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Ensign William MERRICK

Male 1643 - 1732  (89 years)


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  • Name William MERRICK  [1
    Title Ensign 
    Born 15 Sep 1643  Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Oct 1732  Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I943  Sturgis
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2005 

    Father William M. MERRICK,   b. 1603, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Rebecca TRACY,   b. Abt 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1645  [2
    Family ID F89  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail HOPKINS,   b. Oct 1644, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 May 1667  Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Rebecca MERRICK,   b. 28 Nov 1668, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2018 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "WILLIAM, Eastham, eldest s. of the preced. m. 23 May 1667, Abigail, d. of Giles Hopkins, had Rebecca, b. 28 July 1668; and William, 1 Aug. 1670, and d. 20 Mar. foll.

      Of this name, that is frequently giv. Mirrick or Myrick four had, in 1828, been gr. at Harv. and three at Yale. [[vol. 3, p. 199]]" [3]
    • Merrick (Myrick), William. b. 1643, Eastham; d. 1732, Harwich. Harwich HR 1719; ensign 1719; M Abigail Hopkins (1644-a1688) in 1667 and Elizabeth -- ( - ) b1692, 9 ch; farmer; will. He moved to Harwich about 1700. No committees.

      1902 Merrick g 14-5; IGI for AH [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S53] Merrick Genealogy, Merrick, George B., (Tracy, Gibbs & Company, Madison, Wisconsin, 1902).

    2. [S45] Great Migration Begins, Anderson, Robert C., (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995).

    3. [S94] Savage, Savage, James.

    4. [S155] Legislators of Massachusetts General Court, Schutz, John A.