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MERRIAM, John

MERRIAM, John

Male 1641 - 1724  (82 years)

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  • Name MERRIAM, John   [1
    Born 9 Jul 1641  Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As MERIAM, John  [2
    Died 2 Feb 1723/24  Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • DEFINITION FOR DOUBLE-DATING (when used): A system of double dating used in England and British North America from 1582-1752 for dates falling between January 1 and March 25. This was common practice because the new Gregorian calendar, which went into effect in 1582, but was not officially adopted by the British and the American colonies until 1752, recognized January 1 as the first day of the year, while the old Julian calendar recognized March 25 as the first day. Thus, dates between those two days prior to the calendar change in 1752 were often written with both year numbers (i.e. 5 January 1712/13). Source: Internet + Genealogy Desktop Programs --Jerry Boor - Web Technician

      Note: Date of death on Gravestone is 27 Feb 1724
    Alt. Death 27 Feb 1724  Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Date on gravestone.
    Birth Place Historical Name Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony, BRITISH AMERICA 
    Buried Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • John Merriam was born after the death of his father.
      He resided in Concord; was made a freeman 12 May 1675. A list of his lands, copied from the town records of Concord into Book 10 of Middlesex County Records of Deeds is interesting.

      Transcript of the Lands of Jno Miriam Senr. 26: 10: 1666: John
      Miriam. Imprs. His house Lott one acre and ahalfe: bounded upon the
      South by ye Bat way. upon the West by ye way to Billerica. upon the North
      by Nathaniel Stowe.

      It : Fifteen acres of medow in Elme Brook medow, bounded upon the
      South West by Luke Potter, upon the North East by William Hartwell,
      upon ye North West by William Tailer.

      It : Si.xteen acres within Crane ffeild, bounded upon ye South West
      by Nathaniel Stow, upon the North East by Roger Draper, upon the
      North West by Joseph Wheeler, and upon the South East by Edward
      Wright.

      It. Twenty acres of Upland near Crane ffeild, bounded upon the North
      by ye way to Billerica: upon the South by Leiut Joseph Wheeler, upon
      the East by George Miriam, upon the West by William Hartwell & James
      Taylor.

      It. Three acres of medow in the Great River Medow, bounded upon
      the West by ye Great River, upon the South East by upland, upon the
      North by Caleb Brooke his medow, upon ye South by John Farewell.

      It. Sixteen acres of Swampy Land near Virginia Swamp, bounded
      upon the East by Leiu. Joseph Wheeler, upon ye North by Roger Draper,
      upon the South by Capt. Timothy Wheeler.

      It. Second Division Land, nine acres bounded upon the North West
      by Joseph Wheeler, upon the North by John Farwell, upon the South
      by George Miriam, upon ye East by ye Suburbs.
      It. His due yet to Lay out ninety one acres. All these parcels being
      by Estimation one hunderd seventy one acres and ahalfe, be they more
      or less. 171 acres i-2. - ))

      Feb. 14: 1672: Then was Granted unto ye sd John Miriam ye ninety
      one acres of Land due to him, adjoining Nathaniel Stows Land. Also
      to William Hartwell and fifrancis fflechers Land, and by ye bound line at
      Shaw Shin Comer.

      A true Coppy of the originall, Extracted out of ye Town of Concords
      Book of Transcripts as it was recorded in page ye 20 & 21.

      November 2, 1696.

      P. Thomas Brown
      Town Cler.

      He also had other lands in Cambridge Farms (Lexington), given to his wife by the will of her father. Most of these they sold, but deeded part with other lands to his son Smuel in 1702. He gave his son Nataniel lands at Shawshin Corner in 1696.

      Pope Book, pages 36 (2)., 46-47 (7).
    Person ID I5199  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Joseph,   b. Abt 1600, , , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1641, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Mother GOLDSTONE, Sara,   b. 1602, Tonbridge, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1671, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married Abt 1623  Tudeley, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COOPER, Mary,   b. 7 Nov 1645, Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1730/31, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 21 Oct 1663  Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Ebenezer,   b. Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1777
    +2. MERRIAM, Lieutenant John,   b. 3 Sep 1666, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1748  (Age 82 years)
    +3. MERRIAM, Anne,   b. 7 Sep 1669, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1757, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +4. MERRIAM, Deacon Nathaniel,   b. 10 Dec 1672, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1738, Bedford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +5. MERRIAM, Joseph [1st],   b. 20 Aug 1677, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1750, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +6. MERRIAM, Samuel,   b. 23 Jul 1681, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1761, Bedford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F1551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jul 1641 - Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Oct 1663 - Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Feb 1723/24 - Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Death - 27 Feb 1724 - Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Gravestone: MERRIAM, John, d 27 Feb 1724
    Gravestone: MERRIAM, John, d 27 Feb 1724
    In the Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, MA

  • Sources 
    1. [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), Page 36, 46 (7). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=meriam&GSfn=john&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=21&GScnty=1181&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=22544482&df=all& (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S511] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Concord , (http://ma-vitalrecords.org), http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Concord/Images/Concord_104.shtml (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S511] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Concord , (http://ma-vitalrecords.org), https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Concord/Images/Concord_011.shtml (Reliability: 2).