Individual Details
Katherine Merritt
(Abt 1621 - 8 Dec 1655)
On 16 Jun 1644 when Katherine was 23, she married John Damon, son of John Damon (ca 1595-), in Scituate, MA. Scituate V.R. gives June 1644. Born on 11 Nov 1621 in Kent, England. John died in 1677; he was 55.
"John Daman, with his sister Hannah, came into Scituate before 1633. They were then minors, and under the guardianship of Mr William Gillson, their Uncle. We understand that they were very young at that time, from the circumstance, that having been made the heirs of Mr Gillson, they were not established in their inheritance by the Court until 1649. 'John and Hannah Daman are allowed by the Court to be lawful heirs of William Gillson, it being proved by diverse persons that Gillson had often said that he intended to make these (his sister's children) his heirs.' (Colony Records, 1649). John Daman succeeded to the residence of his uncle, on Kent street, the second lot from Satuit brook, (Edward Foster's being the first)."
They had the following children:
i. Deborah (1645-)
ii. John. Born on 3 Nov 1647 in Scituate, MA.
"John was a soldier in Philip's war, and received a grant of land for his services, 1767: but we find no record of a family."
iii. Zachary (Died as Infant). Born in Feb 1649 in Scituate, MA. Zachary died in Feb 1649 in Scituate, MA.
iv. Mary. Born in Jul 1651 in Scituate, MA.
v. Daniel. Born in Feb 1652 in Scituate, MA.
vi. Zachary (1654-1731)
"John Daman, with his sister Hannah, came into Scituate before 1633. They were then minors, and under the guardianship of Mr William Gillson, their Uncle. We understand that they were very young at that time, from the circumstance, that having been made the heirs of Mr Gillson, they were not established in their inheritance by the Court until 1649. 'John and Hannah Daman are allowed by the Court to be lawful heirs of William Gillson, it being proved by diverse persons that Gillson had often said that he intended to make these (his sister's children) his heirs.' (Colony Records, 1649). John Daman succeeded to the residence of his uncle, on Kent street, the second lot from Satuit brook, (Edward Foster's being the first)."
They had the following children:
i. Deborah (1645-)
ii. John. Born on 3 Nov 1647 in Scituate, MA.
"John was a soldier in Philip's war, and received a grant of land for his services, 1767: but we find no record of a family."
iii. Zachary (Died as Infant). Born in Feb 1649 in Scituate, MA. Zachary died in Feb 1649 in Scituate, MA.
iv. Mary. Born in Jul 1651 in Scituate, MA.
v. Daniel. Born in Feb 1652 in Scituate, MA.
vi. Zachary (1654-1731)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1621 | England, Kent, Ashford, Tenterden | |||
| Marriage | 16 Jun 1644 | Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British America - John Damon |  | ||
| Death | 8 Dec 1655 | Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | John Damon (1621 - 1676) |
| Child | Deborah Damon (1645 - ) |
| Child | Lieut. Zachary Damon (1654 - 1730) |
| Father | Henry Merritt (1590 - 1652) |
| Mother | "Goodwife" (1600 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Merritt (1623 - 1667) |
| Sibling | John Merritt (1625 - 1676) |
Endnotes
1. Merritt, Douglas., [New Merritt records] (Rhinebeck, N.Y.: unknown, 1991, 67 pgs.), p. 9.
2. , "Early marriages and births in Scituate, Mass.," New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 19 (1865) (http://books.google.com : accessed 26 October 2009).
3. Merritt, Douglas., [New Merritt records] (Rhinebeck, N.Y.: unknown, 1991, 67 pgs.), p. 9.