Nathaniel Merrill

• BIRTH 6 Feb 1683 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 22 Feb 1743 (aged 60)
• BURIAL Walnut Hill Cemetery, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 57871378 Photos by Jeffrey James

Biography

Nathaniel Merrill was born on February 6, 1683 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts to Abel Merrill and Priscilla (Chase) Merrill. He lived in the part of this town which is now known as West Newbury working as a weaver. He married 28 Jul 1709, Hanna Stevens, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Bartlett) Stevens of Amesbury. Child born in Newbury are Roger Merrill and possibly a second child, James born sep 11 1715. If so it probably died in infancy. He died on February 22, 1742 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Inscription HERE LIES BURIED
THE BODY OF
Mr. NATHNIEL
MERRILL DIED
FEB 22 IN 1743
IN X 61st YEAR
OF HIS AGE

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

Spouse
Hannah Stevens Merrill 1684–1736 (m. 1709)

Siblings
Abel Merrill 1671–1759
Susannah Merrill Morse 1673–1733
Thomas Merrill 1678–1756
Priscilla Merrill Noyes 1686–1767
James Merrill 1689–1757

Children
Roger Merrill 1713–1791

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57871378/nathaniel-merrill

[2] "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge, MA 1917-1928

Additional Information== (add above if missing)

Children of NATHANIEL MERRILL and HANNAH STEVENS are: i. JAMES9 MERRILL, b. September 11, 1715; d. Aft. September 11, 1715. 176. ii. ROGER MERRILL, b. March 10, 1712/13, Newbury, Essex, Mass; d. May 12, 1791, West Newbury, Essex, Mass.

44. NATHANIEL8 MERRILL (ABEL7 +MERRILL, NATHANIEL6 *MERRILL, NATHANIEL5, JOHN4 *MERRELL, THE YOUNGER, JOHN3 *MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born February 6, 1683/84 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, and died February 22, 1742/43 in Newbury, Essex, Mass. He married HANNAH STEVENS July 28, 1709 in Newbury, Essex, Mass, daughter of THOMAS STEVENS and MARTHA BARTLETT. She was born 1687 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass, and died February 3, 1734/35 in Newbury, Essex, Mass.