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Descendants of John Merrill (1706/7-1741)


Generation No. 3


4. JOSEPH11 MERRILL (DANIEL10, JOHN9, NATHANIEL8, NATHANIEL7, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5 MERRELL, JOHN4, JOHN3 MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 27 Mar 1773 in Deerfield, Massachusetts40,41,42,43,44,45,46, and died 29 Sep 1844 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts47,48. He married LUCINDA WHITNEY 3 Jul 1794 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts49,50, daughter of JOSEPH WHITNEY and ABIGAIL BARNARD.

Notes for JOSEPH MERRILL:
1810 U.S. Census, Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.832. See the Source Notes under Joseph's birthdate.

In the 1820 U.S. Census, pg. 37, Shelburne Twp, Franklin Co., MA, there is a Joseph Merril (sic). [Brøderbund Family Archive #314, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1820, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.314.1.4043.178]

1820 Census, Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.37. Joseph Merrill. See the Source Notes under Joseph's birthdate.

In the 1830 U.S. Census, pg. 114, Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA, there is a Joseph Merrill. [Brøderbund Family Archive #315, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.315.1.6214.160]

1830 U.S. Census, Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.114: Joseph Merrill. Fanny married in 1822 and is absent. Rodolphus married in 1823 and is in a separate household; Roswell died in 1828. The household members present arepossibly the following: one male 50-60 (b.1770-1780) i.e. Joseph b.1773; two females 50-60 (b.1770-1780), i.e. Lucinda Whitney Merrill b.1776 and possibly Lucinda's sister Lidia b.1778; three males 20-30 (b.1800-1810 )probably Joseph b.1804, Alanson b.1807, and an unknown; one male 15-20 (b.1810-1815), unknown; two females 15-20 (b.1810-1815), probably Emily b.1809 and possibly Joseph's wife Martha b.1809; one male 10-15 (b.1815-1820) i.e. Moses b.1817; and one female 10-15 (b.1815-1820), unknown. This is merely a consistency check; there is no evidence that these family members are actually present.

In the 1840 U.S. Census, pg. 81, Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA, there is a Joseph Merrill. [Brøderbund Family Archive #316, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.316.1.7940.145]

1840 Census: Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.81:Joseph Merrill. Fanny b.1794 died in 1822; Rodolphus b.1796 and Alanson b.1807 are in separate households; Lucinda b.1799 married in 1819 and is probably absent; Roswell b.1801 died in 1828. Family members may include one male 60-70 (b.1770-1780) i.e. Joseph b. 1773; two females 60-70 (b.1770-1780) i.e. Lucinda Whitney Merrill b.1776 and possibly her sister Lidia b.1778; three males 30-40 (b.1800-1810) possibly Joseph b.1804, Emily's husband Jarvis Bardwell b. 1802, and an unknown male; two females 20-30 (b.1810-1820) i.e. Emily b.1809 and Joseph's wife Martha b.1809; and two males 20-30 (b.1810-1820) i.e. Moses b.1817 and an unknown. This is merely a consistency check; there is no evidence that these family members are actually present.



Notes for LUCINDA WHITNEY:
In the 1850 U.S. Census, page 219, Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA, there is a Lucinda Merrill. [Brøderbund Family Archive #317, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.317.1.22063.162]

1850 Census: Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.220: Lucinda Merrill, female age 74 (b.abt.1776 in MA); in household of E.A.Goodnow and Catherine Goodnow; also with Anna Bardwell and sister Lydia Whitney, female age 72 (b.abt.1778 in MA).



       Children of JOSEPH MERRILL and LUCINDA WHITNEY are:

i.   FANNY12 MERRILL, b. 28 Sep 1794, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts51,52; d. 20 Jan 1822, Shelburne, MA53; m. AUSTIN COMSTOCK, 24 Dec 1813, Shelburne, MA54.

 


6. ii.   RODOLPHUS MERRILL, b. 13 Aug 1796, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts; d. 19 Nov 1849, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.

iii.   LUCINDA MERRILL, b. 22 Dec 1799, Waterbury, Vermont55,56,57; d. 23 Jun 185458; m. CHARLES PELTON, 28 Nov 1819, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts59,60,61,62.

 


iv.   ROSWELL M. MERRILL, b. 17 Jan 1801, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts63,64,65; d. 18 May 1828, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts66,67.

 
Notes for ROSWELL M. MERRILL:
Deranged. [Vital Records of Mass., Shelburne deaths, pg. 171: Merrill, Roswell, 1829.]



