# Reitz Family Geneology (Kenneth Robert Reitz) - Capt. John MERRICK b. 11/09/1658 d. 04/10/1748

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# Capt. John MERRICK b. 11/09/1658 d. 04/10/17481

# Capt. John MERRICK b. 11/09/1658 d. 04/10/17481 - Parents

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Thomas MERRICK2 1620-1704 St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales |  | (unknown image type)

Elizabeth TILLEY3 1620-1684 England |  | (unknown image type)

Elizabeth MERRICK4 1654-1659 Springfield, Mass.

Miriam MERRICK5 1656-1684 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Capt. John MERRICK1 1658-1748 Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony |  | (unknown image type)

Elizabeth MERRICK6 1661-1743 Of Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts |  | (unknown image type)

Thomas MERRICK7 1664-1743 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Tilley MERRICK8 1667-1736 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Colony |  | (unknown image type)

Lieutenant James MERRICK9 1669-1765 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |  | (unknown image type)

Abigail MERRICK10 1673-1753 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |  | (unknown image type)

## Notes

1. == Biography == John Merrick John was born in 1658. He was the son of [[Merrick-302|Thomas Merrick]] and [[Tilley-324|Elizabeth Tilley]]. He passed away in 1748. <ref>Entered by Jackie Merrick, Jan 16, 2013</ref> Name : Captain John /Merrick/<ref>Ancestry Family Tree</ref> === Family ===John married 10 Feb 1686/7 at Springfield to 1) [[Day-391|Mary (Day)Merrick]] (1661-1723).<ref name="Tor">[http://www.americanancestors.org/PageDetail.aspx?recordId=6200433 ''Torrey’s New England MarriagesPrior to 1700.''] Page 22173 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org.New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001, Web accessed August 2, 2014, citing {Hale (1952) 512; Warner-Harrington 167, 445, 503; Holbrook Anc. (1942) 75, 81; Merrick 269; Day 7; Windsor CT 2:569; Day (1900)4}</ref>. == Sources == <references />* Roberts, Gary B., ''Ancestors of American Presidents.'' New EnglandHistoric Genealogical Society; Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Date: 2009 *Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 ::John Merrick ::Birth Date 9 Nov 1658 ::Birth Place Springfield, Massachusetts ::Father Name Thomas Merrick ::John Merrick ::Marriage Date 11 Feb 1686 ::Marriage Place Springfield, Massachusetts ::Spouse Name Mary Day* Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members*Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp.. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Ancestry.com. == Acknowledgments ==*Thank you to [[Oliver-773 | Rich Oliver]] for creating WikiTree profile Merrick-442 through the import of TheOlivers-3_2013-03-11_01.ged on Mar 11, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Rich and others.* Thanks to [[Merrick-236 | Jackie Merrick]] for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jackie and others. <!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text, including this note. Be bold and experiment! If you make a mistake you can always see the previous version of the text on the Changes page. -->
2. {{Puritan Great Migration|GM2|VI, R-S|497}} ==Disputed Origins==According to Robert Charles Anderson's "The Great Migration Directory", 2015, page 226, Thomas Merrick's origins are unknown. Anderson indicates that he immigrated in 1637, and there are records for him in Hartford and Springfield. Based on Anderson's information and WikiTree policy, Thomas Merrick's relationship to his parents [[Meyrick-4|John Meyrick]] and [[Bishop-985|Dorothy Bishop]], has been changed to 'Uncertain'. == Biography == Thomas Merrick, the immigrant ancestor of the Merrick family in America, was born about 1620, probably at Pembroke in Wales. He came to America on the James in 1636 with his three brothers and probably one sister.<ref>Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Meyrick Family of Massachusetts</ref> According to one family story, the brothers separated, one going to Eastham, one to Newbury and one remained in Charlestown. His putative sister, Sarah Mirick, married John Atkinson at Newbury in 1646. Thomas first settled in Roxbury, then moved to Hartford, then up the Connecticut River to Agawam by 1638;<ref>Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Meyrick Family of Massachusetts.