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Samuel
Merrill, 1928, reprint 1983
14
- Third Generation,
p
184
Abel3
MERRILL (John2)
was born 25 Jan. 1679/80, in Hartford, Conn., and died
18 Aug. 1759, in West Hartford, where he spent most of
his life. He married, 5 Mar. 1711, Mabel Easton, daughter
of John Easton of Hartford. She was born 17 Jan. 1683.
Children:
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Thankful4,
b. 25 Mar. 1712, in Hartford; m. 23 Apr. |
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1740,
in West Hartford, Bevil Seymour (as second
wife); lived in Wethersfield, Conn.
Children: (Seymour)
Abel, b. 13 Feb.
1740/1.
George, b. 16
July, 1742.
Mabel, b. 5 June,
1744.
Elias, b. 28 Apr.
1746.
Ashbel, b. 25
Jan. 1748.
Thankful, b. 5
Apr. 1750.
Roswell, b. 20
July, 1752.
Lois, b. 10 Oct.
1754. |
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Mary4,
b. 7 Nov. 1713; m. 1733, Joseph4 Merrill |
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(Abraham3,
John2). (See 53.) |
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Thomas4,
b. 25 Nov. 1715, in West Hartford. |
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Abel4,
b. 25 Jan. 1717/18, in West Hartford; d. 10 |
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May,
1776; lived New Hartford, Conn.; served
as major in the Revolution; member
General
Assembly 1765-1775. Family, if any,
not traced. |
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v. |
Elijah4,
b. 9 May, 1720, in West Hartford. |
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Susanna4,
b. 7 July, 1722, in West Hartford; m. 6 |
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Feb.
1746, Zebulon4 Merrill (Jacob3,
John2).
(See 68.) |
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vii. |
Nehemiah4,
bap. 20 Sept. 1724, in West Hartford; |
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d.
7 Jan. 1810. |
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Abel3
Merrill made his will 12 Aug. 1757, "being aged and
under some Bodily weakness." To three sons at New
Hartford, Abel, Elijah and Nehemiah, he gave 40s. each.
To his daughters, Thankfull, wife of Bevil Seymour, and
Susanna, wife of Zebulon Merrill, he gave £ 12 each.
To his granddaughter Clement, wife of Noah Kellogg, he
gave £ 4. The residue he gave to his son Thomas,
whom he named as executor. S.M.
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