Samuel , John, Andrew, William, Nancy, Penelope, Charles, Elijah, Jonathan, Ellen.

The people of the Jersey Settlement were strongly anti-British, and the Merrill family especially so after their father was killed. Many of the sons served in the Revolutionary War.

Samuel (1748-1818) was a child when his parents moved to North Carolina from New Jersey. After his mother’s death in 1802 he inherited the plantation and continued to work on it. He was also known as a master weaver. He served in the Revolutionary War and also provided provisions to the army. He was married to Susannah York and they had six children. His son Azariah’s daughter is Elizabeth Merrill Winkler.

John (1750-1838) was a blacksmith and farmer and was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. He served as drummer in 1776 and was a lieutenant under several different commanders through 1781. He married Mary Catherine Wiseman and they had nine children, and eventually moved to Mississippi.

Andrew Merrill (1752-1826) also apparently served in the war. He married Rachel Wiseman. They had three children and eventually moved to Tennessee.

William (1753-1803) also was apparently a drummer in the Revolutionary War. He married Sarah Haden, they had six children and eventually moved to Alabama.

Penelope (1760-1830) married Benjamin Merrill Jr., her first cousin. He was the son of her father Benjamin Merrill’s brother William. Benjamin served throughout the Revolutionary War. They had fifteen children and moved to Cane Creek, North Carolina.

Nancy (1760-1828) married Boyd McCreary and they had nine children. She eventually moved to Missouri.

Charles Merrill (1761-1822) served in the Salisbury District Brigade during the war, even though he must have been a teenager. After his father’s death, he was “bound” to his brother John to learn blacksmithing skills. He married Elizabeth Easley, they had seven children and wound up in South Carolina.

Elijah Merrill (1763-1807) was “bound” to his older brother Samuel to learn the weaver’s trade after their father’s death. Samuel was to give him a loom and a tackle. He also served in the army. The name of his wife is not known, he had one child and stayed in his hometown.

Jonathan Merrill (1765-1849) was “bound” to his brother-in-law Boyd McCreary after his father’s death. He married Nancy Elliott and had fourteen children, and moved to Tennessee.

Ellen Merrill (1770-1822) apparently didn’t marry.

Samuel and Susannah Merrill

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