# Reitz Family Geneology (Kenneth Robert Reitz) - Elizabeth TILLEY b. 1620 d. 08/21/1684

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# Elizabeth TILLEY b. 1620 d. 08/21/16841

# Elizabeth TILLEY b. 1620 d. 08/21/16841 - Chronology

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Date | Kind | Origin | Details
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Before 1591 | Birth | Spouse Event [Spouse - Thomas MYRICK]
1620 | Birth | Spouse Event [Spouse - Thomas MERRICK] | Place | St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales
1620 | Birth | Event | Place | England
10/21/1653 | Marriage | Family Event As Spouse [Family] (Spouse Thomas MERRICK) | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
08/26/1654 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Elizabeth MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Mass.
08/26/1654 | Daughter2 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Elizabeth MERRICK b. 08/26/1654 d. 01/11/1659
05/01/1656 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Miriam MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
05/01/1656 | Daughter3 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Miriam MERRICK b. 05/01/1656 d. 10/11/1684
1658 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Owen MYRICK Sr - Father Thomas MYRICK] | Place | England
1658 | Son4 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MYRICK] | Owen MYRICK Sr b. 1658 d. 1720
11/09/1658 | Son5 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Capt. John MERRICK b. 11/09/1658 d. 04/10/1748
11/09/1658 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Capt. John MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
01/11/1659 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Elizabeth MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Mass.
07/04/1661 | Daughter6 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Elizabeth MERRICK b. 07/04/1661 d. 12/28/1743
07/04/1661 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Elizabeth MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Of Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
04/12/1664 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Thomas MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
04/12/1664 | Son7 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Thomas MERRICK b. 04/12/1664 d. 08/16/1743
10/20/1667 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Tilley MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Colony
10/20/1667 | Son8 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Tilley MERRICK b. 10/20/1667 d. 09/21/1736
03/02/1669 | Son9 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Lieutenant James MERRICK b. 03/02/1669 d. 09/08/1765
03/02/1669 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Lieutenant James MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
09/01/1673 | Daughter10 | Mother [Family - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Abigail MERRICK b. 09/01/1673 d. 12/31/1753
09/01/1673 | Birth | Child Event As Mother [Abigail MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
08/21/1684 | Death | Event | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
10/11/1684 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Miriam MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
After 1698 | Death | Spouse Event [Spouse - Thomas MYRICK]
09/07/1704 | Death | Spouse Event [Spouse - Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1720 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Owen MYRICK Sr - Father Thomas MYRICK] | Place | Surry, VA
09/21/1736 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Tilley MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay
08/16/1743 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Thomas MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
12/28/1743 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Elizabeth MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Colchester, New London, Connecticut
04/10/1748 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Capt. John MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
12/31/1753 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Abigail MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
09/08/1765 | Death | Child Event As Mother [Lieutenant James MERRICK - Father Thomas MERRICK] | Place | Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

## Notes

1. {{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 ===
2. == 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. -->
3. == 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== ----
4. [[Category:Surry County, Virginia]] [[Category:Rebels - Bacon's Rebellion]] == Biography == Owen Myrick was born about 1650 and died about 1700.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Story_of_the_Myricks.html?id=x6s0AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button]</ref> Owen Myrick, son of Thomas, was born in England about 1630.<ref>[http://news.rootsweb.com/th/read/MYRICK/2003-04/1051768718 Rootsweb post]</ref> : Wife Joan, maiden name possibly Thorpe : He may later have married Mary Grey/Gray: Married (1) Joan (Thorpe?) and (2) Mary Green, "widow of (Sir) JohnGRAYE"<ref>[http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/thorpe/777/ 2003 GenForum post] by Bellinda Myrick-Barnett, MYRICK-L@rootsweb.com List Administrator. </ref> == Leads ==* [http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/MYRICK/2001-08/0998509005Rootsweb question], same discussion as Rootsweb post that was given as a source* [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MYRICK/2003-11/1067702711 Rootsweb post], Harris connection == Sources == <references />* [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MYRICK/2003-03/1046843823 Rootsweb question], Campbell-L Archives * http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3236307&id=I0473 1676 Jamestown Participant in Bacon's rebellion the first revolt in the colonies
5. == 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. -->
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. -->