Descendants of Thomas Meryell (1444

THE FAY FAMILY HOMEPAGE

GENEALOGIES

Descendants of Thomas Meryell (1444 - 1480)

Contributed by Ken and Susan Jean Fay Barbi. Also linked to this page are Genealogical Reports for our Barbi, Brigham, Gamblin, Hemenway, Koenig, Merrill, Parkhurst, Rice, Serra, Shattuck, Simon, and Smith, families. Also check also The Merrill Family Web Site for the entire Merrill Family.

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ MERYELL was born 1444 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died Abt. 1480 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married UNKNOWN Abt. 1469. She died Unknown.

Child of THOMAS MERYELL and UNKNOWN is:

2. i. JOHN² MERYELL, b. 1475, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. March 12, 1528, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN² MERYELL (THOMAS¹) was born 1475 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died March 12, 1528 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married ANNE BELCHAM 1493 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. She was born 1475 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died 1528 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of JOHN MERYELL and ANNE BELCHAM are:

3. i. JOHN³ MERYELL, b. 1495, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. January 28, 1551, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

ii. JULIAN MERYELL, b. 1501, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown.

iii. ELEANOR MERYELL, b. 1503; d. Unknown.

iv. JOHN MERYELL, b. 1509; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN³ MERYELL (JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born 1495 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died January 28, 1551 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married KATHERINE JOHN 1521 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. She was born Abt. 1507 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died December 13, 1551 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of JOHN MERYELL and KATHERINE JOHN are:

i. JOHN 'THE ELDER'⁴ MERRILL, b. 1522, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1544, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

ii. WILLIAM MERRILL, b. 1524, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown.

iii. JOHAN MERRILL, b. 1526; d. Unknown.

iv. MICHAEL MERRILL, b. 1528, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

v. MARY MERRILL, b. 1530, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

vi. MARGARET MERRILL, b. 1532, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

vii. ALICE MERRILL, b. 1534, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

viii. KATHERINE MERRILL, b. 1536, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

ix. AGNES MERRILL, b. 1539, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

x. THOMAS MERRILL, b. 1542, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

4. xi. JOHN 'THE YOUNGER' MERRILL, b. 1545, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. February 1, 1599, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Generation No. 4

4. JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴ MERRILL (JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born 1545 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died February 1, 1599 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married PRUDENCE BIRD 1570 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. She was born 1548 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died December 22, 1609 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Notes for JOHN 'THE YOUNGER' MERRILL:

John Merrell, The Younger, joeman, probably meant free holder, a farmer who owns his land, as Wherstead was far from the King's residence, and it is unlikely that John was one of the select bodyguard (Yoeman) of 100 men chosen to guard the sovereign in 1485.

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Children of JOHN MERRILL and PRUDENCE BIRD are:

5. i. NATHANIEL⁵ MERRILL, b. 1571, Belstead, Suffolk, England; d. February 28, 1626, Belstead, Suffolk, England.

ii. JOHN MERRILL, b. 1578, Belstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1650, Belstead, Suffolk, England.

iii. MICHAEL MERRILL, b. 1578, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. August 18, 1616, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

iv. THOMAS MERRILL, b. Bef. 1580, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. March 17, 1625, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Generation No. 5

5. NATHANIEL⁵ MERRILL (JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born 1571 in Belstead, Suffolk, England, and died February 28, 1626 in Belstead, Suffolk, England. He married MARY BLAXALL February 27, 1591 in Belstead, Suffolk, England. She was born May 1, 1574 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died April 29, 1624 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of NATHANIEL MERRILL and MARY BLAXALL are:

i. BABY⁶ MERRILL, b. January 20, 1592, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. January 21, 1593, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

ii. MARY MERRILL, b. February 23, 1594, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

iii. FRANCES MERRILL, b. July 1594, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. August 1, 1598, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

iv. MARTHA MERRILL, b. September 21, 1596, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

v. JOHN MERRILL, b. August 16, 1599, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. September 12, 1673, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

6. vi. NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. May 4, 1601, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. March 16, 1654, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

vii. MICHAEL MERRILL, b. April 3, 1603, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1630, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

viii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. Abt. 1605, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Generation No. 6

6. NATHANIEL⁶ MERRILL (NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born May 4, 1601 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died March 16, 1654 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He married SUSANNAH WOLTERTON September 23, 1633 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, daughter of STEPHEN WOLTERTON and SUSANNA UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1610 in Denham, Suffolk, England, and died January 25, 1672 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

Notes for NATHANIEL MERRILL:

Nathaniel Merrill settled, Newbury, Mass. 1638-9. The newly found records show that Nathaniel Merrill's daughter, Susanna, was not baptized until Dec 12, 1638 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England. This tells us that Nathaniel had not left for America with his family until late December 1638 or early 1639. In 1638 the English Government started restricting it's citizens from freely emigrating to the new continent with it's abundance of land for all, something unknown in England. The fact that brother John arranged for a home site of four Acres in Newbury for his unnamed "brother" would indicate that the brother was not there by 23 July 1638 but was arranging to come. Ship records, the Hector, show that Nathaniel and John did arrive in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635. Nathaniel must have returned to England to get his wife and his four children and returned in 1638-39.

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel Merrill was one of the earliest settlers in Newbury, MA in 1635. He was the ancestor of the vast majority of those who now bear the Merrill name in this country: it is believed, indeed, that less than one percent of the Merrills in America can trace their pedigree to any other emigrant ancestor.

Nathaniel Merrill and his older brother John were born in England. The registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south if Ipswich, in Suffolk County, England, contain the following entries:

1599, August 16. John Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & Mary his wife was baptized. 1601, May 4. Nathaniel Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & his wife Mary was baptized. There are reasons for believing that these entries are the record of baptism of John and Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury. These reasons will be given at length in another place. Nathaniel Merrill and his brother John settled in Newbury in the spring of 1635, having passed a year or two in Ipswich, MA., (then called Agawam) with most of the Newbury settlers. In 1638 Nathaniel became one of the "proprietors" of Newbury. It is supposed that Nathaniel Merrill was married before leaving England. No record is found of his marriage in America. If the marriage took place here it was probably at Ipswich, in the short time before the settlement in Newbury. His wife's name was Susanna. Savage, in the "genealogical Dictionary of New England" (published in 1861), says that Nathaniel Merrill married Susanna Jordan. In this he has no doubt following Coffin's "History of Newbury" (published in 1845), and the statement has been frequently copied.

