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John Meriam
(30 May 1662 - 27 May 1727)
Lived at Cambridge Farms now Lexington.
Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p 52 He was born in Cancord Aug 30, 1662; married nov 14 1688, MAry Wheeler, of Concord. She survived him, and died Dec 20, 1745, aged 75.
He removed to Lexington; was one of the original members of the church there in 1696, and was chosen deacon; frequently represented the church in ecclesiatical councils. Was a prominent citizen, assessor, selectman, and in other positions of trust. He aquired large amounts of land in various towns. He sold to his son JOhn 56 acres of land on Long Pond in Littleton by Deacon Wheeler's lot, and 6 acres of meadow in the east corner of Plain Meadow, July 18, 1722, his wife Mary signing the deed, and John and Ebenezer M. witnessing it.
He died may 21, 1727.
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John Merriam (1662 - 1727)
John
Merriam
Born 30 Aug 1662
in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay colony
ANCESTORS Son of Joseph Merriam and Sarah (Stone) MerriamBrother of Sarah (Merriam) Ball, Lydia Merriam, Joseph Merriam, Elizabeth (Merriam) Wood, Mary Merriam, Robert Merriam, Ruth (Merriam) Stow and Thomas MerriamHusband of Mary (Wheeler) Merriam
— married 14 Nov 1688 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay ColonyDESCENDANTS Father of John Merriam, Benjamin Merriam, Jonas Merriam Sr., Ebenezer Merriam, Joshua Merriam and Amos MerriamDied 21 May 1727
in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts bay Province
Profile manager: Bob Keniston [send private message]Profile last modified 4 Nov 2020 | Created 3 Jan 2011This page has been accessed 777 times.Contents
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1 Biography
2 From Merriam Genealogy in England and America
3 Excerpt from "Wheeler Family in America"
4 Children
5 Sources
6 Acknowledgements
Biography
John Merriam was born on August 30, 1662, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts [1], to Joshua Merriam, 33, and Sarah Stone, 30. He married Mary Wheeler on November 14, 1688, in his hometown, Edward Bulkley, officiating. They had 11 children. He was subscriber to the meeting-house 1692; church administrator 1696; deacon; one of the most prominent men of parish and town; lived in the southwest part of town. He died on May 21, 1727,[2] in Lexington, Massachusetts, at the age of 64, and was buried there.
From Merriam Genealogy in England and America
"John4 Joseph3, Joseph2, William1), born in Concord, Aug. 30, 1662; married Nov. 14, 1688, Mary Wheeler, of Concord. She survived him, and died Dec. 20, 1745, aged 75.He removed to Lexington; was one of the original members of the church there in 1696, and chosen deacon ; frequently represented the church in ecclesiastical councils. Was a prominent citizen, assessor, selectman, and in other positions of trust. He acquired large amounts of land in various towns. He sold to his son John 56 acres of land on Long Pond in Littleton by Deacon Wheeler's lot, and 6 acres of meadow in the east corner of Plain Meadow, July 18, 1722, his wife Mary signing the deed, and John and Ebenezer M. witnessing it.Worcester, March 16, 17 14. By order of the Honour Comittee laid out to John Barron in the right of John Miriam a thirty acre Lott at Worcester with rights in comon to sd 30 acres granted by Sd Comittee may 2oi 1714 to John Miriam lying on the north side of Concord road near Burnt coat plain on and joyning to Indian Hill : bounded East by land laid out to Benjn Barron South by land laid out to Thomas and Ichabod Brown and undivided land : north by land laid out to Benjn Flecher West by common land near mill brook & signified in the platt.-Surveyed by D. Haynes. [Worcester Proprietors Records.]He died May 21, 1727.[3] The son John wrote a note from Littleton, requesting the appointment of " some of his younger brothers" to administer on the estate, June 7, 1727. The Court appointed Jonas Meriam, housewright, and Benjamin M., blacksmith, June 10, 1727. The widow Mary, her sons, John and Benjamin, and Mr. Joseph Miriam and her daughters Lydia and Ruth, with Phillip Russell (who appears as the husband of a daughter), joined, Nov. 18, 1728, in an indorsement of Jonas's administration. The Inventory specified " 58 acres of land lying upon both sides of the Road that leads down to the Meetinghouse;" 7 acres in Watertown; 4 1-2 acres in Weston; 24 acres in Littleton; other tracts of land, and a good personal estate. Division was made by a committee, Sept. 2, 1728, "Joseph Miriam " signing clearly as the guardian of Joshua, William, and Amos. He was called Mr. in the probate papers." [4]Excerpt from "Wheeler Family in America"
"MARY WHEELER, died Dec. 20, 1745, age 75. Married Nov. 14, 1688, John Merriam, who was born at Concord, Mass., Aug. 30, 1662; and died there May 21, 1727; son of Joseph Merriam and Sarah (Stone) Merriam. [5]Children
Children of John Merriam and Mary Wheeler: [6][7] Some of these births were recorded in the vital records of both Lexington[8] and Cambridge [9], some were recorded only in Lexington, and some have not yet been found in vital records, as indicated below.
