Capt. Nathaniel Merrick

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Giles Hopkins, Stephen Hopkins and Constance Snow (Hopkins)

He was a Captain in the Colonial Militia, he resided in Harwich, MA. He had seven children, William, Gideon, Constant, Benjamin, Hannah,, who married John Snow, Mercy, who married Ebenezer King, Ruth, who married Thomas Hinkley, and Priscilla, who married Elisha Cobb.

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Nathaniel Merrick WAS Born in Massachusetts, USA on 1670 to William Merrick and Abigail Hopkins. Nathaniel married Alice Freeman and had 10 children. He passed away on 1743 in Harwick, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents

William Merrick 1643-1732

Abigail Hopkins 44-1690

Spouse(s)

Alice Freeman 1660-1768

Children

Hannah Merrick 1697-1766

Constant Merrick 1702-1759

Mercy Merrick 1707-1775

William Merrick 1708-1742

Gideon Merrick 1725-1740

Priscilla Merrick 1707-1778

Ruth Merrick 1702-66

Alice Merrick 1716-1758

Benjamin Merrick 1717-1792

Sarah Merrick 1723-1760

Nathaniel8, son of (William2, William1) and

Abigail (Hopkins) Merrick, born , 1673, at Eastham,

Mass. Married Alice Freeman; she daughter of Samuel and Mercy (Southworth) Freeman, and a grand-daughter of Samuel and Apphia Freeman; also of Constant Southworth, (b. about 1614; d. 1679,) and of Elizabeth (Collins) Southworth; Elizabeth Collins was daughter of William (d. about 1651), and Jane, his wife. Constant Southworth was son of Edward Southworth, of Wingdon, England, and Alice Carpenter, who afterwards married Governor Bradford.

Nathaniel Merrick resided in Harwich; was a Captain in the Colonial Militia; in 1722 he was appointed to answer for the town of Harwich to a presentment for not having a sufficient highway between Yarmouth and Chatham; in 1725 he is returned as having children of school age; his will is dated October 18, 1743, and he died at Harwich, November 13, 1743.

Nine children—

i. William, b. ; m. and had William and Gideon.

ii. Gideon, b. .

iii. Constant, b. about 1701.

iv. Benjamin, b. March 20,1717.18; m. Elizabeth Davis,

1738.

v. Hannah, b ; m. John Snow.

vi. Mercy, b ; m. Ebenezer King.

vii. Ruth, b ; m. Thomas Hinckley.

viii. Priscilla, b. ; m. Elisha Cobb.

ix. Alice, b. ; m. Capt. Benjamin Ruggles'Oct. 19,

1736.

Was a Captain in the Colonial Militia, he resided in Harwich, MA. He had seven children, William, Gideon, Constant, Benjamin, Hannah,, who married John Snow, Mercy, who married Ebenezer King, Ruth, who married Thomas Hinkley, and Priscilla, who married Elisha Cobb.

Husband of Alice (Freeman) Merrick* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 23 2022, 9:58:39 UTC