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Merriam, Joseph

Male 1599 - 1641  (42 years)


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  • Name Merriam, Joseph 
    Born 1599  Tudeley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened Hadlow, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Buried Jan 1641  Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1 Jan 1641  Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20449  USA
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2015 

    Father Merriam, William,   b. 21 May 1564, Tudeley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1635, Hadlow, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Burges, Sarah,   b. 1566, Goudhurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1635, Hadlowe, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 70 years) 
    Married 1580  Goudhurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Goldstone, Sarah,   b. 1602, Tudeley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1671, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 1623  Tudeley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Merriam, Sarah,   b. 1626, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Merriam, Mary,   b. 1627, Hadboro, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1699, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Merriam, William,   b. 1628, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1689, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Merriam, Joseph,   b. 1629, Tudeley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1677, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     5. Merriam, Elizabeth,   b. 1633, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1704, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     6. Merriam, Hannah,   b. 1636, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1637  (Age > 2 years)
     7. Merriam, John,   b. 9 Jul 1641, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1724, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     8. Merriam, Thomas,   b. 1632, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1637  (Age > 6 years)
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F6906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Marion Perry Desc/Prog 1988 p 326, 329; TIB;

      Bob Stephan(7-96) 1021 San Carlos Road, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 (408) 646 1373

      David J. Harris of Orem, UT says: "came in Vessel Castle 1638 Brothers Robert and George";

      Anc of Franklin Peabody Merriam by S A Merriam;

      Hist & Gen of Lexington, MA Vol. 2, pp 421-422; RAD 3 Nov 1966;

      Book: The Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List from Records of the
      Colonies, Towns, Churches and other contemporary documents, Charles Henry Pope, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1969;

      MIRIAM, Joseph, Planter, came as an undertaker in the Castle ship, arriving at Charlestown in July 1638, settled at Concord. Suit in Plymouth court for money in 1639. Wife Sarah, Ch. John b.9-5-1641, died 1-11-1641, leaving all to his wife to bring up children to age 21. She may sell the house and provide a smaller one... brother of Joseph, ae 26 in 1639. William Mirriam of Hadloe, Kent, England, Clothier, in will dated 8 Sep and prob. 27 Nov 1635 beq. all to sons Joseph, George and Robert.