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Samuel
Merrill, 1928, reprint 1983
11
- Third Generation,
p
179-80
Abraham3
MERRILL (John2)
was born 21 Dec. 1670, in Hartford, Conn., and died 6
Nov. 1747. He lived in Hartford and West Hartford, and
was a deacon (See next page) of the West Hartford
church. He married, 16 Apr. 1699, Prudence Kellogg, daughter
of Lieut. Joseph and Abigail (Terry) Kellogg (See 52,
p 229) of Hadley, Mass. She was born 14 Oct. 1675,
and died 21 Sept. 1747. Children, baptised in Hartford:
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Prudence4,
b. 22 Dec. 1700; d. 1 Feb. 1793, from |
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falling
into the fire; m. (1) 30 June, 1720,
Ebenezer Sedgwick, son of Capt.
Samuel and
Mary (Hopkins) Sedgwick; he was
b. 25 Feb.
1695, and d. 2 Dec. 1759; she m.
(2) 28 July,
1767, Col. David Whitney of Canaan,
Conn,;
lived in Hartford. Children:
Abraham, b. 27
Apr. 1721; lived West Hartford and
Wintonbury,
Conn.; m. Abi (Sedgwick)
Brace,
dau. Of Henry Brace of Hartford
Abigail, b. 2
Dec. 1722; m. Elisha Seymour
of
Hartford, son of John Seymour.
Prudence, b. 14
Sept. 1724; m. Amos Kellogg.
Mary, b. 29 Apr.
1726; m. 1746, John Ensign
Jr.,
of Salisbury, Conn.
Thankful, b. 7
Apr. 1728; d. young.
Elizabeth, b.
17 June, 1731; m. Elisha Ensign
of
Hartford.
Ebenezer, b. 14
Mar. 1734/5. |
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Abraham4,
b. 3 Dec. 1702; d. 26 Oct. 1788. |
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Abigail4,
b. 16 Jan. 1704/5; m. 18 Jan. 1734/5, |
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in
West Hartford, John Smith, weaver, of
Farmington, Conn.; lived in Farmington.
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Joseph4,
b. 28 Mar. 1707; d. 13 Oct. 1788. |
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Margaret4,
b. 6 June, 1709; m. 24 Jan. 1734, |
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Samuel
Nash, son of Lieut. John and Elizabeth
(Kellogg) Nash of Hadley, Mass.;
(See
52, p 229)
lived in Farmington and Goshen,
Conn.;
had eleven children. (See next page) |
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Elizabeth4,
b. 2 Oct. 1711; d. young. |
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Jerusha4,
b. 19 Nov. 1713. (It is possible that |
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the
name was Joshua, instead of Jerusha.) |
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Joanna4,
bap. Apr. 1716. |
Abraham3
Merrill made his will 11 Dec. 1735, and it was proved
1 Dec 1747. To his son Abraham he gave all his housing
and land in Hartford and all his land in Farmington. To
his son Joseph he gave all his land and other property
in New Hatford, and £50. To his daughters Prudence,
Abigail, Margarett, Jerusha and Joanna he gave £110
each. He made Abraham executor and residuary ligatee.
S.M.
"The
Merrills were prominent among the first settlers of West
Hartford. I find by the records of the church of that
place that sixty-four of the name have belonged to that
church - more than any other name." - (Barbour, "My
Wife and my Mother." [Hartford, 1864], page 20 of
the genealogical section.) Abraham3 Merrill
and his wife were among the twenty-nine original members
of the church, in 1713. In 1884 the membership of the
church included no Merrills.
(See
previous page) Margaret4
Merrill (Abraham3) m. Capt. Samuel Nash.
He was b. 29 Jan. 1709. Children:
Huldah,
b. 2 Jan. 1735; m. Elisha Blinn.
Jerusha,
b. 5 Oct. 1736; m. Joel Phelps.
Samuel,
b. 25 July. 1738; d. 25 Sept. 1760.
Josiah,
b. 6 Mar. 1740; d. 9 June, 1745.
William,
b. Feb. 1743; lived in New Haven, Vt.
Abraham,
b. 6 Dec. 1744; d. 24 June, 1748.
Josiah,
b. 2 July. 1746; lived in Germantown.
Infant,
b. Oct. 1748; d. 1748.
Abraham,
b. 3 June, 1751; d. aged 6 days.
Abraham,
b. 25 June, 1753; d. 13 Jan. 1754.
Martin,
b. 2 Jan. 1756; d. 3 Nov. 1776.
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