Mary, b. Jan. 6, 1689. Lexington and Cambridge: "Miriam--Mary, d. of John and Mary"
A daughter [Sarah ?] (no birth record found) m. Phillip Russell, mentioned in division.
Lydia, (no birth record found, but named in probate papers.
John, b. 26 July, 1696,(no birth record found) m. Hannah.
Ruth, bapt. Nov. 6, 1698. (Lexington records)
Benjamin, b. 6 Jan. 1700, (Lexington & Cambridge), m. Mary.
Jonas, b. 13 Feb. 1703, (Lexington & Cambridge, recorded as "John"), bapt. Jan. 12, 1704 (Lexington, recorded as "Jonas"), m. Abigail Locke.
Ebenezer, b. March 2, bapt. 3, 1705-6, (Lexington & Cambridge), m. (1) Esther Gleason; m. (2) Elizabeth Locke.
Joshua, b. Feb. 21, bapt. 22, 1707-8, (Lexington & Cambridge), m. Nov. 12, 1733, Susanna Gleason.
William, b. Sept. 24, bapt. 28, 1712, (Lexington & Cambridge), d. June 21, 1735.
Amos, b. July 25, bapt. 31, 1715,(Lexington), m. Hannah Danforth.Sources
↑ Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 Volume 1. Births (Boston, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 492
↑ One World Tree
↑ Middlesex, Lexington, Mass. - Record of Births , Marriages and Deaths, to January 1, 1898, p. 187: "Merriam - Dea(con)"
↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles Pope, p. 52
↑ The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, p. 1103. https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalency00amer#page/1102/mode/2up
↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles Pope, p. 53
↑ The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, p. 1103. https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalency00amer#page/1102/mode/2up
↑ Middlesex, Lexington, Mass. - Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898, p 47
↑ Middlesex, Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 492
See also:
Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16639580&ref=acom
The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, By Albert Gallatins Wheeler. Boston. 1914. (18,1257p.):1103
https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalency00amer#page/1102/mode/2up
Merriam Genealogy in England and America Including the "Genealogical Memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the Collections of James Sheldon Merriam, Etc., by Charles Henry Pope, (Boston, Mass. Published by Charles H. Pope, 211 Columbus Avenue 1906) (Free e-book. Available at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/merriamgenealogy1906pope))
Lexington, Massachusetts Cemetery Records, Lexington, Massachusetts Cemetery Records, Flint, James, ed. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Robbins Cemetery Records.
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0823762. Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850, Vital Records of Concord. Full text MERIAM, John [Cambridge] & Mary Wheeler, 14 Nov, 1688. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Millennium File, Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6676093&pid=-1250176774
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1972.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1. Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011.
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Merriam Genealogy in England and America, Charles Pierce Merriam, 1900:
p 52 He was born in Cancord Aug 30, 1662; married nov 14 1688, MAry Wheeler, of Concord. She survived him, and died Dec 20, 1745, aged 75.
He removed to Lexington; was one of the original members of the church there in 1696, and was chosen deacon; frequently represented the church in ecclesiatical councils. Was a prominent citizen, assessor, selectman, and in other positions of trust. He aquired large amounts of land in various towns. He sold to his son JOhn 56 acres of land on Long Pond in Littleton by Deacon Wheeler's lot, and 6 acres of meadow in the east corner of Plain Meadow, July 18, 1722, his wife Mary signing the deed, and John and Ebenezer M. witnessing it.
