Susannah

1599 - 1673  (74 years)

• Name	Susannah
  	to New England
  Birth	1599	Ipswich, Suffolk, England   [6]
  Immigration	1633/34 (35 years)  [17]
  She came over to America in 1633/24.
  Inventory	4 Feb 1672 (73 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 17]
  On 4 February 1672, her estate was inventoried. It reads: Inventory of the estate of Susanna Jordan, deceased Jan. 25, 1672, taken Feb. 4, 1672, by William Pilsbury, Moses Pilsbury and Anthony Somerby : one cow, 31i. 15s. ; two heifers coming three yere old, 51i.; one pigg, 3 s. 4d. her wearing apparrell, 21i.; an old flockbed, a paire of sheets, an old Eug & blancket, Hi. 10s.; two old Iron potts, one pr. of pot hooks, frying pan, bucket, 2 tramells, Hi. 4s.; a little cubbard, 2 old chests, a keiler, an old hogshead & 2 trayes, 14s.; 3 old pewter dishes, an old chamber pot, a pint pott & a broken cup, 13s.; An old sword, a spit, fire shovel & tongues, 10s.; a brasen candlestick, pr. of sheep sheers, an old brasse skillet & some lumber, 3s.; total, 15li. 12s. 4d. Debts due from Abraham Merril, Hi. 10s.; Eichard Bartlet, Hi. ; Thomas Barbur, 9s. The deceased owes to Henry Short, Hi. 10s.; goodman Ordway, 5s. 5d.; John Bartlet, 2s.; Will. Bolten, 2s. 8d.; Tristrum Coffin, 12s. ; John Knight, 6s. ; to Abell Merrill for wintering two cowes 3 winters & 2 calves, 7li. 4s.; cutting & making 3 load & halfe of hay, 18s. ; charges for her funerall for coffin & digging the grave, Hi. ; due to Joane Merrill, 21i. 5s. total, 121i. 5s. Id. Attested in Ipswich court 25: Im: 1673 by Abell Merrill. Essex County Prolate Files, Docket 15,247,.
  Death	25 Jan 1672/73	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 5, 6, 10, 12, 17]
  	Death Record of Susanna Jordan
  Burial	Aft 25 Jan 1672/73	Burying Ground of the First Settlers, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burying Ground of the First Settlers,  Newbury, Massachusetts   [6]
  She is in an unmarked grave.
  Estate Admin	25 Mar 1673 (74 years)  [3, 17]
  The estate of Susannah Jordan was administered by Abel Merrill on 25 March 1673.
  Person ID, Branch	I1573	Roy Line
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Surname: Her surname is conjecture. Thurston (1894) states "(maiden name not certainly fixed, but probably Wolterton" Merrill (1899) agrees with this, and offers the following as semi proof: The son John is not again mentioned in the Massachusetts records, but, in 1657, probably the year in which he received his patrimony, he appeared at Hartford, Connecticut, purchased land and was elected a freeman at a session of the general court on May 20, 1658. There he became associated with Gregory Wolterton, one of the first settlers, who was a man of means and the proprietor of a large tan yard as well as of other real estate. At Wolterton's death, in July, 1674, and by his will, John Merrill became the owner of his tan yard and house and, in honor of his benefactor, John's next born son was named Wolterton, There are several possibilities in regard to the relationship between Gregory Wolterton and John Merrill, which led to this large bequest. Gregory may have been the brother of John Merrill's mother, Susannah, in which case it is probable that John went to Hartford because his uncle was there. Or, it is possible that the bequest came solely from Wolterton's interest in a young man who had been useful to him in his business and who took the place of a son, as he had no children of his own, although he was married three times. This does not, however, account for John's presence at Hartford. It is hoped that genealogical research now in progress in England under the direction of the writer may throw some light upon this important question. It has also been stated bv genealogists that John was adopted^ by Gregory Wolterton, but no authority can, at present, be found for this assertion. While all of this is quite nice, it has been thoroughly disproven by Sanborn (1993) [7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 19, 20]

  
  

Spouse / Partner 1	Nathaniel Merrill,   c. 4 May 1601, Wherstead, Suffolk, England d. 16 Mar 1654/55, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 53 years)
Marriage	After 16 Mar 1625  [1, 8]
Age at Marriage	She : ~ 26 years and 3 months - He : 23 years and 10 months.
Children	5 sons and 1 daughter
1. Deacon John Merrill,   b. 1632 to 1634   d. 18 Jul 1712, Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Deacon Abraham Merrill,   b. About 1636   d. 28 Nov 1722 (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Nathaniel Merrill,   b. 1638, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Jan 1682/83, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 45 years) ▻ Joanna Ninian  m. 15 Oct 1661     4. Susannah Merrill,   b. 1640   d. 10 Oct 1690, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 50 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. Sgt. Daniel Merrill,   b. 20 Aug 1642, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Jun 1717, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sarah Clough  m. 14 May 1667;   Sarah Morrill  m. 23 May 1708 +   6. Abel Merrill,   b. 20 Feb 1643/44, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Oct 1689, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Priscilla Chase  m. 10 Feb 1670/71
Family ID	F1344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	6 Jul 2021




Spouse / Partner 2	Stephen Jordan   d. 8 Feb 1669/70, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Marriage	yes date unknown  [2, 8, 12, 15, 17, 20]
Family ID	F1345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	6 Jul 2021




• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 1599 - Ipswich, Suffolk, England Inventory - 4 Feb 1672 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 25 Jan 1672/73 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 25 Jan 1672/73 - Burying Ground of the First Settlers, Newbury, 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

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