Subject: Re: Merrill family Nicholas Merrill
Date: Wed, May 11, 2005 9:54 am

Question: David L. Merrill wrote:

What do you have on Richard Merrill and his desendents especially Nicholas Merrill.

Answer: David:

Is this the same David L Merrill whose former email was <D1D4@aol.com>? The reason we ask is that that David L was also interested in Nicholas, a descendant of Richard of Staten Island. His lineage of intrest was:
Richard (1) [1642 - 1727] and Susannah Wells, Immigrant to Staten Island.
Philip (2) [1679 - 1740] and Elizabeth Baker of Staten Island.
Nicholas (3) [1729 - ? ] and Lidea (__?__) of Morris and Somerset Co NJ and
            Loudon Co VA.
Andrew (4) [1757 - 1835] and (__?__), Rev. War Vet, of Morris Co NJ, Loudon
            Co VA, Clark and Estill Co KY.
Nicholas (5) [1780/84 - 1843] and Anna Cobb of Clark and Estill Co KY.
James William Simpson (6) [1814 - 1896] of Carroll Co., MS

If this is the same line that you are interested in, we will be glad to furnish more details on this line.  If this is not your line of interest, please provide us with what you know of your line and we will try to fill in what details we can.

We are trying to database the Merrill/Merrell surname nationwide from the original immigrants right down to the present day for all the immigrant lines. So far we have over 60,000 Merrill males, plus their wives and daughters in our database, but we estimate that there are well over 100,000 so we have a long way to go, and we need and appreciate all the help we can get, particularly with the later generations. We use this database strictly to try and help folks trace their Merrill roots. Be assured that no info on living individuals will become internet accessible.

Howard and Jean Merrill

Subject: Re: Merrill family Marriner Wood Merrill
Date: Wed, May 04, 2005 11:48 pm

Question: David Merrill wrote:

I sent a question about a year ago regarding the possible relationship of Marriner Wood Merrill with Nathaniel Merrill / Susanna Wolterton and you responded that there was none proven. Since that time I have seen a note suggesting more evidence is available to establish credance. I am ! wishing that I had copied the note. Can you shed any light on the subject please.

Answer: David:

We feel pretty confidant that Marriner Wood is descended from Nathaniel and Susanna but we are not aware of anyone who has proven the linkage. All the proposed lineages we have seen, just don't seem to fit the known facts.  If you run across that reference again, please send it to us. We would love to confirm the lineage and move all of Marriner Wood's descendants into the "Lineage Known" file.

By the way, we are pretty certain that Nathaniel's wife, Susanna, was not a Wolterton by birth.  Heritage Quest, #24, Sep-Oct 1989, pg 38 and #25, Nov-Dec, 1989, pg 44, make a good case that she was the daughter of  Susan, wife of Gregory Wolterton, by a prior m..  Since we don't know who Susan's first husband was, we don't know Susanna's maiden name. Susanna may have even been raised at least part of her life in Gregory's household.   After Nathaniel's death, his 2nd son, John, while still a minor, went from Newbury, MA to Hartford, CT and lived with Gregory and Susan.  If the proposed relationship is correct, John went to live with his GRANDMOTHER!  John learned Gregory's tanning trade, and eventually inherited the bulk of childless Gregory's estate.  Some references suggest that Gregory adopted John, but no records support that suggestion.

When we were in England several years ago, we searched for the record of Nathaniel and Susanna's m. to settle the question, but did not find it.  We did confirm the baptism of their first four children in Lawford, Essex, England and even visited briefly that church.  But there are so many churches in the area where the m. could have been recorded.   From one church you can look around and see four or five other steeples. According to the Records Clerk, the LDS church visited the area, trying to microfilm all available church records, but only a few churches would allow them access. Too bad!

Howard and Jean Merrill

Subject: Re: Merrill family Cyrus Merrill
Date: Wed, May 04, 2005 11:48 pm

Question: Suzanne Welles wrote:

Hello, I am researching Cyrus Merrill m. Ruth K. Noyes from Groton, Grafton, NH. I suspect that his father is Jessee, but I have not been able to find a connection in the various materials on line. Could you suggest a book, site, or place to inquire ? Thank you, Suzanne Welles

Answer: Suzanne :

You are correct in that your Cyrus is the son of Jesse (7) and Esther Putney. The NH vital records on file in Concord NH give the b. in Groton of Cyrus, 1815 June 14, to Jesse and Esther.  These vital records also give the m. of Cyrus to Ruth K Noyes, 1841 Oct 21, in Groton.  Cyrus d. 1858 Feb 26, age 42, and is buried in Hebron, NH.  Cyrus and family are listed in Groton in 1850, and Ruth is there in 1860 with the children.  In 1870 she and the children are in Hebron.  Ruth K Noyes Merrill [d/o Elijah Noyes and Abigail] m. 2nd 1881 Aug 18, Prescott Fisk, in Cambridge MA.