From "Merrill Genealogy" by Paul V. Merrill, The Merrill Newsletter, Vol 4, Issue 3.

Nathaniel and his brother John came to America in 1633, supposedly on the ship Hector. [Ed note: it is not know that John came first and Nathaniel at some later date.] They landed at Ipswich, MA, but soon moved to Salisbury, MA. By 1635 Nathaniel moved to Newbury, MA. He owned land in Ipswich, MA in 1636 and received a grant of land in Newbury, MA on the "Neck" south of the Parker River, May 5, 1638. Children, John, Abraham, Nathaniel, Susanna, Daniel, Abel and Thomas. Nathaniel died- Mar 16

1654/44 in Newbury, MA. His wife died Jan 15 1872. Nathaniel was probably a farmer and is ancestor to all the Merrills in the U.S.A.. His brother John and wife had a daughter but no sons.

Notes for SUSANNAH WOLTERTON:

Susannah Wolterton, was the wife of the emigrant, Nathaniel Merrill. For many years she was thought to be the sister of Gregory Wolterton of Hartford, Conn. Later research shows that she probably is the daughter of Gregory's wife, Susannah (Unknown) by a previous marriage.

After the death of Nathaniel Merrill ,his widow married Stephen Jordan (or Jourdain). Nathaniel Merrill, son of Nathaniel and Susanna Merrill, gave a deed, under date of 16 Aug 1661, to Peter Godfrey of Newbury, in which the phrase occurs, "after the decease of my mother Susanna Jordan," and out of this fact the error regarding the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife grew. The conjecture has been advanced, and it has even been stated as a fact, that the wife of Nathaniel Merrill was Susanna Wilterton (or Wolterton.) Gregory Wilterton of Hartford was childless: Susanna Merrill of Newbury was a widow with five sons and a daughter, most of them in their minority. It would have been natural for Gregory Wilterton under these circumstances to write to his kinswoman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and offer a home and modest fortune to one of the boys. But Gregory Wilterton may have been a more distant relative, or merely a friend. Until other evidence is brought forward the conscientious genealogist must say that the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife in unknown.

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Children of NATHANIEL MERRILL and SUSANNAH WOLTERTON are:

7. i. NATHANIEL⁷ MERRILL, b. Bef. May 25, 1634, Lawford, Essex, England; d. January 1, 1682, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

ii. DEACON JOHN MERRILL, b. Bef. February 16, 1635, Lawford, Essex, England; d. July 18, 1712, West Hartford, Harford, Conn.

iii. ABRAHAM MERRILL, b. Bef. April 9, 1637, Lawford, Essex, England; d. November 28, 1722.

iv. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. Bef. December 12, 1638, Lawford, Essex, England; d. October 10, 1690, Suffield, Hartford, Conn.

8. v. DANIEL MERRILL, b. August 20, 1642, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. June 27, 1717, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

vi. ABEL MERRILL, b. February 20, 1643, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. October 28, 1689, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

vii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. 1648, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 7

7. NATHANIEL⁷ MERRILL (NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born Bef. May 25, 1634 in Lawford, Essex, England, and died January 1, 1682 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He married JOANNA NINIAN October 15, 1661 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. She was born 1628 in England, and died February 8, 1717 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsw.

Notes for NATHANIEL MERRILL:

Nathaniel spent his life in Newbury MA, but whether he was born in England, or in America after his father's migration, is not known. He died 1 jan 1682/83. In a "List of their names who have taken the oath of Allegiance at Newberry, 1678," (vol 30, p.56) his age is recorded as 40 years, while the age of his brother Abraham is given as 41 years. It is believed, however, that Nathaniel was the oldest of the children, a belief based on the fact that he was named as executor of his father's will, and was therefore probabley of age in March, 1655. Addendum 1996: Baptismal records show that Nathaniel was baptized on 25 Jan 1634 in Lawford, Essex Co., England.

Source: "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Children of NATHANIEL MERRILL and JOANNA NINIAN are:

i. NATHANIEL⁸ MERRILL, b. February 8, 1663; d. Unknown.

9. ii. JOHN MERRILL, b. February 16, 1663, Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsw; d. May 15, 1705, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

iii. PETER MERRILL, b. August 20, 1667; d. Unknown.

iv. JOANNA MERRILL, b. August 5, 1669; d. Unknown.

v. HANNAH MERRILL, b. July 12, 1672; d. Unknown.

vi. MARY MERRILL, b. September 18, 1675; d. Unknown.

8. DANIEL⁷ MERRILL (NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born August 20, 1642 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died June 27, 1717 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He married (1) SARAH CLOUGH May 14, 1667 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN CLOUGH and JANE UNKNOWN. She was born June 28, 1646 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died March 18, 1705 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He married (2) SASRAH MORRILL May 23, 1708, daughter of ABRAHAM MORRILL and SARAH CLEMENT. She was born October 24, 1650 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died September 11, 1731 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Notes for DANIEL MERRILL:

Daniel removed to Salisbury, Mass, between 1696 and 1701. He was a carpenter and had the military rank of Sargeant. He married (1) 14 May 1667, Sarah Clough, daughter of John and Jane Clough of Salisbury. (John Clough and wife Jane were passengers on the "Elizabeth" from London in 1635.) Sarah Clough was born 28 Jun 1646 in Salisbury and died there 18 Mar 16705/06. Daniel Merrill married (2) 23 May 1708 in Salisbury, Sarah Daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Clement) Morrill, and widow of (1) Phillip Rowell and (2) Onesiphorus Page, Sr. She was born 14 Oct 1650 in Salisbury and died 11 Sep 1731 in Amesbury.

From "Merrill Genealogy" by Paul V. Merrill, The Merrill Newsletter, Vol 4, Issue 3.

