John Merrill

1599 - 1673  (~ 74 years)

• Name	John Merrill
  Christened	16 Aug 1599	Wherstead, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Land/House	1636	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  John Merrill was granted land in 1636 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. He surrendered the land upon his removal to Newbury.
  History	1638	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  	John Merrill was admitted as a freeholder.
  Freeman	13 May 1640	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Offices Held	1665	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  1665 - Selectman 1668 - Surveyor of Highways
  Religion	1670	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  John Merrill joined the Newbury Church.
  Will	8 Sep 1670	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Inventory	Sep 1673	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  John's estate was inventoried and valued at £379 12/.
  Died	12 Sep 1673	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Probate/Proved	30 Sep 1673	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. daughter Merrill,   d. 21 Jan 1594, Wherstead, Suffolk, England   2. Mary Merrill,   c. 23 Feb 1595, Wherstead, Suffolk, England   3. Martha Merrill   4. Frances Merrill,   c. 1598, Wherstead, Suffolk, England ,   bur. 1598, Wherstead, Suffolk, England  (Age ~ 0 years) + 5. John Merrill,   c. 16 Aug 1599, Wherstead, Suffolk, England ,   d. 12 Sep 1673, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 74 years) ▻ Elizabeth + 6. Nathaniel Merrill,   c. 4 May 1601, Wherstead, Suffolk, England ,   d. 16 Mar 1654/55, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 53 years) ▻ Susannah,  m. After 16 Mar 1625   7. Michael Merrill,   c. 3 Apr 1603, Wherstead, Suffolk, England
  Person ID	I1267	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Merrill,   bur. 17 Mar 1626/27, Wherstead, Suffolk, England
  Mother	Mary Blacksoll,   bur. 1 May 1624, Wherstead, Suffolk, England
  Married	27 Feb 1592/93	Belstead, Suffolk, England
  Family ID	F1153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   b. England ,   d. 14 Jul 1682, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Married	Yes, date unknown  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Hannah Merrill,   b. 1622, England ,   d. 4 Apr 1662, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F1151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 16 Aug 1599 - Wherstead, Suffolk, England Child - Hannah Merrill - 1622 - England Land/House - 1636 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts History - 1638 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 13 May 1640 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1665 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Religion - 1670 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Will - 8 Sep 1670 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Inventory - Sep 1673 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Died - 12 Sep 1673 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 30 Sep 1673 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S809] Merrill, Samuel. A Merrill Memorial, An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: by author, 1928). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S621] Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897). [S638] Coffin, Joshua. A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury, (Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1845).