Nathaniel Merrill

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History of Nathaniel Merrill and Susannah Wolterton follows:

· 18 June 2015 ·

'Nathaniel Merrill

Birthdate:circa May 4, 1601

Birthplace:Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Death:Died March 16, 1655 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Place of Burial:Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Immediate Family:Son of Nathaniel Merrill and Mary Merrill

Husband of Susanna Jordan

Father of Deacon John Merrill; Abraham Merrill; Nathaniel Merrill, III;

Susannah Burbank; Sgt. Daniel Merrill and 2 others

Brother of Unknown Daughter Merrill; Mary Merrill; Matthew Merrill;

Frances (child) Merrill; Martha (child) Merrill and 7 others

Occupation:Arrived in Mass. 1633, Farmer

Notes for Nathaniel *Merrill:

Settled, Newbury, Mass. 1638-9. The newly found records show that Nathaniel Merrill's daughter,

Susanna, was not baptised until Dec 12, 1638 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England.

This tells us that Nathaniel had not left for America with his family

until late December 1638 or early 1639.

In 1638 the English Government started restricting its citizens from freely

immigrating to the new continent with its abundance of land for all, something unknown in England.

The fact that brother John arranged for a home site of four acres

in Newbury for his unnamed "brother" would indicate

that the brother was not there by 23 July 1638 but was arranging to come.

Ship records, the Hector, show that Nathaniel and John did arrive

in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635.

Nathaniel must have returned to England to get his wife and his four children

and returned in 1638-39. From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge MA 1917-1928 Nathaniel(1) Merrill was one of the earliest settlers in Newbury, MA in 1639. He was the ancestor of the vast majority of those who now bear the Merrill name in this country: it is believed, indeed, that less than one percent of the Merrill’s in America can trace their pedigree to any other emigrant ancestor. Nathaniel Merrill and his older brother John were born in England. The registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south if Ipswich, in Suffolk County, England, contain the following entries: 1599, August 16. John Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & Mary his wife was baptised. 1601, May 4. Nathanaell Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & his wife Mary was baptised. There are reasons for believing that these entries are the record of baptism of John and Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury. It is supposed that Nathaniel Merrill was married before leaving England. No record is found of his marriage in America. If the marriage took place here it was probably at Ipswich, in the short time before the settlement in Newbury. His wife's name was Susanna. Savage, in the "genealogical Dictionary of New England" (published in 1861), says that Nathaniel Merrill married Susanna Jordan. In this he was no doubt following Coffin's "History of Newbury" (published in 1845), and the statement has been frequently copied. Ed note, Nathaniel Merrill did marry Stephen Jorden after Nathaniel’s death in 1655. Nathaniel was probably a farmer and is ancestor to all the Merrill’s in the U.S.A.. His brother John and wife had a daughter but no sons. Notes for Susannah .......: Susannah ........, also known as Susannah Wolterton, was the wife of the emigrant, Nathaniel Merrill. For many years she was thought to be the sister of Gregory Wolterton of Hartford, Conn. Later research shows that she probably is the daughter of Gregory's wife, Susannah (Unknown) by a previous marriage. From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928. The conjecture has been advanced, and it has even been stated as a fact, that the wife of Nathaniel Merrill was Susanna Wilterton (or Wolterton.) Therefore until proven difference I will have Nathaniel's wife as Susanna Wolterton. After the death of Nathaniel Merrill his widow married Stephen Jordan (or Jourdain). Nathaniel Merrill, son of Nathaniel and Susanna Merrill, gave a deed, under date of 16 Aug 1661, to Peter Godfrey of Newbury, in which the phrase occurs, "after the decease of my mother Susanna Jordan," and out of this fact the error regarding the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife grew. Gregory Wolterton(Wilterton) of Hartford was childless: Susanna Merrill of Newbury was a widow with five sons and a daughter, most of them in their minority. It would have been natural for Gregory Wilterton under these circumstances to write to his kinswoman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and offer a home and modest fortune to one of the boys. From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928 More About Nathaniel Merrill: Record Change: May 31, 2004 More About Nathaniel Merrill and Susannah Waltherton: Marriage: Wherstead, Suffolk, England Or Newburyport Essex MA. Children of Nathaniel Merrill and Susannah Waltherton are: 1.Nathaniel Merrill, 1633 of Newbury, MA, died 1 Jan. 1682 or 1685 2.John Merrill, 16 Feb 1635, Newbury, MA, died 8 Jul 1712 3.Abraham Merrill, abt. 1636 of Newbury, MA, died 22 Nov 1722 4.**Susannah Merrill, abt. 1640 of Newbury, MA, died 10 Oct 1690, Suffield, Conn.. Md. **John Burbank (1640-1698) 15 Oct 1663, Newbury, MA. 5.Daniel Merrill, 20 Aug 1642, Newbury, MA, died 27 Jun 1717 6.Abel Merrill, 20 Feb 1644, Newbury, MA, died 28 Oct 1689

