Thomas Merrick and Elizabeth Tilley

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Husband Thomas Merrick ¹

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           Born: 1620 - Wales 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Sep 1704 2
         Buried:  - Springfield, Hampden Co, MA

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         Father: [Ancestor] Merrick (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 21 Aug 1653 2

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Stebbins (      -Bef 1653) 2 - 14 Jul 1639 2

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Wife Elizabeth Tilley ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Aug 1684 2
         Buried:  - Springfield, Hampden Co, MA

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth [1] Merrick ²

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           Born: 26 Aug 1654 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1659 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Miriam Merrick ²

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           Born: 1 May 1655 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Oct 1684 2
         Buried: 

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3 M Capt. John Merrick ²

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           Born: 9 Nov 1658 - Springfield, Hampden Co, MA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Apr 1748 3
         Buried:  - Agawam Cemetery, Agawam, Hampden Co, MA

         Spouse: Mary Day (      -1723) 3
           Marr: 11 Feb 1687 3

         Spouse: Mrs. Rebekah Stebbins (      -1747) 3
           Marr: 14 Jan 1725 3

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4 F Elizabeth [2] Merrick ²

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           Born: 4 Jul 1661 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Thomas Day (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1685 2

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5 M Thomas Merrick ³

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           Born: 2 Jan 1664 3
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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6 U Tilley Merrick ³

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           Born: 20 Oct 1667 3
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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7 M James Merrick ³

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           Born: 2 Mar 1670 3
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

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8 F Abigail Merrick ³

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           Born: 1 Sep 1673 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Gershom Ferry (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 5 May 1702 3

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Merrick

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With three brothers and probably one sister he came to America on the ship "James" in the spring of 1636. He is recorded as being in Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1636 and on Jan. 3, 1638, in Agawam, the Indian name for Springfield. With five others he was appointed to draw up the boundaries of the Plan­tation (Springfield). On Jan. 13, 1638, he was one who made a contribution for the purpose of building a home for the minister.

1 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 82.

2 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 83.

3 Hayden Leroy Stright, A Stright Genealogy (Minneapolis, MN: The Brings Press, 1973), Pg 84.