He died may 21, 1727.
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John Merriam (1662 - 1727)
John
Merriam
Born 30 Aug 1662
in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay colony
ANCESTORS Son of Joseph Merriam and Sarah (Stone) MerriamBrother of Sarah (Merriam) Ball, Lydia Merriam, Joseph Merriam, Elizabeth (Merriam) Wood, Mary Merriam, Robert Merriam, Ruth (Merriam) Stow and Thomas MerriamHusband of Mary (Wheeler) Merriam
— married 14 Nov 1688 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay ColonyDESCENDANTS Father of John Merriam, Benjamin Merriam, Jonas Merriam Sr., Ebenezer Merriam, Joshua Merriam and Amos MerriamDied 21 May 1727
in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts bay Province
Profile manager: Bob Keniston [send private message]Profile last modified 4 Nov 2020 | Created 3 Jan 2011This page has been accessed 777 times.Contents
[hide]
1 Biography
2 From Merriam Genealogy in England and America
3 Excerpt from "Wheeler Family in America"
4 Children
5 Sources
6 Acknowledgements
Biography
John Merriam was born on August 30, 1662, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts [1], to Joshua Merriam, 33, and Sarah Stone, 30. He married Mary Wheeler on November 14, 1688, in his hometown, Edward Bulkley, officiating. They had 11 children. He was subscriber to the meeting-house 1692; church administrator 1696; deacon; one of the most prominent men of parish and town; lived in the southwest part of town. He died on May 21, 1727,[2] in Lexington, Massachusetts, at the age of 64, and was buried there.
From Merriam Genealogy in England and America
"John4 Joseph3, Joseph2, William1), born in Concord, Aug. 30, 1662; married Nov. 14, 1688, Mary Wheeler, of Concord. She survived him, and died Dec. 20, 1745, aged 75.He removed to Lexington; was one of the original members of the church there in 1696, and chosen deacon ; frequently represented the church in ecclesiastical councils. Was a prominent citizen, assessor, selectman, and in other positions of trust. He acquired large amounts of land in various towns. He sold to his son John 56 acres of land on Long Pond in Littleton by Deacon Wheeler's lot, and 6 acres of meadow in the east corner of Plain Meadow, July 18, 1722, his wife Mary signing the deed, and John and Ebenezer M. witnessing it.Worcester, March 16, 17 14. By order of the Honour Comittee laid out to John Barron in the right of John Miriam a thirty acre Lott at Worcester with rights in comon to sd 30 acres granted by Sd Comittee may 2oi 1714 to John Miriam lying on the north side of Concord road near Burnt coat plain on and joyning to Indian Hill : bounded East by land laid out to Benjn Barron South by land laid out to Thomas and Ichabod Brown and undivided land : north by land laid out to Benjn Flecher West by common land near mill brook & signified in the platt.-Surveyed by D. Haynes. [Worcester Proprietors Records.]He died May 21, 1727.[3] The son John wrote a note from Littleton, requesting the appointment of " some of his younger brothers" to administer on the estate, June 7, 1727. The Court appointed Jonas Meriam, housewright, and Benjamin M., blacksmith, June 10, 1727. The widow Mary, her sons, John and Benjamin, and Mr. Joseph Miriam and her daughters Lydia and Ruth, with Phillip Russell (who appears as the husband of a daughter), joined, Nov. 18, 1728, in an indorsement of Jonas's administration. The Inventory specified " 58 acres of land lying upon both sides of the Road that leads down to the Meetinghouse;" 7 acres in Watertown; 4 1-2 acres in Weston; 24 acres in Littleton; other tracts of land, and a good personal estate. Division was made by a committee, Sept. 2, 1728, "Joseph Miriam " signing clearly as the guardian of Joshua, William, and Amos. He was called Mr. in the probate papers." [4]Excerpt from "Wheeler Family in America"
"MARY WHEELER, died Dec. 20, 1745, age 75. Married Nov. 14, 1688, John Merriam, who was born at Concord, Mass., Aug. 30, 1662; and died there May 21, 1727; son of Joseph Merriam and Sarah (Stone) Merriam. [5]Children
Children of John Merriam and Mary Wheeler: [6][7] Some of these births were recorded in the vital records of both Lexington[8] and Cambridge [9], some were recorded only in Lexington, and some have not yet been found in vital records, as indicated below.
