New England Colonists 1600-1700 Merritt-Monk

 

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Merritt

Ezekiel was in Newport, R.I. in 1639.

Henry was born in England around 1590 and settled at Scituate, Mass. by 1637.

James was residing in Boston in 1655.

John, brother to Henry, was at Scituate pre-1643.

Nicholas was an inhabitant of Marblehead, Mass. in 1648.

Thomas settled at Rye, N.Y. in 1673.

William was a constable at Duxxbury, Mass. in 1647.

Merrow, Mero

Henry is seen as married in Woburn, Mass. in 1660.

Merry

Cornelius was an Irishman at Northampton, Mass. in 1663.

John resided at Boston in 1663.

Joseph was a Haverhill, Mass. in 1640, wen to Hampton, N.H., Edgartown, Mass. and family tradition says he died at age 103 years old when he died in 1710.

Walter was a shipwright at Boston in 1633.

Merryfield

Henry inhabited Dorchester, Mass. in 1641.

Merserve

Clement was from the Isle of Jersey, England and is seen at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1673. He later moved to Newington, N.H..

Merwin

Miles was born 1623 at Wales and came to Milford, Conn. in 1645.

Messer

Edward lived in N.H. in 1689.

Messinger, Massenger

Andrew was at Hartford, Conn. in 1639, Norwalk, Conn. by 1672 and lastly New Haven, Conn. in 1687.

Edward was living at Windsor, Conn. pre-1650.

Henry was a joiner in Boston in 1640.

Metcalf, Medcalf

Joseph was a freeman at Ipswich, Mass. in 1635.

Michael was a weaver and tapestry maker(and son of the Rev. Leonard and 6th generation from Brian Metcalf from the Middleton, England Rolls in 1465) who was born in 1586 at Tatterford, Norfolk, England and settled at Dedham, Mass. by 1637.

Stephen was a brickmaker at New Haven in 1639.

Methup

Daniel resided at Watertown, Mass. in 1664.

Mew

Ellis was at New Haven in 1669.

Mico

John was a merchant of Boston in 1689.

Middlebrook

Joseph was born at England around 1610 before coming to Concord, Mass. in 1635, settling at Fairfield, Conn. by 1644.

Middlecott

Richard was the son on Edward and came from Warminster, Wiltshire, England to Boston pre-1674.

Middleton

James was at Dover, N.H. in 1658 before removing to Maine in 1665.

William lived at Boston in 1670.

Mighill

Thomas resided at Roxbury in 1637 and moved to Rowley in 1637.

Milbourne

William was a minister at Saco, Maine in 1680.

Milbury, Millbury

Henry inhabited York, Maine in 1680.

Mildmay

William was the son of Sir Henry of Essex County, England and enrolled at Harvard University in 1647.

Miles, Myles

John was born at England in 1618 and came to N.E. in 1635, living at Concord by 1639.

John was a minister who was born at Wales in 1621. He was a clergyman at Boson and Weymouth by 1663 and Swansey by 1683.

Joseph is seen at Kittery, Maine in 1652.

Richard was a founder of Milford, Conn. in 1639 and by 1643, had moved to New Haven, Conn..

Richard was at Boston in 1664.

Samuel was a freeman at Dedham in 1645.

Milk, Milke

John was a chimney sweet at Salem in 1663.

Millard

John was a tanner at Rehoboth, Mass. in 1643.

Thomas was a resident of Mount Wollaston, Mass. in 1639.

Miller

Andrew was a settler of Dover, N.H. in 1674.

Ephraim lived at Kittery, Maine pre-1690.

John, son of Robert and grandson of John, was at Rehoboth in 1643.

John, was the first settler of Wethersfield, Conn. in 1636 before removing to Stamford, Conn. later.

John was from Maidstone, Kent, England and settled at Lynn, Salem, Mass. and East Hampton, L.I. by 1649.

John was born at London, England in 1632 and came to Yarmouth.

John was at Springfield, Mass. in 1690.

Joseph was born 1620 at London, England and came to Newbury, Mass. in 1635. later living at Dover, N.H..

Joseph was of Marlboro, Mass. by 1685.

Nicholas is a Plymouth in 1665.

