Born: , 1731
Birthplace: Hopewell, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Died: June 19, 1771
Location: Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
Buried at: near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
Age: 40 Sex: Male
Called: Captain Benjamin Merrell
Father: William Merrell, Jr.
Mother: Penelope Stout Jewell Merrell
Spouse: Jemimah Smith Merrell
Married: , 1748
at: Hopewell, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Children:
Samuel Merrell b1784 d1803
John Merrell b1750 d1830
Andrew Merrell b1752 d
Nancy Merrell Clark
William Merrell b1759 d
Charles Merrell b1761 d
Elijah Merrell b1763 d
Jonathan Merrell b d
Resided at:
Hopewell, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Rowan County, North Carolina 00-00-1757
Jersey Baptist Church, Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina
Occupation(s):
gunsmith using Yadkin River power for boring
Farmer at Jersey Settlement, Davidson County, NC
Military Service:
Rowan County Militia List 00-00-1759
NC Regulator Capt.at Battle of Alamance 05-14-1771
Hung at Hillsborough, NC courthouse for treason by British Gov. Tryon
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