Mary, b. Jan. 6, 1689. Lexington and Cambridge: "Miriam--Mary, d. of John and Mary"
A daughter [Sarah ?] (no birth record found) m. Phillip Russell, mentioned in division.
Lydia, (no birth record found, but named in probate papers.
John, b. 26 July, 1696,(no birth record found) m. Hannah.
Ruth, bapt. Nov. 6, 1698. (Lexington records)
Benjamin, b. 6 Jan. 1700, (Lexington & Cambridge), m. Mary.
Jonas, b. 13 Feb. 1703, (Lexington & Cambridge, recorded as "John"), bapt. Jan. 12, 1704 (Lexington, recorded as "Jonas"), m. Abigail Locke.
Ebenezer, b. March 2, bapt. 3, 1705-6, (Lexington & Cambridge), m. (1) Esther Gleason; m. (2) Elizabeth Locke.
Joshua, b. Feb. 21, bapt. 22, 1707-8, (Lexington & Cambridge), m. Nov. 12, 1733, Susanna Gleason.
William, b. Sept. 24, bapt. 28, 1712, (Lexington & Cambridge), d. June 21, 1735.
Amos, b. July 25, bapt. 31, 1715,(Lexington), m. Hannah Danforth.Sources
↑ Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 Volume 1. Births (Boston, Mass. 1914)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 492
↑ One World Tree
↑ Middlesex, Lexington, Mass. - Record of Births , Marriages and Deaths, to January 1, 1898, p. 187: "Merriam - Dea(con)"
↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles Pope, p. 52
↑ The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, p. 1103. https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalency00amer#page/1102/mode/2up
↑ Merriam Genealogy in England and America, by Charles Pope, p. 53
↑ The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, p. 1103. https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalency00amer#page/1102/mode/2up
↑ Middlesex, Lexington, Mass. - Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898, p 47
↑ Middlesex, Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 492
See also:
Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16639580&ref=acom
The genealogical and encyclopedic history of the Wheeler family in America, By Albert Gallatins Wheeler. Boston. 1914. (18,1257p.):1103
https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalency00amer#page/1102/mode/2up
Merriam Genealogy in England and America Including the "Genealogical Memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the Collections of James Sheldon Merriam, Etc., by Charles Henry Pope, (Boston, Mass. Published by Charles H. Pope, 211 Columbus Avenue 1906) (Free e-book. Available at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/merriamgenealogy1906pope))
Lexington, Massachusetts Cemetery Records, Lexington, Massachusetts Cemetery Records, Flint, James, ed. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Robbins Cemetery Records.
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0823762. Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850, Vital Records of Concord. Full text MERIAM, John [Cambridge] & Mary Wheeler, 14 Nov, 1688. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Millennium File, Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6676093&pid=-1250176774
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1972.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1. Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011.
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Events
| Birth | 30 May 1662 | Concord, MA |  | ||
| Marriage | 1688 | Mary Wheeler | | ||
| Death | 27 May 1727 |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Wheeler ( - ) |
| Child | Joshua(5) Meriam ( - 1784) |
| Child | Mary Meriam (1689 - ) |
| Child | Sarah?? Meriam ( - ) |
| Child | Lydia Meriam ( - ) |
| Child | John Meriam (1696 - ) |
| Child | Ruth Meriam ( - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Meriam (1700 - 1773) |
| Child | Jonas Meriam (1702 - 1776) |
| Child | Ebenezer Meriam (1705 - 1761) |
| Child | William Meriam (1712 - 1735) |
| Child | Amos Meriam ( - ) |
| Father | Joseph Meriam (1628 - 1677) |
| Mother | Sarah Stone (1631 - 1704) |
| Sibling | Sarah Meriam (1654 - 1703) |
| Sibling | Lydia Meriam (1656 - 1690) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Meriam (1660 - ) |
| Sibling | Ruth Meriam (1670 - 1718) |
| Sibling | David Meriam (1674 - 1744) |
| Sibling | Jonas Meriam (1676 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Meriam (1658 - 1727) |
| Sibling | Mary Meriam (1664 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Meriam (1667 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Meriam (1672 - 1738) |