Children of DANIEL MERRILL and SARAH CLOUGH are:

i. DANIEL⁸ MERRILL, b. March 15, 1670, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Bef. September 29, 1725, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

ii. JOHN MERRILL, b. October 7, 1674, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. January 17, 1756, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

iii. SARAH MERRILL, b. October 15, 1677, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. November 20, 1750, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

iv. RUTH MERRILL, b. February 7, 1680, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. January 29, 1710, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

v. MARTHA MERRILL, b. September 3, 1683, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. November 19, 1754, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

10. vi. MOSES MERRILL, b. September 3, 1683, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. January 17, 1756, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

vii. STEPHEN MERRILL, b. September 15, 1688, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. June 4, 1755, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

Generation No. 8

9. JOHN⁸ MERRILL (NATHANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born February 16, 1663 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsw, and died May 15, 1705 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. He married LUCY WEBSTER 1687 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. She was born December 15, 1664 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsw, and died Aft. 1718 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL:

John Merrill was born 16 Feb 1662/63 in Newbury, MA, and died 15 May 1705. He was a house carpenter. About 1697 he removed from Newbury to Bradford, MA., and about 1700 to West Parish of

Haverhill, MA. He left an estate valued at &150,7s., but his debts amounted to &158,12s. He married Lucy Webster, daughter of John and Ann (Batt) Wetster. She was born 15 Dec 1664, in Newbury, and was living in Haverhill in 1718. (William M. Sargent appears to be in error in the Main Historical and Genealogical Recorder{Vol.III.,p.179} in saying that John Merrill married as a second Wife "Mary???." Administration on the estate of John Merrill was grandted too "Lucy Merrill," his widow, 9 Jul 1705.) Children, the first five of whom were born in Newbury.

Source: "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Children of JOHN MERRILL and LUCY WEBSTER are:

i. NATHANIEL⁹ MERRILL, b. July 26, 1687; d. Unknown.

ii. ABEL MERRILL, b. 1690; d. Unknown.

iii. LUCI MERRILL, b. 1691; d. Unknown.

iv. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. 1693; d. Unknown.

11. v. JOHN MERRILL, b. April 3, 1696, Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsw; d. 1773, Concord, New Hampshire.

vi. HANNAH MERRILL, b. 1698; d. Unknown.

vii. STEPHEN MERRILL, b. September 11, 1700; d. Unknown.

viii. ENOCH MERRILL, b. January 23, 1701; d. Unknown.

ix. NATHAN MERRILL, b. April 15, 1704; d. Unknown.

10. MOSES⁸ MERRILL (DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born September 3, 1683 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died January 17, 1756 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He married MARY CLOUGH Abt. 1703, daughter of JOHN CLOUGH and MERCY PAGE. She was born April 8, 1677 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died December 15, 1760 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

Notes for MOSES MERRILL:

Moses' home was in a section then known as "Pitch Pine Plain", a mile and a half from East Salisbury village, on the road leading to Seabrook. He and his wife Mary joined the Congregational Church in Salisbury 21 May 1710, and he became a deacon of the church.

Source: "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA, 1917-1928.

Children of MOSES MERRILL and MARY CLOUGH are:

i. APPHIA⁹ MERRILL, b. December 25, 1704, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Unknown, East Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

12. ii. MOSES MERRILL, b. December 28, 1707, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. April 8, 1798, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

iii. MARY MERRILL, b. October 25, 1709, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. February 17, 1726.

Generation No. 9

11. JOHN⁹ MERRILL (JOHN⁸, NATHANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born April 3, 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsw, and died 1773 in Concord, New Hampshire. He married LYDIA HAINES January 15, 1722 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. She was born August 7, 1705 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusettsw, and died Unknown in Concord, New Hampshire.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL:

John Merrill was born 3 Apr 1696 in Newbury, MA, and died in 1773 in Concord, NH. He lived in 1718 in York, ME and from there removed to Haverhill, MA, where he married. About 1730 he was one of the first settlers in Concord, NH, and established the first ferry there across the Merrimack River. His home was "on the Hill at the lower end of Main St. at the junction of the roads." Dec 17 1730, he was chosed deacon of the Congregational Church. In many ways he was a prominent citizen of Concord. He married, 15 Jan 1722/23, Lydia Hayes, daughter of Thomas and Hanna (Harriman) Hayes of Haverhill. She was born 7 Aug 1705 and died in Concord. Children, the first four were born in Haverhill, the rest in Concord.

Source: "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Children of JOHN MERRILL and LYDIA HAINES are:

i. THOMAS¹⁰ MERRILL, b. February 5, 1723, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; d. July 2, 1788, Conway, New Hampshire.

ii. JOHN MERRILL, b. November 25, 1725, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 1760, Bow, New Hampshire.

13. iii. MOSES MERRILL, b. September 27, 1727, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 1767.

iv. LYDIA MERRILL, b. November 30, 1729, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Unknown; m. AMOS FOSTER, Abt. 1750; b. Bef. 1729; d. Unknown.

12. MOSES⁹ MERRILL (MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born December 28, 1707 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died April 8, 1798 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He married (1) SARAH TRUE December 11, 1729 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, daughter of JABEZ TRUE and SARA TAPPAN. She was born January 2, 1710 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died June 9, 1783 in New Gloucester, Maine. He married (2) MARY BARTLETT November 3, 1791 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. She was born 1720 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and died July 31, 1805 in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Notes for MOSES MERRILL:

Moses was a deacon of the Congregational Church in Salisbury and lived at or near his father's homestead. About 1763, he removed to New Gloucester, Maine, having probably lived a short time in Biddeford, Maine, after leaving Salisbury. Before 1790 he removed to Haverhill. Source: "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA, 1917-1928.