7. v.   JOSEPH MERRILL, b. 9 Sep 1804, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, MA; d. 29 Apr 1854.

8. vi.   ALANSON MERRILL, b. 10 Feb 1807, Shelburne, MA; d. 1 Jan 1842, Shelburne, MA.

vii.   EMILY MERRILL, b. 12 Aug 1809, prob Shelburne Falls, Franklin, MA68,69; d. 30 Aug 1843, prob Franklin County, MA70; m. JARVIS B. BARDWELL, 27 Sep 183271.

 
Notes for JARVIS B. BARDWELL:
President, Shelburne Falls Bank. [Sheldon, History of Deerfield, Vol. II, pg. 61].


9. viii.   MOSES WHITNEY MERRILL, b. 1 Jun 1817, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, MA; d. 22 May 1859, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, MA.
5. THADDEUS11 MERRILL (NATHANIEL10, JOHN9, NATHANIEL8, NATHANIEL7, NATHANIEL6, NATHANIEL5 MERRELL, JOHN4, JOHN3 MERYELL, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1777 in prob Rowe, MA72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85. He married ACHSAH SEVERANCE86 6 Aug 1801 in Shelburne, MA87,88,89, daughter of MARTIN SEVERANCE and LUCY WHITNEY.

Notes for THADDEUS MERRILL:
Who is Thaddeus Merrill the son of Lt. Nathaniel Merrill b.1731/2? In the absence of hard evidence, we reason as follows.

GENDEX database lilhall states that Nathaniel arrived in Franklin County, MA with his brother Daniel, prior to 1772. On the basis of an undocumented database in Kindred Connections we believe that Nathaniel had a son Thaddeus born in Rowe about 1777 (see Notes for Nathaniel Merrill b.1731/2).

Two candidates who may match this Thaddeus are: (1) Thaddeus Merrill of Shelburne, the husband of Achsah Severance, who was born about 1777 (according to the age given in 1850 Census); and (2) Thaddeus Merrill of Rowe, who married Chloe Smead (b.1759) in 1780. On the basis of the 1780 marriage date we may safely assume that Chloe's husband is an older Thaddeus Merrill, not Thaddeus b.abt.1777 the son of Nathaniel. Without proof, we guess that Thaddeus Merrill of Shelburne, the husband of Achsah Severance, is the son of Nathaniel Merrill b.1731/2.

Supporting this hypothesis is the fact that both Joseph Merrill and Thaddeus the husband of Achsah Severance chose to live in Shelburne; this would have been a natural choice for Thaddeus the son of Nathaniel, who was Joseph's first cousin.

1810 Census, Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.832: Thadeus Merrill. Family members include one male and one female 26-45 (b.1765-1784) i.e. Thadeus b.1777 and his wife Achsah b.1784; one female 45+ (b.bef.1765), possibly Thadeus' mother Anna Baldwin Merrill b.abt.1735; one male and one female 16-26 (b.1784-1794), unknown; one male and one female 10-16 (b.1794-1800), unknown; and three males

In the 1820 U.S. Census there is a Thadduis Merril (sic), page 37 in Shelburne Twp, Franklin Co., MA. [Brøderbund Family Archive #314, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1820, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.314.1.4043.199]

The 1820 Census record on page 37 includes one male and one female 26-44 (b.1776-1794] i.e. Thaddeus b.1777 and his wife Achsah b.1784; 1 male 16-25 (b.1795-1804] i.e. Joel b. 1801; 1 male 16-17 (b.1803-1804) i.e. Ira b.1803; one female and two males 10-15 (b.1804-1810) i.e. Tirzah b.1805, Caleb b.1806, and James b.1808; and five males 0-9 (b.1811-1820) i.e. Levi b.1810, David b.1812, Thaddeus 2nd b.1816, Martin born 1818, and Solomon b.1820. This is merely a consistency check; there is no proof that these family members were actually present.

In the 1830 U.S. Census there is a Thaddeus Merrill in Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA, page 114. [Brøderbund Family Archive #315, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.315.1.6216.181]

1830 Census, Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.114: Thaddeus Merrill. Thaddeus 1 died young. Joel, Ira, and Tirzah married prior to 1830 and are probably not present. The present household members may include the following: one male 50-60 (b.1770-1780) i.e. Thaddeus b.1777; one female 40-50 (b.1780-1790) i.e. his wife Achsah b.1784; two males 20-30 (b.1800-1810) i.e. two of the three brothers Caleb b.1806, James b.1808, and Levi b.1810 (the third may left home prior to 1830); three females 20-30 (b.1800-1810), unknown; one male 15-20 (b.1800-1815) i.e. David b.1812; one male 10-15 (b.1815-1820) i.e. one of the two brothers Thaddeus 2nd b.1816 or Martin b.1818 (the other may have died prior to 1830); two males 5-10 (b.1820-1825) i.e. Solomon b.1820 and Nathaniel b.1824; and one female 5-10 (b.1820-1825) i.e. Hannah b.1822. This is merely a consistency check; there is no proof that these family members were actually present.

In the 1840 U.S. Census there is a Thadeus Merrill in Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA, page 80. [Brøderbund Family Archive #316, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.316.1.7942.175]

1840 Census, Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.80: Thadeus Merrill. Ira b.1803 and Levi b.1810 are in separate households. In this household there are: one male 60-70 (b.1770-1780) i.e. Thadeus b.1777; one female 50-60 (b.1780-1790) i.e. Achsah b.1784; two males 20-30 (b.1810-1820), probably Martin b.1818 and Solomon b.1820; one female 10-15 (b.1825-1830), possibly Hannah b.1822; and one male 15-20 (b.1820-1825), i.e. Nathaniel b.1824. These assignments are merely a consistency check; there is no evidence that these family members are present.

In the 1850 U.S. Census there is a Thadeous Merrill in Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA, page 215. [Brøderbund Family Archive #317, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.317.1.22068.42]

1850 Census: Shelburne, Franklin, MA, pg.215: Thadeous Merrill, male age 73 (b.abt.1777 in MA). Stone Mason. Real estate of value $2000.

       Children of THADDEUS MERRILL and ACHSAH SEVERANCE are:

10. i.   JOEL12 MERRILL, b. 30 Nov 1801, Shelburne, MA.

11. ii.   IRA MERRILL, b. 26 Mar 1803, of Shelburne, Franklin, MA.

iii.   TIRZAH SEVERANCE MERRILL, b. 14 Jan 1805, Shelburne, MA90,91; m. CYRUS B. PELTON, 17 Apr 1827, Halifax, VT92,93,94.

 


12. iv.   CALEB STRONG MERRILL, b. 25 Sep 1806, Shelburne, Franklin, MA.

13. v.   JAMES LLOYD MERRILL, b. 16 Oct 1808, Shelburne, Franklin, MA; d. prob. Orange, Franklin, MA.

14. vi.   LEVI MERRILL, b. 27 Dec 1810, of Shelburne, Franklin, MA.

vii.   DAVID K. MERRILL, b. 9 Dec 1812, Shelburne, MA95.

 
Notes for DAVID K. MERRILL:
There is a David Merrill b.9 Dec 1812 in Shelburne, who is the son of Capt. Thaddeus Merrill and Achsah Severance.

In the 1860 U.S. Census, page 308, Coleraine, Franklin Co., MA, there is a David K. Merrill. [Brøderbund Family Archive #318, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected States/Counties, 1860, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.318.1.24890.80]

The 1860 Census record for page 308 needs to be examined.

There is a D.K. Merrill who served as minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Shelburne Falls, Buckland side, some time between 1850 and 1937. [Fannie Shaw Kendrick, the History of Buckland 1779-1935, pg. 135.]

It is not proven that David Merrill b.1812 the son of Thaddeus, David K. Merrill in the 1860 Census record page, 308, and D.K. Merrill the minister are the same person.



viii.   THADDEUS 1ST MERRILL, b. 12 Jan 1815, Shelburne, MA96,97; d. 27 Feb 1815, Shelburne, MA98,99.

 


ix.   THADDEUS 2ND MERRILL, b. 4 Jan 1816, Shelburne, MA100.

 


x.   MARTIN SEVERANCE MERRILL, b. 11 Apr 1818, Shelburne, MA101.

 
Notes for MARTIN SEVERANCE MERRILL:
The Shelburne Falls band was started in 1835. It was organized by Solomon Merrill, Martin Merrill, and Jonathan Nims in 1837. [Fannie Shaw Kendrick, History of Buckland 1779-1935, p.244].



15. xi.   SOLOMON FELLOWS MERRILL, b. 12 Apr 1820, Shelburne, Franklin, MA; d. Abt. 1849, prob Shelburne Falls, Franklin, MA.

xii.   HANNAH C. MERRILL, b. 26 Mar 1822102.

 


16. xiii.   NATHANIEL MERRILL, b. 23 Apr 1824, of Shelburne, Franklin, MA.

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