Paul was at Boston pre-1692 but left no male issue.

Richard was an inhabitant of Charlestown, Mass. in 1637 but left no male issue.

Samuel was at Springfield in 1690.

Sydrach was a cooper at Salem in 1629.

Thomas resided at Rowley in 1646.

Thomas was a planter of Boston pre-1668.

Thomas was seen as married at Springfield, Mass. in 1649.

Thomas was a carpenter who was born in Birmingham, England in 1610. He came to Dorchester in 1635, Rowley and Middletown, Conn. by 1653.

William was a planter of Ipswich in 1638 and by 1654, he had moved to Northampton, Mass..

Millerd, Millard

Benjamin was resided at Rehoboth in 1690.

Joseph lived at Rehoboth in 1690.

Robert was also at Rehoboth in 1690.

Samuel was at Rehoboth in 1690.

Thomas was a mariner at Gloucester, Mass. in 1642 but removed to Newbury the same year.

Millett, Myllett

Richard was of Winthrop's Fleet and came to N.E. in 1633.

Thomas was born in 1605 at England and is first seen at Dorchester, Mass. in 1635.

Milliken

Andrew was at Scarborough, Maine in 1651.

Arthur was brother to Andrew and also a resident of Scarborough the same year.

Hugh, another brother of the preceding 2, was born in 1640 at England and is at Boston by 1681.

Milling

Simon was living at Watertown pre-1686.

Millington

John was married at Windsor, Conn. in 1668 and removed to Suffield, Conn. after.

Mills

Benjamin inhabited Dedham in 1677.

John was a freeman at Boston in 1630 and the clerk of Braintree, Mass. in 1653.

John lived at Scarborough, Maine early.

Joseph was a planter at Kittery, Maine in 1647.

Peter came from Amsterdam, Holland. Hs original surname was Van Molyn but became Mills when he arrived in N.E.. He settled at Windsor, Conn..

Richard was at Stratford, Conn. in 1653, Stamford, Conn. after and by 1663, he is found at Westchester, N.Y..

Robert, brother of Joseph, died at Kittery, Maine in 1647.

Samuel was married at WIndsor, Conn. in 1639.

Samuel came from Lancashire, England to Weymouth pre-1640 before settling at Dedham in 1644.

Simon was a resident of Windsor in 1639.

Thomas was at Wells, Maine in 1653.

Milton

George was a resident of New London, Conn. in 1663.

Minaid

Thomas lived at Hingham, Mass. in 1636.

Mingay

Jeffery was a freeman at Hampton, N.H. in 1640.

Minor, Miner

Thomas was the son of William of Chew Magna, Somerset, England and 10th generation from Henry(who was a soldier under Edward III). He is seen at Charlestown in 1632, New London, Conn. in 1645 and Stonington, Conn. in 1683.

Minord

James was of Boston in 1645.

Minot

George was the son of Thomas and 7th generation from Thomas(of Saffron Walden, Essex, England and Archbishop of Dublin in 1363). He was born in 1594 at Saffron Walden and came to Dorchester, Mass. in 1634.

John died at Boston in 1659.

Minter

Tobias came from Newfoundland to New London, Conn. in 1672.

Tristam died at New London, Conn. pre-1674.

Miriam

John was a selectman at Boston in 1691.

Mirick, Myrick

James was the son of Rev. William and was born in 1612 at England.

John, brother to James, was born in 1614 and is at Charlestown in 1641.

Thomas, brother to previous 2, was born in 1620 and is at N.E. by 1645.

William was at Charlestown in 1636 but went to Eastham aned Duxbury later.

Mitchell

Andrew resided at Charlestown pre-1688.

Experience came to Plymouth in 1623, Duxbury in 1631 and lastly to Bridgewater where she died in 1680.

George was a carpenter at Boston in 1644.

John inhabited Hartford, Conn. in 1660.

Matthew was born at South Outram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1590. He is first at Boston in 1635, Concord a year later, Springfield, Mass., Saybrook and Stamford, Conn. by 1640.

Richard was born at the Isle of Wight, England in 1686 before ending at Newport, R.I..

Thomas was at New Haven, Conn. in 1652.

Thomas  lived at Boston in 1664.

