Individual Details
William Meriam
(Abt 1624 - )
Lived at Lynn, MA. Had 8 children and 3 wives.
Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p 42
William, born in England, probably at Tewdley, in the country of Kent, about 1624; came as a boy to Concord, Mass., and entered into the life of the new plantation. Joined the church, and was made a freeman of the colony, May 2, 1649. He was one of the witnesses to the will of Joseph How 24 Feb 1651, The "goodman Merriam," who owned a lot of land in Hampton, N.H., May 2, 1655, may be ---we may say must be --- this man; but there is no evidence that he resided there. He had already settled at Lynn, where he married first Elizabeth, daughter of Allen Breed. Her father gave them, June 26, 1666, a good portion, 200 acres of farm land, 20 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of salt marsh, all in Lynn, in the southern part, now called by the ancient name Saugus. He married second, Oct 11, 1676, Anna Jones, who died July 29, 1677. He married third, Sarah _____________, who survived him.
He served as a trooper in King Philip's War, enrolled Feb. 29, 1675-6, in Capt. George Curwin's company, and received 4-10s. for his services.
He died in 1689; was buried 22 may 1689.
Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p 42
William, born in England, probably at Tewdley, in the country of Kent, about 1624; came as a boy to Concord, Mass., and entered into the life of the new plantation. Joined the church, and was made a freeman of the colony, May 2, 1649. He was one of the witnesses to the will of Joseph How 24 Feb 1651, The "goodman Merriam," who owned a lot of land in Hampton, N.H., May 2, 1655, may be ---we may say must be --- this man; but there is no evidence that he resided there. He had already settled at Lynn, where he married first Elizabeth, daughter of Allen Breed. Her father gave them, June 26, 1666, a good portion, 200 acres of farm land, 20 acres of meadow, and 10 acres of salt marsh, all in Lynn, in the southern part, now called by the ancient name Saugus. He married second, Oct 11, 1676, Anna Jones, who died July 29, 1677. He married third, Sarah _____________, who survived him.
He served as a trooper in King Philip's War, enrolled Feb. 29, 1675-6, in Capt. George Curwin's company, and received 4-10s. for his services.
He died in 1689; was buried 22 may 1689.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1624 | England |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah ( - ) |
| Child | William Meriam ( - ) |
| Child | John Meriam ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Meriam ( - ) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Breed ( - ) |
| Spouse | Ann Jones ( - ) |
| Father | Joseph Meriam (1600 - 1641) |
| Mother | Sarah Goldstone ( - 1670) |
| Sibling | Joseph Meriam (1628 - 1677) |
| Sibling | Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Meriam ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Meriam (1626 - ) |
| Sibling | John Meriam (1641 - 1703) |
| Sibling | Thomas Meriam ( - 1637) |
| Sibling | Hanna Meriam ( - ) |