Person:John Merrick (32)

John Merrick's two wives, Mary Day and Rebecca Colton, were first cousins.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 2. Captain John² Merrick, in Merrick, George Byron. Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Myrick Family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902. (Madison, Wis.: Tracy, Gibbs, & Co., 1902)
   269.

   "2. Captain John² (Merrick), son of (Thomas¹ ) and Elizabeth (Tilley) Merrick, born Nov. 9,1658, at Springfield, Mass. … Captain John was a man of some means, and influential in the settlement; was chosen selectman eight times between 1699 and 1722, and held many other minor offices in the community. His name appears many times in the early records of the town. As his title indicates he was captain of the local military company. He died April 10th, 1748, and was buried in the Old Agawam cemetery."

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Stott, Clifford L. Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002)
   1:16 (Book 1); 2:1684 (Hampshire Records); 1:506 (Book 2); 3:1824 (First Church Records).

   "John mirrick Sonne of Thomas mirrick Borne the 9 day of the 9 mon: 1658"
   "John Merrick Son of Thomas Merrick born the 9^th of the 9^th mon 1658."
   "Cap^t John Mirick of Springfield Dyed the 10^th Day of April annoque Dom: 1748"
   "April 10 [1748] Cap^t Jn^o Merrick in the 90^th Year of His Age [died]"