Thomas resided at Block Island, R.I. in 1684.

William died at Charleston, Mass. in 1678.

Mitchelson, Michelson

Edward was at Cambridge, Mass. in 1636.

William married at Cambridge in 1654.

Mitten

Michael was at Falmouth, Maine in 1637.

Mix, Meeks

Thomas is seen at New Haven, Conn. in 1643.

William, brother to Thomas, was also at New Haven, pre-1650.

Mixer, Mixter

Isaac was born in 1603  at England and lived at Ipswich in 1634.

Morees

Henry was a householder at Salem in 1676.

Mokum, Mokey

Robert is seen at Ipswich in 1639 and Boston by 1668.

Monk

Christopher was in Boston around 1675.

George was a vintner at the sign of the Blue Anchor in Boston ca. 1675.

New England Colonists 1600-1700 Marvin, Marven to Merriman

 

Marvin, Marven

Matthew was born at Great Bentley, Essex, England in 1600 before coming to N.E. in 1635. He is seen at Hartford, Con. in 1638 and Norwalk, Conn. in 1650.

Marvin was born in 1541 at Rumsey, England.

Reynold or Reginald, was the brother of Matthew, who was the son of Edward and grandson of Rynalde. He is at Hartford, Conn. in 1638, Farmington, Conn. in 1640 and then went to Lyme after.

Mascall, Maskell

John was living at Salem in 1651.

Robert was a servant in the home of William Pierce in 1640 before returning to England by 1646.

Thomas inhabited Windsor, Conn. pre-1662.

Mason

Arthur is found to have married at Boston in 1655.

Edmund was at Watertown, Mass. in 1642.

Edward was an early settler of Wethersfield, Conn in 1640 but left no male issue.

Elias was at Salem in 1642.

Henry lived at Scituate in 1643 before moving to Dorchester, Mass. later.

Hugh was a tanner who was born in 1606 at Ipswich, Suffolk, England. He came to Watertwon, Mass. in 1634.

Major John was born  at England in 1600 and came with Winthrop's Fleet. He first went to Dorchester, Mass, then to Windsor, Conn by 1635. He then is seen at Saybrook, Conn. in 1647, Norwich in 1660 and became quite famous during the Pequot Wars.

John was at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1655 and Westerly, R.I. in 1669.

John brother to Hugh, was a settler at Watertown, Mass, and died there in 1678 at the age of 73 years.

John was a bricklayer who is seen as married at Charlestown, Mass. in 1659. He is then seen at Salem two years later.

John was a resident of Concord and died there in 1677.

John resided at Hartford, Conn. where he died in 1698.

John was a merchant from London, England and came to Boston by 1678.

Joseph lived at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1670 but left no male issue.

Nicholas was at Saybrook, Conn. in 1648.

Ralph was a joiner who was born at Southwark, England in 1600 and went to Boston in 1635.

Robert was at Roxbury in 1637 and then died at Dedham in 1667.

Robert was the grandson of John Mason, changing his mother's last name from Tufton to Mason. He lived at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1680.

Roger was at Hartford, Conn. in 1670.

Sampson was a shoemaker from Dorchester, Mass. in 1651, then moved to Rehoboth in 1657 and Swansey in 1667.

Samuel is seen as having been married at Hingham, Mass. in 1670. He died "August 24" during King Phillips War.

Thomas was of Watertown, Mass. in 1637 and then at Northampton, Mass. in 1656.

Massey, Massie

Jeffery was at Salem pre-1634.

Masters

John came with Winthrop's Fleet to Cambridge pre-1631.

Masterson

Richard resided at Plymouth in 1629.

Mather

Richard was a minister, son of Thomas, grandson of John and was born at Lowton, Winwich, Lancashire, England in 1598. He came to Boston in 1635 and settled at Dorchester in 1636.

Matson, Matteson

Henry was born at Denmark in 1646 and is seen at East Greenwich, R.I. by 1678.

Thomas was a gunsmith who came to Boston in 1630 but removed to Braintree by 1636.

Matthews

Francis came to Portsmouth, N.H. in 1631, moved to Exeter, N.H. in 1639 and Dover, N.HY. in 1647.

