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5. NATHANIEL5 *MERRILL (JOHN4 *MERRELL, THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1571 in Belstead, Suffolk, England, and died February 28, 1626/27 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married MARY BLAXALL February 27, 1591/92 in Belstead, Suffolk, England. She was born May 01, 1574 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died April 29, 1624 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. Children of NATHANIEL *MERRILL and MARY BLAXALL are: i. BABY6 MERRILL, b. January 20, 1592/93, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. January 21, 1593/94, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. ii. FRANCES MERRILL, b. July 1594, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. August 01, 1598, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. iii. MARY MERRILL, b. February 23, 1594/95, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. iv. MARTHA MERRILL, b. September 21, 1596, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1660, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. 9. v. JOHN MERRILL, b. August 16, 1599, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. September 12, 1673, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 10. vi. NATHANIEL *MERRILL, b. May 04, 1601, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. March 16, 1654/55, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vii. MICHAEL MERRILL, b. April 03, 1603, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. 1630, Wherstead, Suffolk, England. viii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. Abt. 1605, Wherstead, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

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MERRILL originally Merle, and signifies "blackbird,"

was a native or at least a resident

of France, and took his name from the figure

of a blackbird displayed upon the sign at his door.

The earliest generations of the family in France

used a seal on which is displayed three blackbirds.

In the persecutions following the revocation of the

Edict of Nantes, a Merle, being a Protestant, fled

to England to save his life, and cast his lot with

the Puritans. Some of the family still remain

in France and are still Huguenots, the most distinguished

member of recent years being Merle

D'Aubigne, the historian. As the Huguenots were

of the best people of France, so their descendants

in England and America have been numbered with

the most industrious, the most thrifty, the most

moral, and the most law abiding of those countries

Nathaniel5 Merrill (John4 Merrell, The Younger, John3 Meryell, John2, Thomas1) was born 1571 in Belstead, Suffolk, England, and died February 28, 1626/27 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. He married Mary Blaxall February 27, 1591/92 in Belstead, Suffolk, England. She was born May 01, 1574 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died April 29, 1624 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.

Children of Nathaniel Merrill and Mary Blaxall are:

i. Baby6 Merrill, born January 20, 1592/93 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died January 21, 1593/94 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.  

ii Frances Merrill, born July 1594 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died August 01, 1598 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.  

iii Mary Merrill, born February 23, 1594/95 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died 1660 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.  

iv Martha Merrill, born September 21, 1596 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died 1660 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.  

v. John Merrill, born August 16, 1599 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died September 12, 1673 in Newbury, Essex, Mass.  

1 vi. Nathaniel Merrill, born May 04, 1601 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died March 16, 1654/55 in Newbury, Essex, Mass.

vii Michael Merrill, born April 03, 1603 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died 1630 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England.  

viii Thomas Merrill, born Bef. August 06, 1609 in Shotley, Suffolk, England; died Unknown.  

ix Sara Merrill, born Bef. May 02, 1611 in Shotley, Suffolk, England; died Unknown.