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Nathaniel1 and His Sons
Part II
First Generation

A Merrill Memorial

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    Samuel Merrill, 1928, reprint 1983

3 - Second Generation, pp 165-6

   JOHN2 MERRILL (Nathaniel1) was born about 1635 in Newbury, Mass., and died 18 July, 1712, in Hartford, Conn. He settled in Hartford as early as 1657, in which year (see eupra pp. 78-84.) he became an owner of land there. It is probable that he went to Hartford before coming of age, for he is said to have been adopted by Gregory Wilterton of that town. (See 1.) He was admitted a freeman 20 May, 1658. He was a tanner, and lived on the south side of Elm St., on the second lot west from the corner of Main St. After some years he removed to the West Division of the town, now West Hartford, where he made large purchases of land in 1683 and the following years. In 1684, 1694 and 1700 he was a "townsman," or selectman, and he was a deacon of the Second Church. He married, 23 Sept. 1663, Sarah Watson, daughter of John and Margaret (Smith) Watson of Hartford. His eight sons and two daughters, and the daughters 'husbands. were all living at his death. Children, born in Hartford:

    i.  Sarah3, b. 19 Sept. 1634; m. 22 Sept. 1687, Deacon Samuel Kellogg of Hartford, son of Lieut.
Joseph and Joanna Kellogg of Hadley, Mass.; he was b. 28 Sept. 1662, and d. 1717. Children
          Samuel, b. 27 Aug. 1688; lived Colchester,                              (Kellogg)
   Conn.; m. 11 May, 1711, Hannah Benton.
Margaret, b. Jan. 1690; m. Benjamin Catlin.
Abraham, b. 1692; d. 1718; m. 1718, Miriam Cook.
John, b. 16 Dec. 1694; m. Sarah Olmstead.
Isaac, b. 17 Jan. 1697; d. 3 July, 1787; captain;
    first representative from New
    Hartford in the Connecticut Assembly;
    m. 26 Dec. 1717, Mary Webster; his son
    Noah m. Clemence5 Merrill (Joseph4,     (See 53, p 230)
    Abraham3, John2), and his dau. Sarah m.
    William5 Merrill (Jonathan4, Daniel3,       (See 453, p 319)
    John2.) Thirteen children.
Jacob, b. 17 Apr. 1699; m (1) Mary Sedgwick, (2) Ruth ____.
Benjamin, bap. 22 June, 1701; m. 9 Nov. 1721,
    Abigail Sedgwick, (2) Elizabeth Barron, (3) Elizabeth Webster.
Joseph, b. 13 Apr. 1704.
Daniel, b. Apr. 1707; m. 27 Nov. 1729, Deborah Moor.   
 
  ii. Nathaniel3, b. 15 Jan. 1666/7; d. unm. Apr. 1725; lived Hartford; insane.
 
  10   iii.  John3, b. 7 Apr. 1669: d. 1748.
 
  11   iv. Abraham3, b. 21 Dec. 1670; d. 6 Nov. 1747.
 
  12   v. Daniel3, b. 15 June, 1673; d. 1750.
 
  13   vi. Wilterton3, b. 28 June, 1675; d. 14 May, 1755.
 
  vii. Susanna3, b. 20 May, 1677; m. John Turner; lived
       Hartford. Children:                                                 (Turner)
      Abigail; d. in infancy.
      Abigail, b. 18 Apr. 1697; m. 6 June, 1717, Thomas
         Richards of Waterbury, Conn.
      Susanna, b. 10 Dec. 1699; m. (1) 20 Nov. 1716, in
         Hartford, Samuel Reynolds, son of John Reynolds
         of Preston, Conn.; m. (2) 19 Nov. 1723,
         Thomas Richards of Waterbury.
      John, b. 5 Aug. 1703; m. Abigail Richards.
      Sarah; d. in infancy.
      Caleb; d. in infancy.
      Caleb, b. 15 Mar. 1707/8; m. 20 Dec. 1739, Rachel
         Merry, dau. of Cornelius Merry.
      Sarah, b. 18 Aug. 1710.
      Stephen; d. in infancy.
      Ann, b. 29 May, 1715.
      |Stephen, b. 2 Feb. 1717/18.
      |Sybil, b. 2 Feb. 1717/18.
      Elizabeth, b. 11 Mar. 1721/2.
 
  14   viii.  Abel3, b. 25 Jan. 1679/80; d. 18 Aug. 1759.
 
  15   ix. Isaac3, b. 11 Mar. 1681/2; d. 1742.
 
  16   x. Jacob3, b. 27 Mar. 1686; d. 1725.

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