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Samuel
Merrill, 1928, reprint 1983
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- Third Generation,
p
183
Wilterton3
MERRILL (John2)
was born 28 June, 1675, in Hartford, Conn., and died 14
May, 1755, having lived in Hartford all his life. Gregory
Wilterton of Hartford, who is supposed to have been a
connection of the family, (see supra pp. 82-83)
at his death, in July, 1674, left the larger portion of
his estate to John2 Merrill, and John2
Merrill named his next-born son in honor of his benefactor.
Wilterton3 Merrill was one of the original
proprietors of the town of Winchester, Conn., in 1744,
but he never lived there. He married (1) 1 Jan. 1702/3,
Ruth Pratt, daughter of John and Hepzibah Pratt of Hartford;
she was born 21 Dec. 1677; he married (2) 20 Jan. 1708/9,
Hannah Waters, daughter of Bevil Waters of Hartford; she
died 8 May, 1730, aged 49, and he married (3) Elizabeth
, who survived him. Children:
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Ruth4,
bap. 10 July, 1704; d. before 1731. |
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Samuel4;
d. unm. Jan. 1742/3, in Hartford. |
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Hannah4,
bap. 7 Feb. 1713/14; m. Daniel Butler |
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of
Hartford, son of Thomas and Abigail Butler,
who was born 11 Oct. 1704.
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Gideon4;
d. 9 Sept. 1757. |
"Wilterton
Merrill" executed his will 19 July 1750. "I
give to my wife Elizabeth twelve Pounds in money old Tenor,
and six good sheep, and also two Cows in lieu of those
she bro't with her when I married her, and one two year
old Steer. Item - I give and bequeth to my Son Gideon
my gun, Sword and belt. Item - I give to my daughter Hannah
Butler "twelve acres of land in the West Division."
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Butler
my Negro man called Tye." A bequest of a Negro man
Aaron to his son Gideon is stricken out in the original
will. Godeon was made executor and residuary ligatee.
S.M.
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