William MERRICK

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• LifeSketch: ; William was the oldest of the four brothers who reached Charlestown, arriving in 1636 into Massachusetts in the good ship James. Of his early life nothing is known. He was a farmer by occupation after reaching the Colony; what trade of vocation he had pur
• LifeSketch: ; William was the oldest of the four brothers who reached Charlestown, arriving in 1636 into Massachusetts in the good ship James. Of his early life nothing is known. He was a farmer by occupation after reaching the Colony; what trade of vocation he had pur
• Immigration: On the ship "James"; 1636
• Occupation: ; Farmer
• Arrival: 1636, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
• MilitaryService: Between 1636 and 1642, Plymouth, British Colonial America; Lieutenant under Captain Myles Standish
• Occupation: 1647, Duxbury, Mass.; Constable
• Will: 3 Dec 1686
• Probate: 6 Mar 1689, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Am. Col.

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William was the oldest of the four brothers who reached Charlestown, arriving in 1636 into Massachusetts in the good ship James. Of his early life nothing is known. He was a farmer by occupation after reaching the Colony; what trade of vocation he had pursued in Wales is not known. That his instincts and tastes inclined him toward a military life appear in the fact that he served for six years after his arrival in the Colony, in the Colonial militia under Captain Myles Standish. He was spoken of first as an Ensign, and later as a Lieutenant. That he gave all his time and attention to his military duties seems to be indicated by the fact that he was not married until 1642, at the end of his six year term of service.

He appears to have had property both at Eastham and Duxbury. He was probably married at Eastham, but the destruction of a part of the first book of records of that town renders it impossible to determine this fact definitely. He certainly lived in both Eastham and Duxbury within the decade from 1637 to 1647, as some of his children were born at Eastham during that time, and yet he is reported as being a citizen of Duxbury.

The records relate that he was a citizen of Duxbury in 1636; was allotted 5A of land "next the Glade at Powder Point;" in 1637 he was allotted another 20A at Great Head; he was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater. He was Surveyor of Highways in 1646 and Constable in 1647.

He married at Eastham in 1642 Rebecca, whose surname is not certain. ("Tracy" is written in the margin next to Rebecca. That may be a good clue.) He became a legal voter in Eastham May 22, 1655, which is the time when he took up his permanent residence in that town, his other visits having probably been with his wife's family. He had ten children born to him by Rebecca, who died in 1668 in Eastham.

Paige, in his history of Hardwick, dwells upon the fact that William was so old as to seem rather the grandfather than the father of his own family.

William married Rebecca TRACY on 24 May 1642 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. Rebecca (daughter of Stephen TRACEY JR and Tryphosa LEE) was born about 1626 in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; died on 3 Dec 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried on 3 Dec 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joshua MERRICK was born in 1643 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1740 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
2. William MERRICK was born on 15 Sep 1643 in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; died on 30 Oct 1732 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried on 31 Oct 1732 in Old Burying Ground, Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
3. Stephen MERRICK was born on 12 May 1646 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; died on 4 Mar 1705 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in 1705 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
4. Rebecca MEYRICK was born on 28 Jul 1648 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was christened on 28 Jul 1648 in Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died in 1668 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
5. Mary MERRICK was born on 4 Nov 1650 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died before 9 Apr 1701 in Harwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.
6. Ruth MEYRICK was born on 15 May 1652 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; died about 1680 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
7. Sarah MERRICK was born on 1 Aug 1654 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; was christened on 1 Aug 1654 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 21 Apr 1696 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
8. John MIRICK was born on 16 Jan 1657 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 11 Jul 1706 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried on 13 Jul 1706 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
9. Isaac MERRICK was born on 6 Jan 1659 in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 15 Jun 1734 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
10. Deacon Joseph MERRICK was born on 1 Jun 1662 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; died on 15 Jun 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in 1737 in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
11. Benjamin MEYRICK was born on 1 Feb 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 6 Mar 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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• LifeSketch: ; John Meyrick, also a minister, was born in 1579. He married Dorothy, daughter of Mathew and Elizabeth (Young) Bishop. They had four sons: William, John, James, and Thomas, whose destiny was to be in the settlement of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonie
• Name: John MERRICK

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John Meyrick, also a minister, was born in 1579. He married Dorothy, daughter of Mathew and Elizabeth (Young) Bishop. They had four sons: William, John, James, and Thomas, whose destiny was to be in the settlement of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies and whose descendants contributed remarkably in the development of two nations. Arrived in 1636 into Plymouth from Wales.

