Sgt. Daniel Merrill

1642 - 1717  (74 years)

• Name	Daniel Merrill
  Birth	20 Aug 1642	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Occupation	say 1662 (19 years)  [3]
  He was a carpenter and a farmer.
  History	25 Feb 1668 (25 years)  [1, 3]
  He took the Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance. He took it again in 1678.
  Offices Held	1677 (34 years)  [3]
  He was appointed the Fence Viewer. A Fence Viewer is a town or city official who administers fence laws by inspecting new fences and settles disputes arising from trespass by livestock that have escaped enclosure.
  Religion	1681 (38 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was admitted to the church in Newbury.
  Freeman	7 Feb 1682/83 (40 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Military	1688 (45 years)  [3]
  In 1688, he is listed as a sergeant in the company of Capt. Thomas Noyes.
  Offices Held	1689 (46 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was elected a Way Warden. A Way Warden was someone elected to take care of highways in the town.
  Moved To	28 Jan 1696 to 31 Jan 1701 (53 years)	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Will	10 May 1717 (74 years)	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  He mentions his wife, Sarah, and his children: Daniel, Sarah, Moses, and Stephen.
  Death	27 Jun 1717	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Probate/Proved	12 Jul 1717 (74 years)	Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Deacon John Merrill,   b. 1632 to 1634   d. 18 Jul 1712, Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)   2. Deacon Abraham Merrill,   b. About 1636   d. 28 Nov 1722  (Age 86 years) + 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) + 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) ▻ 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) ▻ Priscilla Chase,  m. 10 Feb 1670/71
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Merrill   (Great Grandfather)  Susannah,   b. 1599, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 25 Jan 1672/73, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 74 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1731	Roy Line
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Merrill,   c. 4 May 1601, Wherstead, Suffolk, England d. 16 Mar 1654/55, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Susannah,   b. 1599, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 25 Jan 1672/73, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Sarah Clough,   b. 28 Jun 1646, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Mar 1705/06, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1667	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 9 months - She : 20 years and 11 months.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Daniel Merrill,   b. 8 Mar 1671/72, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. John Merrill,   b. 7 Oct 1674, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1756, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Sarah Merrill,   b. 15 Oct 1677, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Ruth Merrill,   b. 7 Feb 1680/81, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Jan 1710/11, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 29 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Onesiphorus Page  m. 1701     5. Deacon Moses Merrill,   b. 3 Sep 1683, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jan 1756, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Martha Merrill,   b. 3 Sep 1683, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Stephen Merrill,   b. 16 Sep 1688, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Sarah Morrill,   b. 14 Oct 1650, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Sep 1731, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)  Other Partners: Sgt Onesiphorus Page  m. 31 Jul 1695
  Marriage	23 May 1708	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 65 years and 9 months - She : 57 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F1462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sgt. Daniel Merrill(1642 – 1717) 2Nathaniel Merrill(1601 – 16 Mar 1654/55) 4Nathaniel Merrill( – 17 Mar 1626/27) 8John Merrill 9Prudence( – 1609) 5Mary Blacksoll( – 1624) 10 11 3Susannah(1599 – 25 Jan 1672/73) 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Aug 1642 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 14 May 1667 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Religion - 1681 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 7 Feb 1682/83 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1689 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 28 Jan 1696 to 31 Jan 1701 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 23 May 1708 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 10 May 1717 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 27 Jun 1717 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 12 Jul 1717 - 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

  [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). [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). [S813] Currier, Richard Sawyer. Genealogical History of the Currier Family , (Montpelier, Vermont: Capital City Press, 1935).