Source for his parentage? [7 August 2012]
What is the source for his belonging to this family? He was not mentioned in the 1635 will of William Merriam Sr. Jillaine 12:21, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
- The Merriam Genealogy says, p. xii, "It is a matter for the greatest regret that the birth and marriage of William Merriam, the father of the emigrants cannot be definitely traced. We have at Horsmonden, an adjoining parish to Tudeley, the baptism of a William Merriam in 1580, which is a possible date, but we cannot be certain of his identity. Of the four places mentioned in William Merriam's will where he held property: Goudhurst, Yalding, Hadlow, and Tudeley, search has been made for the births of the emigrants, and could these be found no doubt the father could be identified. Unfortunately neither Goudhurst, Yalding, nor Hadlow registers have them, and the old register of Tudeley disappeared during the civil war, shortly after the emigration of the brothers, and has never since been found." One would also question what is the source the 1564 birth of the father? It seems unlikely a man born in 1564 would have children born before 1585 if even that early. --Jrich 12:48, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
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