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Re: Prettyman Merry, Prettyman Merry, and Prettyman Merry Posted by: P.M. Dierking (ID *****0511) Date: April 26, 2006 at 21:10:02 In Reply to: Prettyman Merry, Prettyman Merry, and Prettyman Merry by Bob Kamman of 1057

//Prettyman Merry (PM-3) the nephew supposedly died in Scott County, in 1802. // How do we know that? Because the Internet tells us? Or is there some original source?

Bob, I pulled this timeline together from some original sources. From it I have imputed the death of Prettyman Merry (PM-3) as being after September 1802 and before 15 Mar 1804 (When Anna Watts Merry remarries). I've listed them below.

1780 (abt) Marriage: Prettyman MERRY & Anna WATTS, Orange Co, VA Dec 1785 Witness: Prettyman MERRY to marriage of Julius WATTS & Mary EVE, Orange Co., VA

                    Knorr, Orange County Marriages, P. 94

1789 Tax roll: Fayette Co., KY Prettyman MERRY Jul 1794 Land Gift: 100 acres given by Thomas MERRY (father) to Prettyman MERRY,

                    Clark Co., KY Deed Book 1, p.301

Dec 1796 Land Sale: 50 acres sold by Prettyman MERRY to Julius WATTS,

                    Clark Co., KY Deed Book 1, p.321

Aug 1800 Tax roll: Madison Co., KY Prettyman MERRY Sep1802 (aft) Death of Prettyman MERRY (imputed by birth of George Washington MERRY) 02 Jun 1803 (aft) or Birth: George Washington MERRY (Prettyman MERRY & Anna WATTS MERRY) 14 Apr 1804 (bef) (imputed by numerous later census and military records) 15 Mar 1804 Marriage: William DAVIS & Polly MERRY, Bourbon Co. KY 18 Oct 1804 Marriage: Jesse MELTON & Anna WATTS MERRY, Bourbon Co. KY Dec 1805 Court order: Thomas MERRY (s.o. PM & AWM) bound as tailor's apprentice,

                    Fayette Co., KY Order Book #1, p. 339

Dec 1808 Barren Co., KY Deed Book A (William DAVIS "intermarried" with Anna WATTS MERRY) 06 Aug 1810 Census: Owen T. Merry, Barren Co., KY 06 Aug 1810 Census: William W. MERRY (reputed eldest of PM & AWM) appears to have

                    PM & AWM's younger children,

06 Aug 1810 Census: Jesse MALTON (sic), Barren Co. KY Census Oct 1818 (aft) Court order: William W. MERRY, Estate bequeathed to Anna MELTON

                    Barren Co., KY Order Book 4B, Oct 1818-Nov 1827

1819 Tax List: Owen MERRY, Hart Co., KY 01 Jun 1820 Census: Jesse MELTON, Barren Co. KY 01 Jun 1820 Census: James MERRY, Barren Co. KY 01 Jun 1820 Census: O.T. Merry, Hart Co. KY (200110,30010)