</ref> Agawam soon became known as Springfield, Massachusetts. Thomas married Sarah Stebbins, the daughter of Rowland and Sarah Stebbins of Springfield, 14 Jul 1639. He and Sarah had 5 children:<ref name="beekman741">Beekman Patent, p. 741.</ref> # Thomas, , born 12 Apr 1641; died young.# Sarah, born 9 May 1643; married Eliakim Hitchcock of New York 4 Nov1667; died 1712. # Mary, born 28 Sep 1645; died 28 Jul 1646.# Mary, born 27 Aug 1647; married Samuel Foote of Hatfield, 30 May 1671. # Hannah, born 10 Feb 1649; married Benjamin Knowlton 30 Nov 1676. After Sarah's death, Thomas married second, Elizabeth Tilley, 21 Aug 1653 at Springfield.<ref>"Merrick... Thomas and Elizabeth Tilly, Aug. 21, 1653." and "Mirrick... [torn]mas [Thomas, written in a different handwriting] and Elisabeth Tilley, 21: 8m: 1653." Springfield Vital Records, Marriages, Book 1, p. 13</ref> It is not known to which of the Tilley families she belonged. Elizabeth and Thomas had 8 children:<ref name="beekman741"/> <ol start="6"> <li> Elizabeth, born 26 Aug 1654; died 11 Jan 1659.</li> <li> Miriam, born 1 May 1655; died 11 Oct 1684.</li><li> John, born 9 Nov 1658; married 1st, Mary Day, 11 Feb 1687; married 2nd Mrs. Rebekah Stebbins (widow), 14 Jan 1725; died 10 April 1748.</li><li> Elizabeth, born 4 Jul 1661; married Thomas Day of Springfield in 1685.</li> <li> Thomas, born 2 Jan 1664.</li><li> Tilley, born October 20, 1667.<ref>"Mirick... Tilly, s. Thomas, Oct. 20, 1667." Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 21 and "Mirick... Tilly, s. Thomas and Eliz:, Oct. 20, 1667."HR</ref></li><li> James, born March 2, 1669/70;<ref>"Mirick... James, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, Mar. 2, 1669/70." Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 22 and "Mirrick... James, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, Mar. 2, 1669/70." HR</ref>died September 8, 1765.<ref>"Merrick... James, Lt., a.95 y., Sept. 8, 1765." CR3 and "Mirick... James, Lt, Sept. 8, 1765."Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 2, p. 57.</ref></li><li> Abigail, born 7 Sep 1673.<ref>"Mirick... Abigail, d. Thomas andEliz, Sept. 7, 1673." and "Mirick... Abigaill, d. Thomas, Sept. 7, 1673." Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 24.</ref> married Gershom Ferry, 5 May 1702.<ref>Source: [[#S407]] pp.266-269</ref></ol> Elizabeth Tilley Merrick died at Springfield 21 Aug 1684,<ref>"Mirrick... Elizabeth, w. Thomas, Aug. 21, 1684." and "Mirricke... Elizabeth,w. Thomas, Aug. 21, 1684." Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 1,p. 51.</ref> and Thomas died there 7 Sep 1704.<ref>"Mirick... Thomas Senior, Sept. 7, 1704." Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 1, p. 98.</ref><ref name="beekman741">Beekman Patent, p. 741.</ref> Thomas and his first wife, Sarah, were among the first settlers of Springfield; he is listed as a founder. Thomas was a prominent landownerand served in several public roles, from surveyor, to fence-viewer, to being on committees to build the church and allot public land; he was also sergeant of the town's militia. Thomas and his second wife, Elizabeth, are buried in the Springfield Cemetery.<ref>Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Meyrick Family of Massachusetts.</ref> === Name === : Alt names: Meyrick, Mirack, Mirick, Mirrick, Myrick === Birth === : Birth: 1620 Wales : Alt birth: St. David's, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales : Alt birth: Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, Wales === Immigration ===: 1636, on the ''James'', with his three brothers and one sister<ref>Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Meyrick Family of Massachusetts</ref> === Residence === : Residence, 1636: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts : Residence, 1637: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut: Residence, 1638: Agawam (now Springfield), Hampshire (Now Hampden),Massachusetts === Death === : Death: September 7, 1704, at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts : Alt death: 3 Dec 1719, at Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts === Burial === : Burial: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts == Research Note == :No probate or will available at Ancestry. == Sources == <references />* Frank J. Doherty. ''The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent'', ten volumes. 