Hugh married at Newbury in 1683.

James was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1634 and Yarmouth pre-1639.

John was at Roxbury by 1642.

John lived at Rehoboth and Springfield by 1644.

John was a tailor at Boston in 1645.

John was married at Charlestown in 1659.

John resided at Marlboro, Mass. in 1681.

Matthewson

James settled at Providence, R.I. in 1658.

Mattocks

David was at Braintree in 1650.

James was a cooper from Bristol, England who settled at Boston pre-1635.

Richard is seen to have married at New Haven in 1669.

Mattoon

Herbert was at Kittery, Maine in 1652.

Philip was an inhabitant of Springfield and Deerfield, Mass. by 1686.

Maude

Daniel was a minister from Bristol, England and came to Boston in 1635. Was also the first minister of Dover, N.H. but left no issue.

Maudsley, Moseley

Henry was born in 1611 at England and came to Braintree in 1635.

John was at Dorchester in 1639.

Maule, Mauld

Thomas was a shopkeeper and a Quaker at Salem in 1669.

Maverick

Antipas was at the Isle of Shoals in 1647.

Elias was at Charlestown in 1633 and then oved to Winnesemet(now Chelsea), Mass. later.

John came from Plymouth, England to Dorchester in 1630.

Moses, brother of Elias, was at Salem in 1634.

Samuel was born in 1602 at England and went to Noodles Island(Boston Harbor) pre-1628. He is known for building a fort using only "four small pieces of artillery"..

Mawney

Moses was a Huguenot from France who settled East Greenwich, R.I. ca 1685.

Mawry, Morey, Mowry

Roger was at Salem in 1631.

Maxfield

Clement resided at Taunton and Dorchester by 1658.

James was a cordwainer at Boston in 1675.

John was of Salisbury, Mass. in 1652 and Gloucester by 1679.

Maxson, Maggson

Richard was a blacksmith at Newport, R.I. in 1638.

Maxwell

Alexander went to Wenham, Mass. in 1690.

James was a Scotsman in N.E. in 1684.

John was a freeman at Andover in 1669.

May

John was born in 1590 at Mayfield, Sussex, England and is found at Roxbury in 1640.

Jonathan was married at Hingham in 1686.

Mayer

Henry was a butcher at Boston in 1686.

Robert resided at Boston in 1683.

Thomas was from Norfolk, England and is seen at Hingham in 1638.

Mayfield

John was married at Lynn, Mass. pre-1666.

Mayhew

Robert was the son of William of Goldyngland, St. Giles, Cripplegate, England.

John was a mariner from Devonshire, England was is seen as married at New London, Conn. in 1676.

Robert Parkhurst was a mercer and 14th generation from William. He came to Boston in 1631, settled at Watertown and Martha's Vineyard by 1645.

Thomas was a merchant who was born in 1591 at Tisbury, England . He settled at Watertown in 1633, Martha's Vineyard by 1647 and died at Edgartown, Mass. in 1682. Robert Parkhurst(above) may have been his son because Thomas married a Parkhurst. 

Maynard

John was at Cambridge in 1634 and within 10 years, moved to Hartford, Conn..

John  was at Duxbury in 1640.

John was born in 1610 at Cambridge, England and came to Cambridge, Mass. in 1634. He was at Sudbury in 1640 and Marlboro by 1656.

John was a carpenter at Boston and Dorchester by 1648.

William came from Hampshire, England to New London, Conn. when and where he married in 1678.

Mayo

John was a minister at Boston in 1638 before removing to Eastham in 1646. He then returned to Boston by 1655 and later is seen at Barnstable, Eastham and Yarmouth, Maine.

John came from Rawling, Kent, England to Roxbury in 1632 with Robert Gamblin, Jr. as a youth.

McDonald, McDonell

John was residing at Boston in 1657.

McDougall

Allister lived at Boston in 1658.

McEwen, McCane

Robert was a tailor and Scotchman at Stratford, Conn./ in 1685.

McIntire, McIntyre

Philip was born in 1648 at Argyle, Scotland and came to Reading pre-1666.

McKenney

John was living at Scarborough, Maine in 1668.

McLeod

Mordecai, his wife and 2 of their children died by the Indians during King Phillip's War.