Children of MOSES MERRILL and SARAH TRUE are:

i. MARY¹⁰ MERRILL, b. September 30, 1730, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. January 17, 1823, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; m. DANIEL MOODY, June 18, 1756, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; b. 1730; d. November 18, 1815, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

14. ii. JACOB MERRILL, b. May 31, 1732, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. September 19, 1812, Plymouth, New Hampshire.

iii. JANE MERRILL, b. November 23, 1734, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.

iv. EZEKIEL MERRILL, b. September 10, 1736, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. January 1, 1822, Hebron, Maine.

v. GYLES MERRILL, b. March 12, 1738, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. April 27, 1801, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

vi. MOSES MERRILL, b. May 18, 1741, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. June 1821, New Gloucester, Maine.

vii. SARAH MERRILL, b. August 18, 1743, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. December 5, 1760.

viii. BENJAMIN MERRILL, b. April 25, 1746, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.

ix. JABEZ MERRILL, b. April 3, 1748, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. Bef. December 1749, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

x. JABEZ MERRILL, b. December 9, 1749, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. August 20, 1751, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

xi. SAMUEL MERRILL, b. July 11, 1756, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. December 16, 1760, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

Generation No. 10

13. MOSES¹⁰ MERRILL (JOHN⁹, JOHN⁸, NATHANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born September 27, 1727 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, and died 1767. He married DORCUS ABBOT March 1747. She was born November 11, 1728 in Andover, Massachusetts, and died Unknown.

Children of MOSES MERRILL and DORCUS ABBOT are:

i. PENELOPE¹¹ MERRILL, b. December 13, 1749, Concord, New Hampshire; d. Unknown.

ii. MOSES MERRILL, b. November 19, 1751, Concord, New Hampshire; d. April 10, 1752.

15. iii. MOSES MERRILL, b. Aft. 1753, Pembroke, New Hamshire; d. February 10, 1830, Meredith, New Hamshire.

14. JACOB¹⁰ MERRILL (MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born May 31, 1732 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died September 19, 1812 in Plymouth, New Hampshire. He married ELIZABETH WYATT November 21, 1762 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. She was born April 26, 1728 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, and died 1833 in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

Notes for JACOB MERRILL:

This parentage is believed to be correct based on work done by Howard and Jean Merrill who write the query column for the Merrill Newsletter. It was contained in a Gen Forum message dated Jan 18, 1999, Subject: Re: David Merrill 1769-1859. Son David Merrill was not part of the "Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill-the other 13 children were included.

Children of JACOB MERRILL and ELIZABETH WYATT are:

i. JACOB¹¹ MERRILL, b. September 13, 1763, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. April 18, 1841, Plymouth, New Hampshire.

ii. ENOCH MERRILL, b. October 18, 1764, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. August 18, 1841, Campton, New Hamphsire.

iii. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. April 15, 1766, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. April 30, 1845; m. CUTTING COOK, January 17, 1788, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; b. March 4, 1761, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; d. 1836.

iv. MARY MERRILL, b. October 16, 1767, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. Unknown; m. SAMUEL FARLEY, September 13, 1790; b. Abt. 1765; d. Unknown.

v. SARAH MERRILL, b. October 16, 1767, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. 1814, Campton, New Hamphsire.

16. vi. DAVID MERRILL, b. November 12, 1768, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. January 31, 1859, Holderness, New Hampshire.

vii. SAMUEL MERRILL, b. October 5, 1769, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. January 28, 1843, Sharon, Vermont.

viii. HANNAH MERRILL, b. January 31, 1771, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. Unknown; m. JAMES PINGREE, March 31, 1796; b. Abt. 1770; d. Unknown.

ix. JANE MERRILL, b. May 5, 1772, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. April 25, 1851, Plymouth, New Hampshire; m. HENRY CUNNINGS, 1794, Plymouth, New Hampshire; b. 1768, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. 1820, Plymouth, New Hampshire.

x. MOSES MERRILL, b. 1773, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. 1849.

xi. GILES MERRILL, b. July 6, 1776, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. February 21, 1851.

xii. DANIEL MERRILL, b. Abt. 1778, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. Abt. 1789, Plymouth, New Hampshire.

Notes for DANIEL MERRILL:

Killed by a falling tree

xiii. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. March 16, 1780, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. February 22, 1851, Campton, New Hamphsire; m. ANSEL ANNABLE, August 20, 1801; b. Abt. 1780, Campton, New Hamphsire; d. Unknown.

xiv. EZEKIAL MERRILL, b. 1782, Plymouth, New Hampshire; d. 1879, Runny, New Hampshire.

Generation No. 11

15. MOSES¹¹ MERRILL (MOSES¹⁰, JOHN⁹, JOHN⁸, NATHANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born Aft. 1753 in Pembroke, New Hamshire, and died February 10, 1830 in Meredith, New Hamshire. He married ENICE WORTHEN March 6, 1780 in Brentwood. She was born January 4, 1757, and died Unknown.

Child of MOSES MERRILL and ENICE WORTHEN is:

i. NATHANIEL¹² MERRILL, b. April 1, 1792, Meredith, New Hampshire; d. January 18, 1840, Holderness, New Hampshire; m. CLARISSA DEMARITT, Bef. 1840; b. 1789; d. Unknown.

More About NATHANIEL MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith, New Hampshire

16. DAVID¹¹ MERRILL (JACOB¹⁰, MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born November 12, 1768 in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and died January 31, 1859 in Holderness, New Hampshire. He married SARAH H. LEE February 16, 1806. She was born 1778 in Ossipee Mountain, Moultonborough, New Hampshire/Ossipee, Carroll Co., NH, and died 1847.

Notes for DAVID MERRILL:

The birth date for David Merrill from Howard and Jean Merrill's January 18, 1999, Gen Forum Message Re: David Merrill 1769-1859, says David was born Nov 12, 1768, and died Jan 13, 1859. This birth date is the year before the Annals of Meredith NH published in 1932 page 320 date of birth of 1769. We will use this birth date.

The Annals of Meredith NH published in 1932 page 320 asserts the Merrill family were of Norman descent. That they were located in the north of France, and later came through England to New England. That they married and raised descendants down through to William of the seventh generation, born in 1805; died in 1876 at Holderness. David Merrill (1769-1859)'S connection to the Merrill Family is not clear at this time. We also find mention of Jacob Lee Merrill with no dates. We also find David Merrill, 1769-1859, married to Sarah H. Lee, 1778-1847 from Ossipee Mountain. Ken Barbi August 15, 2000.

From the Death Certificate for Jacob L. Merrill at the New Hampshire Vital Statistics Office provided to me by Ed Merrill on September 11, 2000, we have Jacob L. Merrill's death in July 1889 in Meredith at age 71 years, 3 months, 7 days. This puts his birth in April 1818. His father is David Merrill born in Plymouth, and his mother is Sarah Lee born in Moultonboro.

