James Merrill

1686 - 1757  (71 years)

• Name	James Merrill
  Birth	27 Jan 1686	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  Merrill (1928) gives his birth date as 27 January 1688/89. [1]
  Married	23 Nov 1714 (28 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Mary Adams, the daughter of Robert and Rebecca (Knight) Adams. She was born on 3 March 1700 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Israel Merrill (1715-c1752) 2. Humphrey Merrill (1718-1818) 3. Rebecca Merrill (1720-____) 4. Priscilla Merrill (1722-____) 5. Adams Merrill (1728-1802) 6. James Merrill (1731-1806) 7. Joshua Merrill (1733-1808) 8. Mary Merrill (1736-____) 9. Dorothy Merrill (1738-____) 10. Susanna Merrill (1740-____) 11. Silas Merrill (1743-____)
  Merrill (1928) states "There is some conflict of authorities with regard to the parentage of Mary Adams, and the dates of her birth and marriage." [1]
  Moved To	About 1725 (38 years)	Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [1]
  Moved to	1738 (51 years)	Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  Religion	1739 (52 years)	Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was admitted to the church in Falmouth.
  Offices Held	1741 (54 years)	Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was elected a Selectman. He served for several years.
  Death	16 Mar 1757	Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Deacon Abel Merrill,   b. 28 Dec 1671, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Feb 1759, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years)   2. Susanna Merrill,   b. 14 Nov 1673, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 3. Nathan Merrill,   b. 3 Apr 1676, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1742, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 65 years) ▻ Hannah Kent,  m. 6 Sep 1699   4. Thomas Merrill,   b. 01 Jan 1678/79, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Sep 1756, South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years)   5. Ensign Joseph Merrill,   b. 12 Jul 1681, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Sep 1747, Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years)   6. Nathaniel Merrill,   b. 6 Feb 1683/84, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Feb 1742/43, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 59 years)   7. James Merrill,   b. 27 Jan 1686, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Mar 1757, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)   8. Priscilla Merrill,   b. 13 Jul 1686, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 May 1767, Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Merrill   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Anne Wheeler   d. 19 May 1688, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I18383
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	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)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Priscilla Chase,   b. 14 Mar 1648/49, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1James Merrill(1686 – 1757) 2Abel Merrill(20 Feb 1643/44 – 1689) 4Nathaniel Merrill(1601 – 16 Mar 1654/55) 8Nathaniel Merrill( – 17 Mar 1626/27) 16John Merrill 17Prudence( – 1609) 9Mary Blacksoll( – 1624) 18 19 5Susannah(1599 – 25 Jan 1672/73) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Priscilla Chase(14 Mar 1648/49 – ) 6Aquila Chase(1618 – 1670) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Anne Wheeler( – 1688) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Jan 1686 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 23 Nov 1714 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - About 1725 - Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. Moved to - 1738 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. Religion - 1739 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1741 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, U.S.A. Death - 16 Mar 1757 - Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, 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). [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). [S869] Coffin, Joshua."Descendants of Robert Adams", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VI, January 1857).