1990–2003. Pleasant Valley, NY. (The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, V.1-8. Online database:AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013), * Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts. * The First Century of the History of Springfield: The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, Volume 2. Henry Martyn Burt, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1899. pp. 30, 68-70, 166, 194, 246, 256, 273, [https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=oeAWAAAAYAAJ link] or[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044011995750;view=1up;seq=44 see at hathitrust.com] * The Welsh Progenitors of the Merrick Family in America *Find A Grave Memorial# 47072606 * Savage.ged imported on 21 February 2011 * Beaman Family Tree.ged imported on 31 March 2011. * EBENSTEIN-GRANGER.GED imported on Aug 19, 2011 by [[Ebenstein-3 | Merryann Palmer]]. * Source: <span id='S407'>S407</span> Merrick, George B. ''Genealogyof the Merrick, Mirick, Myrick Family of Massachusetts'' <!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text, including this note. Be bold and experiment! If you make a mistake you can always see the previous version of the text on the Changes page. --> ---- == Biography ==Thomas Merrick was likely born in Wales. His birthplace has been given as St. David's in Pembrokeshire. His birth year unclear - some sources say 1608 and others say 1620. 1620 is unlikely, because men had to be at least 21 to gain status as freemen, and most attained that status between about 25 and 30. Thomas could not have received land until he was a freeman. Since Thomas had married and received land by 1639, he had to have been born by 1618. He was also one of six men ordered toparticipate in a diplomatic mission to the Warranocke Indians "to know the reasons why they said they are afraid of us" in April 1638.<ref>Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S,p. 486.</ref>It is highly unlikely that this delicate of a task wouldhave been entrusted to a teenager. From the ''Genealogy of the Merrick Family of Massachusetts'':: "Thomas Merrick... came to America in the year 1636 with three brothers and probably one sister, Sarah Mirick, who married John Atkinson,at Newbury, 1646. The brothers separated, one going to Plymouth, later to Eastham, one to Newbury, and one remaining in Charlestown. ThomasMerrick is noted as having been in Roxbury in 1636... He was in Agawam [Springfield] on the 3rd day of January, 1638, according to the records of that plantation."<ref> ''Merrick genealogy'', p. 266.</ref> : "According to the records he was married to his first wife, Sarah, daughter of Rowland and Sarah Stebbins, July 14, 1639. She died after having borne him five children, and he married, 2d, Elizabeth Tilley, Aug. 21, 1653... By his second wife Thomas Merrick had eight children."<ref>''Merrick genealogy,'' p. 267.</ref> Elizabeth died on August 21, 1684 and Thomas died twenty years later on September 7, 1704. They are buried in Springfield.<ref>''Merrick genealogy'', p. 268.</ref> Children with first wife, Sarah (Stebbins) Merrick:<ref>''Merrick genealogy'', p. 268 and ''History of Springfield'', pp. 603-604.</ref> : 1. Thomas, born April 12, 1641; died young.: 2. Sarah, born May 9, 1643; married Eliakim Hitchcock, of New York [New Haven?] on November 4, 1667. : 3. Mary, born September 28, 1645; died July 28, 1646.: 4. Mary, born August 27, 1647; married Samuel Foote, of Hatfield onMay 30, 1671.: 5. Hannah, born February 10, 1649; married Benjamin Knowlton on November 30, 1676. Children with second wife, Elizabeth (Tilley) Merrick:<ref>''Merrick genealogy'', p. 268 and ''History of Springfield'', pp. 603-604.