FAMILY OF NANCY MERRELL AND STERLING ABBOTT
NANCY
MERRILL
was born about 1798 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died before 1850 in
Lincoln or Bedford County, Tennessee. She
married STERLING
ABBOTT
September 07, 1816 in Rowan County, North Carolina, son of BENJAMIN
ABBOTT
and MARY
HUDGENS.
He was born about 1796 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died after 1850
in Rowan County, North Carolina. Sterling
Abbott is listed on the Lincoln County, Tennessee census of 1850, household 897
with wife Frances and children. Per census there were 14 children. |
CHILDREN OF NANCY MERRELL AND STERLING ABBOTT
James Madison Abbott
Mary Abbott
Lucy Abbott
Parthenia Abbott
Irena Abbott
Nancy Abbott
Elizabeth Abbott
William Abbott
Benjamin or Jonathan Abbott
Jemima Abbott
Susanna Abbott
Cynthia Jane Abbott
FAMILY OF BENJAMIN MERRELL AND SARAH DACUS
BENJAMIN
MERRELL was born January 18, 1802 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died
January 29, 1855 probably in Louisiana. He
married SARAH
DACUS
abt. 1824 in Tennessee-daughter of ALEXANDER
DACUS
and JANE
DUPREY.
She was born December 20, 1804 in Tennessee/Georgia/South Carolina, and
died March 18, 1870 in Irene, Hill County, Texas. She is buried at Salem Irene
Cemetery (or has a marker there), Irene, Hill County, Texas. Benjamin was
married with 3 children in Lincoln County, Tennessee per census.
No record in Tennessee after 1830 - believed to have moved to Louisiana
and found on census in Union Parish 1850 with children Andrew b. 1832, Jane b.
1834, Wiley b. 1836, Nancy b. 1841, John b. 1841, Willis b. 1849.
Information concerning the
Merrell family from a cousin in Lubbock, Texas. Her father was Chesley Merrell (son of Edwin Richmond
Merrell and Effie Hood Reed). She
did not know the author of the document she sent regarding Benjamin Merrell, his
wife Sarah and their listed children. NOTE - THE 1850
CENSUS OF UNION PARISH, LOUISIANA LISTS THE HOUSEHOLD OF BENJAMIN DIFFERENTLY
FROM THE CHILDREN'S NAMES I HAVE IN SOME CASES AS FOLLOWS: PARISH OF UNION,
LOUISIANA 20TH DAY OF AUGUST 1850 HOUSEHOLD #199 Harrison Green,
29, Farmer,
Alabama Sarah,
23, Ala = my Syntha (Synthia) Merrell Amanda,
4, La (no mention is
made of other children, Robert and Levi) HOUSEHOLD #200 B. Merril,
45, Farmer,
NC Sarah,
49, Ala
(really TN) William,
20, Farmer,
Tenn Andrew,
18,
Farmer,
Tenn (listed from my information as Alexander) Jane, 16,
Tenn Wiley,
14,
Tenn Reuben,
11, Tenn
(listed from my information as Richmond) Nancy,
9, Tenn John,
7,
Tenn Willis, 6, Tenn PARISH OF UNION,
LOUISIANA, 23RD DAY OF AUGUST 1850 HOUSEHOLD #298
(household of J.C. Traylor) James Merril,
21, Overseer,
Tenn (oldest son of Ben and Sarah) PARISH OF
UNION, LOUISIANA, 26TH DAY OF AUGUST 1850 HOUSEHOLD #366 Jonathan
Merril, 29,
Farmer,
Tenn Lucinda,
26, Ala Mary,
2,
La This may be a son of
William Merrill (b. 03 Aug 1792, Rowan Co, N.C.; died aft 1855 in Hempstead
County, Arkansas) married Lucy Smith 17 October 1814 in Rowan County, North
Carolina. William is a sibling to
Benjamin Merrell who married Sarah Dacus - both being sons of Jonathan Merrell
and Nancy Elliott; grandsons of Captain Benjamin Merrill and wife Jemima Smith. PER THE 1860 TEXAS
MORTALITY SCHEDULE: Willis Merrill, died
Angelina County, Texas, age 14, male, died in May of Dropsy.
Born Alabama. |
Nancy Merrell - born September 22, 1841 in Alabama; died June 8, 1856 probably in Louisiana
John Merrell - born October 28, 1843 in Alabama; died January 14, 1854 probably in Louisiana
Willis Merrell - born February 14, 1846 in Alabama; died June 10, 1859 of dropsy per the 1860 Angelina County, Texas mortality schedule
FAMILY OF JEMIMA MERRELL AND JAMES SIMMONS ERVIN
JEMIMA
MERRILL
was born April 08, 1804 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died November 09,
1881 in Moore County, Tennesse. She
married JAMES
SIMMONS
ERVIN
1825 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. He
was born 1804, and died 1881 in Moore County, Tennesse. |
CHILDREN OF JEMIMA MERRELL AND JAMES SIMMONS ERVIN
Jonathan Ervin
Hezekiah Ervin
Lucinda Ervin
William Martin Ervin
James Simmons Ervin, Junior
Thomas Franklin Ervin
Milton S. Ervin
Mary Ann Ervin
Sarah Ervin
Amanda Ervin
FAMILY OF MARY MERRELL AND JOSEPH SMITH
MARY MERRILL was born about 1806 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She married JOSEPH SMITH in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Last record of this family was on the 1850 Lincoln County, Tennessee census. Also found living in the household in 1850 were Thomas Smith, born about 1847 and Mary Ann Smith born about 1849/50. |
James Smith
Jonathan Smith
Joseph Smith
Thomas Smith
Susan Smith
Martha J. Smith
Mary P. Smith
Catherine Smith
Burgess Smith
FAMILY OF CYNTHIA MERRELL AND BENNET C. RANEY
CYNTHIA
MERRILL
was born about 1808 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
She married BENNET
C. RANEY.
Last
record found of family was on 1850 census of Lincoln County, Tennessee.
He was born about 1807 in South Carolina. |
Jane Raney
James S. Raney
Nancy Raney
Ruhaney Raney
Rosana Raney
Mary Raney
Thomas B. Raney
Parthenia H. Raney
Lucy L. Raney
Lucinda Raney
William F. Raney
FAMILY OF SUSAN MERRELL AND THOMAS A. RANEY
SUSAN MERRILL was born about 1812 in Rowan County, North Carolina. The family is last found on 1850 census of Lincoln County, Tennessee. She married THOMAS A. RANEY in Lincoln County, Tennessee. |
Nancy Raney
Phoebe Jane Raney
Harriett Raney
Mary A. Raney
Susan M. Raney
Isom L. Raney
Pauline T. Raney
James P. Raney
Elizabeth T. Raney
FAMILY OF PARTHENIA MERRELL AND JAMES SMITH
PARTHENIA MERRELL was born abt. 1814 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She married JAMES SMITH. Per 1850 census they were in Lincoln County, Tennessee, some time after that they moved to Illinois. |
CHILDREN OF PARTHENIA MERRELL AND JAMES SMITH
Nancy Smith
Henrietta Smith
Amos Smith
Cynthia Ellen Smith
James R. Smith
Isaac Smith
Sarah Smith
Marion Smith
Mary H. Smith