Susanna (Sarah) Merrill

1. Name: Susannah(Sarah) Welles
2. Sex: F
3. Birth: ABT 1651 in Tysoe, England Warwickshire Co
4. Death: 21 OCT 1722 in Staten Island, NY USA

Parents: Philip Wells and Elizabeth Cook.

Marriage 1 Richard Merrill b: 1641 in Right Bank, Avon Warwickshire, Tysoe, Eng 1679

   * Married: ABT 1675 in Immigrated From Tysoe, England aft.9/1679

Children

  1. Has Children William Merrill b: 1668 in Warwickshire, Tysoe, Eng.

2. Has No Children Mary Merrill b: 6 MAY 1673 in Baptised Tysoe, England 4/6/1673
3. Has No Children Anne Merrill b: 23 JAN 1674/75 in Baptised Tysoe, England 1/31/1675
4. Has Children Phillip Merrill b: 17 SEP 1679 in Baptised Tysoe, England 9/17/1679
5. Has Children Richard Merrill b: 13 APR 1680 in Baptised Staten Island 4/6/1682
6. Has Children John(Jan)\Merrill\ b: 1685
7. Has Children Thomas Merrill b: 1689 in Staten Island, New York
8. Has Children Elizabeth Merrill b: 1691 in NY Staten Island
9. Has No Children Charity Merrill b: 1692
10. Has No Children Susanna Merrill b: 1692 in Never got Baptised
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http://www.bearhaven.com/family/warwickshire.htm#william1550

http://genealogy.patp.us/bio/davidson.aspx

Biographical notes:

from: http://genealogy.patp.us/bio/davidson.aspx

Susanna Wells Merrill

The name of the wife of Richard Merrill is found in a most unexpected place, the early records of Henrico County, Virginia. Philip Wells "of Virginia" made his will September 20, 1694, and it was "recorded at a Court for James City County," Virginia, December 6, 1694.10

   I doe give unto my sister Sewsanna merel living in new york my wraught silver cup with a cover to it and six silver spoons & my two silver tumblers & two silver salts and my morning ring and a small hoop ring it is my desire that shee may have it at her own disposing.

Susanna Wells was a daughter of Philip Wells of Tysoe and his wife Elizabeth, baptised November 16, 1651. Cremer's birthdate of 1649 may or may not be accurate. Most children in the Church of England were baptised within two or three weeks of birth, but during the Civil War years after 1642, parish church activities were irregular. This may also account for the fact that only three of the children of Philip Wells are found in the baptismal register, Frances in 1645, John in 1648, and Susanna. There is no baptismal record for Philip Wells of New York and Virginia.

Philip Wells, the elder, was buried on March 7, 1661/62. His will, written in December 1660, was probated in the Consistory Court of Worcester, June 12, 1662. "Philip Wells, of Temple Tysoe, yeoman" left his wife Elizabeth one half of his dwelling house, with garden, for life. To his son John Wells, he left the other half of his house and garden and some items of furniture: To daughter Frances Wells, five pounds and his great kettle: To "my daughter Susanna Wells five pounds of lawful English money [and] my great brasse pot and my joyned cupboards." His other children, "the rest of my children," not named, are to have twenty shillings each, and he leaves twelve pence each to his grandchildren. The widow Elizabeth was executor of the will, and it was witnessed by Richard Chandler and Anthony Calloway.19

A hearth tax was levied in England by Charles II beginning in 1661. The first surviving tax book for Tysoe, 1662, is badly faded with many names obscured. In 1663 "Widow Wells" paid tax for one hearth in Temple Tysoe. The next surviving book, for 1670, does not list Widow Wells, but shows Richard Merrill paying tax on a dwelling with one hearth in Temple Tysoe adjacent to the properties of Richard Chandler and Widow Galloway. He is taxed on this house through at least 1674, some of the later lists are not legible.20 John Wells, who inherited half of the property, may have died young or left Tysoe. He is not found in church or tax records after 1661.