</ref>: 6. Elizabeth, born August 26 [or October 26], 1654; died January 11, 1659.: 7. Miriam [Merriam], born May 1, 1655 [or 1656]; died October 11 [or 4], 1684. : 8. John, born November 9, 1658, married Mary Day.: 9. Elizabeth, born July 4, 1661; married Thomas Day, of Springfieldin 1685. :10. Thomas, born January 2, 1664 [or 1663], married Hannah Dumbleton. :11. Tilley [Tilly], born October 20, 1667, married Sarah Cooley. :12. James, born March 2, 1670, married Sarah Hitchcock.:13. Abigail, born September 1 [or 7], 1673; married Gershom Ferry onMay 5, 1702. == Sources == * Ancestral File Number: MJP3-HW * [https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=2rU0AAAAMAAJ ''Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Myrick Family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902'']. George Byron Merrick. Tracy, Gibbs & Company, 1902. * [https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=oeAWAAAAYAAJ ''The First Century of the History of Springfield: The Official Records from1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders'', Volume 2]. Henry Martyn Burt, 1899. * Source <span id='S12'>S12</span> Repository: [[#REPO12]] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Repository <span id='REPO12'>REPO12</span> Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. * <span id='S1'></span>Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. <i>[[Space:Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College|Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College]]</i> (Holt, 1885) [http://books.google.com/books?id=LektAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA431#v=onepage&q&f=true Vol. 1, Page 431]
3. {{Massachusetts}} {{Unsourced}} == Biography == Elizabeth was born in 1620. She passed away in 1684. She was buried at the Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. One profile for Elizabeth indicated she was born in 1632 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Marriage to Thomas Merrick Aug. 21, 1653.<ref>"MERRICK... Thomas andElizabeth Tilly, Aug. 21, 1653."HR and "MIRRICK... [torn]mas [Thomas,written in a different handwriting] and Elisabeth Tilley, 21: 8m: 1653." Springfield Vital Records, Marriages, Book 1, p. 13.</ref> Children: (incomplete list): Tilly<ref>"MIRICK... Tilly, s. Thomas, Oct. 20, 1667."Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 21, and "MIRICK... Tilly, s. Thomas and Eliz:, Oct. 20, 1667." HR.</ref> : James<ref>"MIRICK... James, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, Mar. 2, 1669/70." Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 22 and "MIRRICK... James, s. Thomas and Elizabeth, Mar. 2, 1669/70." HR</ref> <ref>"MERRICK... James, Lt., a. 95 y., Sept. 8, 1765." CR3 and "MIRICK... James, Lt, Sept. 8, 1765."Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 2, p. 57.</ref> : Abigail<ref>"MIRICK... Abigail, d. Thomas and Eliz, Sept. 7, 1673. HR and "MIRICK... Abigaill, d. Thomas, Sept. 7, 1673." Springfield Vital Records, Births, Book 1, p. 24.</ref> Death: Aug. 21, 1684.<ref>"MIRRICK... Elizabeth, w. Thomas, Aug. 21, 1684." HR and "MIRRICKE... Elizabeth, w. Thomas, Aug. 21, 1684." Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 1, p. 51.</ref> Thomas' death: Sept. 7, 1704.<ref>"MIRICK... Thomas Senior, Sept. 7, 1704."Springfield Vital Records, Deaths, Book 1, p. 98.</ref> Possible information regarding Elizabeth's parentage from ''Descendants of John Porter'', p. 49:: Thomas Merrick... married (second wife) 1653, Elizabeth Tilley, daughter of William Tllley, [who came] from England in the ship "Abigail," in 1635, with his wife Alice.<ref>N.B. William and Nathaniel are theonly people surnamed Tilly/Tylly on the Abigail's 1635 passenger list. [http://www.winthropsociety.com/ships/abigail.htm (Winthrop Society)]. However, those lists were generated in England, and there was usually some shuffling of names before departure.</ref> Elizabeth was born about 1632. Elizabeth Tilley ... She passed away in 1684.<ref>A source for this information is needed.</ref> == Sources == <references /> * Ancestral File Number: 8JQP-N0 * [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/ The Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts]. * The Great Migration: Ships to New England 1633-35.[http://www.winthropsociety.com/ships.php#passname Winthrop Society. * [http://books.google.com/books?id=sJpIAAAAMAAJ ''The Descendants ofJohn Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9: Volume 1'']. Compiled by Henry Porter Andrews. G.W. Ball, Publisher, Saratoga Springs, 1893. * <span id='S32'>S32</span>: Ancestral File, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998. Repository <span id='REPO6'>REPO6</span> Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA. * <span id='S1'></span>Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. <i>[[Space:Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College|Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College]]</i> (Holt, 1885) [http://books.google.com/books?id=LektAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA431#v=onepage&q&f=true Vol. 1, Page 431] === Footnotes ===
