Individual Details
William Merrick
(15 Sep 1643 - 30 Oct 1732)
William Merrick appeared on the 1670 list of Eastham freeman, and he served there as surveyor of highways in 1678-9 and as a grand juror in 1684. He moved to the north precinct of Harwich before 1694, the year in which he petitioned for incorporation of the town. He was one of seven who established the church at Harwich in 1700 and his second wife joined in 1704. He served as an ensign in the militia from 1702 to 1709 and represented Harwich in the General Assembly in 1719.
The will of William Myrick of Harwich, yeoman, dated 5 May 1723 with codicil of 29 August 1729, both proved 29 November 1732, mentioned with Elizabeth and the "estate she brot with her;" four sons "living at Harwich;" viz. Benjamin, Nathaniel, Stephen and Joshua; Stephen's wife Deborah' son John; father-in-law Giles Hopkins; children of deceased daughter Rebecca Sparrow; daughter Ruth Sears; daughter-in-law Mercy Witherel, and daugher-in-law Rachel Hugens.
By deed of 3 February 1741 Benjamin Mirrick and Nathinel Mirrick, yeomen, and Chillingsowrth Forster, blacksmith and Ruth, his wife, seamstress, all of Harwich conveyed land in Eastham to Janathan and Joseph Sparrow both of Eastham, husbandmen, as intended by Mr. William Mirrick, late of Harwich, he being grandfather of grantees and father or grantors.
The will of William Myrick of Harwich, yeoman, dated 5 May 1723 with codicil of 29 August 1729, both proved 29 November 1732, mentioned with Elizabeth and the "estate she brot with her;" four sons "living at Harwich;" viz. Benjamin, Nathaniel, Stephen and Joshua; Stephen's wife Deborah' son John; father-in-law Giles Hopkins; children of deceased daughter Rebecca Sparrow; daughter Ruth Sears; daughter-in-law Mercy Witherel, and daugher-in-law Rachel Hugens.
By deed of 3 February 1741 Benjamin Mirrick and Nathinel Mirrick, yeomen, and Chillingsowrth Forster, blacksmith and Ruth, his wife, seamstress, all of Harwich conveyed land in Eastham to Janathan and Joseph Sparrow both of Eastham, husbandmen, as intended by Mr. William Mirrick, late of Harwich, he being grandfather of grantees and father or grantors.
Events
| Birth | 15 Sep 1643 | Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 May 1667 | Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Abigail Hopkins | | ||
| Burial | 1732 | Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts | | ||
| Death | 30 Oct 1732 | Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts | |
Families
| Spouse | Abigail Hopkins (1644 - ) |
| Father | William MERRICK (1603 - 1689) |
| Mother | Rebecca TRACY (1625 - 1686) |
| Sibling | Stephen Merrick (1646 - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Merrick (1648 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary MERRICK (1650 - 1701) |
| Sibling | Ruth Merrick (1652 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Merrick (1654 - ) |
| Sibling | John Merrick (1656 - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac Merrick (1660 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Merrick (1662 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Merrick (1664 - ) |
Endnotes
1. , Merrick, George B., Genealogy of the Merrick Mirick, Myrick Family of Massachusetts (Privately published, 1902) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. Austin, John D., Mayflower Families for Five Generations: Hopkins (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Volume 6., 1995).
3. Merrick, George B., Genealogy of the Merrick Mirick, Myrick Family of Massachusetts (Privately published, 1902).
4. Austin, John D., Mayflower Families for Five Generations: Hopkins (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Volume 6., 1995).
5. Austin, John D., Mayflower Families for Five Generations: Hopkins (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Volume 6., 1995).