Meacham

Jeremiah was a fuller at Salem in 1660.

Mead

Gabriel was born in 1587 at England and is seen at Dorchester in 1638.

James was an inhabitant of Wrentham, Mass. pre-1694.

Joseph is seen at Stamford, Conn. in 1657 and Greenwich in 1662.

Nicholas is at Charlestown in 1680.

Richard was a freeman at Roxbury in 1665.

William, brother to Gabriel, came from England in 1635 and settled at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1641 before going to Stamford, Conn..

William, brother to Richard, died at Roxbury in 1683.

Meader

John came from Durham, England in 1650 and lived at Boston and Dover, N.H. by 1653.

Meakins, Meekins

John was at Hartford in 1669.

Meane, Means

John resided at Cambridge in  1638.

Mears

Robert was a tailor who was born in 1592 at London, England. He is first seen at Boston in 1635.

Measure, Masuer

William was married at New London, Conn. in 1664.

Mecock, Meacock, Maycock

Thomas was at Milford, Mass. in 1658 and Guilford, Conn. in 1667.

Medbury

John lived at Swansea pre-1682.

Meek

Richard was at Marblehead in 1668.

Meeker

Robert was married at New Haven, Conn. in 1651 and moved to Fairfield, Conn. pre-1670.

William resie3d at New Haven, Conn. in 1657.

Meigs

Vincent was born at Devonshire or Dorsetshire, England in 1583. He came to N.E. in 1637, settling at New Haven by 1644 and Guilford, Conn. in 1644.

Melcher

Edward lived at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1684.

Mellin, Mellen, Melyen

Isaac was a Dutchman at New Haven, Conn. in 1657 before moving to Virginia in 1664.

Jacob was a leather seller and brother of the preceding at New Haven, Conn. in 1655.

Richard was at Weymouth in 1639 and Charlestown pre-1642.

Samuel was brother of Isaac and died at Fairfield, Conn. pre-1660.

Mellows, Mellhouse

Abraham was living at Charlestown in 1634 and died five years later at the same place.

Oliver resided at Boston in 1634 and moved to Braintree where he died in 1638.

Melville

Daniel was a merchant at Barnstable in 1691 before removing to Eastham, Mass. later.

Melvin

John was a tailor at Charlestown pre-1676.

Mendam, Mendall, Mendon

Robert was a hotel keeper at Duxbury in 1638 before going to Kittery, Maine pre-1647.

William is seen at Braintree in 1667.

Mepham, Mapham, Mipham

John is at Guilford, Conn. in 1639.

Mercer

Thomas died in Boston in 1699.

Merchant, Marchant

John was a settler at Braintree in 1639, Woburn in 1642 and Yarmouth in 1648.

William was an inhabitant of Watertown in 1639.

Meredith, Ameredith

John resided at Kittery, Maine in 1670.

Meriam

George is seen at Concord in 1641.

John was a freeman at Boston in 1647.

Joseph was a clothmaker and merchant, and the son of William of Kent, England. Joseph was born in 1600 and settled at Concord in 1638.

Robert, brother of Joseph, was at Concord in 1639.

Samuel resided at Charlestown in 1691.

William came from Hudlow, Kent, England to Concord in 1645 and then went to Lynn, Mass..

Merlan

John lived at Hampton, N.H. in 1649.

Merrick, Myrick

James was at Marblehead in 1668.

John died at Hingham in 1647.

Thomas was born in 1620 at Wales and was at Hartford, Conn. by 1638. He then remvoed to Springfield, Mass. later.

William was a farmer and brother to Thomas who was also born at Wales in 1603. He is seen at Charlestown in 1636, Duxbury in 1640, Bridgewater and Eastham later.

Merrill, Merle, Merrells

Jeremiah was at Boston pre-1652.

John was at Newbury in 1640.

Nathaniel was the brother of John and was born at Wiltshire, England in 1610. He came to Newbury in 1635.

Thomas was at Hartford, Conn. around 1646.

Merriman

Capt. Nathaniel was born in 1613 at Tenderton, Kent, England and came to New Haven, Conn. pre-1663. He is also at Wallingford, Conn. in 1670