| 22. | Nathaniel* Merrill, (immigrant)  (14.Nathaniel*3, 12.John*2, 1.Katherine*1) was born before 4 May 1601 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; was christened on 4 May 1601 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died on 16 Mar 1655 in Newbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: 1635, The Hector, Ipswich, Essex Co, Massachusetts
- Immigration: Between Dec 1638 and Feb 1639, Newbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts; return
Notes:
He was first married to Susan Jordan who probably died before 1630. Nathaniel and Susannah immigrated to America 1633 or '34. (This date has been revised since a daughter was baptized in England in 1638. It seems Nathaniel came in 1633/4 and returned to England, coming back in 1638 with his family.
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Settled, Newbury, Mass. 1638-9. The newly found records show that Nathaniel Merrill's daughter, Susanna, was not baptised until Dec 12, 1638 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England. This tells us that Nathaniel had not left for America with his family until late December 1638 or early 1639. In 1638 the English Government started restricting its citizens from freely immigrating to the new continent with its abundance of land for all, something unknown in England. The fact that brother John arranged for a home site of four acres in Newbury for his unnamed "brother" would indicate that the brother was not there by 23 July 1638 but was arranging to come. Ship records, the Hector, show that Nathaniel and John did arrive in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635. Nathaniel must have returned to England to get his wife and his four children and returned in 1638-39.
From "A Merrill Memorial" by Samuel Merrill, Cambridge MA 1917-1928
Nathaniel(1) Merrill was one of the earliest settlers in Newbury, MA in 1639. He was the ancestor of the vast majority of those who now bear the Merrill name in this country: it is believed, indeed, that less than one percent of the Merrill's in America can trace their pedigree to any other emigrant ancestor.
Nathaniel Merrill and his older brother John were born in England. The registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south if Ipswich, in Suffolk County, England, contain the following entries:
1599, August 16. John Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & Mary his wife was baptised.
1601, May 4. Nathanaell Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & his wife Mary was baptised.
There are reasons for believing that these entries are the record of baptism of John and Nathaniel Merrill of Newbury.
It is supposed that Nathaniel Merrill was married before leaving England. No record is found of his marriage in America. If the marriage took place here it was probably at Ipswich, in the short time before the settlement in Newbury. His wife's name was Susanna. Savage, in the "genealogical Dictionary of New England" (published in 1861), says that Nathaniel Merrill married Susanna Jordan. In this he was no doubt following Coffin's "History of Newbury" (published in 1845), and the statement has been frequently copied. Ed note, Nathaniel Merrill did marry Stephen Jorden after Nathaniel's death in 1655.
Nathaniel was probably a farmer and is ancestor to all the Merrill's in the U.S.A. His brother John and wife had a daughter but no sons.
https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/16887378
also
http://www.jmerrill.net/NEWBURY.HTM
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From A Merrill Memorial - His will was dated 8 March, 1654/5, and was probated 27 March 1655. It is not to be assumed from the fact that the testator signed with his mark that he had not learned to write. He lay on his death bed, and died eit days after executing the instrument. John Merrill, his brother, signed the will as a witness, and there is no reason to doubt that Nathaniel had enjoyed equal advantages of schooling.
Christened:
The registers of Wherstead, a parish lying three miles south if Ipswich, in Suffolk County, England, contain the following entries:
1599, August 16. John Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & Mary his wife was baptised.
1601, May 4. Nathanaell Merrell son of Nath! Merrell & his wife Mary was baptised.
https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/16887378
Immigration:
Ship records, the Hector, show that Nathaniel and John did arrive in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635. Nathaniel must have returned to England to get his wife and his four children and returned in 1638-39.
https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/16887378
Immigration:
Notes for Nathaniel *Merrill:
Settled, Newbury, Mass. 1638-9. The newly found records show that Nathaniel Merrill's daughter, Susanna, was not baptised until Dec 12, 1638 in Lawford, Essex, Co., England. This tells us that Nathaniel had not left for America with his family until late December 1638 or early 1639. In 1638 the English Government started restricting its citizens from freely immigrating to the new continent with its abundance of land for all, something unknown in England. The fact that brother John arranged for a home site of four acres in Newbury for his unnamed "brother" would indicate that the brother was not there by 23 July 1638 but was arranging to come. Ship records, the Hector, show that Nathaniel and John did arrive in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635. Nathaniel must have returned to England to get his wife and his four children and returned in 1638-39.
https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/16887378
Nathaniel* married Susannah* Wolterton, (immigrant) on 23 Sep 1633 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England. Susannah* (daughter of Stephen* Wolterton, (immigrant) and Susannah* Peabody or Sheppard, (immigrant)) was born in 1610 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died on 25 Jan 1673 in Newbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Nathaniel Merrill, (immigrant was born before 25 Jan 1634 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; was christened on 25 Jan 1634 in Lawford, Essex Co, England; died on 1 Jan 1683 in of, Newbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts.
- 25. Deacon John Merrill, (immigrant) was born before 16 Feb 1636 in Lawford, Essex, England; was christened on 16 Feb 1636 in Lawford, Essex Co, England; died on 18 Jul 1712 in West Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut.
- 26. Abraham Merrill, (immigrant) was born in 1637 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England; died after 1678 in of, Newbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts.
- 27. Susannah* Merrill, (immigrant) was born before 12 Dec 1638 in Lawton, Essex, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1638 in Lawton, Essex, England; died on 10 Oct 1690 in Suffield, Hartford Co, Connecticut; was buried in Suffield, Hartford Co, Connecticut (prob).
- 28. Sgt. Daniel Merrill was born on 20 Aug 1642 in Massachusetts; died after 1691.
- 29. Abel Merrill was born on 20 Feb 1643 in Newbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Oct 1689 in Newbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts.
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Abt 1507 - 1551 (~ 44 years)