Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 76

m: Elizabeth Freeman

William Merrick

Notes:

!Will: MD 10:7-8. Dated 3 Dec 1686: "Ensigne william merrick Senior of Eastham he being about Eighty Six years of Age..." Wife Rebecca to be sole executrix. "To my Eldest son william mirick" he "paying five pounds to my Son Stephen." Inventory on 17 Feb 1688/9, Oath 6 March 1688/9.
He was probably the son of Ensign William Merrick who was probably early in Duxbury, and a proprietor of Bridgewater. See Freeman 1:365.
Savage says: In Duxbury 1640, was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, early removed to Eastham.
Hills II:66 says: b. Wales about 1615, ... He seems to have been the oldest of the four brothers to reach Charlestown in the "James" in the spring of 1636, and was a soldier serving for six years in the Colonial Militia under Capt. Standish as an Ensign and Lieutenant. At the end of his service he married, very likely, in Eastham. He married late in life.
This is from ["Merrick or Myrick Genealogy" in Bulletin of Cape Cod Genealogical Society, Vol. XIV No. 1, March 1988, Harwich, Mass, p.22-23]:
"William Merrick, born in Wales 1601-5, the son of Rev. John Merrick, died 6 Mar. 1688 about 86 yrs. old.
Three brothers came from Wales with him in 1636 -- John, James, Thomas. William married Rebecca Tracy, born between 1624-1627. She was teh daughter of Stephen2 Tracy and Tryphosa Lee, who were married at Leyden, Holland 2 Jan 1620/1. William was at Charlestown, MA 1636 and at Duxbury, MA 1640. Later removed to Eastham, MA.
He married in 1642 at the end of six years of military service under Capt. Miles Standish as an ensign and later as a lieutenant. He certainly lived in Duxbury and Eastham within the decade from 1637 to 1647 as some of his children were born at Eastham during that time. [10 children listed]"

m: Rebecca Tracy ( 1624/1627-AFT 1688/1689)

Children:

Rebecca Tracy

Notes:

!Parentage: Hills "Planters" Vol. 2, pg. 64

m: William Merrick (ABT 1602/1603- 6 MAR 1688)

Children:

Stephen Tracy

Notes:

!Birth-Marriage: Hills "Planters" II:64. !Immigration: On the Anne, 1623, with wife Tryphosa and a child.
He followed the dissenters to Leyden, probably coming frm the locality of Great Yarmouth, England, since he returned there. While in Leyden he was recorded as "Sayworker" from England.
In March, 1652, Stephen Tracy, Francis Cooke and others acquired a large tract of land to the west, later called Dartmouth. These two men had one share each in the venture. For some reason about this time Stephen decided to leave the country. He returned to England before 1654, and signed a power of attorney in London directing his "loving friend" John Winslow of Plymouth to dispose of his property and divide it among his five children. [Hills II:64]

m: Tryphosa Lee

Children:

Tryphosa Lee

Notes:

!Immigration: On the "Anne" 1623.

m: Stephen Tracy

Children:

John Myrick

Notes:

!Birthdate-Father: Hills 2:65. Also lists 4 sons.

m: Dorothy Bishop ( 1570-)

Children:

Dorothy Bishop

m: John Myrick ( 1579-26 JUN 1650)

Children:

Daniel Mayo

Notes:

Note: Elizabeth as dau. of Daniel and Sarah Hawes is from Barbara Lewis Williams p.40. I have not yet verified that the other children are the children of this same wife.
!Birth: Mayf.Des. 6:205: "Also a Sonne named Danyell borne the five and twentyeth of June in the yeare one thousand Six hunderd Sixty foure."

m: Sarah Howes (29 OCT 1673-)

Children:

John Hord

Children:

Thomas Eldred

Notes:

Died between 18 Oct and 4 Dec 1640.
!Marriage-Other: From research compiled by Nelson B. Eldred, 2885 Pine Grove Ct., Marrietta GA 30067. Sent to me by Mert Alexander (malexande1@@mvm.com).

m: Anna Watson (-bur. 27 DEC 1642)

Children: