Harold Merritt1
M, #111190, b. circa 1910
| Birth* | Harold Merritt was born circa 1910 in New Brunswick, Canada .1 |
| He was the son of Harry C. Merritt and Izella Lillian Palmer.1 |
| (Son) Census HeadHousehold | Harold Merritt was enumerated on the census of 1916 in the household of Izella Lillian Palmer, as a son, in Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada; enumerated in the household of Lillian Merritt (age 28), now widowed, were her sons, Harold (age 7), Gorham (age 5) and Victor (Age 3). The family religion was Anglican. They lived in the adjacent home of her brother Harold, their mother, Rebecca Price and sister Evelyn Isabel.2 |
| (step-son) Census HeadHousehold | Harold Merritt was enumerated on the census of 1921 in the household of Roy Parker, as a step-son, in Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada; enumerated in the household of Roy Parker (age 28) were his wife, Lillian (age 33), her sons by a previous marriage, Harold Merritt (age 11), Gorham Merritt (age 9) and Victor Merritt (age 7). Roy was a farmer.1 |
Citations
- [S13892] 1921 Canada Census, Harris, Saskatchewan, household of Roy Parker, digital copy of original document Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa; Reference Number RG 31; Folder Number 152; Census Place: Harris, Saskatchewan; Page 5, Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Library & Archives Canada.
- [S13896] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, of Lillian Merritt household #75, Microfilm image Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa; Census Place: Harris, Saskatchewan; Roll T-21937, Page 7, Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Library & Archives Canada.
Harry C. Merritt1
M, #111186, b. circa 1885, d. 1913
| Birth* | Harry C. Merritt was born circa 1885 in Hodgdon, Aroostook County, Maine, Canada.1 |
| He was the son of Edward Merritt and Barbara.1 |
| (Groom) Marriage* | Harry C. Merritt married Lillian Izella Palmer, daughter of George Palmer and Rebecca Price, on 12 August 1908; Harry was 23 years old, bachelor, clerk, Baptist, living in Hodgdon, Maine. Lillian was 21 years old, spinster, Anglican, living in Avery's Portage, New Brunswick.1 |
| Death* | Harry C. Merritt died in 1913.2 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Hodgdon Cemetery, Hodgdon, Aroostook County, Maine, U.S.A.. (an unknown value.)2 |
Citations
- [S13891] Marriage Registration, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, Harry C. Merritt & Lillian Izella Palmer marriage, 12 August 1908, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Public Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Microfilm F15931, Code B4/1908, Number 2558.
- [S13897] Harry C. Merritt entry, Cemetery marker, Hodgdon Cemetery, Hodgdon, Aroostook County, Maine, U.S.A., Findagrave Memorial ID: 116813960 http://www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Cemetery marker, Hodgdon, Maine.
- [S13892] 1921 Canada Census, Harris, Saskatchewan, household of Roy Parker, digital copy of original document Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa; Reference Number RG 31; Folder Number 152; Census Place: Harris, Saskatchewan; Page 5, Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Library & Archives Canada.
Helen M. Merritt
F, #8051, b. 1 May 1914
Henry Merritt
M, #8156, b. 1590
Henry Merritt1
M, #93285
Citations
- [S2068] Marlene Hitchcock, , Marlene Hitchcock (Aylmer, Québec), downloaded 7 July 2003.
Idela Maud Merritt
F, #8058, b. 12 August 1884, d. 19 November 1917
Citations
- [S1208] David Alexander Moore, "David Alexander Moore, compiled records" (San Ramon, California, U.S.A.). . Hereinafter cited as "David Alexander Moore, compiled records."
Isaac Merritt
M, #8065, b. 6 July 1839, d. 11 December 1863
Isaac Merritt
M, #8079, b. 15 March 1802, d. 14 February 1834
| Birth* | Isaac Merritt was born on 15 March 1802. |
| He was the son of Gilbert Merritt and Phoebe Birdsill. |
| Death* | Isaac Merritt died on 14 February 1834, at age 31, in Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Burial* | He was buried in Merritt and Slipp Cemetery, Queenstown, Queens County, New Brunswick.
