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Samuel
Merrill, 1928, reprint 1983
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- Third Generation,
p 186
Jacob3
MERRILL (John2)
was born 27 Mar. 1686, in Hartford, Conn., where he lived
until 1719, when he removed to West Hartford. He died
in 1725. He married, 10 May, 1710, Abigail Webster, daughter
of John and Sarah (Mygatt) Webster. Abigail Webster's
brother Daniel was grandfather of Noah Webster, the lexicographer.
Her great-grandfather, John Webster, was Governor of Connecticut
in 1656. (*)
Children:
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i.
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Lucy4,
b. 16 Feb. 1710/11; d. young. |
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| 67 |
ii. |
Jacob4,
b. 19 Nov. 1712; d. 13 Mar. 1771. |
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| 68 |
iii. |
Zebulon4,
b. 5 June, 1716. |
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iv.
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Elisha4,
b. 25 Dec. 1718. |
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| 70 |
v.
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Asa4,
b. 16 Feb. 1720/1; d. 1767. |
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vi. |
Abigail4,
b. 5 Apr. 1723; m. 1 Oct. 1741, in West |
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Hartford,
Asa Hopkins. |
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vii. |
Joshua4,
bap. 7 Feb. 1724/5. |
*
Whitmore ("American Genealogist") is clearly
in error in saying that Governor John Webster was grandfather
of Abigail and Daniel. See "Webster Genealogy,"
by Noah Webster, 1836.
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