John Merrill

1599 - 1673  (~ 74 years)

• Name	John Merrill
  Christening	16 Aug 1599	Wherstead, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Land/House	1636 (~ 36 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  John Merrill was granted land in 1636 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. He surrendered the land upon his removal to Newbury.
  History	1638 (~ 38 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  John Merrill was admitted as a freeholder.
  Freeman	13 May 1640 (~ 40 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Offices Held	1665 (~ 65 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  1665 - Selectman 1668 - Surveyor of Highways
  Religion	1670 (~ 70 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  John Merrill joined the Newbury Church.
  Will	8 Sep 1670 (~ 71 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Inventory	Sep 1673 (~ 74 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  John's estate was inventoried and valued at £379 12/.
  Death	12 Sep 1673	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Probate/Proved	30 Sep 1673 (~ 74 years)	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. daughter Merrill   d. 21 Jan 1594, Wherstead, Suffolk, England   2. Mary Merrill,   c. 23 Feb 1595, Wherstead, Suffolk, England   3. Martha Merrill   4. Frances Merrill,   c. 1598, Wherstead, Suffolk, England bur. 1598, Wherstead, Suffolk, England  (Age ~ 0 years) + 5. John Merrill,   c. 16 Aug 1599, Wherstead, Suffolk, England d. 12 Sep 1673, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 74 years) ▻ Elizabeth + 6. Nathaniel Merrill,   c. 4 May 1601, Wherstead, Suffolk, England d. 16 Mar 1654/55, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 53 years) ▻ Susannah,  m. After 16 Mar 1625   7. Michael Merrill,   c. 3 Apr 1603, Wherstead, Suffolk, England
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Merrill   (Grandfather)  Mary Blacksoll   bur. 1 May 1624, Wherstead, Suffolk, England   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1267	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Merrill   bur. 17 Mar 1626/27, Wherstead, Suffolk, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Blacksoll   bur. 1 May 1624, Wherstead, Suffolk, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth,   b. England d. 14 Jul 1682, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Children	+   1. Hannah Merrill,   b. 1622, England d. 4 Apr 1662, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Stephen Swett  m. 24 May 1647
  Family ID	F1151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Merrill(1599 – 1673) 2Nathaniel Merrill( – 17 Mar 1626/27) 4John Merrill 5Prudence( – 1609) 3Mary Blacksoll( – 1624) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 16 Aug 1599 - Wherstead, Suffolk, England Land/House - 1636 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1638 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 13 May 1640 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1665 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Religion - 1670 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 8 Sep 1670 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - Sep 1673 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 12 Sep 1673 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 30 Sep 1673 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S809] Merrill, Samuel, A Merrill Memorial, An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: by author, 1928). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S621] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897). [S638] Coffin, Joshua, A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1845).