Samuel Merrill

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Samuel was the son of Abel Merrill and Abigail Stevens.

He married Ruth Morse on May 4, 1717 in Newbury, Essex Co. Massachusetts and they had the following Children; Samuel, William, Joshua, Sarah, Ruth, Abel, Daniel, Nathaniel and William. (Nine children are listed at Ancestry.com, but Daniel is the only one living to maturity).

Samuel also married Susanne Hamblin (or Hamblett)

Burial: Ford Cemetery in Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA.

Biography of Samuel Merrill (id. 992, page 374) in A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts:[1]
Samuel (4) Merrill (Abel (3), Abel (2)) was born 13 Sept. 1695, in Newbury, Mass., and died 14 Mar. 1763, in Nottingham West (now Hudson), N. H. He lived in Newbury until about 1748, when he removed to Nottingham West. He married (1) (pub. 4 May, 1717, in Newbury,) Ruth Morse, daughter of William and Sarah (Merrill) Morse. (Sarah (3) Merrill, who married William Morse, was a daughter of Daniel (2) Merrill. See 5.) Ruth Morse was born 4 Mar. 1698/0. Samuel (4) Merrill married (2) Susanna Hamblet, who survived him. The date of the second marriage was 5 Mar. 1752. Children:

i. Ruth (5), b. 4 Jan. 1720/1; d. Dec. 1719.
ii. Daniel (5), b. 3 July, 1722.
iii. Samuel (5), b. 14 Mar. 1723/4; d. 16 Sept. 1758.
iv. Joshua (5), b. 30 July, 1726; d. Dec. 1736.
v.Sarah (5), b. 7 Mar. 1728/9; m. 1752 Samuel Hills.
vi. Abel (5), b. 19 Dec. 1731; d. Jan. 1736/7.
vii. William (5), b. 19 Dec. 1731; d. Jan. 1736/7.
viii. Abigail (5), b. 29 Jan. 1734/5; m. 1753, Samuel Marsh.
ix. William (5), b. 7 Apr. 1740.
By the second wife:

x. Isaac (5), b. 20 Aug. 1754, in Nottingham West; lived Nottingham West; deacon; m. 25 Feb. 1779, Olive (5) Merrill (Rev. Nathaniel (4), Abel (3), Abel (2)), who was b. 4 Dec. 1751 (See 105.)

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Samuel Merrill (1695 - 1763)

Samuel Merrill

Born 13 Sep 1695 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Son of Abel Merrill and Abigail (Stevens) Merrill

Brother of Abel Merrill, Thomas Merrill, Martha (Merrill) March, John Merrill and Priscilla (Merrill) Chase

Husband of Ruth (Morse) Merrill — married 4 May 1717 [location unknown]

Husband of Susanah (Hamblin) Greele — married 1750 (to 14 Mar 1763) in Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Father of Daniel Merrill and Samuel Merrill

Died 14 Mar 1763 in Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Merrill-446 created 4 Apr 2011 | Last modified 8 Apr 2020

Sources

↑ Merrill, Samuel, A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, Vol. II, Cambridge, Mass. 1917-28, page 374.[1]
Find A Grave: Memorial #68389974 Ford Cemetery, Hudson, New Hampshire
Research Notes

His wife Ruth Morse is definitely related to and possibly the daughter of.. (either brother) William Morse (M#100852825) & Sarah Merrill "or" Deacon Benjamin Morse (M#92719004) & Susannah Merrill of Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.