McKown Family Genealogy - Ensign William Merrick

Ensign William Merrick

M, #13763, b. Sep 15, 1643, d. Oct 30, 1732

Relationship

8th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.

Pedigree

Charts

Myrick-Merrick Descendants Chart

Father*

William George Merrick b. circa 1602, d. Mar 6, 1688

Mother*

Rebecca Tracy b. circa 1625, d. Dec 3, 1686

Family

Abigail Hopkins b. circa Oct, 1644, d. before 1691

Children

Rebecca Merrick+⁴ b. Nov 28, 1668, d. May 5, 1723
Stephen Merrick+⁵ b. Mar 26, 1673, d. Mar 11, 1732
Captain Nathaniel Merrick+ b. circa Dec, 1673, d. Nov 13, 1743
John Merrick⁴ b. circa 1680, d. Apr 18, 1753
Joshua Merrick+ b. Oct 12, 1680, d. Apr 30, 1740
Ruth Merrick+ b. circa 1684, d. Feb 13, 1766

Chronological Events

Birth*

Sep 15, 1643

Ensign William Merrick was born on Sep 15, 1643 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

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He was the son of William George Merrick and Rebecca Tracy.

Marriage*

May 23, 1667

Ensign William Merrick married Abigail Hopkins, daughter of Giles Hopkins and Catherine Wheldon, on May 23, 1667 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

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Death*

Oct 30, 1732

Ensign William Merrick died on Oct 30, 1732, at age 89 at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

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Obituary

Oct 31, 1732

OBITUARY: William Myrick was born September 15, 1643 at Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts and married Abigail Hopkins b 1644 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA. Abigail's father, Giles Hopkins came over on the Mayflower.

The records of Harwich carry the name as Myrick. On October 16, 1700 a church was gathered at Harwich, Massachusetts, consisting of eight male members. Ensign William Myrick was one of them.

William represented the town in General Assembly 1719 and was a Surveyor of Highways in 1722.

William and Abigail were the parents of ten children. Joshua Myrick was his ninth child.

William's other spouse was Mrs. Elizabeth Snow. He died on October 30, 1732 in Harwich, Massachusetts

Information was provided from an unknown source.²

Burial*

Nov 1, 1732

He was buried on Nov 1, 1732 at Old Burying Ground Cemetery (AKA Ancient Burial Ground), Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

, Find A Grave Memorial# 34163800.³

Citations

[S874] Site - WeRelate.org, online at http://www.werelate.org
[S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
[S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
[S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
[S917] Book - Merrick - Mirick - Myrick Family of Massachusetts, by George Byron Merrickk.