Descendants of James Merrill
Generation No. 3
JAMES MERRILL (JOHN, CAPTAIN BENJAMIN MERRILL and JEMIMA SMITH) was born 1778 in Wilkes County, Georgia, and died 1835 in Oktibbeha, Mississippi. He married ? 1815 in Hancock County, Georgia.
Notes for JAMES MERRILL:
James Merrell went to Monroe County, Mississippi with family in 1820 (including his father, John Merrell) according to William Ernest Merrill's book ; however , William Washington Merrell's notes say that James went to Kentucky in 1810 with his oldest brother John. Maybe both statements are true. The Monroe County, Mississippi, move is definite.
More About JAMES MERRELL:
Census 1: 1820, Monroe County, Mississippi
Census 2: 1830, Monroe County, Mississippi
Occupation: Blacksmith
Property: Feb 27, 1841, Columbus, Mississippi, Land Office, Purchased 80.32 + 80.37 Acres in Choctaw Lands
Residence 1: 1807, Shown on Tax List, Page 58, Franklin County, Georgia
Residence 2: 1818, Shown on Tax List, Page 24, Franklin County, Georgia
More About JAMES MERRILL and ?:
Marriage: 1815, Hancock County, Georgia
Child of JAMES MERRILL and ? is:
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01 Jan 1826 Monroe County, MS |
30 Jul 1862 Lockhart, Caldwell County, MS |
JESSE GASTON WILEY |
03 Feb 1842 Monroe County, MS |
02 Jul 1820 Carroll County, TN |
11 Dec 1893 Lockhart, Caldwell County, MS |