FAMILY OF NANCY MERRELL AND STERLING ABBOTT

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

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

Amanda4, 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

Willis6,  Tenn

PARISH OF UNION, LOUISIANA, 23RD DAY OF AUGUST 1850

 HOUSEHOLD #298 (household of J.C. Traylor)

 James Merril21, 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

Mary2,  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.

CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN MERRELL AND SARAH DACUS

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

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.

CHILDREN OF MARY MERRELL AND JOSEPH 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.

CHILDREN OF CYNTHIA MERRELL AND BENNET C. 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. 

CHILDREN OF SUSAN MERRELL AND THOMAS A. 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

 

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