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About Nathan Merrill

Not the father of Thomas Hazen Merrill


53. NATHAN9 MERRILL (JOHN8, NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL, THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born April 15, 1704 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown. He married (1) MARY GORDIN April 8, 1728 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. She was born Abt. 1711, and died May 21, 1738. He married (2) DAMERIS LANCASTER March 24, 1741/42 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. She was born Abt. 1704, and died February 29, 1743/44. He married (3) SUSANNAH STAPLES July 19, 1744 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. She was born May 24, 1726 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown.

Notes for NATHAN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathan(4) Merrill (John(3), Nathaniel(2)) was born 15 Apr 1704 in Haverhill, MA, where he continued to live.

He married

  • (1) 8 Apr 1728, Mary Goodin (or Goodwin), who died 21 May 1738;
  • 2) 25 Mar 1741/42, Damaris Lancaster of Haverhill, who died 24 Feb 1743/44; and
  • 3) 19 Jul 1744, Susanna Staples of Haverhill.

Children of NATHAN MERRILL and MARY GORDIN are:

  • i. DANIEL10 MERRILL, b. October 27, 1729, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. October 27, 1729, Haverhill, Essex, Mass
  • . ii. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. December 11, 1730, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.
  • iii. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. December 26, 1732, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. EBENEZER WHITTIER, Bef. 1764, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; b. Abt. 1733, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. October 28, 1810, Haverhill, Essex, Mass
  • . iv. ENOCH MERRILL, b. February 9, 1734/35, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. August 25, 1736, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.
  • v. MARY MERRILL, b. March 24, 1737/38, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. May 2, 1738, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Children of NATHAN MERRILL and DAMERIS LANCASTER are:

  • vi. MARY10 MERRILL, b. December 2, 1742, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.
  • vii. DAMARIS MERRILL, b. February 6, 1743/44, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. February 17, 1743/44, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.
  • viii. SARAH MERRILL, b. February 6, 1743/44, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. February 17, 1743/44, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Children of NATHAN MERRILL and SUSANNAH STAPLES are

  • : ix. NATHAN10 MERRILL, b. October 8, 1745, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.
  • x. DAMARIS MERRILL, b. August 2, 1747, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.
  • xi. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. September 27, 1750, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. May 8, 1751, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.
  • xii. JOHN MERRILL, b. March 1, 1751/52, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown
  • . xiii. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. June 25, 1754, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.
  • xiv. HANNAH MERRILL, b. November 17, 1757, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Merrill-165

Biography

Nathan Merrill was born on April 15, 1704, in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, the son of John Merrill and Lucy/Lucie Webster.[1][2]

NATHAN9 MERRILL (JOHN8, NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL, THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born April 15, 1704 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown.

He married (1) MARY GORDIN April 8, 1728 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. She was born Abt. 1711, and died May 21, 1738. He married (2) DAMERIS LANCASTER March 24, 1741/42 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. She was born Abt. 1704, and died February 29, 1743/44. He married (3) SUSANNAH STAPLES July 19, 1744 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass. She was born May 24, 1726 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass, and died Unknown.

Notes for NATHAN MERRILL: From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Nathan(4) Merrill (John(3), Nathaniel(2)) was born 15 Apr 1704 in Haverhill, MA, where he continued to live. He married (1) 8 Apr 1728, Mary Goodin (or Goodwin), who died 21 May 1738; *2) 25 Mar 1741/42, Damaris Lancaster of Haverhill, who died 24 Feb 1743/44; and (3) 19 Jul 1744, Susanna Staples of Haverhill.

Children of NATHAN MERRILL and MARY GORDIN are: i.

DANIEL10 MERRILL, b. October 27, 1729, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. October 27, 1729, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. ii. ABIGAIL MERRILL, b. December 11, 1730, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. iii. ELIZABETH MERRILL, b. December 26, 1732, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown; m. EBENEZER WHITTIER, Bef. 1764, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; b. Abt. 1733, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. October 28, 1810, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. iv. ENOCH MERRILL, b. February 9, 1734/35, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. August 25, 1736, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. v. MARY MERRILL, b. March 24, 1737/38, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. May 2, 1738, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Children of NATHAN MERRILL and DAMERIS LANCASTER are: vi.

MARY10 MERRILL, b. December 2, 1742, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. vii. DAMARIS MERRILL, b. February 6, 1743/44, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. February 17, 1743/44, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. viii. SARAH MERRILL, b. February 6, 1743/44, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. February 17, 1743/44, Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Children of NATHAN MERRILL and SUSANNAH STAPLES are: ix.