Inscription: In / Memory of / Isaac Merritt / Died / 14th Feb. 1834 / Aged 31 years.1
 Tombstone, Isaac Merritt (1802-1834). Merritt and Slipp Cemetery, Queenstown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Citations
- [S11846] Cemetery Marker, Merritt and Slipp Cemetery, Queenstown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, Isaac Merritt tombstone inscription & photograph; David A. Walker, 2 August 2001.
Isaac Merritt
M, #8240, b. 3 May 1688
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Israel Merritt
M, #190, b. 1 January 1832, d. 22 July 1893
| Note | Israel Merritt. m. 1st Sarah Emma Palmer. b. ca. 1835 at Hampstead,Queens Co., N.B. 2nd m. Frances Ann Palmer. b. ca. 1848-49 at Hampstead,Queens Co., N.B. (13 at 1861 Census). |
| Birth* | Israel Merritt was born on 1 January 1832 in Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.1 |
| He was the son of Gilbert Robinson Merritt and Lydia Golding. |
| (First) Marriage* | Israel Merritt married first Sarah Emmer Palmer, daughter of Stephen Palmer and Phebe E. Coy, in 1867 There were no children. In The Index to Marriage Bonds, Israel Merritt is listed as being of Carleton County, and James Robinson, also of Carleton County, is listed as a co-signer. Sarah Emmer Palmer is listed as Emma Palmer.2 |
| (Second) Marriage* | Israel Merritt married second Frances Ann Palmer, daughter of Stephen Palmer and Phebe E. Coy, on 19 July 1877. |
| Death* | Israel Merritt died on 22 July 1893, at age 61, in Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Burial* | He was buried in Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Inscription: MERRITT / Israel Merritt / Died July 22, 1893 / Aged 64 yrs. / His Wife / Frances A. / Died April 19, 1918 / Aged 71 yrs.
Left: Norman I. / Merritt / 1887-1938.3
 Tombstone, Israel Merritt (1832-1893), his wife Frances A. Palmer (1847-1918), their son Norman I. Merritt (1887-1938). Free Will Cemetery, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.  Left inscription. |
Citations
- [S976] Florence Cecelia Estabrooks, Genealogy of the Anglo-Dutch Estabrooks Family (Saint John, New Brunswick: self published, 1935). Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Anglo-Dutch Estabrooks Family.
- [S1850] PANB, Fredericton, New Brunswick, PANB - Index RS551A - Index to Marriage Bonds, 1810-1932 , Microfilm: F-9097
Reference: 1867-25. Hereinafter cited as PANB - Index RS551A - Index to Marriage Bonds, 1810-1932.
- [S11248] Cemetery Marker, Free Will Cemetery, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, Israel Merritt family plot photograph & inscription; read by David A. Walker, 26 August 2001.
Israel Merritt
M, #8112, b. 1769, d. 4 April 1829
Jane Merritt
F, #8239, b. 7 November 1666
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Jessie Merritt1
F, #7946, b. 2 May 1911, d. 1980
Joanna Merritt
F, #8249, b. 18 November 1672
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
John Merritt
M, #8130, b. 4 May 1766, d. 1795
John Merritt1
M, #8140, d. after 1 July 1753
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
John Merritt
M, #8235, b. 10 October 1657, d. 10 April 1726
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Joseph Merritt
M, #8237, b. 6 June 1662, d. 12 May 1754
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
| Birth* | Joseph Merritt was born on 6 June 1662 in England.1 |
| He was the son of Thomas Merritt and Jane. |
| Death* | Joseph Merritt died on 12 May 1754, at age 91.1 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Joshua Merritt
M, #8064, b. 19 July 1835, d. 5 May 1836
Joshua Merritt
M, #8070, b. 20 April 1847, d. 22 June 1914
Mary Merritt
F, #8083, b. 1 December 1816, d. 27 May 1907
Mary Merritt
F, #8111, b. 1768
Mathilda Jane Merritt1
F, #92889, b. 16 May 1863
Citations
- [S2068] Marlene Hitchcock, , Marlene Hitchcock (Aylmer, Québec), downloaded 7 July 2003.
Mercy Merritt
F, #8141, b. circa 1706, d. 6 May 1721
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Miles E. Merritt1
M, #49370
Citations
- [S30] Dawn Cruickshank, Family history records, unknown location.
Nathan Merritt
M, #8246, b. after 1673
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Nathaniel Merritt
M, #8122, b. 4 January 1732/33, d. 10 April 1746
Nehemiah Merritt
M, #8133, b. 1 December 1770, d. 25 March 1842
Norman Israel Merritt1
M, #8289, b. 3 May 1887, d. between 29 November 1938 and 2 December 1938
| Name-Com | Norman Israel Merritt is commonly known as Norman Merritt.2 |
| Birth* | He was born on 3 May 1887 in Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.1 |
| He was the son of Israel Merritt and Frances Ann Palmer. |
| ResidenceLast* | Norman Israel Merritt's former residence was in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine, U.S.A., in 1938; he was a carpenter and painter.1 |
| Death* | He died between 29 November 1938 and 2 December 1938, in Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada; cause of death was by suicide (carbon monoxide poisoning) at the C.P.R. yard in Bristol. He had been visiting in Bristol, possibly with his brother Gladstone, for two days from his home in Fort Fairfield, Maine. The informant for this Registration of Death was his brother Gladstone.1 |
| Burial* | He was buried on 4 December 1938 in Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Inscription: MERRITT / Israel Merritt / Died July 22, 1893 / Aged 64 yrs. / His Wife / Frances A. / Died April 19, 1918 / Aged 71 yrs.
Left: Norman I. / Merritt / 1887-1938.1,2
Tombstone, Israel Merritt (1832-1893), his wife Frances A. Palmer (1847-1918), their son Norman I. Merritt (1887-1938). Free Will Cemetery, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. Left inscription. |
Citations
- [S11249] Certificate of Registration of Death, New Brunswick, Canada, digital image of original page unknown number (filed 21 December 1938, at Woodstock), Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Hereinafter cited as Death registration.
- [S11248] Cemetery Marker, Free Will Cemetery, Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, Israel Merritt family plot photograph & inscription; read by David A. Walker, 26 August 2001.
Othniel R. Merritt
M, #1460, b. 15 April 1878, d. 14 March 1960
| Note* | Othniel Merritt researched the Merritt ancestry for both sides of his parents family, his father Israel Merritt and his mother Francis Ann Palmer. He researched back to when they arrived in the U.S.A. from England, their moving to Canada as Loyalists, and up through his parents' and sibilings' families. He completed this and sent a copy to his sister Alice dated April 1958. During his travels Othniel said that they were remodeling one of the ancestral homes in Saint John, New Brunswick for records of the Loyalists. On the bottom of the last page of many that Othniel sent to his brother Charles E. Merritt was the following: 'From here (Marcus Palmer (Sr) of Hampstead you already have all the Palmer data I have been able to find. It's all the result of 2 years hard work and the writing of over 100 letters of inquiry and the spending of over $100.00 cash to get all the data I did on the Palmers & Merritts. You now have full data on both the Merritts and the Palmers right back from yourself to England without a single break in it. (O.R.)' |
| Birth* | Othniel R. Merritt was born on 15 April 1878 in Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.1 |
| He was the son of Israel Merritt and Frances Ann Palmer. |
| Marriage* | Othniel R. Merritt married Luella A. Boyer on 23 September 1903 in Bristol, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. they were married by license. Othniel was 25 years old, bachelor, carpenter, Baptist, living in Bristol. Luella was 21 years old, spinster, Baptist, living in Bristol. Witnesses were Luella's father, D.V. Boyer, of Bristol, and W. H. Smith of Florenceville.2 |
| Death* | Othniel R. Merritt died on 14 March 1960, at age 81.1 |
Citations
- [S255] David Moore, online http://www.geocities.com/david_al_moore. Hereinafter cited as David Moore.