Reference: ancestry.com:

'Nathaniel Merrill

Born in Wiltshire, England on 1610

to Nathaniel Merrill and Mary Blacksoll.

Nathaniel married Susannah Wolterton and had 7 children.

He passed away on 1654 in Massachusetts, USA.

Family Members

Parents

Nathaniel Merrill 1575-1626

Mary Blacksoll 1574-1634

Spouse(s)

Susannah Wolterton 1603-1673

Children

Nathaniel Merrill 1635-1683

John Merrill 1632-1712

Abraham Merrill 1636-1722

Susanna Merrill 1644-1690

Daniel Merrill 1642-1717

Abel Merrill 1648-1689

Thomas Merrill 1665-1711

http://www.jmerrill.net/Thomas%20Merrill.htm

1. NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL (NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL, THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born May 4, 1601 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, and died March 16, 1654/55 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married SUSANNAH WOLTERTON September 23, 1633 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, daughter of STEPHEN WOLTERTON and SUSANNA WOLTERTON. She was born Abt. 1610, and died January 25, 1672/73 in Newbury, Essex, Mass.

Notes for NATHANIEL *MERRILL: Settled, Newbury, Mass. 1638-9. The newly found records show that Nathaniel Merrill's daughter, Susanna, was not baptised until Dec 12, 1638 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England. This tells us that Nathaniel had not left for America whith his family until late December 1638 or early 1639. In 1638 the English Government started restricting it's citizens from freely emigrating to the new continent with it's abundance of land for all, something unknown in England. The fact that brother John arranged for a homesite of four Acres in Newbury for his unnamed "brother" would indicate that the brother was not there by 23 July 1638 but was arranging to come. Ship records, the Hector, show that Nathaniel and John did arrive in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635. Nathaniel must have returned to England to get his wife and his four children and returned in 1638-39.

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge MA 1917-1928

Nathaniel(1) Merrill was one of the earliest settlers in Newbury, MA in 1635. He was the ancestor of the vast majority of those who now bear the Merrill name in this country: it is believed, indeed, that less than one percent of the Merrills in America can trace their pedigree to any other emigrant ancestor.

Nathaniel Merrill and his older brother John were born in England. The registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south if Ipswich, in Suffolk County, England, contain the following entries:

1599, August 16. John Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & Mary his wife was baptised. 1601, May 4. Nathanaell Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & his wife Mary was baptised.

There are reasons for believing that these entries are the record of baptism of John and Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury. These reasons will be given at length in another place.

Nathaniel Merrill and his brother John settled in Newbury in the spring of 1635, having passed a year or two in Ipswich, MA., (then called Agawam) with most of the Newbury settlers. In 1638 Nathaniel became one of the "proprietors" of Newbury.

It is supposed that Nathaniel Merrill was married before leaving England. No record is found of his marriage in America. If the marriage took place here it was probably at Ipswich, in the short time before the settlement in Newbury. His wife's name was Susanna. Savage, in the "genealogical Dictionary of New England" (published in 1861), says that Nathaniel Merrill married Susanna Jordan. In this he was no doubt following Coffin's "History of Newbury" (published in 1845), and the statement has been frequently copied.

From "Merrill Genealogy" by Paul V. Merrill, The Merrill Newsletter, Vol 4, Issue 3.