From the Death Certificate for David Merrill at the New Hampshire Vital Statistics Office provided to me by Ed Merrill on September 11, 2000, we have David Merrill's death on Jan 31, 1859 at age 90 years, 2 months, 19 days. Cause of death was typhoid fever. Birthplace of father was Plymouth. Report came from Holderness, NH.

From the the 1830 US Census for Holderness, New Hampshire, provided by Ed Merrill of West Franklin, New Hampshire, in September 2000, for David Merrill:

Number Age Group Probable Name, Birth, and Age in 1830

1 M 10-15 (Jacob Lee - 1818, 12)

1M 20-30 (William Elliot - 1809, 21)

1M 60-70 (David - 1769, 61)

1F 10-15 (Hepzabah - 1820, 10)

2F 15-20 (Julia A. - 1814, 16 and Eliza - est 1816, 18)

1F 50-60 (Sarah - 1778, 52)

More About DAVID MERRILL:

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Occupation: Farming

Children of DAVID MERRILL and SARAH LEE are:

i. ELIZA¹² MERRILL, b. 1812, Holderness, New Hampshire; m. JOSEPH SMITH; b. Red Hill.

Notes for ELIZA MERRILL:

Birth date estimated from 1830 census.

ii. WILLIAM ELLIOTT MERRILL, b. 1809, Holderness, New Hampshire; d. August 1, 1883, Center Harbor, New Hampshire; m. HANNAH P. SMITH; b. July 20, 1810; d. January 22, 1891.

Notes for WILLIAM ELLIOTT MERRILL:

Birth date estimated from 1830 census.

iii. DAVID LEE MERRILL, b. 1802, Holderness, New Hampshire; d. 1826.

iv. MARY A. MERRILL, b. 1807, Holderness, New Hampshire; d. 1826.

v. JULIA A. MERRILL, b. 1814, Holderness, New Hampshire; d. 1858; m. BENJAMIN H. EASTMAN.

17. vi. JACOB LEE MERRILL, b. March 24, 1818, Holderness, New Hampshire; d. July 1, 1889, Meredith, New Hampshire.

vii. HEPZABAH MERRILL, b. 1820, Holderness, New Hampshire; d. 1858; m. STEPHEN B. HOW

Generation No. 12

Jacob Lee Merrill

17. JACOB LEE¹² MERRILL (DAVID¹¹, JACOB¹⁰, MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born April 1818 in Holderness, New Hampshire, and died July 1, 1889 in Meredith, New Hampshire. He married MARY SMITH, daughter of JOHN SMITH and MARY MUDGETT. She was born 1823 in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, and died November 8, 1908 in Meredith, New Hampshire.

Notes for JACOB LEE MERRILL:

From the the 1830 US Census for Holderness, New Hampshire, provided by Ed Merrill of West Franklin, New Hampshire, in September 2000, for David Merrill:

Mary Smith Merrill

Number Age Group Probable Name, Birth, and Age in 1830

1 M 10-15 (Jacob Lee - 1818, 12)

1M 20-30 (William Elliot - 1809, 21)

1M 60-70 (David - 1769, 61)

1F 10-15 (Hepzabah - 1820, 10)

2F 15-20 (Julia A. - 1814, 16 and Eliza - est 1816, 18)

1F 50-60 (Sarah - 1778, 52)

Following information came from 1850 US Census for Holderness, New Hampshire, provided by Howard Merrill on December 29, 2000, for Jacob Merrill:

Jacob L 32 Farmer Estimated birth 1818

Mary 28 Estimated birth 1822

Julia 6 Estimated birth 1844

Mary L 2 Estimated birth 1848

Following information came from 1860 US Census for Center Harbor, New Hampshire, provided by Howard Merrill on December 29, 2000, for Jacob Merrill:

Jacob L 42

Mary 37

Julia A 15

Mary L 11

John 4

Benjamin 22 birth 1838 (Not in the 1850 Census as a 12 year old and we don't know who he is)

Following information came from 1870 US Census for Center Harbor, New Hampshire, page 3, for Jacob Merrill:

Jacob L. Merrill Age 52 Male Farmer Estimated birth 1818

Mary Age 47 Female Housewife Estimated birth 1823

John Age 14 Male Child Estimated birth 1856

George Age 8 Male Child Estimated birth 1862

(Note: Julia was married in 1861 to Amos D. Webster and would likely be living with him for the 1870 Census. This family entry was not researched.)

From the Annuals of Meredith published in 1932 page 320, we find mention of Jacob Lee Merrill with no dates. We also find David Merrill, 1769-1859, married to Sarah H. Lee, 1778-1847 from Ossipee Mountain.

From Genealogy Forum:

Re: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH

Posted by: Howard and Jean Merrill Date: January 20, 1999 at 12:51:46

In Reply to: Re: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH by Mike Markle of 1296

Mike:

From 'Meredith NH Cemetery Inscriptions" collected by Mary E Neal Hannaford, 1931, Jacob Lee d. 1889 July 1, age 71; Mary Smith, his wife d. 1908 Nov. 8, age 85. Both are buried in the Meredith Village Cemetery.

Would appreciate it if you would share what you know of Jacob Lee's descendants.

Howard and Jean

Follow ups:

Re: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH Mike Markle 1/24/99 (0)

Re: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH

Posted by: Howard and Jean Merrill Date: January 18, 1999 at 22:58:38

In Reply to: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH by Mike Markle of 1296

Mike:

See today's posting "Re David Merrill 1769-1859" . Your Jacob Lee is the son of above David Merrill. Jacob Lee m. Mary Smith of Center Harbor. They are listed in the Holderness census of 1850,1860 and 1870. They had 4 known children: Julia A, Mary L, John S, and George D.

'A Merrill Memorial' has nothing on your Jacob Lee but does have info on what we believe are his grandparents Jacob (5) and Elizabeth Wyatt.

We would be very interested in any information you have on the Merrill surname descendants of your Jacob Lee down to the present day.

Howard and Jean

Re: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH

Posted by: Mike Markle Date: January 15, 1999 at 22:12:43

In Reply to: Re: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH by Ronald Paul Blais of 1296

Ron, Thanks for the tip. We live in Nevada so will try to make a call to the librarian. Do you know if this book is found in most large library genealogy areas?

