1Charles Henry Stanley Davis, Early Families of Wallingford, Connecticut: With a New Index, p. 243 (1979)
"JOHN MERRIMAN married 1st, Hannah Lines of New Haven, March 28, 1682. He married 2d, Mary Doolittle, and after her decease married Elizabeth Peck, March 20, 1690.
Children: 10 Esther, b Jan. 24, 1683; 11 Abigail, b. Feb. 1, 1685; 12 George, b July 14, 1688, m Susanna Abernathy. By 3d marriage: 13 John, b. Oct. 16, 1691; 14 Israel, b June 23, 1693, m. Comfort Benham, June 23, 1715; 15 Sarah, b Feb. 17, 1702; 16, 17 Elizabeth and Susanna, b Jult 20, 1703; 18 Mary, b March 15, 1705; 19 Caleb, b April 25, 1707, m Ruth ------.".