James Merrill

• BIRTH 27 Jan 1689 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 16 Mar 1757 (aged 68) Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
• BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
• MEMORIAL ID 138380964

James Merrill married Mary Adams November 23, 1714 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA, daughter of Robert Adams and Rebecca Knight She was born March 5, 1699/00 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown in Falmouth, Cumberland, Me. They lived in Newbury until 1725 when they moved to Stratham, New Hampshire, where they lived until 1738. They then moved to New Casco, also known as Falmouth, Maine.

James owned a large farm on the northeast side of the Presumpscot River, which he bought from Gen., Waldo. In 1739 he was admitted to the First Church in Falmouth, and was selectman several years from 1741. He made his will Apr. 6, 1753: it was proved Oct. 2, 1757 where he is styled "gentleman." The house of James Merrill had been a garrison house and it was said to have been built in 1714. It was 3/4 of a mile east of Presumscot Falls. It was occupied by Adams Merrill and other Merrill descendants until 1878 when it was torn down by Horton Page. [3]

Parents
Abel Merrill 1643–1689
Priscilla Chase Merrill 1649–1697

Spouse
Mary Pettengill Adams Merrill 1699–1760 (m. 11/23/1714 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA

Siblings
Abel Merrill 1671–1759
Susannah Merrill Morse 1673–1733
Thomas Merrill 1678–1756
Nathaniel Merrill 1683–1743
Priscilla Merrill Noyes 1686–1767

Children
Israel Merrill b. July 27, 1715 in Newbury.
Humphrey Merrill b. January 18, 1717/18, in Newbury; d. January 1, 1815.
Rebecca Merrill b. November 4, 1720, in Newbury; m. Joh Calley or Cawley of Falmouth.
Priscilla Merrill b. January 7, 1721/22, in Newbury; m. Richard Merrill, October 24, 1742.
Adams Merrill b. December 4, 1728 in Stratham; d. December 26, 1802.
James Merrill b. April 13, 1731 in Stratham; d. November 16, 1806.
Joshua Merrill b. March 15, 1732/33 in Stratham; September 21, 1808.
Mary Merrill b. January 14, 1735/6 in Stratham; m. September 29, 1750, Capt. Samul Noyes, d. 1835
Dorothy Merrill b. December 10, 1738 in Stratham; d. unmarried.
Susanna Merrill, b. January 11, 1739/40 in Falmouth, ME; m. Moses Adams.
Silas Merrill b. July 6, 1743.

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138380964/james-merrill

[2] MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 17 2018, 7:30:44 UTC

[3] "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928
James(3) Merrill (Abel(2)) was born 27 Jan 1688/89 in Newbury, MA and died 16 mar 1757 in Falmouth, ME. He lived in Newbury until about 1725 and then removed to Stratham, NH, whence in 1738 he removed to New Casco(Falmouth), ME. He owned a large farm on the northeast side of the Presumpscot River, which he bought from Gen., Waldo. In 1739 he was admitted to the First Church in Falmouth, and was selectman several years from 1741. In his will he is styled "gentleman." He married 23 Nove 1714 in Newbury, Mary Adams, daughter of Robert and Rebecca (Knight( Adams of Newbury. (See "A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, MA, and His descentants," by Andrew N. Adams[pub.1900.] There is some conflict of authorities with regard to the parentage of Mary Adams, and the dates of her birth and marriage)
Children of JAMES MERRILL and MARY ADAMS are:

• 177. i. ISRAEL9 MERRILL, b. July 27, 1715, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.
• 178. ii. HUMPHREY MERRILL, b. January 18, 1717/18, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. January 1, 1815, New Casco, Me. iii. REBECCA MERRILL, b. November 4, 1720, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. JOHN CAWLEY, Unknown; b. Abt. 1718, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; d. Unknown.
• 179. iv. PRISCILLA MERRILL, b. January 7, 1721/22, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, New Boston, Maine. 180. v. ADAMS MERRILL, b. December 4, 1728, Stratham, NH; d. December 26, 1802, Falmouth, Maine. 181. vi. JAMES B. MERRILL, b. April 13, 1731, Stratham, NH; d. November 16, 1806, Penobscot.
• 182. vii. JOSHUA MERRILL, b. March 15, 1732/33, Stratham, NH; d. September 21, 1808, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me.
• 183. viii. MARY MERRILL, b. January 14, 1735/36, Stratham, NH; d. Unknown. ix. DOROTHY MERRILL, b. December 10, 1738, Stratham, NH; d. Unknown.
• 184. x. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. January 11, 1739/40, Falmouth, Cumberland, Me; d. Unknown. 185. xi. SILAS MERRILL, b. July 6, 1743, Falmouth, Me; d. Aft. 1791, Falmouth, Me.

45. JAMES8 MERRILL (ABEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL, THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born January 27, 1688/89 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died March 16, 1757 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Me.

GEDCOM Note

Merrill Memorial, p209: He lived in Newbury until about 1725, and then removed to Stratham NH whence, in 1738, he removed to New Casco (Falmouth) Maine. He owned a large farm on the northeast side of the Presumscot River, which he bought from Gen Waldo. In 1739 he was admitted to the First Church in Falmouth, and was selectman several years from 1741. In his will he is styled "gentleman" ... (hand written in the Ancestry copy) The house of James Merrill had been a garrison house and it was said to have been built in 1714. It was 3/4 of a mile east of Presumscot Falls. It was occupied by Adams (4) Merrill and other Merrill descendants until 1878 when it was torn down by Horton Page (7) Merrill (see page 625).

GEDCOM Source

[4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Birth year: 1688; Birth city: Essex; Birth state: MA. Birth date: 27 January 1688Birth place: Essex, Newbury, MADeath date: 16 March 1757Death place: Falmouth, MEMarriage date: 23 November 1714Marriage place: Essex, Newbury, MA

[5] @R1101123767@ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Ancestry.com Operations Inc Source number: 553.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBH http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=WorldMarr_ga&h=828251&indiv=try Record for James Merrill 1,7836::828251

[6] @R1101123769@ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Godfrey Memorial Library. <i>American Genealogical-Biographical Index</i>. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

[7] http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=630557&indiv=try Record for James Merrill 1,3599::630557
@R1101123765@ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.

[8] @R1101123767@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Database online. Record for Joshua Merrill 1,2204::70288

[9] @R1101123769@ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. <i>Find A Grave</i>. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

[10] @R1101123769@ Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. <i>Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850</i>. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.

[11] http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=MAmarriages_ga&h=488146&indiv... Record for James Merrill 1,7853::488146

[12] http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=MATownVital&h=7513980&indiv=try Record for Humphrey Merrill 1,2495::7513980

[13] @R1101123765@ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Database online. Record for Israel Merrill 1,2495::7450119