William MERRICK^[1]

1602 - 1689  (87 years)

• Name	William MERRICK  [2]
  Born	1 Jan 1602	St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1636	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [3]
  FamilySearch ID	LLWP-F3X
  LifeSketch	[3]
  	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	[3]
  	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
  MilitaryService	Between 1636 and 1642	Plymouth, British Colonial America   [3]
  	Lieutenant under Captain Myles Standish
  Immigration	On the ship "James"   [3]
  	1636
  Occupation	[3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1647	Duxbury, Mass.   [3]
  	Constable
  Will	3 Dec 1686  [3]
  Buried	Mar 1689	Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America   [2]
  Probate	6 Mar 1689	Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Am. Col.   [3]
  Died	6 Mar 1689	Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I594763332	Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	John MEYRICK,   b. 1 Jan 1579, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. 26 Jun 1650, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Elizabeth Shortford BISHOP,   b. 1570, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. 25 Jun 1650, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1591	Pembrokeshire, Wales   [4]
  Family ID	F536728054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca TRACY,   b. Abt 1626, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 3 Dec 1686, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	24 May 1642	Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America   [3]
  Children	1. Joshua MERRICK,   b. 1643, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Apr 1740, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts  (Age 97 years)   2. William MERRICK,   b. 15 Sep 1643, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 30 Oct 1732, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 89 years)   3. Stephen MERRICK,   b. 12 May 1646, Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 4 Mar 1705, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 58 years)   4. Rebecca MEYRICK,   b. 28 Jul 1648, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 1668, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 19 years)   5. Mary MERRICK,   b. 4 Nov 1650, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. Bef 9 Apr 1701, Harwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 50 years)   6. Ruth MEYRICK,   b. 15 May 1652, Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. Abt 1680, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 27 years)   7. Sarah MERRICK,   b. 1 Aug 1654, Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 21 Apr 1696, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 41 years)   8. John MIRICK,   b. 16 Jan 1657, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 11 Jul 1706, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 49 years)   9. Isaac MERRICK,   b. 6 Jan 1659, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 15 Jun 1734, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 75 years)   10. Deacon Joseph MERRICK,   b. 1 Jun 1662, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America ,   d. 15 Jun 1737, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years)   11. Benjamin MEYRICK,   b. 1 Feb 1664, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 6 Mar 1689, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 25 years)
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F536728051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 18 Nov 2022), entry for William Merrick, person ID LLHN-8KD. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 18 Nov 2022), entry for William Merrick, person ID LLWP-F3X. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 18 Nov 2022), entry for John Meyrick, person ID L5G6-J2S. (Reliability: 3).