Michael Merritt

1. Name: Michael MERRITT
2. Sex: M
3. Birth: 27 JUL 1738 in Guilford, Connecticut (?)
4. Death: 18 AUG 1815 in Fairhaven, Rutland Co., Vermont
5. Note:

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MICHAEL3 MERRITT, son of Katherine2 Rogers (Adam1) and James Merritt, b. 27 July 1738, Guilford [68:2:34]; d. 18 August 1815 "in his 78th year," Fair Haven, Rutland County, Vermont [130:17; 1:30-31, 391-2, 432-3, 470 which is the source of all undocumented statements about this family]; m. 12 March
1760, Killingworth [79:2:179], Lucy Chittenden, daughter of Nathaniel Chittenden and Lucy Nettleton of Killingworth, b. 25 April 1736, Killingworth [78:9:513-4; 131:25]; d. 15 September 1810 "in her 74th year," Fair Haven. Michael m. (2) 13 December 1810, Fair Haven, Sarah (Olney) Hawkins, widow of Charles Hawkins of Smithfield, Rhode Island and Fair Haven; daughter of Stephen Olney and Mary Whipple of Rhode Island; she d. 24 April 1815 “in her 73rd year” [5:2:38; 106:24]. Michael was a private in the French and Indian War [54:1:194-5; 54:2:139-40], after which he married and joined the Killingworth Congregational Church [80:2:47]. In 1779 this couple, like many other "Nutmeggers" sold their land and moved to "New Connecticut" (i.e. Vermont) -- a nickname also given to the Western Reserve in Ohio [151:197-9]. By August 1780 they settled in Fair Haven where he was chosen the first constable at the organization of the town and later elected town clerk, treasurer and selectman.
Children (surname MERRITT), births recorded in Killingworth for the first six [79:2:179], the remainder from Adams; baptized in the Killingworth Congregational Church. No descendants of this couple lived in Fair Haven in 1886 [125:593].
i Bartholomew, b. 7 January 1762, baptized 10 January 1762 [80:2:38]; living in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont in 1800 [137:104]; m. 1785, Mary Carter [55:465]. He perhaps m. (2) Mary (Warren) Guilford, widow of Paul Guilford, Jr. of Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts and Benson. If so, she m. (3) Stephen Sherwood and d. November 1837 “ae. 72,” Palmer Michigan [130:40]. Bartholomew was a Revolutionary War soldier [152:477, 592].
ii Michael, b. 14 November 1763, baptized 20 November 1763 [80:20:38]; m. (1) Sally Olney, d. 10 December 1795 "aged 23," Benson; m. (2) “a widow Parsons,” perhaps Katie [130:36]. He was a Revolutionary War soldier [152:477, 592] and lived in Benson in 1800 [137:104].
iii Martin, b. 26 July 1765, baptized 15 September 1765 [80:2:40]; d. 22 February 1850 “age 85-10-27,” buried Evarts Cemetery, Georgia, Franklin County, VT (on the Canadian and New York borders) [62:151]; m. Betsy Babcock [130:37], d. 16 November 1864 “age 94-2,” buried Evarts Cemetery [62:151].
They lived in Georgia VT in 1800 [137:74] presumably on the 50 acres his father had given him in 1795 [63:1:211].
iv Ansel, b. 20 March 1767, baptized 17 May 1767 [80:2:41]; d. 14, buried 16 September 1841 “aged seventy-three,” Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, NY (on the Canadian border) [117:326]; m. Fair Haven, Betsy Stannard, daughter of Samuel Stannard of Fair Haven who perhaps came from Saybrook, CT [119:2:502]. They lived in Georgia, VT in 1800 [137:74] presumably on the 50 acres (adjoining his brother Martin’s farm) which his father gave him in 1795 [63:1:211]. Cornell University preserves papers of an unrelated Merritt family [90].
v Jemima, b. 26 January 1769, baptized 19 March 1769 [80:2:41]; m. Henry Cramer of Benson whom she survived. They lived in Westhaven, Rutland County, VT in 1800 [137:131].
vi James, b. 18 November 1770, baptized 6 January 1771 [80:2:42]; d. Granville, Washington County, NY (on the VT border); m. Esther Downs, daughter of David Downs and Susanna Dawson of Roxbury, CT and Fair Haven [73:1:579].
vii Nathaniel, b. 20 September 1772, baptized 13 December 1772 [80:2:43]; d. 26 January 1852 “AE. 78,” buried Evarts Cemetery [64]; m. (1) Rebecca Hurd, d. 23 September 1814 “AE. 37.” buried Evarts Cemetery [64]; m. (2) by 26 October 1848, Betsy _____ [63:10:157-8]. They lived in Georgia, VT in 1800 [137:74].
viii Lucy, b. 8 September 1774, baptized 23 October 1774 [80:2:73]; d. 11 October 1855 “ae 81,” buried Evarts Cemetery [130:40]; m. (1) Russell Smith, a carpenter, son of Richard Smith and Grace Moore of Lyme, CT, b. 24 May 1767, Lyme [85:1:64]; d. 19 March 1797 “in his 30th year,” Fair Haven. She m. (2) William Hawkins and perhaps a third time.
ix Lydia, b. 5 May 1776, not baptized?; m. Uriah Lewis, or Jeriah Lewis, b. 18 March 1772 according to a manuscript note in the Yale copy of Adams’ Fair Haven [130:18].
