mother was then in Westfield. Joseph Mosley (Maudsley) and Abigail Root were married at Westfield, 13 Sep 1696 (Westfield Vital Records, A:58 [FHL #185474]).
      DEATH: Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, 2:57 (FHL #185417). Also see the will of James Merrick of Springfield, 20 Jun 1739, proved 1 Oct 1765, Hampshire Co. Probate, 10:278 (FHL #879188).
      BUR: VITAL RECORDS OF WEST SPRINGFIELD, 2 vols. (Boston, 1944-45), 2:261 (FHL #974.426/W1 V2n).
      OCC: Lt. in militia

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      BEPS1,2: IGI
    Person ID I4602  Our Generations Ancestors
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2003 

    Father Merrick, Thomas,   b. Abt 1614, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1704, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Tilley, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1632, Dorchester,Suffolk,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1684, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 21 Oct 1653  Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hitchcock, Sarah,   b. 1 Apr 1678, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1733/1734, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 30 Jul 1696  Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Merrick, Sarah,   b. 12 Feb 1696/1697, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1719, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     2. Merrick, James,   b. 1 Jan 1698/1699, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1790, Palmer,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Merrick, Thankful,   b. 8 Oct 1701, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1779, West Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. Merrick, Joseph,   b. 27 Mar 1704, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1792, West Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +5. Merrick, Mercy,   b. 21 Oct 1706, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1745/1746, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     6. Merrick, Aaron,   b. 6 Sep 1708, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1734, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     7. Merrick, Noah,   b. 6 Aug 1711, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1776, Wilbraham,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     8. Merrick, (stillborn),   b. 23 Jan 1714/1715, Springfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Root, Abigail 
    Married 21 Jan 1734/1735  Westfield,Hampden,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart