MERRITT by Amy Schmoyer 21 Jan 1990 ------------------------------------------------ I am researching the MERRITT family in Scituate MA. . 1 Henry MERRITT b1590 d1653 Scituate MA m (?) 2 John MERRITT b1635 d1674 Scituate MA m Elizabeth WYBORN b1641 d(?) Scituate MA 3 Henry MERRITT b1663 d1732 Scituate MA m Deborah BUCK b1665 d(?) Scituate MA 4 James MERRITT b1691 d(?) Scituate MA m Ruth WADE b1692 d(?) Scituate MA 5 James MERRITT b1717 d1793 Scituate MA m Elizabeth COLE b1721 d1799 Scituate MA 6 Mary MERRITT b(?) d(?) -- m Peleg COMSTOCK b1758 d1821 New London CN/Luzerne PA ------------------------------------------------ Some dates etc. on the Merritt line. Katherine MERRITT born: 1622, Kent England died 8, Dec. 1655, Scituate, Mass. Father: Henry MERRITT Mother: (?) GOODY (Henry dob. 1590, Kent England, dod Nov. 1653 Katherine married 16 June John DAMON, in Scituate John Damon, born: 1623 Kent England, son of john Damon & Hannah Gilson . Sarah MERRITT dau. of Henry & Hannah (COWING) MERRITT married 14 Aug. 1746 Capt. Israel Damon, born 1719 Scituate ------------------------------------------------ My Mary Merritt was born 24 July "year unknown"...the year would have been after 17 May 1739, the date of her parents (James Merritt 1717-1795 and Elizabeth Cole 1721-1799) marriage. . My line is as follows: . Henry Merritt: b ca 1590, Kent England d 30 Nov 1653, Scituate, Mass. md "Goody" maiden name unknown, b ca 1600 probably Kent England. Henry was one of a group of men known as the "Men of Kent" who settled Scituate. The earliest record in Scituate of land conveyed, was from Henry Merritt to Nathaniel Tilden in 1628. In 1642, Thomas Rawlins and Henry Merritt were chosen as the first surveyors of the town. According to Pope "Pioneers of Massachusetts" a Goody Merritt joined the church in 1637. . John Merritt: son of Henry b ca 1635, Scituate, Mass md 02 March 1655 Elizabeth Wyborn b ca 1641. John died ca 1674, Scitiate, Mass. . Henry Merritt: son of John Merritt and Elizabeth Wyborn b Jan 1663 Scituate, Mass md 1686 Deborah Buck b 17 July 1665 Scituate, Mass. Henry died 1732. . James Merritt: son of Henry Merritt and Deborah Buck b 04 Nov 1691, Scituate, Mass md 09 Feb 1715 to Ruth Wade. . James Merritt: son of James Merritt and Ruth Wade b 01 May 1717, Scituate, Mass md 17 May 1739 Elizabeth Cole b 1721 d 1799. James died 1795. . Mary Merritt: daughter of James Merritt and Elizabeth Cole b 24 July ----, Scituate, Mass md Peleg Comstock b ca 1758 in Conn. REF: "Comstock Genealogy", John Adams Comstock; "Vital Records of Scituate, Mass" pub. N. E. Historic Gen. Soc.; "Pioneers of Massachusetts", Charles Henry Pope; "New England Marriages Prior to 1700"; "First Parish,Unitarian Church Records of Scituate"; "Plymouth Co. Records"; "Plymouth Colony, Its History & People 1620-1691"; "Early Planters of Scituate",pub by the Scituate Historical Soc. . What can you share on the Wyborn line? I have Elizabeth's father as Thomas Wyborn chr 05 June 1580 in Wrotham, Kent, England; d 02 Oct 1656, Boston, Suffolk, Mass.; md Elizabeth, no surname or dates. Believe Elizabeth was Thomas's second wife. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � This file is carried by The Source of Magic BBS, Ridgefield CT � � at 203-431-4687, 300-2400 bps, 23 hours daily, specializing in � � ham and shortwave radio, genealogy, and programs for writers. � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