Individual Details
Ephraim Merritt
(1721 - 12 Aug 1760)
The following is found on a rootsweb forum (placing here to help with research of a primary source):
Margaret M. Hofmann, ''The Granville District of North Carolina 1748-1763; Abstracts of Land Grants'', Vol Two [Weldon, NC: The Roanoke News Co., 1987], p. 70
:''Ephraim Merrit (Nuncupative Will), October 1760''Deposition of Solomon Langston before Robert Hicks 24 October 1760 stated that Ephraim Merrit was at his house sometime before he dyed and his son Steephen and his Negrow boy Ebo Alies Luis said Epraim Merit to the said deponent that Negrow boy will never do me any good, because he have four young children and four young Negroes. I give my Negrow Boy Ebo or Elise Luis to my son [[Merritt-1115|Steephen,]] my Negrow boy Peter to my son Bijiamen, my Negrow Girl Dot to my daughter Mary, and my Negrow girl Aechel to my daughter [[Merritt-1114|Elizabeth]]. [[Ragland-237|Ageleus]] [Agnes?] Merrit wife of said Ephraim also signed the deposition.[http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/VAHANOVE/2011-09/1315287047 Correspondence of Evelyn Wallace] on RootsWeb.com
==Sources==
Margaret M. Hofmann, ''The Granville District of North Carolina 1748-1763; Abstracts of Land Grants'', Vol Two [Weldon, NC: The Roanoke News Co., 1987], p. 70
:''Ephraim Merrit (Nuncupative Will), October 1760''Deposition of Solomon Langston before Robert Hicks 24 October 1760 stated that Ephraim Merrit was at his house sometime before he dyed and his son Steephen and his Negrow boy Ebo Alies Luis said Epraim Merit to the said deponent that Negrow boy will never do me any good, because he have four young children and four young Negroes. I give my Negrow Boy Ebo or Elise Luis to my son [[Merritt-1115|Steephen,]] my Negrow boy Peter to my son Bijiamen, my Negrow Girl Dot to my daughter Mary, and my Negrow girl Aechel to my daughter [[Merritt-1114|Elizabeth]]. [[Ragland-237|Ageleus]] [Agnes?] Merrit wife of said Ephraim also signed the deposition.[http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/VAHANOVE/2011-09/1315287047 Correspondence of Evelyn Wallace] on RootsWeb.com
==Sources==
Events
| Birth | 1721 | Bertie, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 1754 | Northampton, North Carolina - Agnes Ragland | |||
| Death | 12 Aug 1760 | Logan, Kentucky | |||
| Reference No | 6624068 | ||||
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| Reference No | 60 | ||||
| Reference No | 6845295 |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes Ragland (1735 - 1818) |
| Child | Capt. Stephen Merritt (1747 - 1843) |
| Child | Elizabeth Merritt (1758 - 1857) |
| Father | Nathaniel Merritt (1700 - 1735) |