Grandson of American Revolution patriot, Capt Benjamin Merrill, Regulator hanged for high treason by the British in Hillsborough NC in June 1771 , and his wife, Jemima Smith Merrill, of Rowan County NC.
First married Elizabeth Garrett on 3 Mar 1795 in Rowan County NC. She died with their child a year later in childbirth.
Second married Rachel Lewis "Lucy" Durham in Rowan County NC in 1798.
They were parents of 2 sons and 6 daughters.
Grandson of American Revolution patriot, Capt Benjamin Merrill, Regulator hanged for high treason by the British in Hillsborough NC in June 1771 , and his wife, Jemima Smith Merrill, of Rowan County NC.
First married Elizabeth Garrett on 3 Mar 1795 in Rowan County NC. She died with their child a year later in childbirth.
Second married Rachel Lewis "Lucy" Durham in Rowan County NC in 1798.
They were parents of 2 sons and 6 daughters.
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