Individual Details
James Merrick
(1612 - Bef Apr 1708)
Genealogy of the Merrick. Mirick, Myrick Family
Published 1902, Page 143
James Mirick, born in Wales, 1612, was in Charlestown, [Suffolk County, Massachusetts] 1636. Married, 1652-3, Margaret ______; she died in Newbury, Mass., 1708.
He was a fishpacker and cooper by trade, and owned his own place of business on the water front in Charlestown. If the supposition that he was born in St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, is correct, his choice of occupation is easily accounted for, as St. Davids depended entirely upon its fishing for the support of its population.
In 1657 he removed to Newbury and became a farmer. The records of Charlestown show that "James Mirick, the cooper, and Margaret, his wife, sold house and lot in Charlestown to John Andrews." The same records state that in 1676 "James Mirick, aged 52 years in 1664, deeded to his son James, in Newbury, lands situated in Newbury." The date of his death is not found in the records, but he died before his wife, who died in Newbury, April 2, 1708.
Published 1902, Page 143
James Mirick, born in Wales, 1612, was in Charlestown, [Suffolk County, Massachusetts] 1636. Married, 1652-3, Margaret ______; she died in Newbury, Mass., 1708.
He was a fishpacker and cooper by trade, and owned his own place of business on the water front in Charlestown. If the supposition that he was born in St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, is correct, his choice of occupation is easily accounted for, as St. Davids depended entirely upon its fishing for the support of its population.
In 1657 he removed to Newbury and became a farmer. The records of Charlestown show that "James Mirick, the cooper, and Margaret, his wife, sold house and lot in Charlestown to John Andrews." The same records state that in 1676 "James Mirick, aged 52 years in 1664, deeded to his son James, in Newbury, lands situated in Newbury." The date of his death is not found in the records, but he died before his wife, who died in Newbury, April 2, 1708.
Events
| Birth | 1612 | Saint David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales |  | ||
| Marriage | 1652 | Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts - Margaret [--?--] | | ||
| Death | Bef Apr 1708 | Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret [--?--] ( - 1708) |
| Father | John MERRICK (1579 - 1650) |
| Mother | Dorothy BISHOP (1570 - ) |
| Sibling | William MERRICK (1603 - 1689) |
| Sibling | John Merrick (1614 - 1647) |
| Sibling | Thomas Merrick (1620 - 1704) |
| Sibling | Sarah Merrick ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. , Merrick, George B., Genealogy of the Merrick Mirick, Myrick Family of Massachusetts (Privately published, 1902) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. Merrick, George B., Genealogy of the Merrick Mirick, Myrick Family of Massachusetts (Privately published, 1902).