Cyrus (8)'s lineage is Jesse (7), Timothy (6), Jesse (5), Stephen (4), Nathaniel (3,2,1).  More details are available.

We are trying to database the Merrill/Merrell surname nationwide from the original immigrants right down to the present day for all the immigrant lines. So far we have over 60,000 Merrill males, plus their wives and daughters in our database, but we estimate that there are well over 100,000 so we have a long way to go, and we need and appreciate all the help we can get, particularly with the later generations. We use this database strictly to try and help folks trace their Merrill roots. Be assured that no info on living individuals will become internet accessible. We would be interested in any info you have on the Merrill surname descendants of Cyrus Merrill down to the present.

Howard and Jean Merrill

Subject: Re: Merrill family Henry Merrill
Date: Wed, May 04, 2005 11:48 pm

Question: Hi, Howard and Jean, Do you know anything about Henry Merrill/Murrell who was born in NY about 1817 and moved to Georgia about 1838 to establish a cotton and woolen mill? My ancestor William W. Bell appears to have worked for him, perhaps in a supervisory position. I believe that William Bell might have named his second born son, Henry M. Bell, after Henry Merrill/Murrell. I wonder if Henry Merrill/Murrell and William W. Bell were related. In 1860, they appear on the same page of the census in Pike County AR as follows: Page 445, Thompson Township Henry Murrell, 43, manufacturer, b NY E.P. Murrell, 43, female, b GA C.A. Magill, 43, male, merchant, g BA W.S. Smith, 24, male, clerk, b GA W.W. Bell, 42, male, manufacturing business, $400 real, $300 personal, b GA E.M. Bell, 40, female, b NY J.C. Bell, 17, male, factory laborer, b GA Eliza Bell, 14, b GA Rutha Bell, 11, b GA Henry Bell, 8, b GA Wm. W. Bell, 4, b GA G.W. Bell, 1, b AR On the 1870 census in Ouachita County, AR, Henry Murrell and WW Bell are listed only two pages apart in the city of Camden as follows: Page 263, City of Camden Henry Merrell, 53, white, manufacturer, $23,000 personal, b NY Elizabeth Merrell, 52, white, keeping house, $30,000 real, b GA Liza Claud, 11, white, domestic, b AR Chas A. Magill, 52, physician, $5000 real, $3000 personal, b GA, father and mother of foreign birth Aralie Magill, 35, white, b NY Page 265, City of Camden W.W. Bell, 52, white, superintending manufactory, $1000 personal, b GA Elizabeth Bell, 50, white, keeps house, b NY John C. Bell, 27, white, works in factory, b GA Susanna Bell, 27, white, keeps house, b TN Eliza Byington, 25, white, widow, b GA Henry Bell, 18, white, works in factory, b GA, can't read or write W.W. Bell, 16, white, works in factory, b GA, can't read or write A.B. Bell, 11, white, works in factory, b AR, can't read or write Charlie L Bell, 3, white, b AR E. Byington, 4, white, male, b AR Mary Oneal, 24, white, keeps house, b OH J.W. Rainwater, 23, white, works in factory, b GA Jas C Rainwater, 21, white, works in factory, b GA W.B. Searbrough, 23, white, works in factory, b TN Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Nancy Kiser

Answers: Nancy:

Henry (7) Merrill was b. 1816 Dec 8 in Utica NY, s/o Andrew (6) and Harriet Camp, and d. 1883 Jan 28 in Camden AR. He m 1841 July 7 Elizabeth P Magill of Roswell GA.   His lineage is Andrew (6), Bildad (5), Eliakim (4), Isaac (3), John (2), Nathaniel (1).  As far as we know he was no relation to your William W Bell, unless William Bell was in some way related to Elizabeth Magill. We only follow the Merrill Surname.

Sorry we could not be more help.

Howard and Jean Merrill