Person:Hannah Merriam (1)
Hannah Merriam
b.Abt 1636 Of Tudeley Kent
d. Living In 1637
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1623
  1. William MerriamEst 1624 - 1689
  2. Sarah MerriamAbt 1626 - 1676/77
  3. Joseph MerriamAbt 1630 - 1677
  4. Thomas MerriamAbt 1632 -
  5. Elizabeth MerriamEst 1632 - Bet 1703 & 1705
  6. Hannah MerriamAbt 1636 -
  7. Female MerriamAbt 1636 -
  8. John Merriam1641 - 1723/24
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Buss1632 -
  • W.  Hannah MerriamAbt 1636 -
m. Abt 1659
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Hannah Merriam
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1636 Of Tudeley Kent
Marriage Abt 1659 Where does this date come from?
to John Buss
Death? Living In 1637

That Joseph Merriam had a daughter named Hannah is supported by two sources:

  1. She is listed as "dau of Joseph Merriam" in the 1637 will of Robert Goldston, brother of Joseph's wife Sara. See NEHGR 50 (1896):507.
  2. A Hannah Taylor appears on the 1681 will of Robert Merriam (NEHGR 22(1868):160-161), transcribed here. But that will does not distinguish which father-- Joseph or George.

(Note: A Hannah is not listed among the Joseph's children in Historic Homes and Institutions..., by Ellery Bicknell Crane, Volume 4, p 19.)

Important: Both Joseph and George Merriam (brothers) had daughters named Hannah. Current theory is that

  1. Hannah, dau of Joseph, married John Buss
  2. Hannah, dau of George, m1 Henry Axtel; m2 William Taylor of Marlborough (not William Taylor of Concord).
References
  1. ↑ Genealogical Gleanings in England, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    50:507, 1896.

    [Will of Robert Goldston:] I will and give to Hannah Mirriam, my god daughter, the daughter of the said Joseph... (early described as husband of Robert Goldston's sister, Sara)

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