- [S11869] Marriage Registration, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, Othniel R. Merritt & Luella A. Boyer marriage, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick microfilm F15907, Code B4/1903, Number 2613.
Phebe Merritt
F, #8081, b. 10 January 1811, d. 9 March 1885
Pheobe Merritt1
F, #105832
Citations
- [S10191] Certificate of Registration of Death, New Brunswick, Canada, digital image of original page Registration Number 90221 (PANB microfilm F18993, Vol 90) (filed 29 December 1930), Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Hereinafter cited as Death Certificate.
Phoebe Merritt
F, #8067, b. 16 January 1843, d. 15 December 1918
Phoebe Merritt
F, #8131, b. 22 July 1768, d. 31 May 1855
Robert Merritt
M, #8107, b. 10 March 1731, d. December 1802
| Note* | Some notes list him as born 1740 and/or dead 1822 This is a history of that Merritt Branch descended from Robert Merritt, a Loyalist of Westchester County New York State, who, early in 1783, went to Nova Scotia to establish for himself and his family a New Home under the British Crown. Like several thousand other Loyalists, he went first to Port Roseway (now Shelbume) in present day Nova Scotia. There he filed on two land claims -- one on the mainland, the other (50 acres) on McNutts Island in Shelbume Harbor. After a very discouraging winter of extreme cold, gales and storms, and on discovering, upon clearing much of the land, that the Shelburne soil was very rough and rocky and ill-fitted for profitable farming, the migrants proceeded to petition the British Government to be moved elsewhere. By June 1784, more than 8,000 of the 9,000 people at Shelburne and environs pulled up stakes and moved away. Some went to Halifax, others to Digby. Most of these 8,000 went to Parr Town (now Saint John) at the mouth of the Saint John River. Some few of these settled in Parr Town; the most of them, however, went on up the Saint John River to settle along its banks and its largest tributaries on lands assigned to them by the British Government. This was done to recompense them for the confiscation by the Americans of their American property. So by determination and hard work they attained contentment and success. Here they found peace. In the 1600's Champlain landed French settlers at the mouth of the St. John River and also on an island not far off from the present Town of St. Andrews. A year later he came back from France with fresh supplies for these settlements and with new settlers whom he landed in the Annapolis Valley and nearby points in present Nova Scotia. This was repeated in the following years. Under the French rule all that is now New Brunswick and also Nova Scotia was named Acadia. This name they both held till 1713 when Acadia was ceded by France to Great Britain. Once under the British Crown, Britishers began to come there from both the Old Country and from the American Provinces. Since many of these from Britain were from Scotland, the name Acadia was replaced by the name Nova Scotia. All Acadia bore this new name (Nova Scotia) till August 8, 1784 when the British Parliament separated the northem half of the Province from the southern half, giving to the northern half the name New Brunswick. To New Brunswick it also gave a Parliament and a Governor of its own. Fredericton became its Capital. After that date Nova Scotia meant only the southern half and the Halifax government no longer held jurisdiction over New Brunswick or its people. During 1783 and the first half of 1784 more than 20,000 Loyalists came direct to New Brunswick. In early 1784 more than 8,000 more Loyalists came there from Shelbome. Thus the new Province of New Brunswick started with around 30,000 people of British stock. Our Robert Merritt was among those who left Shelbome early in 1784 and came to Parr Town and settled on farms up along the St. John River, on land assigned to them by the British Govemment. Here hope and courage began to tum the dense forests into tillable fields with comfortable homes for its people. Robert Merritt took up a land grant on the Long Reach, the part of that country between where the Bellisle and Kennebecosis Rivers emptied into the St. John River. His holdings were forty odd miles up the St. John River on the west side at, what a few years later, becameHampstead, Queens County. Later he added to his land grant. Robert's brother Thomas IV went to St. John and lived there the balance of his live. He died in 1821 aged 92 years and is buried in Kings Square Cemetery. Two of Thomas' sons, David D. and Nehemiah, also lived the balance of their lives in St. John, becoming wealthy merchants there. His oldest son, Thomas V, went to St. Catherines, Ontario in 1796 and settled there and there raised his family. When the war ended, notice was posted that all rebels who wished to do so could return to their homes and property unmolested. Believing in the sincerity of that proclaimation Thomas IV and two of his sons, Thomas V and Shuball, went back to Bedford their former home. Soon after their return a riot broke out in Bedford