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Samuel
Merrill, 1928, reprint 1983
12
- Third Generation,
p
181-2
Daniel3
MERRILL (John2)
was born 15 June, 1673, in Hartford, Conn., and died in
1750. He lived in West Hartford, and was a deacon of the
Second Church in Hartford. By the standard of those days
he was very wealthy. leaving property valued at $50,000.
To his son Jonathan he gave by will, besides other property,
his "negro girl Phebe," and to Israel his negro
Peter. He married (1) 18 Jan. 1697/8, Susanna Pratt, daughter
of John and Hepzibah (Wyatt) Pratt, who was born 2 Oct.
1680; and (2) 17 Feb. 1736/7, Mindwell King of Windsor,
Conn., who survived him. Children, born in Hartford:
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Daniel4,
b. 1 Jan. 1698/9; d. 16 Feb. 1698/9. |
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Susanna4,
bap. 25 Aug. 1700; m. Ebenezer Steele, |
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son
of John and (Bradford) Steele;
he was b. 1695. Children:
John. Huldah.
(Steele)
Mary. Melatiah.
Daniel. Bradford.
Susanna. Elisha. |
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Moses4,
b. 25 Dec. 1702; d. 4 Aug. 1776. |
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Jonathan4,
b. 15 June, 1705; d. 1788. |
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Ruth4,
b. 5 Jan. 1707/8. (*)
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Mary4,
b. 25 Mar. 1710; d. young. |
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Hepzibah4,
b. 14 Apr. 1712; d. 28 Aug. 1788; m. 5 |
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Mar.
1730, Thomas Seymour, son of Capt. Thomas (**)
and Ruth (Norton) Seymour; he was
b. 29 July,
1705, and d. 18 Mar. 1767; lived
Hartford. Ch.;
Jared, b. 13 June,
1731. (Seymour)
Eunice, b. 6 May,
1732.
David, b. 13 Oct.
1733; d. 1770.
Thomas, b. 17
Mar. 1734/5; d. 30 July, 1829.
George, b. 23
Sept. 1736; d. young.
Hepzibah, b. 27
May, 1738.
Ruth, b. 7 Feb,
1739/40.
Hannah, b. 25
Mar. 1741/2.
George, b. 9 Nov.
1743.
Caroline, b. 28
Aug. 1745. |
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Daniel4,
bap. 25 Apr. 1714; possibly settled at |
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Clinton,
Conn. |
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Israel4,
bap. 15 Apr. 1716; d. 15 Oct. 1784. |
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Mary4,
bap. 19 Jan. 1717/18. (*)
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Hezekiah4,
bap. 11 Sept. 1720; d. 14 Apr. 1760. |
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Rachel4,
bap. 4 Nov. 1722; m. Joseph Shepherd; he was |
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b.,
1714, in Hartford, and d., 1796, in Barkhamsted, Conn. |
*
The will of Daniel3 Merrill mentions a grandson,
Daniel Easton, the child of a deceased daughter, indicating
the married name of either Ruth4 or Mary.4
**
Thomas Seymour, husband of Hepzibah4 Merrill,
was a lawyer of prominence in Hartford. He graduated at
Yale College in 1724. Their son Thomas Seymour graduated
at Yale in 1755; was King's Attorney for Hartford County
from his father's death until the Revolution; was lieutenant-colonel
of militia; represented Hartford in the General Assembly
eighteen years, and was a member of the House of Assistants
ten years; was elected first Mayor of Hartford in 1784,
and served until 1812; chief judge of the Hartford County
court from 1798 to 1803. For three years the younger Thomas
was the oldest living graduate of Yale College, and three
of his sons graduated at the same institution. His grandson
Thomas H. Seymour was Governor of Connecticut 1850-53,
and United States Minister to Russia 1853-57. Gen. Truman
Seymour, U.S.A., (West Point 1846) was another grandson.
Daniel3
Merrill made his will 26 Dec. 1745. It was proved 7 August.
1750. The inventory amounted to £10,698. 7s.
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