4. == Biography == Elizabeth was born in 1654. She was the daughter of [[Merrick-302|Thomas Merrick]] and [[Tilley-324|Elizabeth Tilley]]. She died at four years old in 1659. <ref>Entered by Jackie Merrick, Jan 16, 2013</ref> ''Do you have information about Merrick? Please contribute to her biography. Everything on WikiTree is a collaborative work-in-progress.'' == Sources == * First-hand knowledge of [[Merrick-236 | Jackie Merrick]]. <!-- Please change this if Jackie did not directly witness the events of 's life. Say why we believe these facts to be true, even if it's a second-hand source. --> === Footnotes === <references /> == Acknowledgments == Thanks to [[Merrick-236 | Jackie Merrick]] for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jackie and others. <!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text, including this note. Be bold and experiment! If you make a mistake you can always see the previous version of the text on the Changes page. -->
5. == Biography == Miriam Merrick, the daughter of Thomas Merrick and his second wife Elizabeth Tilley, was born May 1, 1656 and died in 1684.<ref>The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, V.1-8 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003), page 741.</ref> == Sources == <references /> ==Acknowledgements== ----
6. == Biography ==Elizabeth was born 04 Jul 1661 at Springfield<ref>"Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJF-QQH : 9 February 2018),Elizabeth Mirrick, 04 Jul 1661; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.</ref> She married 28 Jan 1685 at Springfield Thomas Day<ref>"Massachusetts,Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-TDZ : 12 December 2014), Thomas Day and Elizabeth Mirricke, 28 Jan 1685; citing p 124, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.</ref> == Sources == <references/>* WikiTree profile Merrick-331 created through the import of alucindajonesWikiTreedone.ged on May 16, 2012 by [[Osmer-1 | Tami Osmer]]. Seethe [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Merrick-331 Changes page] for the details of edits by Tami and others. *This person was created through the import of Ella Lamoreaux.ged on 28 April 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You maywish to edit it for readability. * WikiTree profile Merrick-160 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by [[McCullough-222 | Brian McCullough]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Merrick-160 Changes page] for the details of edits by Brian and others. <!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text, including this note. Be bold and experiment! If you make a mistake you can always see the previous version of the text on the Changes page. -->
7. == Biography == Thomas was born about 1670. Thomas Merrick was a farmer, held minor offices, constable, fence viewer. == Sources == <references /> * Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6917051&pid=132 <!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text, including this note. Be bold and experiment! If you make a mistake you can always see the previous version of the text on the Changes page. -->
8. This person was created through the import of Ella Lamoreaux.ged on 28 April 2011. == Biography == Tilley Mirick was a tanner by trade, was a select man in 1711, == Sources == Genealogy of the Merrick-Myrick-Mirick ---- == Biography == ''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.'' === Name ===: Tilley /Merrick/<ref>Source: [[#S134]] Page: Ancestry Family Tree</ref> == Sources == * Source: <span id='S134'>S134</span> Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: [[#R1]] NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.* Repository: <span id='R1'>R1</span> Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:* Source: <span id='S243'>S243</span> Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Repository: [[#R1]] <references /> == Acknowledgments == Thank you to [[Oliver-773 | Rich Oliver]] for creating WikiTree profile Merrick-434 through the import of TheOlivers-3_2013-03-11_01.ged onMar 11, 2013.
