Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Prudence Merrill
1715 - Aft 1786 (> 71 years)1. Prudence Merrill was born on 1 May 1715 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts (daughter of Jonathan Merrill and Mary Brown); died after Oct 1786; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Prudence married Thomas Stevens on 29 Apr 1736 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Capt. Roger Stevens and Sarah Nichols) was born on 21 Nov 1711 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died after Oct 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Naomi Stevens was born on 24 Oct 1751 in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 9 Jan 1816 in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
2. Jonathan Merrill was born on 19 Jan 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts (son of Deacon Abraham Merrill and Abigail Webster); died after 1715. Jonathan married Mary Brown before 1700. Mary died on 13 May 1758 in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Brown died on 13 May 1758 in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Children:
- 1. Prudence Merrill was born on 1 May 1715 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died after Oct 1786; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
Generation: 3
4. Deacon Abraham Merrill was born about 1637 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts (son of Nathaniel Merrill and Susannah); died on 28 Nov 1722 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. Abraham married Abigail Webster on 18 Jan 1661 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of John Webster and Mary Shatswell) was born about 1642 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 12 Aug 1712 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Abigail Webster was born about 1642 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts (daughter of John Webster and Mary Shatswell); died on 12 Aug 1712 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts. Children:
- Mary Merrill was born on 5 Jul 1667 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 11 Oct 1703.
- 2. Jonathan Merrill was born on 19 Jan 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died after 1715.
Generation: 4
8. Nathaniel Merrill was born before 4 May 1601; was christened on 4 May 1601 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England (son of Nathaniel Merrill and Mary Blacksoll); died on 16 Mar 1655 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in First Burying Ground, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Nathaniel married Susannah about 1630 in England. Susannah died on 25 Jan 1672 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Susannah died on 25 Jan 1672 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Children:
- Susanna Merrill died on 10 Oct 1690 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.
- Nathaniel Merrill was born about 1634; died on 1 Jan 1683 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.
- 4. Deacon Abraham Merrill was born about 1637 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 28 Nov 1722 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts.
10. John Webster was born about 1605; died before 29 Sep 1646 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. John married Mary Shatswell before 1631. Mary was born about 1610 in England; died on 28 Apr 1694 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Mary Shatswell was born about 1610 in England; died on 28 Apr 1694 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Children:
- John Webster was born before 1631; died after 1716.
- 5. Abigail Webster was born about 1642 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 12 Aug 1712 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts.