Captain John Merrick, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Tilley) Merrick, was born on Nov. 9. 1658, and died on April 10, 1748. He was buried in the old Agawam [Springfield] Cemetery, remains in that cemetery were moved to the present location. He married 1st on Feb. 11, 1687, Mary Day, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Day. She died April 29, 1723, and he married 2nd the widow Rebekah (Colton) Stebbins, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Cooper) Colton. Children, all by his first wife, were:
John b. 29 Feb 1688, d.26 Mar 1688/9
Mary b. 24 Jul 1694, drowned in the "great river" 19 Sep 1699
John b. 27 Sep 1692
Mary b. 24 Jul 1694, m. William Colton
Samuel b. 3 Mar 1695
Elizabeth b 1 Nov 1697, m. 1st Joseph Barnard, 2nd Joseph Woodbridge
Abigail b. 4 Jun 1699, d. 30 Jul 1699
Jonathan b. 13 Aug 1700
Abigail b. 5 Apr 1702, m. Timothy Phelps
Thomas b. 13 Jan 1704
Margaret b. 30 Aug 1705, m. Dea Nathaniel Warriner
Benjamin b. 6 Nov 1707
Deborah b. Feb 1710, d. 8 Mar 1710
Sources: P 269 of "Genealogy of the Merrick - Mirick - Myrick Family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902," by George Byron Merrick, at archive.org; and P 5 of "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton..." by George Woolworth Colton, at archive.org.
John b. 29 Feb 1688, d.26 Mar 1688/9
Mary b. 24 Jul 1694, drowned in the "great river" 19 Sep 1699
John b. 27 Sep 1692
Mary b. 24 Jul 1694, m. William Colton
Samuel b. 3 Mar 1695
Elizabeth b 1 Nov 1697, m. 1st Joseph Barnard, 2nd Joseph Woodbridge
Abigail b. 4 Jun 1699, d. 30 Jul 1699
Jonathan b. 13 Aug 1700
Abigail b. 5 Apr 1702, m. Timothy Phelps
Thomas b. 13 Jan 1704
Margaret b. 30 Aug 1705, m. Dea Nathaniel Warriner
Benjamin b. 6 Nov 1707
Deborah b. Feb 1710, d. 8 Mar 1710
Sources: P 269 of "Genealogy of the Merrick - Mirick - Myrick Family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902," by George Byron Merrick, at archive.org; and P 5 of "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton..." by George Woolworth Colton, at archive.org.
Captain John Merrick, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Tilley) Merrick, was born on Nov. 9. 1658, and died on April 10, 1748. He was buried in the old Agawam [Springfield] Cemetery, remains in that cemetery were moved to the present location. He married 1st on Feb. 11, 1687, Mary Day, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Day. She died April 29, 1723, and he married 2nd the widow Rebekah (Colton) Stebbins, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Cooper) Colton. Children, all by his first wife, were:
John b. 29 Feb 1688, d.26 Mar 1688/9
Mary b. 24 Jul 1694, drowned in the "great river" 19 Sep 1699
John b. 27 Sep 1692
Mary b. 24 Jul 1694, m. William Colton
Samuel b. 3 Mar 1695
Elizabeth b 1 Nov 1697, m. 1st Joseph Barnard, 2nd Joseph Woodbridge
Abigail b. 4 Jun 1699, d. 30 Jul 1699
Jonathan b. 13 Aug 1700
Abigail b. 5 Apr 1702, m. Timothy Phelps
Thomas b. 13 Jan 1704
Margaret b. 30 Aug 1705, m. Dea Nathaniel Warriner
Benjamin b. 6 Nov 1707
Deborah b. Feb 1710, d. 8 Mar 1710
Sources: P 269 of "Genealogy of the Merrick - Mirick - Myrick Family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902," by George Byron Merrick, at archive.org; and P 5 of "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton..." by George Woolworth Colton, at archive.org.
John b. 29 Feb 1688, d.26 Mar 1688/9
Mary b. 24 Jul 1694, drowned in the "great river" 19 Sep 1699
John b. 27 Sep 1692
Mary b. 24 Jul 1694, m. William Colton
Samuel b. 3 Mar 1695
Elizabeth b 1 Nov 1697, m. 1st Joseph Barnard, 2nd Joseph Woodbridge
Abigail b. 4 Jun 1699, d. 30 Jul 1699
Jonathan b. 13 Aug 1700
Abigail b. 5 Apr 1702, m. Timothy Phelps
Thomas b. 13 Jan 1704
Margaret b. 30 Aug 1705, m. Dea Nathaniel Warriner
Benjamin b. 6 Nov 1707
Deborah b. Feb 1710, d. 8 Mar 1710
Sources: P 269 of "Genealogy of the Merrick - Mirick - Myrick Family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902," by George Byron Merrick, at archive.org; and P 5 of "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton..." by George Woolworth Colton, at archive.org.
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