9. == Biography == James Merrick, the son of [[Merrick-10|Thomas Merrick]] and [[Tilley-139|Elizabeth Tilley]], was born March 2, 1670. He married Sarah Hitchcock.<ref>The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, V.1-8 (Online database:AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003), page 741.</ref> James Merrick married Sarah Hitchcock on July 30, 1696. After Sarah died he married Abigail Root. He died September 8, 1765 and is buried at Old Meadow Cem, West Springfield, Hampden, MA.<ref>Find A Grave Memorial# 115682524.</ref> James was a selectman in 1715 and 1719, also constable, tithingman and fence viewer.(citation needed) See also Find A Grave Memorial #58118800 for James with his surname spelled Mirick. The #115682524 profile has been merged into the #58118800 profile on Find A Grave. == Sources == <references/>* <span id='S1'></span>Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. <i>[[Space:Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College|Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College]]</i> (Holt, 1885) [http://books.google.com/books?id=LektAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA431#v=onepage&q&f=true Vol. 1, Page 431]* <span id='S1'></span>Doherty, Frank J. <i>[[Space:The Settlers of the Beekman Patent|The Settlers of the Beekman Patent]]</i> (1990)
10. ==Biography== Name Abigail Ferry Event Type Death Event Date 31 Dec 1753 Event Place Hampden, Massachusetts Gender Female Spouse's Name Gershom Ferry Name Gershon Ferry Event Type Marriage Event Date 05 Mar 1701 Event Place Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Gender Male Spouse's Name Abigail Miricke ==Sources== <references/> "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XPJJ-1Y4 :12 December 2014), Gershon Ferry and Abigail Miricke, 05 Mar 1701; citing p 134, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414. *"Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database withimages, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XPNJ-YY4 : 12 December 2014), Abigail Ferry, 31 Dec 1753; citing v 2 p 31, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,417. ==Acknowledgements==This person was created on 27 March 2011 through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged. ---- == Biography == ''This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.'' == Sources == * WikiTree profile Merrick-145 created through the import of The Sammons Family Tree.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by [[Sammons-51 | Steve Sammons]].See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Merrick-145 Changes page] for the details of edits by Steve and others. * Source: <span id='S2852711167'>S2852711167</span> Repository: [[#R2852704208]] Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files.This source citation points you to a current version of those files.Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files were combined to create this source citation. Note: Information extracted from various family tree datasubmitted to Ancestry.com and The Generations Network Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=5111977&pid=3320* Repository: <span id='R2852704208'>R2852704208</span> Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note: <references /> <!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text, including this note. Be bold and experiment! If you make a mistake you can always see the previous version of the text on the Changes page. --> ---- == Biography == Abigail was born in 1673. She is the daughter of [[Merrick-302|ThomasMerrick]] and [[Tilley-324|Elizabeth Tilley]]. <ref>Entered by Jackie Merrick, Jan 16, 2013</ref> ''Do you have information about Merrick? Please contribute to her biography. Everything on WikiTree is a collaborative work-in-progress.'' == Sources == * First-hand knowledge of [[Merrick-236 | Jackie Merrick]]. <!-- Please change this if Jackie did not directly witness the events of 's life. Say why we believe these facts to be true, even if it's a second-hand source. --> === Footnotes === <references /> == Acknowledgments == Thanks to [[Merrick-236 | Jackie Merrick]] for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jackie and others. <!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text, including this note. Be bold and experiment! If you make a mistake you can always see the previous version of the text on the Changes page. -->