Nathaniel and his brother John came to America in 1633, supposedly on the ship Hector. [Ed note: it is not known that John came first and Nathaniel at some later date.] They landed at Ipswich, MA, but soon moved to Salisbury, MA. By 1635 Nathaniel moved to Newbury, MA. He owned land in Ipswich, MA in 1636 and received a grant of land in Newbury, MA on the "Neck" south of the Parker River, May 5, 1638. Children, John, Abraham, Nathaniel, Susanna, Daniel, Abel and Thomas. Nathaniel died- Mar 16 1654/44 in Newbury, MA. His wife died Jan 15 1872. Nathaniel was probably a farmer and is ancestor to all the Merrills in the U.S.A.. His brother John and wife had a daughter but no sons.

Notes for SUSANNAH WOLTERTON: Susannah ........, also known as Susannah Wolterton, was the wife of the emigrant, Nathaniel Merrill. For many years she was thought to be the sister of Gregory Wolterton of Hartford, Conn. Later research shows that she probably is the daughter of Gregory's wife, Susannah (Unknown) by a previous marriage.

From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

After the death of Nathaniel Merrill his widow married Stephen Jordan (or Jourdain). Nathaniel Merrill, son of Nathaniel and Susanna Merrill, gave a deed, under date of 16 Aug 1661, to Peter Godfrey of Newbury, in which the phrase occurs, "after the decease of my mother Susanna Jordan," and out of this fact the error regarding the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife grew.

The conjecture has been advanced, and it has even been stated as a fact, that the wife of Nathaniel Merrill was Susanna Wilterton (or Wolterton.)

Gregory Wilterton of Hartford was childless: Susanna Merrill of Newbury was a widow with five sons and a daughter, most of them in their minority. It would have been natural for Gregory Wilterton under these circumstances to write to his kinswoman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and offer a home and modest fortune to one of the boys. But Gregory Wilterton may have been a more distant relative, or merely a friend. Until other evidence is brought forward the conscientious genealogist must say that the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife in unknown.

Children of NATHANIEL *MERRILL and SUSANNAH WOLTERTON are: 2. i. NATHANIEL7 +MERRILL, b. Bef. May 25, 1634, Lawford, Essex, England; d. January 1, 1682/83, Newbury, Essex, Mass. 3. ii. DEACON JOHN *MERRILL, b. Bef. February 16, 1635/36, Lawford, Essex, England; d. July 18, 1712, West Hartford, Hartford, Conn. 4. iii. ABRAHAM +MERRILL, b. Bef. April 9, 1637, Lawford, Essex, England; d. November 28, 1722. 5. iv. SUSANNA MERRILL, b. Bef. December 12, 1638, Lawford, Essex, England; d. October 10, 1690, Sufffield, Hartford, Conn. 6. v. DANIEL +MERRILL, b. August 20, 1642, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. June 27, 1717, Salisbury, Essex, Mass. 7. vi. ABEL +MERRILL, b. February 20, 1643/44, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. October 28, 1689, Newbury, Essex, Mass. vii. THOMAS MERRILL, b. 1648, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. Unknown.

https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/16887378

History of Nathaniel Merrill and Susannah Wolterton follows:

· 18 June 2015 ·

Nathaniel Merrill Birthdate:circa May 4, 1601 Birthplace:Wherstead, Suffolk, England Death:Died March 16, 1655 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Place of Burial:Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Immediate Family:Son of Nathaniel Merrill and Mary Merrill Husband of Susanna Jordan Father of Deacon John Merrill; Abraham Merrill; Nathaniel Merrill, III; Susannah Burbank; Sgt. Daniel Merrill and 2 others Brother of Unknown Daughter Merrill; Mary Merrill; Matthew Merrill; Frances (child) Merrill; Martha (child) Merrill and 7 others