Mike

More About JACOB LEE MERRILL:

Burial: Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith, New Hampshire

Cause of Death: Ruptured Heart

Occupation: Farmer

More About MARY SMITH:

Burial: Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith, New Hampshire

Occupation: Housewife

Children of JACOB MERRILL and MARY SMITH are:

18. i. GEORGE DAVID MERRILL, b. July 25, 1861, Center Harbor, New Hampshire; d. May 5, 1924, Lakeport, NH; m. MARY BIRD, February 25, 1883, Meredith, New Hampshire; b. 1862, Isle of Malta, British Province; d. 1925, Lakeport, NH.

19. ii. JULIA A.¹³ MERRILL, b. 1844, Meredith, New Hampshire; d. August 25, 1928, Meredith, New Hampshire; m. AMOS D. WEBSTER, 1861, Meredith, New Hampshire; b. 1832; d. April 4, 1909, Meredith, New Hampshire.

Notes for JULIA A. MERRILL:

Julia Merrill died on Pine Street, Meredith. Source: Annals of Meredith, NH, Published 1932.

More About JULIA A. MERRILL:

Burial: Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith, New Hampshire

Notes for AMOS D. WEBSTER:

Amos Webster was a Civil War Veteran.

Source: "Filling The Void - History of the Meredith Public Library" by Rudy VanVeghten, published 1989.

More About AMOS D. WEBSTER:

Burial: Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith, New Hampshire

iii. MARY LOUISE MERRILL, b. July 21, 1848, Meredith, New Hampshire; m. JOHN HAINES KNOWLES, January 1, 1867.

iv. JOHN S. MERRILL, b. 1854; d. 1928; m. ROXY A. CROWELL, March 11, 1883; b. 1859, Campton, New Hamphsire.

Notes for JOHN S. MERRILL:

John Merrill lived and died on Mile Hill, out of Meredith. Source: Annals of Meredith, NH, published 1932.

From a cemetery inscription at the Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith, New Hampshire, his dates were 1854-1928. Source: Howard Merrill, December 29, 2000.

More About JOHN S. MERRILL:

Burial: Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith, New Hampshire

Occupation: Farming

More About ROXY A. CROWELL:

Burial: Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith, New Hampshire

Generation No. 13

Mary Bird Merrill and George David Merrill

18. GEORGE DAVID¹³ MERRILL (JACOB LEE¹², DAVID¹¹, JACOB¹⁰, MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born July 25, 1861 in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, and died May 5, 1924 in Lakeport, NH. He married MARY BIRD February 25, 1883 in Meredith, New Hampshire, daughter of UNKNOWN BIRD and UNKNOWN. She was born 1862 in Isle of Malta, British Province, and died 1925 in Lakeport, NH.

Notes for GEORGE DAVID MERRILL:

When George and Mary Merrill bought land behind the Mail Dock in 1906, they began the saga of the Merrill family on Bear Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. In addition to building many of the cottages on the island, George Merrill also provided food, ice and boat services to several generations of island residents.

As the only house on the island with plaster and wallpapered walls, the Merrills' was unique. According to their granddaughter, Mildred Fay Rand, "A well and pump graced the side yard in the center of Hattie's flower beds and people came from along the shore with their jugs to pump water. The playroom was on the third floor. The property next door was the 'Men's Camp.' The workmen employed by my grandfather in his carpentry business lived there and cooked their meals, though occasionally Hattie prepared food for them in her kitchen. The haying field was behind the hen house and vegetable garden. Cattle were brought over by barge from Lovejoy Sands in the spring and taken back in the fall. Milk cost 18 cents a quart, but you had to buy ice and groceries to get it!"

George and Mary Bird Merrill's Bear Island Home and Mail Dock in 1989

About halfway down the shore lived Dr. George Saltmarch of Lakeport, who was Mary's doctor. Molly Worden from Pine Island, just a stone's throw away, was her midwife. Molly assisted Mary when all nine Merrill babies were born; only one did not live. Arthur was the eldest, then Hattie, Gertrude, Fred, David, Edgar, Helen, and Nellie. All grew up helping with chores, and George taught his carpentry skills to each of his sons who helped him in the business.

WW 1 interrupted the family enterprise when David and Fred were inducted into the Army. David was never sent overseas, but Fred served in observation balloons over the English Channel. He was once shot down, but not seriously injured. Both returned home to help their father, and in time, David married Faith Unknown and daughter Hattie married Park Fay.

Source: "Bear Island Reflections" published by Bear Island Conservation Association, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire 1989.

George was a deacon and member of Freewill Baptist Church, Meredith, NH.

From Genealogy Forum:

Re: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH

Posted by: Mike Markle Date: January 19, 1999 at 23:13:19

In Reply to: Re: Jacob L. Merrill of Holderness, NH by Ronald Paul Blais of 1297

Hello Ron,

Thanks for the offer, I will take you up on it. My grandfather, Jacob Lee Merrill was born in Holderness in 1818. In the census of 1870 in Center Harbor, he was 52 yrs. He was married to Mary Smith. My grandfather was George D. Merrill, b. 7/25/1861 and died in Laconia on 5/5/1924. I really need the death of Jacob Lee. Would also like the same of his wife, Mary Smith. We have little access to good genealogical info here in Nevada. Thanks, Mike

More About GEORGE DAVID MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH, Lot 3/064

Occupation: Carpenter

Notes for MARY BIRD:

According to Frank Desmond on Aug 22, 1999, the spelling of Mary's last name may have been Byrd from the Island of Malta, but all records at the State of New Hampshire Vital Records Office show George D. Merrill's wife was Mary Bird from the Island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. Her mother was of Irish birth and worked in England for royalty. When she married an English soldier who was stationed on Malta (probably during the Napoleonic war) her family disowned her. After her soldier husband died or was killed, Mary emigrated to New Brunswick and (we think) remarried a boot maker. Then she emigrated to New Brunswick. Her third husband was George Merrill.

Mary was a member of Freewill Baptist Church, Meredith, NH.