with the Whigs fighting the retumed (former) rebels and in this riot, Shuball was shot down in the street in front of his wife's parents' home, and killed. Immediately following that, after Thomes IV and his son David gave Shuball decent burial, Thomas IV and 3 of his sons -- Thomas V, David and Nehemiah -- left Bedford, never to retum, and went to New York City. There they joined the first shipload of Loyalists leaving for the St. John River Country. Mary Hamilton joined her husband (Thomas V) in the exodus. During the stay in New York waiting for the ship to sail she gave birth to a daughter who soon died. When winter came to Parr Town (later St. John city) all found its cold and foggy weather very trying, especially Mary Hamilton Merritt, bom and raised in the Carolinas. Before the spring of 1784 she gave birth to another daughter and it too soon died there. With the coming of the 1784 summer Thomas V and his wife Mary returned to New York City and later to Bedford, Westchester County where they lived for a few years. Then in the late 1794 she again gave birth to another daughter. Colonel Simcoe made a trip overland in 1795 to Upper Canada to try to secure land grants for his Rangers. His visit proved successful so he returned to New York State and proclaimed to his old soldiers that they could get fine land, free in Ontario. Result -- hundreds took his advice. Thomas Merritt V and his wife Mary with their two young children joined these and 1796 they all went to Ontario -- overland. The Merritts settled at what is now St. Catherines, Ontario where more children were bom to them. Thomas V died there in 1842. A Robert listed in ref'd book, arrived on the ship Cy (Cyrus?). Robert Merritt, Probate, 1801 [Abstract] Robert Merritt of the parish of Hampstead in the County of Queens and province of New Brunswick. After the payment of all my just debts and funeral charges, I give to my wife Elizabeth the whole of my lands, cows, sheep, hogs, house and household furniture during her natural life. To my son Caleb the sum of ten shillings. To my granddaughter Anna ____ one cow and three sheep and one bed and bedding and six chairs, one pot and one kettle and six knives and forks and six spoons and whatever may remain of my estate after my time comes shall be equally divided among my three sons and five daughters only, with the provision that there shall be paid to my grandson and granddaughter ____ _____ and Elizabeth Merritts the sum of six pounds five shillings each. I do hearby ordain John Golding Esq. And my sons Gilbert and Jorael [spelling unsure] executors. Witnesses: Stephen Golding Thomas Golding Robert Merritt Sr. and his wife Elizabeth lived and raised their 6 children in Hampstead, Long Island, NY. After the Revolutinonary War between the U.S. and Great Britain, the British Govt. offered to transport all Loyalist to Canada and give them tracts of land. Robert of Westchester Co., N.Y. early in 1783 with his brother and his own wife and their 6 children along with 10,000 other Loyalist went to Port Roseway (now Shelborne) Nova Scotia, Can. They were transported and given land by the British Government. He filed land claims on the mainland & McNutt Island. Dissatisfied, 8000 of the 9000 Loyalist including Robert moved to N.B. in 1784. It was a harsh very cold winter and the soil was not suitable for farming. Until Aug 8, 1784 New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia. At this date the new Province of New Brunswick was established with Fredricton as its Capitol. Robert Merritt took a land grant 40 miles up the St.John river on the West side. This land is called 'Long Reach' which is between where the Bellesile and Kennebecosis Rivers empty into the St. John River. Later his district became Hampstead and the surrounding County, Queens County. Some Loyalists went to Halifax, a few to Digby, most of them to Parr Town (Now St.John) and up the river to farms assigned to them by the British Government. Robert lived at Long Reach, N.B., Canada. Robert, from Queen's County, NY listed in the 'Returns of derelict Property within the British Lines assigned or leased by His Excellency, Lt. Gen. Robertson for His Majesty's use or for the relief of his Loyal Subjects driven from their Habitations by the Rebels.' 'The King's Loyal Americans: The Canadian Fact' Passenger Lists. By B. Wood-Holt (1991), p. 281. |
| Birth* | Robert Merritt was born on 10 March 1731 in Rye, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A..1 |
| He was the son of Thomas Merritt and Mary Underhill. |
| Marriage* | Robert Merritt married Elizabeth Robinson before 1763 in Long Island, New York, U.S.A.. |
| Immigration* | Robert Merritt immigrated to Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1783. |
| Death* | He died in December 1802, at age 71, in Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.1 |
Citations
- [S260] Ed. Peter Bela Merey, compiler, Loyalist Families of the Grand River Branch, U.E.L. (Toronto, Canada: Pro Familia, 1991). Hereinafter cited as Loyalist Families of the Grand River Branch, U.E.L.