x Peter, b. 23 April 1778, baptized 24 May 1778 [80:2:75]; d. 1861, Angelica, Allegany County, NY; m. (1) Polly Ann Mallory, d. 15 June 1810 “aged 25,” “whose father was from Connecticut;” perhaps the Polly Mallory, daughter of Walker Mallory and Martha Minor, b. 30 April 1784, Woodbury CT [162:1:91, 104]. Peter m. (2) Ruth Hurd, daughter of Elijah Hurd and Sinai _____ probably also
of Woodbury [162:1:20, 29] later of Sandgate, Bennington County, VT, baptized (with four siblings) 10 July 1791, Sandgate Congregational Church [116:13]; d. 1844, Royal Oak, Oakland County, MI. He was a Captain of the Fair Haven militia [130:18].
xi Rebecca, b. 30 March 1780, baptized 21 May 1780 [80:2:76]; m. ca. 1802, Salmon Norton, son of Josiah Norton and Rebecca Cogswell of Berlin CT and Fair Haven, b. 1782, Berlin; d. 7 January 1813, Fair Haven. Salmon inherited his father’s paper mill, was several times a selectman and served as a general’s adjutant in the War of 1812. “Mr. Norton’s widow is said to have married John W. Robinson, a poor man, called ‘Long John.’”
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A select bibliography follows which represents only those sources cited in the text. The citation system is adapted from that used in many scientific journals: [43] means "source 43;" [43:2] means "source 43,
page 2;" [43:2:7-12] means "source 43, volume 2, pages 7-12." Other variants should be clear after considering the type of source which is being cited. CSL means "Connecticut State Library" and the letters in brackets after any sources in this bibliography show where the source is availab
researchers. [A]-[G] are at CSL and have been examined in the bound volume format.
[A] BARBOUR COLLECTION: copied vital records of most CT towns up to about 1850, indexed in bound volumes for each town and on slips for a state-wide index.
[B] CHURCH RECORDS: copied vital records from many CT churches, indexed in bound volumes for each church and on slips for a state-wide index.
[C] CT ASSEMBLY: original General Assembly papers, 1636-1820, filed by topic, bound and indexed.
[D] CT CENSUS INDEX: copied 1790-1850 federal CT census records, on slips for a state-wide index.
[E] FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS: about 25,000 copied vital records from family bibles, in bound volumes and on slips for a general index.
[F] HALE HEADSTONE: copied headstone inscriptions from over 2,000 CT cemeteries, in bound volumes for each town and on slips for a state-wide index.
[G] HALE NEWSPAPERS: copied marriage and death records (ca. 1796 - ca. 1865) from 90 CT newspapers, in bound volumes and on slips for general indexes.
[H] Microfilm of original at CSL.
[I] Photostat of original at CSL.
[J] Original at CSL.
[K] Original at town hall.
[L] Original of county courthouse.
[M] Microfilm of original at National Archives.
[N] Available at DAR Library, Washington, DC.
[O] Photostat of original in author’s possession.
[P] Original at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
[Q] Visited by author.
[R] Microfilm of original at University of Connecticut Library.
[S] Evans-Shaw-Shoemaker Early American Imprints (microfiche).
[T] Original at Connecticut Historical Society.
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A History of the Town of Fair Haven, Vermont: In Three Parts
By Andrew Napoleon Adams
p. 432
Came into town [Fair Haven, Vermont] in the summer of 1780, from Killingworth, Connecticut. See page 30.
Father: James MERRITT b: ABT 1710

Mother: Katherine ROGERS b: ABT 1710

Marriage 1 Lucy CHITTENDEN b: 25 APR 1736 in Killingworth, Connecticut

   * Married: 12 MAR 1760 in Killingworth, Connecticut

Children

  1. Has Children Bartholomew MERRITT b: 7 JAN 1762 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT

2. Has No Children Michael MERRITT b: 14 NOV 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
3. Has Children Martin MERRITT b: 26 JUL 1765 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
4. Has No Children Ansel MERRITT b: 20 MAR 1767 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
5. Has No Children Jemima MERRITT b: 26 JAN 1769 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
6. Has No Children James MERRITT b: 18 NOV 1770 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
7. Has Children Nathaniel MERRITT b: 20 SEP 1772 in Adams, CT
8. Has No Children Lucy MERRITT b: 8 SEP 1774 in Adams, CT
9. Has No Children Lydia MERRITT b: 5 MAY 1776 in Adams, CT
10. Has No Children Peter MERRITT b: 23 APR 1778 in Adams, CT
11. Has No Children Rebecca MERRITT b: 30 MAR 1780 in Adams, CT
Marriage 2 Sarah OLNEY b: ABT 1741 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

   * Married: 13 DEC 1810 in Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vermont