John Meyrick
BIRTH1579
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
DEATH26 Jun 1650 (aged 70? 71)
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts,

John married Dorothy Elizabeth Shortford BISHOP in 1591 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Dorothy (daughter of Matthew BISHOP and Elizabeth YOUNG) was born in 1570 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales; died on 25 Jun 1650 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Jun 1650 in Bristol, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: ; Dorothy Bishop Meyrick

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• LifeSketch: ; Rev. William Merrick, son of Rev. John Merrick, born about 1546; nephew of Rt. Rev. Roland Merrick, Bishop of Bangor. Rev. William was at Llanleschid, where he may have been born. Upon the death of his uncle, Bishop of Bangor, Roland, he was transferred t
• Name: William MEYRICK
• Occupation: ; Rector of St Davids, Pembrokeshire
• Will: 8 Jan 1613, Llys-Y-Fran, Pembroke, Wales

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Rev. William Merrick, son of Rev. John Merrick, born about 1546; nephew of Rt. Rev. Roland Merrick, Bishop of Bangor. Rev. William was at Llanleschid, where he may have been born. Upon the death of his uncle, Bishop of Bangor, Roland, he was transferred to another living, in the south, i.e., to Morfil, in Pembrokeshire. He was Rector of St. Davids, a little fishing village on St. Bride's Bay, in the extreme southwest part of Wales, at the western end, or mouth, of Bristol Channel. "Morfil," in Welsh, signifies "Whale," which is indicative of the occupation of the inhabitants of St. Davids, who depended very largely upon the fishing for their subsistence.

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Reverend- He was Rector of St. Davids, a little fishing village on St. Bride's Bay, in the extreme southwest part of Wales, at the western end, or mouth, of Bristol Channel.

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William Meyrick, was born about 1540 in Pembrokeshire. He followed his father into the ministry. He married first to, Janet, daughter of Ienen of Trevillier. There was but one child, John Meyrick.'

*First marriage: William Meyrick married 1st, Janet, daughter of Ienen, son of JOhn, son of Ienen, son of Llewellyn of Trevillier. They have one son -

1. John Meyrick

*Second marriage: William married 2nd, Joan, daughter of William, son of Rys, son of Howel Young. They have three children-

1. Owen Meyrick (1590)
2. Robert Meyrick (1591)
3. Janet (1591)


William Meyrick
BIRTH1546
Rev. William Merrick was the nephew of Rev. Roland Merrick, Bishop of Bangor. Rev. William was at Llanleschid where he may have been born. Upon the death of his uncle, Bishop of Bangor Roland, William was transferred to another home in the south, i.e., to Morfil in Pembrokeshire. He was Rector of St. Davids, a little fishing village on St. Bride's Bay in the extreme southwest part of Wales at the western end or mouth of Bristol Channel. "Morfil," in Welsh, signifies "whale," which is indicative of the occupation of the inhabitants of St. Davids, who depended very largely upon the fishing for their subsistence. This occupation bred sailors, and among the descendants of the West coast Merricks were many bold and able seamen. It is said of Pembrokeshire that it is the least Welsh of all the Walsh counties, owing to the planting at an early time of a Flemish colony on its shores, which was antagonistic to the Welsh manner of living and thinking.

Saint David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

William married Janet Verch LENEN in 1570 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales. Janet (daughter of Lenen AP JOHN) was born in 1550 in Anglessy, Saint Davids, Pembroke, Wales; died in 1598 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales; was buried in 1589 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: ; Janet, daughter of Ienen ap John was born in 1550 in Anglesey, Wales. She married William Meyrick in 1570 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales. They had one child together:
• Name: Janet VERCHIENEN
• Name: Janet Vewrch LENEN

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Janet, daughter of Ienen ap John was born in 1550 in Anglesey, Wales. She married William Meyrick in 1570 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales. They had one child together:

1. John Meyrick, b. 1579 at St. David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales- Reverend, "Sion".

She passed away in 1589 in St. David, Pembroke, Wales. After she passed away her husband remarried to Joan verch William, and they had three children together.

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Matthew married Elizabeth YOUNG. Elizabeth was born in 1538 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales; was christened in 1538 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales; died in 1574 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales; was buried in 1579 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: ; John Meyrick (Merrick) was Rector of Llandegai, just outside of Bangor about 1 1/2 miles north. Llanleschid is five miles south of Bangor, and John's younger brother Reynault, was Rector of Llanleschid. It is said that Rev. John Meyrick was first in the n

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John Meyrick (Merrick) was Rector of Llandegai, just outside of Bangor about 1 1/2 miles north. Llanleschid is five miles south of Bangor, and John's younger brother Reynault, was Rector of Llanleschid. It is said that Rev. John Meyrick was first in the navy which he left to enter the ministry.

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"John Meyrick, was born about 1513. It appears that he spent some years in the Navy but later entered the ministry following the family tradition. He was Rector of Llanllechyd (Llandachya). He married Sage, daughter of James and Maud (Lloyd) Griffith of Bant y Streimon. There were three children born of this union, William Myrick being next of the line.'"

John married Sage GRIFFITH DAVIS in 1545 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Sage was born in 1521 in Bodorgan, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom; died in 1554. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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