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Samuel
Merrill, 1928, reprint 1983
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- Third Generation,
pp 209-10
James3
MERRILL (Abel2)
- was born 27 Jan. 1688/9, in Newbury, Mass., and died
16 Mar. 1757, in Falmouth, Me. He lived in Newbury until
about 1725, and then removed to Stratham, N.H., whence,
in 1738, he removed to New Casco (Falmouth), Me. (See
p. 138) He owned a large farm on the northeast side
of the Presumpscot River, which he bought from Gen. Waldo.
(See note in margin at page 622) In 1739 he was
admitted to the First Church in Falmouth, and was selectman
several years from 1741. In his will he is styled "gentleman."
* He married, 23 Nov. 1714, in Newbury,
Mary Adams, daughter of Robert and Rebecca (Knight) Adams
of Newbury. (See "A Genealogical History of Robert
Adams of Newbury, Mass., and His Descendants," by
Andrew N. Adams [pub. 1900.] There is some conflict of
authorities with regard to the parentage of Mary Adams,
and the dates of her birth and marriage.) Children:
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Israel4,
b. 27 July, 1715, in Newbury. |
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Humphrey4,
b. 18 Jan. 1717/18, in Newbury; d. 1 Jan. 1815. |
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Rebecca4,
b. 4 Nov. 1720, in Newbury; m. John |
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Calley
(or Cawley) of Falmouth. |
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Priscilla4,
b. 7 Jan. 1721/2, in Newbury; m. 24 |
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Oct.
1742, Richard4 Merrill (Nathan3, Abel2). (See 110.)
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Adams4,
b. 4 Dec. 1728, in Stratham, N.H.; d. 26 |
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Dec.
1802. |
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James4,
b. 13 Apr. 1731, in Stratham; d. 16 Nov. 1806. |
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Joshua4,
b. 15 Mar. 1732/3, in Stratham; d. 21 Sept. 1808. |
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Mary4,
b. 14 Jan. 1735/6, in Stratham; m. 29 Sept. |
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1750,
Capt. Samuel Noyes, who was b. 15 Mar.
1725; lived Falmouth and Gray, Me.
Children:
Samuel, b. 25
June, 1752; m. 27 Jan. 1780, Elizabeth
Barton;
seven children. (Noyes)
James; m. Mary
Barton; nine children.
Amos.
Silas; m. (1)
Lucy Clark; m. (2) Rachel
Bucknam;
eight children.
Israel; m. Mary
Prince; four children.
Dolly; m. Amos
Prince; two children.
Priscilla; m.
Benjamin Prince; fourteen children.
Susan; m. Josiah
Skillings; fourteen children. |
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Dorothy4,
b. 10 Dec. 1738, in Stratham; d. unm. |
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Susanna4,
b. 11 Jan. 1739/40, in Falmouth, Me.; m. |
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(pub.
22 June, 1761,) Moses Adams, son of John
and Elizabeth (Morse) Adams, who
was b. 5 Nov.
1737, in Newbury; lived Falmouth.
Children:
James, b. 1765;
d. 27 Apr. 1843, in Portland; (Adams)
m.
Hannah Weymouth; three children.
Israel; m. 20
Sept. 1792, Elizabeth Swett;
eight
children.
Sabrina; m. Moses
Haskell of North Yarmouth, Me.
Isaac, b. 10 Aug.
1774; d. 11 Mar. 1852; m. Priscilla
Skillings;
eight children.
Moses, b. 16 Apr.
1776; d. 26 Nov. 1859; lived
Portland;
m. Sarah Skillings; four children. |
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Silas4,
b. 6 July, 1743. |
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*
The will of James3 Merrill is given in the Maine Historical
and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 111, pp. 182-4. James3
Merrill was buried "near Presumpscot River."
Fred O. Conaut of Portland wrote, in 1905, that his tombstone
"was to be found a few years ago."
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The
house of James3 Merrill had been a garrison
house, and was said to have been built in 1714. It was
three-quarters of a mile east of Presumpscot Falls. It
was occupied by Adams4 Merrill and other Merrill
descendants until 1878, when it was torn down by Harlon-Page7
Merrill. (See page 625)
Giles-William4 Merrill of
St. Paul (1829-1918), a native of Falmouth, wrote, in
1901, that James3 Merrill and his wife were
members of the First Church, in what is now Portland.
The distance to church, in a straight line, was 3½
miles, but by the road it was eight miles. In 1752 the
New Casco church was built.
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