Capt. Eliasaph Merriman

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18. ELiASAPH 3 MERRIMAN,

• son of Caleb 2 (No. 8), was born at Wallingford 20 May 1695,
• died there 19 Aug 1758;
• married there 10 Dec 1719 Abigail Hulls,
  • daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Andrews) Hulls, who was born at Wallingford 14 Feb 1704 and
  • died there 20 Jan 1774.

He was ensign of the military company in Wallingford in 1735, lieutenant in 1740, and captain in 1743.

Children, all born in Wallingford:

• EUNICE/ born 7 Oct 1720, died 12 Jan 1721.
• EUNICE, born 24 Dec 1721; married (i) at Wallingford 9 Dec 1747 Samuel Doolittle who was born 9 Dec 1721, died 14 May 1749; married (2) at Wallingford 25 March 1754 Capt. Ephraim Preston who was born 8 Sept 1709, died 8 April 1778.
• SARAH, born 18 Nov 1723; married at Wallingford 8 June 1743 Nathaniel Jones who was born in 1717.
• CALEB, born 3 Sept 1725. (No. 36)
• TITUS, born 28 August 1727. (No. 37)
• AMASA, born 17 June 1729. (No. 38)
• ENOCH, born i May 1731, died 14 June 1731.
• ELIZABETH, born 27 July 1732, was living at Barkhamsted 1787 (Wallingford Deeds, vol. 24, p. 295); married at Wallingford 25 May 1756 Reuben Preston who was born 27 May 1736, died 5 Aug 1765.
• ESTHER, born 2 Dec 1734, died 25 May 1787; married at Wallingford 5 April 1762 Ephraim Preston Jr. who was born 6 Aug 1734, died 21 April 1786.
• ELIASAPH, born 2 Nov 1736. (No. 39)
• ENOCH and EBENEZER, twins, born 26 May 1739, died young.
• TURHAND, born 24 May 1741, died young.
• CHARLES, born 2 Sept 1744, died young.
• ABIGAIL, born 17 June 1749, killed by lightning 4 Aug. 1758.

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Eliasaph Merriman

• (son of Caleb Merriman and Mary Preston)166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 171, 171, 171, 171 was born 20 May 1695 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA171, 171, 171, 171, 171, and
• died 19 Aug 1758 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA171, 171, 171, 171, 171.
• He married (1) Abigail Hall171.
• He married (2) Abigail Hull on 10 Dec 1719 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA171, 171,
  • daughter of Benjamin Hull and Elizabeth Andrews.

More About Eliasaph Merriman:

• Date born 2: 20 May 1695, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.171
• Date born 3: 20 May 1695, Wallingford, CT.172
• Died 2: 14 Aug 1758, Wallingford, CT.172
• Died 3: 19 Aug 1758173

More About Eliasaph Merriman and Abigail Hall:

• Marriage: 173

More About Eliasaph Merriman and Abigail Hull:

• Marriage 1: 10 Dec 1719, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.173, 173
• Marriage 2: 10 Dec 1719, Wallingford, CT.174
• Marriage 3: 10 Dec 1719, Wallingford, CT.174

Children of Eliasaph Merriman and Abigail Hull are:

• 1. +Eliasaph Merriman, b. 09 Nov 1736, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, 175, 175, 175, d. 01 May 1815, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, 175, 175, 175.
• 2. Esther Merriman, b. 12 Feb 1734, d. 25 May 1787, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 3. Amasa Merriman, b. 17 Jun 1729, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 1794, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 4. Titus Merriman, b. 28 Aug 1727, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 24 Dec 1806, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 5. Caleb Merriman, b. 03 Sep 1725, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 06 Aug 1797, Providence, Rhode Island, USA175, 175.
• 6. Eunice Merriman, b. 24 Nov 1721, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 14 Nov 1722, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 7. Elizabeth Merriman, b. 27 Jul 1732, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 1787175, 175.
• 8. Enoch Merriman, b. 01 May 1731, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 14 Jun 1731, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 9. Turhand Merriman, b. 24 May 1741, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 1742, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 10. Abigail Merriman, b. 17 Jun 1749, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 04 Aug 1758, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 11. Ebenezer Merriman, b. 26 May 1739, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 1740, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 12. Charles Merriman, b. 02 Sep 1744, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 1745, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 13. Sarah Merriman, b. 18 Nov 1723, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. date unknown.
• 14. Eunice Merriman, b. 07 Oct 1720, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. 12 Jan 1721, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175.
• 15. Enoch Merriman, b. 26 May 1739, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA175, 175, d. date unknown, S175, 175.

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• Birth: Jun. 17, 1749 - Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
• Death: Aug. 4, 1758

daughter of Captain Eliaseph & Abigail Merriman, age 10 yrs

Was killed by lightening and her father Eliasaph Merriman Sr was so consumed by grief due to her death that he died 2 weeks later on 19 August 1758. -courtesy Barbara Freed

Burial: Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

• Created by: Jan Franco
• Record added: May 29, 2007
• Find A Grave Memorial# 19594580