MERRIAM, Joseph

- 1702

• Name	MERRIAM, Joseph   [1]
  Born	Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Will	Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States
  	See page 48 in Pope book for complete text of will.
  Died	21 Oct 1702	Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Notes	Joseph Merriam, was made freeman 18 April 1691. We are fortunate in having his will. THE WILL OF JOSEPH MERRIAM In the Name of our Lord God Amen I Joseph Merriam of Lyn in the County of Essex in the Province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New England being sick and weak of body, yet god of his goodnes affording to me my Right Understanding take this oppertunity to make this my Last will & testiment as foUoweth first I commit my spirit in to the hands of my blesed Redeemer ye Lord Jesus Christ and my body to the Earth to be Desently bur>'ed at ye Dis- cretion of my Executrix here after named and for my worldly Estate I will & bequeath as followeth Imprs that all my just Debts be duely & honestly paid 2 I will & bequeathe to my sone Ebenezbr Merriam the one full & just halfe of my housing & Lands to be to him his heirs & assigns for Ever 3 I will & bequethe to my sone Theophilus Merriam the other full & just halfe of my houseing & Lands to be to him his heirs & assigns for Ever 4 my will is that my two sons above named shall pay to my beloved wife Sarah yearely & Every year duering the time shee shall Remaine my widdow Eight bushells of Indean Corn & one hundred weight of pourk Equally betwixt them all to be good & merchantable; allso to keepe & maintaine at their owne Cost & Charge two Cows Dureing the time aforesaid which is in lieu of her Dower or thirds in my Estate 5 I give to my Daughter Sarah Merriam seven pounds to be paid in or as money by my two sons abovesd Eaqually betwixt them within two years after my decease 6 I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Merriam seven pounds in or as money to be paid within foure years after my decease Eaqually betwixt my two sons abovesd 7 I give to my Daughter Mary seven pounds in or as money to be paid Eaqually by my two sons abovesd without within two years after my Decese 8 I will & apoint my beloved wife Sarah my sole Executrix to this my Last will & testiment in witnes whereof & for the Confermation of this my Last Will & testiment I the above sd Joseph Meriam hathe affixed my hand & scale this seventeenth Day of October Annoque Domini : one thousand and seven hundred & two — Joseph Merriam his I signe (seal) Signed sealed & . . . in prsents of us William Merriam Thomas Cheever Mary Cheever Her mark Endorsed on the back ^1710 June 30. Pope Book, page 48 (9).
  Person ID	I4427	SEQUOIA
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	MERRIAM, William,   b. Abt 1624, Tudeley, , Kent, England ,   d. 22 May 1689, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	BREED, Elizabeth,   b. 26 Dec 1634, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Bef Oct 1676, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 41 years)
  Married	Aft 1642
  Family ID	F1500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JENKINS, Sarah,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	19 Aug 1675	Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Children	1. MERRIAM, Mary,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. MERRIAM, Joseph,   b. 10 Jul 1676, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. MERRIAM, Benjamin,   b. 23 Apr 1678, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. MERRIAM, Sarah,   b. 21 Feb 1679/80, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 15 Apr 1705, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 25 years)   5. MERRIAM, Elizabeth,   b. 2 Jul 1683, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. MERRIAM, Ebenezer,   b. 11 Feb 1685, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 4 Dec 1753, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 68 years) + 7. MERRIAM, Theophilus,   b. 16 Jul 1688, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 31 Dec 1744, Lynn (Saugus River), Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F1507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - - Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Will - - Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Married - 19 Aug 1675 - Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Died - 21 Oct 1702 - Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 44, 48, 49 (9). (Reliability: 3). [S828] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Lynn, (http://ma-vitalrecords.org/) (Reliability: 2).