More About MARY BIRD:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH, Lot 3/064

Occupation: Housewife

Marriage Notes for GEORGE MERRILL and MARY BIRD:

Mary Bird and George Merrill were married on February 25, 1883, by Justus Erskin of Meredith, Minister of the Gospel in Meredith, NH, reported at Center Harbor, NH.

Children of GEORGE MERRILL and MARY BIRD are:

i. DAVID¹⁴ MERRILL, d. Unknown; m. (1) UNKNOWN BRIGGS, Private; b. Private; m. (2) FAITH UNKNOWN, Private; b. Private.

Notes for DAVID MERRILL:

David had no children with either wife.

More About DAVID MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Massachusettes

Cause of Death: Heart attack while driving a car

Dorothy 'Dottie' Almende Merrill on right in 1953

ii. FRED MERRILL, d. June 14, 1964, Meredith, New Hampshire; m. DOROTHY 'DOTTIE' ALMENDE; b. June 1, 1901; d. December 2, 1973, Meredith, New Hampshire.

Notes for FRED MERRILL:

Over the years, the Merrills built a number of houses on the west shore of Bear Island, each with the same basic simple design. These cottages are still recognizable today, even though various owners have made different additions. In 1927, Fred Merrill built the Bulkley house, which had the distinction of being the first on Bear Island to have had indoor plumbing.

When you needed a cabin, dock or boat house, you simply told Fred of your desire and he obliged. In 1931, Dr. John Merselis commissioned Fred to build on land he had purchased in 1923. Sketching what he had in mind on the back of an ordinary envelope, Dr. Merselis gave it to Fred that fall. When the family returned the following spring, the cabin was ready for occupancy, and they have summered there ever since.

In addition to building houses, the Merrills supplied much that was necessary for island living. Dave, the meat cutter, minded the grocery store that they opened at the Mail Dock and Fred, the mechanic, assumed responsibility for kerosene for lamps, and gasoline for boats, as well as maintenance of rental boats berthed in a nest of boat houses by their dock. These boats all had two cylinder McDuff engines with petcocks on top which had to be primed with gasoline. The flywheel rotated by hand at times could be very balky. Fred was an expert in starting these engines. He'd lean against the side of the boat, give the flywheel a gentle roll with his foot--and away it went.

At the time Fred Merrill had the ice route, the Bear Island postmaster was Adelaide Brown.

Source: "Bear Island Reflections" published by Bear Island Conservation Association, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire 1989.

Fred Merrill

More About FRED MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH, Lot 8 78

Occupation: Carpenter

Notes for DOROTHY 'DOTTIE' ALMENDE:

"A lot of comings and goings took place over there [on Bear Island]," recounts Mildred Fay Rand, Fred Merrill's niece. "People came all the way from New York and Boston for some high entertainment. One of the 'imported guests' was a Ziegfeld Follies girl, Dorothy Almende, and Fred caught us all by surprise--he married her! We had expected him to marry someone else to whom he was already engaged."

"That summer we returned to the island to discover that Fred, probably in his early 40s, had married a chorus girl!" Louise Griscom recalls. "Maybe Dottie's make-up was a bit overdone, but she made Fred a loyal and loving wife. Gradually the color of her bright red hair changed to a less conspicuous henna. Islanders recovered from shock and became very fond of her."

Dottie was a Ziegfeld Follies girl who came to visit Lake Winnipesaukee. Her brother-in-law, David (and his wife Faith) did not like her background and left Bear Island and "moved to Laconia because they could not live and work with a showgirl" according to Mildred Fay Rand, Fred Merrill's niece.

Dottie and Fred took vacations when the lake froze over, but as they grew older, they never left the island. Weeks and Smith's store delivered groceries from Meredith once a week in winter, and on that day, Dottie always baked a cake and served it with coffee to the delivery man who would bring them up-to-date on the latest town gossip.

In the winter of 1945, the Merrill's chimney caught fire, and though no serious damage occurred, Fred became ill shortly thereafter and never recovered. When Fred and Dottie moved to Meredith, where he eventually died.

Postmistress of Bear Island, beginning June 15, 1944, to the Post Office's closing in June 15, 1954.

Source: "Bear Island Reflections" published by Bear Island Conservation Association, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire 1989.

More About DOROTHY 'DOTTIE' ALMENDE:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH, Lot8 78

iii. NELLIE MERRILL, d. Unknown.

Notes for NELLIE MERRILL:

Nellie died as a teenager at 13 or 14 years old.

More About NELLIE MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Meredith Cemetery, Meredith, NH

20. iv. HATTIE E. MERRILL, b. June 25, 1883; d. April 4, 1962, Dover, New Hampshire.

21. v. ARTHUR GEORGE MERRILL, b. February 10, 1884, Center Harbor, New Hampshire; d. December 20, 1949.

22. vi. GERTRUDE MAY MERRILL, b. June 16, 1887, Meredith, New Hampshire; d. February 11, 1938.

vii. FEMALE STILLBORN MERRILL, b. June 30, 1895, Laconia, New Hampshire; d. June 30, 1895, Laconia, New Hampshire.

Notes for FEMALE STILLBORN MERRILL:

This Female Stillborn Merrill is listed as the 6th child.

23. viii. EDGAR G. MERRILL, b. January 24, 1903; d. October 8, 1973.

ix. HELEN MERRILL, b. September 1906; d. Unknown.

Notes for HELEN MERRILL:

Died after being hit by a train.

More About HELEN MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Meredith Cemetery, Meredith, NH

19. JULIA A.¹³ MERRILL (JACOB LEE¹², DAVID¹¹, JACOB¹⁰, MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born 1844, Meredith, New Hampshire; d. August 25, 1928, Meredith, New Hampshire; m. AMOS D. WEBSTER, 1861, Meredith, New Hampshire; b. 1832; d. April 4, 1909, Meredith, New Hampshire.

Notes for JULIA A. MERRILL:

Julia Merrill died on Pine Street, Meredith. Source: Annals of Meredith, NH, Published 1932.

Notes for AMOS D. WEBSTER:

Amos Webster was a Civil War Veteran.

Source: "Filling The Void - History of the Meredith Public Library" by Rudy VanVeghten, published 1989.