NATHAN10 MERRILL, b. October 8, 1745, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. x. DAMARIS MERRILL, b. August 2, 1747, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. xi.
SUSANNA MERRILL, b. September 27, 1750, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. May 8, 1751, Haverhill, Essex, Mass. xii.
JOHN MERRILL, b. March 1, 1751/52, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. xiii.
SUSANNA MERRILL, b. June 25, 1754, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown. xiv.
HANNAH MERRILL, b. November 17, 1757, Haverhill, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

Nathan Merrill (1704 - 1785)

Nathan Merrill

Born 15 Apr 1704 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Son of John Merrill Sr. and Lucy (Webster) Merrill

Brother of Nathaniel Merrill, Abel Merrill, Lucie (Merrill) Stanly, Hannah (Merrill) Hutchins, Abigail (Merrill) Eastman, John Merrill Jr., Stephen Merrill and Enoch Merrill

Husband of Damaris (Lancaster) Merrill — married 24 Mar 1741 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Husband of Susanna (Staples) Merrill — married 19 Jul 1744 [location unknown]

Father of Thomas Hazen Merrill and Damaris Merrill

Died 3 May 1785 at age 81 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Profile last modified 25 May 2021 | Created 21 Sep 2010

Sources

http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Haverhill/aBirthsM.shtml
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Haverhill/Images/Haverhill_B219...
Acknowledgements

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Nathan Merrill 15 April 1704–3 May 1785 (Age 81) Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Nathan

When Nathan Merrill was born on 15 April 1704, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Merrill, was 41 and his mother, Lucy Webster, was 39. He married Mary Gordon on 8 April 1728, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 May 1785, at the age of 81.

Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

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Nathan Merrill

1704–1785 Susannah Staples

1726–1757 Marriage: 17 July 1744

Nathan Merrill

1745–Deceased Damaris Merrill

1747–1837 Susannah Merrill

1750–1751 John Merrill

1752–Deceased Susanna MERRILL

1754–Deceased Hannah Merrill

1757–Deceased Name Meaning

Merrill

Nathan

English: habitational name from any of several minor places named with the Old English elements myrige ‘pleasant’ + hyll ‘hill’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names Merrell Murrell Murrill

Parents and Siblings

John Merrill
Male 1663–1705

•  Male

Lucy Webster Female 1664–1718

•  Female

Siblings

(8)

Nathaniel Merrill Male 1687–1737

•  Male

Abel Merrill Male 1690–1753

•  Male

Lucy Merrill Female 1691–1742

•  Female

Abigail Merrill Female 1692–1742

•  Female

John Merrill Jr Male 1696–1773

•  Male

+3 More Children

Spouse and Children

Nathan Merrill Male 1704–1785

•  Male

Susannah Staples Female 1726–1757

•  Female

Marriage 17 July 1744

Children (6)

Nathan Merrill Male 1745–Deceased

•  Male

Damaris Merrill Female 1747–1837

•  Female

Susannah Merrill Female 1750–1751

•  Female

John Merrill Male 1752–Deceased

•  Male

Susanna MERRILL Female 1754–Deceased

•  Female

+1 More Child

Sources (3)

Nathan Merrill in entry for Susanna Merrill, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

  • Than Merrill in entry for Mary Merrill, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Than Merrill in entry for Mary Merrill, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Spouse

Nathan Merrill Male 1704–1785

•  Male

Susannah Staples Female 1726–1757

•  Female

Marriage 17 July 1744

Children (6)

Nathan Merrill Male 1745–Deceased

•  Male

Damaris Merrill Female 1747–1837

•  Female

Susannah Merrill Female 1750–1751

•  Female

John Merrill Male 1752–Deceased

•  Male

Susanna MERRILL Female 1754–Deceased

•  Female

Hannah Merrill Female 1757–Deceased

•  Female Spouse

Nathan Merrill Male 1704–1785

•  Male

Mary Gordon Female 1711–1738

•  Female

Marriage 8 April 1728 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Children (5)

Daniel Merrill Male 1729–1729

•  Male

Elizabeth Merrill Female 1732–1829

•  Female

Enoch Merrill Male 1734–1736

•  Male

Damaris Merrill Male 1738–Deceased

•  Male

Mary Merrill Female 1738–1738

•  Female Parents

John Merrill Male 1663–1705

•  Male

Lucy Webster Female 1664–1718

•  Female Siblings (8)

Nathaniel Merrill Male 1687–1737

•  Male

Abel Merrill Male 1690–1753

•  Male

Lucy Merrill Female 1691–1742

•  Female

Abigail Merrill Female 1692–1742

•  Female

John Merrill Jr Male 1696–1773

•  Male

Stephen Merrill Male 1700–1746

•  Male

Enoch Merrill Male 1702–1746

•  Male

Nathan Merrill Male 1704–1785

•  Male
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Nathan Merrill's Timeline

1704
April 15, 1704
Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1729
October 27, 1729
Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1730
December 11, 1730
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1732
December 26, 1732
Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1734
February 9, 1734
Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1737
March 24, 1737
Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1742
December 2, 1742
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1743
February 6, 1743
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States