Occupation:Arrived in Mass. 1633, Farmer

Notes for Nathaniel *Merrill: Settled, Newbury, Mass. 1638-9. The newly found records show that Nathaniel Merrill's daughter, Susanna, was not baptised until Dec 12, 1638 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England. This tells us that Nathaniel had not left for America with his family until late December 1638 or early 1639. In 1638 the English Government started restricting its citizens from freely immigrating to the new continent with its abundance of land for all, something unknown in England. The fact that brother John arranged for a home site of four acres in Newbury for his unnamed "brother" would indicate that the brother was not there by 23 July 1638 but was arranging to come. Ship records, the Hector, show that Nathaniel and John did arrive in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635. Nathaniel must have returned to England to get his wife and his four children and returned in 1638-39. From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge MA 1917-1928 Nathaniel(1) Merrill was one of the earliest settlers in Newbury, MA in 1639. He was the ancestor of the vast majority of those who now bear the Merrill name in this country: it is believed, indeed, that less than one percent of the Merrill’s in America can trace their pedigree to any other emigrant ancestor. Nathaniel Merrill and his older brother John were born in England. The registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south if Ipswich, in Suffolk County, England, contain the following entries: 1599, August 16. John Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & Mary his wife was baptised. 1601, May 4. Nathanaell Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & his wife Mary was baptised. There are reasons for believing that these entries are the record of baptism of John and Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury. It is supposed that Nathaniel Merrill was married before leaving England. No record is found of his marriage in America. If the marriage took place here it was probably at Ipswich, in the short time before the settlement in Newbury. His wife's name was Susanna. Savage, in the "genealogical Dictionary of New England" (published in 1861), says that Nathaniel Merrill married Susanna Jordan. In this he was no doubt following Coffin's "History of Newbury" (published in 1845), and the statement has been frequently copied. Ed note, Nathaniel Merrill did marry Stephen Jorden after Nathaniel’s death in 1655. Nathaniel was probably a farmer and is ancestor to all the Merrill’s in the U.S.A.. His brother John and wife had a daughter but no sons. Notes for Susannah .......: Susannah ........, also known as Susannah Wolterton, was the wife of the emigrant, Nathaniel Merrill. For many years she was thought to be the sister of Gregory Wolterton of Hartford, Conn. Later research shows that she probably is the daughter of Gregory's wife, Susannah (Unknown) by a previous marriage. From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928. The conjecture has been advanced, and it has even been stated as a fact, that the wife of Nathaniel Merrill was Susanna Wilterton (or Wolterton.) Therefore until proven difference I will have Nathaniel's wife as Susanna Wolterton. After the death of Nathaniel Merrill his widow married Stephen Jordan (or Jourdain). Nathaniel Merrill, son of Nathaniel and Susanna Merrill, gave a deed, under date of 16 Aug 1661, to Peter Godfrey of Newbury, in which the phrase occurs, "after the decease of my mother Susanna Jordan," and out of this fact the error regarding the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife grew. Gregory Wolterton(Wilterton) of Hartford was childless: Susanna Merrill of Newbury was a widow with five sons and a daughter, most of them in their minority. It would have been natural for Gregory Wilterton under these circumstances to write to his kinswoman in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and offer a home and modest fortune to one of the boys. From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928 More About Nathaniel Merrill: Record Change: May 31, 2004 More About Nathaniel Merrill and Susannah Waltherton: Marriage: Wherstead, Suffolk, England Or Newburyport Essex MA. Children of Nathaniel Merrill and Susannah Waltherton are: 1.Nathaniel Merrill, 1633 of Newbury, MA, died 1 Jan. 1682 or 1685 2.John Merrill, 16 Feb 1635, Newbury, MA, died 8 Jul 1712 3.Abraham Merrill, abt. 1636 of Newbury, MA, died 22 Nov 1722 4.**Susannah Merrill, abt. 1640 of Newbury, MA, died 10 Oct 1690, Suffield, Conn.. Md. **John Burbank (1640-1698) 15 Oct 1663, Newbury, MA. 5.Daniel Merrill, 20 Aug 1642, Newbury, MA, died 27 Jun 1717 6.Abel Merrill, 20 Feb 1644, Newbury, MA, died 28 Oct 1689

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Nathaniel Merrill
BIRTH 1 May 1601
Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
DEATH 16 Mar 1655 (aged 53)
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL
Burying Ground of the First Settlers
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map
MEMORIAL ID 6879067 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 5
FLOWERS 80
Nathaniel was baptized 4 May 1601 from the registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south of Ipswich, in Suffolk Co., England.

Family Members
Parents
Nathaniel Merrill
1571–1627

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Mary Blacksoll Merrill
1574–1624

Spouse
Susannah Merrill
1599–1673

Siblings
Frances Merrill
1597–1598

Children
Nathaniel Merrill
1634–1682

John Merrill
1636–1712

Abraham Merrill
1637–1722

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Susannah Merrill Burbank
1638–1690

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Daniel Merrill
1642–1717

Abel Merrill
1643–1689

Thomas Merrill
1646–1711