- [S6548] Correspondence with Debbie Mountain , by David A. Walker. Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker, (Edwards, Ontario, Canada).
Robert Merritt
M, #8248, b. 19 January 1689/90
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Robert Jr. Merritt
M, #8117, b. 14 September 1771, d. 22 February 1865
Rose Merritt
F, #8247, b. 17 April 1674
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Samuel Merritt
M, #8242, b. 21 August 1672
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Sarah Merritt
F, #8078, b. 15 December 1800, d. 6 June 1840
Shuball Merritt
M, #8126, b. 4 January 1762, d. April 1783
Stephen Merritt
M, #8244, b. 26 February 1676/77
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
Thomas Merritt
M, #8119, b. 1694, d. 1748
| Note* | Their three children were bom and grew up at Rye, Westchester County, New York. After the death of his wife Mary, in 1735, Thomas III secured the services of an Aunt of his to keep house for him and his sons. She continued this task till 1749, one year after Thomas III died (at Rye), when failing health compelled her to go back to her relatives for care for herself. Since Nathaniel, the youngest of these three brothers, had died in 1746*, Thomas IV and Robert closed up the home and they each went their own way thereafter. * NOTE: This is inconsistent with other statements that Nathaniel came to New Brunswick with his two sons. |
| Birth* | Thomas Merritt was born in 1694 in Rye, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A..1 |
| He was the son of Sergeant Thomas Jr. Merritt and Martha Marshall. |
| Marriage* | Thomas Merritt married Mary Underhill, daughter of Samuel Underhill and Mary, before 1729 in Rye, New York, U.S.A..1 |
| Death* | Thomas Merritt died in 1748, in Rye, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.. |
Citations
- [S260] Ed. Peter Bela Merey, compiler, Loyalist Families of the Grand River Branch, U.E.L. (Toronto, Canada: Pro Familia, 1991). Hereinafter cited as Loyalist Families of the Grand River Branch, U.E.L.
Thomas Merritt
M, #8121, b. 12 April 1729, d. 23 March 1821
Thomas Merritt
M, #8125, b. 28 October 1759, d. 12 May 1842
Thomas Merritt
M, #8142, b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
| Note* | The first American ancestor of our (Hampstead, N.B.) Robert Sr. was Thomas Merritt. In 1662 Thomas came over from England to Massachusetts. He brought over with him his wife Jane and their three young children -- John, Alice and Joseph. Jane was the daughter of Thomas and Alice (Seabrook) Sherwood. They lived in Massachussetts only a few months, at Watertown -- then moved to Wethersfield, Connecticut where they lived for eleven years. During that eleven years, five more children were bom to them. In 1673 Thomas and his family moved to Rye, Westchester County, New York Province where still five more children were bom to them. Jane and Thomas died at Rye. 1662 is when he first appears in records at Wethersfield, Conn. It is supposed that this was about the time, or a little beforebefore, when he immigrated from England. According to various Merritt genealogies, it has been said that Thomas, his wife Jane, and their three oldest sons Immigrated from England about 1662. This is the year that he first shows up in Wethersfield, Connecticut--having purchased land here from Thomas Standish. The lot is adjoined by other Standish land on the north, the land of Robert Francis on the west, and the road to the south (Vol. 2, p30, Wethersfield town records). |