Children of JULIA MERRILL and AMOS WEBSTER are:

i. FRED E.¹⁴ WEBSTER, b. 1867; d. 1955.

ii. MARY E. WEBSTER, b. 1888; d. Unknown; m. HARRY L. BROWN; b. 1861; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 14

Hattie E. Merrill (in checks with apron) in 1905

20. HATTIE E.¹⁴ MERRILL (GEORGE DAVID¹³, JACOB LEE¹², DAVID¹¹, JACOB¹⁰, MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born June 25, 1883, and died April 4, 1962 in Dover, New Hampshire. She married PARK STONE FAY, son of BRIGHAM FAY and IDA HEMENWAY. He was born July 5, 1883 in Lake Village, New Hampshire, and died November 15, 1951 in Laconia, Belknap New Hampshire.

Notes for HATTIE E. MERRILL:

Hattie Merrill married Park Fay shortly after WW 1. Park Fay, also a carpenter like Hattie's father, George Merrill, preferred an independent status. Instead of joining George Merrill, he handled all the boats and work at Beaver Island. Park, Hattie, and their five children had a cottage near The Gulf on what was then called Mansfield's Point, where George Merrill laid the stone steps leading from the dock to the Fay's' house. In the side yard, a tent was built to hold the overflow of children and friends. It was the children's job to gather rocks from the lake for the stone mason, Mr. Zibley of Center Harbor, to build the living room fireplace.

Source: "Bear Island Reflections" published by Bear Island Conservation Association, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire 1989.

Hattie filled in as cook on the railroad work train that Park Fay used to get to construction sites.

More About HATTIE E. MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH, Lot 3/054

Cause of Death: Heart Failure

Park Stone Fay in 1900

Notes for PARK STONE FAY:

Resided 34 years in Lakeport, New Hampshire and 14 years in Dover, New Hampshire. He worked for the railroad as head of a construction section gang in Dover. His wife Hattie filled in as cook on the work train.

Birthday shown as July 6, 1883, on grave stone, but NH Vital Records say July 5, 1883.

Shown as 1st child. Born when his parents lived in Gilford, NH.

More About PARK STONE FAY:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH, Lot 3/054

Cause of Death: Probable prostrate cancer

Occupation: Railroad construction worker for Boston and Main Railroad

Children of HATTIE MERRILL and PARK FAY are:

24. i. WILBUR MERRILL¹⁵ FAY, b. June 25, 1904, Everett, Massachusetts; d. February 2, 1959, Rochester, New Hampshire.

25. ii. MILDRED MIRRIAM FAY, b. Private.

26. iii. LILLIAN FAY, b. January 13, 1909, Lakeport , New Hampshire; d. September 1987, Miami, Florida.

27. iv. GILBERT PARK FAY, b. December 14, 1918, Laconia , Belknap, New Hampshire; d. September 8, 1994, Manchester, New Hampshire.

28. v. GEORGE BRIGHAM FAY, b. April 1, 1921; d. September 23, 1973, Massachusettes.

Arthur and Lorena Merrill

21. ARTHUR GEORGE¹⁴ MERRILL (GEORGE DAVID¹³, JACOB LEE¹², DAVID¹¹, JACOB¹⁰, MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born February 10, 1884 in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, and died December 20, 1949. He married (1) LORENA M. PEASLEE. She was born 1896 in Lakeport, New Hampshire, and died December 6, 1954. He married (2) EDITH THURSTON, daughter of RICHARD THURSTON and MARIA RAY. She was born September 25, 1883 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and died March 3, 1919 in Lakeport, New Hampshire.

Notes for ARTHUR GEORGE MERRILL:

In 1932, the world's heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Sharkey, trained on Meredith Neck near Loon Island and lived next door to Arthur Merrill. Later, Jack Delaney, a less successful prize fighter, also stayed there.

Source: "Bear Island Reflections" published by Bear Island Conservation Association, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire 1989.

More About ARTHUR GEORGE MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Meredith Cemetery, Meredith, NH

Occupation: Contractor

More About LORENA M. PEASLEE:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH, Lot

More About EDITH THURSTON:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH

Cause of Death: Acute nephritis (kidney failure) from child birth

Children of ARTHUR MERRILL and LORENA PEASLEE are:

i. GEORGE PEASLEE¹⁵ MERRILL, b. January 5, 1925, Laconia, New Hampshire; d. January 6, 1925, Laconia, New Hampshire.

More About GEORGE PEASLEE MERRILL:

Cause of Death: Encephalitis

ii. RICHARD 'DICK' MERRILL, b. Private.

Child of ARTHUR MERRILL and EDITH THURSTON is:

iii. ALICE¹⁵ MERRILL, b. Private; m. WILLIAM 'BILL' CHASE, Private; b. Private.

22. GERTRUDE MAY¹⁴ MERRILL (GEORGE DAVID¹³, JACOB LEE¹², DAVID¹¹, JACOB¹⁰, MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born June 16, 1887 in Meredith, New Hampshire, and died February 11, 1938. She married FREDERICK GEORGE SANDERS. He was born 1873, and died 1944.

Notes for GERTRUDE MAY MERRILL:

This Female Merrill is listed as the 5th child on the secondary record of birth from the NH Vital Records Office.

This Female Merrill is listed as the 3rd child in the Town Annual Report for Year Ending 1887 of Meredith, NH. The child was born in Meredith. Because the Bear Island Reflections lists Gertrude as the third child, we assume this birth record is for Gertrude.

More About GERTRUDE MAY MERRILL:

Burial: Unknown, Bayside Cemetery, Lakeport, NH

Cause of Death: cancer

Child of GERTRUDE MERRILL and FREDERICK SANDERS is:

29. i. DORIS MAY¹⁵ SANDERS, b. Private.

23. EDGAR G.¹⁴ MERRILL (GEORGE DAVID¹³, JACOB LEE¹², DAVID¹¹, JACOB¹⁰, MOSES⁹, MOSES⁸, DANIEL⁷, NATHANIEL⁶, NATHANIEL⁵, JOHN 'THE YOUNGER'⁴, JOHN³ MERYELL, JOHN², THOMAS¹) was born January 24, 1903, and died October 8, 1973. He married MADELINE UNKNOWN. She was born July 2, 1903, and died November 11, 1975.