Nathaniel MERRILL

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Between 08 Mar 1654 and 1655

Notes:

Excerpt from "A Merrill Memorial vol. 1": Nathaniel Merrill was one of the earliest settlers of Newbury, Mass., in 1635. He was the ancestor of a vast majority of those who now bear the Merrill name in this country: it is believed, indeed, that less than one percent of the Merrills in America cantrace their pedigree to any other emigrant ancestor.
Nathaniel Merrill and his older brother John were born in England. The registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south of Ipswich, in Suffolk County, England, contain the following entries:

1599, Aug. 16 John Merrell son of Nath??Merrell & Mary his wife was baptised.
1601, May 4, Nathanaell Merrell son of Nath?? Merrell & Mary his wife was baptised.

Nathaniel Merrill and his brother John settled in Newbury in the Spring of 1635, having passed a year or two at Ipswich, Mass., (then called Agawam) with most of the Newbury settlers. In 1638 Nathaniel became one of the "proprietors" of Newbury

Family/Spouse: Susanna JORDON. Susanna died between 15 Jan 1672 and 1673. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John MERRILL was born about 1635 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Jul 1712 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
2. Nathaniel MERRILL was born in 1633/4; died on 01 Jan 1682/3 in Newbury, Essex Co., Mass..
3. Daniel MERRILL was born on 20 Aug 1642 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 17 Jun 1717 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
4. Thomas MERRILL was born on 1 Nov 1646 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 07 Nov 1711 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
5. Abel MERRILL was born on 20 Feb 1643/44 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 28 Oct 1689.
6. Susanna MERRILL was born in 1640; died on 10 Oct 1690 in Suffield, Connecticut.
7. Abraham MERRILL was born about 1636 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 28 Nov 1722.