| Note* | This note is from Jim Merrit, descendant of Charles E. Merritt (1888-1966). This Jane is not Jane Sherwood, as a number of genealogies have it listed. Who exactly Thomas Merritt's first wife was, I don't know. Following is part of an e-mail I wrote to other Merritt decendants, with the evidence as to why Jane Sherwood is not Thomas Merritt's wife (as I see it). Thomas Sherwood, the father to Jane Sherwood, came from Ipwich England in 1636, with his wife and their four youngest children. According to a Sherwood genealogy (Daniel Sherwood and his paternal Ancestors), Thomas Sherwood's older children 'were left behind to come later, it is thought with Robert Seabrook, in 1638/9--namely: Jane, Tamsen... Mary, and Sarah; though we have seen it stated that Jane [Sherwood] married (in England), a Mr. Thompson, or Thomasine. The date Jane is thought to have come over from England his about 24 years before the Merritt records have it. If this were to follow, Jane would have been about 2 according to the date we have her born, and hardly married to Thomas Merritt, or a Mr Thompson/Thomasine (as listed in the Sherwood source above). So, Jane must have either: been born much earlier than the date we have her born at (since she was one of the older four of eight children), or, she must have come much later, around the time we thought Thomas Merritt immigrated. If she was born much earlier, and did come to America around 1638/39, it seems more doubtful that she would have been married to Thomas, and had so many children with him. Since she must have been older that Thomas Sherwood Jr., who was 10 in 1636. He was the oldest of the Sherwood children to come over from Ipwich with his father and wife. So, Jane would have had to be at least about 12 in 1636, which puts her at 36 when she married Thomas Merritt in 1656. That's a little old to start having a dozen kids. Not a reasonable possibility. If she came over later with Thomas Merritt, somewhere between 1650-1662, that does not seem right either. Thomas Sherwood came over in 1636. That's a fact. I think it must be, as the Sherwood genealogy says, that Thomas Sherwood left his oldest four children in England to come later. We have Jane Sherwood as being born in 1636. I'm sure that her mother and father would not have left an infant in England while they packed up and moved to America. So, where does that leave us? Either Jane was born much later, and possibly Thomas Merritt, as we really don't know for sure when he was born. Though it is possible, I doubt that back then a 22 year old Thomas Merritt would have married a women much older than him. More support for this is all the children he had with his first wife. She couldn't have been much older than him to have all these children. From the way this is starting to look, according to my logic anyway, is that Thomas Merritt's first wife was *not* Jane Sherwood, as the Revised Merritt Records state. This is who my great uncle Othneil Merritt had as his first wife as well, though I don't know where he got the information. I don't think he got his information from the Revised Merritt records, as a number of dates are different, and Othneil's records are lacking many dates. I guess this leaves me wondering if we really have any evidence that Jane Sherwood was the first wife of Thomas Merritt. It appears very unlikely, given the above. I tend to believe his first wife was another Jane, who's maiden name remains unknown.1 |
| Birth* | Thomas Merritt was born in May 1634 in England.2 |
| He was the son of Henry Merritt and Deborah. |
| Marriage* | Thomas Merritt married Jane, daughter of Thomas Sherwood and Alice Seabrook, on 3 December 1656. |
| Emigration* | Thomas Merritt emigrated circa 1662 from England. |
| Death* | He died on 10 November 1725, at age 91, in Rye, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A..2 |
Children of Thomas Merritt and Jane
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Citations
- [S258] Interview with Jim Merritt,. Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker (Edwards, Ontario, Canada).
