William Merritt

1814 - 1871  (57 years)

• Name	William Merritt
  Birth	15 Mar 1814	Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York   [1, 2]
  	son of Gilbert Marritt and Elizabeth Green
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Aug 1850	Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York   [3]
  	William Merritt, 36, M, Farmer $10,000 real estate, born in New York Ester J Merritt, 35, F, born in New York Eliza E Merritt, 13, F, born in New York, attended school Theadore H Merritt, 11, M, born in New York, attended school Daniel J Merritt, 8, M, born in New York, attended school Ruth A Merritt, 5, F, born in New York, attended school Henry C Merritt, 2, M, born in New York, attended school Samuel Merritt, 2/12, M, born in New York
  Residence	1856	Patterson, Putnam County, New York   [4]
  Census	26 Jul 1860	Lake Mahopac PO, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York   [5]
  	William Merritt, 45, M, Farmer $7000 real estate, $450 personal estate, born in New York Esther J Merritt, 43, F, born in New York Theadore Merritt, 21, M, Merchant, born in New York, attended school Daniel Merritt, 19, Farm Laborer, M, born in New York, attended school Henry C Merritt, 13, M, born in New York, attended school Sanford Merritt, 11, M, born in New York, attended school John Merritt, 4 , M, born in New York, attended school
  Death	30 Nov 1871	Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York   [2, 6]
  Probate	13 Dec 1871	Putnam County, New York   [6]
  	Petition for probate by Esther Jane Merrill and Sandford Merrill of Patterson Township. Other children mentioned are John R. Merritt and Eliza C Cowland of Patterson Township; Theodore H. Merritt and Henry C. Merritt of Laurenceburg, Cloud County, Kansas.
  Reference Number	16231
  Burial	Patterson Baptist Cemetery, Patterson, Putnam County, New York   [7]
  	William Merritt; Died Nov 30 1871; Aged 57 Y'rs, 7 Mo & 8D's Esther J; Wife of William Merritt; Died April 17, 1996; Aged 71 Years 1 Mo. & 11 Ds
  Person ID	I16150	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Esther Jane Mabie,   b. 6 Mar 1815, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 17 Apr 1886, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1835  [2, 8]
  Children	1. Eliza Caroline Merritt,   b. 20 May 1837, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 12 Feb 1918, Towner's, Putnam County, New York (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Theodore H Merritt,   b. 16 Sep 1839, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 26 Mar 1911, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Daniel Gates Merritt,   b. 21 Dec 1841, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 4 Dec 1869 (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Ruth Ann Merritt,   b. 17 Aug 1844, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 26 Feb 1852, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York (Age 7 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Henry Clay Merritt,   b. 15 Jan 1847, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 8 Jan 1935, Bronx, New York City, New York (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Sanford Merritt,   b. Apr 1850, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 16 Jun 1924, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Samuel M Merritt,   b. 4 Nov 1852, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 10 Sep 1854, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Randolph Merritt,   b. 28 Oct 1855, Towners, Patterson Township, Putnam County, New York d. 19 Jul 1944, Union Hospital, Bronx, New York City, New York (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, 1860 Census: Patterson, Putnam, New York; Roll: M653_842; Page: 0; Image: 164. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 of Gilbert Stanley Merritt great grandson of Esther and William dtd30 May 1964. [S71] 1850 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Patterson, Putnam, New York; Roll: 581; Page: 34A, Family 169. [S19] Steve Mabie, Chronology of records for the Descendants of Caspar Pieterse Mebie; Url: http://maybeesociety.org/steve/caspar/caspar.htm, page 55, father's probate. [S91] 1860 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Patterson, Putnam, New York; Pages: 162-3, Family 17. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial IDs 7848316 & 7848304. [S19] Steve Mabie, Chronology of records for the Descendants of Caspar Pieterse Mebie; Url: http://maybeesociety.org/steve/caspar/caspar.htm, Pelletreau's The History of Putnam County.