Thomas MERRITT

1729 - 1821  (91 years)

• Name	Thomas MERRITT
  Birth	12 Apr 1729	, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1783	,, New York, USA
  Note	RMR has birth as 24 Apr 1736 Arrived on the ship Cy (Cyrus?). Thomas and one of his sons immigrated to Canada as 'Loyalists' (Loyal to the English Queen - at this time Loyalists were given transportation and free tracts of land in Canada) early in 1783 and settled permanently in Parr Town (now the city of Saint John) at the mouth of the St.John River.
  Death	23 Mar 1821	, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Person ID	I8121	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas MERRITT,   b. 1694, , Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA d. 1748, , Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Mary UNDERHILL,   b. 1698   d. 10 Apr 1735, , Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1729	, Rye, New York, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F1609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amy PURDY,   b. 2 Nov 1736   d. Abt 1783, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA (Age 46 years)
  Children	1. Thomas MERRITT,   b. 28 Oct 1759, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA d. 12 May 1842, , St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   2. Shuball MERRITT,   b. 4 Jan 1762, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA d. Apr 1783, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA (Age 21 years)   3. David D. MERRITT,   b. 28 Nov 1764, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA d. 14 Jan 1829, , Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 64 years)   4. John MERRITT,   b. 4 May 1766, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA d. 1795 (Age 28 years)   5. Phoebe MERRITT,   b. 22 Jul 1768, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA d. 31 May 1855 (Age 86 years)   6. Nehemiah MERRITT,   b. 1 Dec 1770, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA d. 25 Mar 1842, , Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 71 years)   7. William MERRITT,   b. 22 Oct 1773, , Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA d. 30 Mar 1849 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F30517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S260] Loyalist Families, 260.