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
Sergeant Thomas Jr. Merritt
M, #8241, b. 31 January 1669/70, d. 30 January 1718/19
| Father | Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 Nov 1725 |
| Mother | Jane b. 3 Dec 1636, d. 4 Jan 1684/85 |
| Birth* | Sergeant Thomas Jr. Merritt was born on 31 January 1669/70 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A..1 |
| He was the son of Thomas Merritt and Jane. |
| Marriage* | Sergeant Thomas Jr. Merritt married Martha Marshall, daughter of John Marshall and Sarah Webb, before 1694 in Rye, New York, U.S.A..2 |
| Death* | Sergeant Thomas Jr. Merritt died on 30 January 1718/19, at age 48, in Rye, New York, U.S.A..1 |
Citations
- [S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
- [S280] LL.B. Spencer P. Mead, Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn. (Harrison, New York: Reprinted by Harbor Hill Books, 1979). Hereinafter cited as Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn.
Victor Carman Merritt1
M, #111124, b. 6 April 1944, d. August 2006
Citations
- [S2502] Interview with Marlene (Walker) McLean , by David Walker. Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker (Edwards, Ontario, Canada).
Victor Palmer Merritt1
M, #72662, b. 31 August 1912, d. 23 August 2006
| Name-Comalso | Victor Palmer Merritt is also commonly known as Carman Merritt.4 |
| Name-Com | He is commonly known as Vic Merritt.5 |
| Birth* | He was born on 31 August 1912 in Baileyville, Washington County, Maine, U.S.A..4,6 |
| He was the son of Harry C. Merritt and Izella Lillian Palmer.2,3 |
| Alt-Birth Date | An alternate recorded birth date is in 1914 in New Brunswick, Canada.2 |
| (Son) Census HeadHousehold | Victor Palmer Merritt was enumerated on the census of 1916 in the household of Izella Lillian Palmer, as a son, in Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada; enumerated in the household of Lillian Merritt (age 28), now widowed, were her sons, Harold (age 7), Gorham (age 5) and Victor (Age 3). The family religion was Anglican. They lived in the adjacent home of her brother Harold, their mother, Rebecca Price and sister Evelyn Isabel.7 |
| (step-son) Census HeadHousehold | Victor Palmer Merritt was enumerated on the census of 1921 in the household of Roy Parker, as a step-son, in Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada; enumerated in the household of Roy Parker (age 28) were his wife, Lillian (age 33), her sons by a previous marriage, Harold Merritt (age 11), Gorham Merritt (age 9) and Victor Merritt (age 7). Roy was a farmer.2 |
| Marriage* | Victor Palmer Merritt married Alva Jean Walker, daughter of Ira David Walker and Bessie Whitehead, on 14 June 1941.1,4 |
| Death* | Victor Palmer Merritt died on 23 August 2006, at age 93, in Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Harris Cemetery, Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Inscription: MERRITT / Alva Jean / July 21, 1915 / Dec. 1, 1997 / Victor Palmer / Oct. 31, 1912 / Aug. 23, 2006 / Married / June 14 / 1941.5
 Tombstone - Victor Palmer Merritt and Alva Jean Walker, Harris Cemetery, Harris, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Lois (Corscadden) Andrews. |
Citations
- [S362] Harold Cairns, Electronic Family File, Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island.
- [S13892] 1921 Canada Census, Harris, Saskatchewan, household of Roy Parker, digital copy of original document Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa; Reference Number RG 31; Folder Number 152; Census Place: Harris, Saskatchewan; Page 5, Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Library & Archives Canada.
- [S13891] Marriage Registration, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, Harry C. Merritt & Lillian Izella Palmer marriage, 12 August 1908, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Public Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Microfilm F15931, Code B4/1908, Number 2558.
- [S2502] Interview with Marlene (Walker) McLean , by David Walker. Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker (Edwards, Ontario, Canada).
- [S2498] Lois Anne (Corscadden) Andrews, "Lois Anne (Corscadden) Andrews, personal Communication," e-mail message to David Walker. Hereinafter cited as "Lois Anne (Corscadden) Andrews, personal Communication."
- [S13898] Interview with Arla (Merritt) Driver , by David Walker. Personal Archives of David Arthur Walker (Edwards, Ontario, Canada).
- [S13896] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, of Lillian Merritt household #75, Microfilm image Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa; Census Place: Harris, Saskatchewan; Roll T-21937, Page 7, Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Library & Archives Canada.
William Merritt
M, #8135, b. 22 October 1773, d. 30 March 1849
