Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Deborah Buck (7838) & Henry Merritt (7881)
21204. Dea. Jonathan Merritt. Born on 7 Feb 1687 in Scituate, MA.52 Jonathan died bef 26 Feb 1773.

Jonathan first married Elizabeth (Tower) Whiton, widow of Matthew Whitton; and second Elizabeth (Pratt) Hobart, widow of Nehemiah Hobart.
On 8 Aug 1710 when Jonathan was 23, he first married Elizabeth Tower (11375) , daughter of Ibrook Tower (3838) (ca 1643-22 Nov 1731) & Margaret Hardin (1647-19 Nov 1705), in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born on 9 Jun 1682 in Hingham, MA.337 Elizabeth died bef Apr 1742.

Elizabeth first married Matthew Whiton, second Jonathan Merritt.
Their children include:
27740i.
Deborah Merritt (14 Apr 1711-)
27741ii.
Nehemiah Merritt (Died young) (17 Oct 1712-)
27742iii.
Jonathan T. Merritt (16 Sep 1715-Jun 1789)
27743iv.
Elizabeth Merritt (2 Apr 1719-ca 1757/1759)
27744v.
Obadiah Merritt (9 Mar 1723-13 Sep 1794)
On 6 Apr 1742 when Jonathan was 55, he second married Elizabeth Pratt, daughter of Aaron Pratt (ca 1654-23 Feb 1735/6) & Sarah Pratt (13 May 1664-22 Jul 1706), in Hingham, MA.52 Born ca 1697 in Hingham, MA. Elizabeth was baptized in Hingham, MA, on 5 Dec 1697.45

Elizabeth first married Nehemiah Hobart as his second wife, second Jonathan Merritt as his second wife.
21205. Henry Merritt. Born on 1 Jan 1689 in Scituate, MA.52 Henry died bef 13 May 1771.

Henry is listed as Henery Jr or Henry Jr in the Scituate Vital Records.

Henry’s estate, administered 13 May 1771 by his son-in-law David Nash, was rendered insolvent.111
On 6 Jan 1712 when Henry was 23, he married Hannah Cowen, daughter of Israel Cowen (10 Dec 1664-15 Jan 1717[/8]) & Hannah Litchfield (24 Dec 1672-bet 30 Dec 1747 and 6 Mar 1748/9), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 21 Aug 1694 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 33, Hannah was baptized on 5 May 1728.
Their children include:
40913i.
Hannah Merritt (21 Oct 1713-)
40914ii.
Henry Merritt (Died young) (13 Nov 1715-9 Feb 1717)
40915iii.
Mary Merritt (18 Oct 1717-)
40916iv.
Penelope Merritt (1 Mar 1719-)
40917v.
Sarah Merritt (Twin, died young) (3 May 1721-3 Mar 1721/[2])
40918vi.
Deborah Merritt (Twin, died young) (3 May 1721-28 Mar 1731)
40919vii.
Sarah Merritt (21 Feb 1724-)
40920viii.
Martha Merritt (18 Mar 1726-)
40921ix.
Henry Merritt (Died soon) (19 Aug 1728-27 Oct 1730)
40922x.
Ruth Merritt (18 Mar 1730-16 May 1731)
21206. James Merritt. Born on 14 Nov 1691 in Scituate, MA.52
On 9 Feb 1716 when James was 24, he married Ruth Wade (13939) , daughter of Nicholas Wade (4802) (ca 1660-16 Mar 1723/4) & Mary Ripley (14362) (1 May 1660-), in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born on 3 Aug 1692 in Scituate, MA.52
Their children include:
31197i.
James Merritt (1 May 1717-)
31198ii.
Elisha Merritt (14 Jul 1720-bef 16 Jul 1758)
31199iii.
Seth Merritt (14 Aug 1724-)
21207. Deborah Merritt. Born on 2 Mar 1694 in Scituate, MA.52
21208. Leah Merritt. Born on 21 Feb 1697 in Scituate, MA.52
On 7 Dec 1719 when Leah was 22, she married Capt. Benjamin Briggs (14725) , son of Lieut. James Briggs (16084) (1645-18 Aug 1703) & Rebecca Tilden (5302) (Feb 1654-1 Apr 1740), in Scituate, MA.52 Born 20 Jan 1695/6 in Scituate, MA.52 Occupation: cordwainer.

Benjamin was in the French and Indian War in 1756. He resided north of Stockbridge Mill Pond, in the old Briggs house.42
Their children include:
31917i.
Leah Briggs (22 Sep 1720-)
31918ii.
Capt. Benjamin Briggs (18 Oct 1722-)
31919iii.
Deborah Briggs (1 Jun 1724-16 Feb 1817)
31920iv.
Rachel Briggs (13 Aug 1730-)
31921v.
James Briggs (16 Nov 1735-2 Oct 1833)
21209. Rachel Merritt. Born on 29 Apr 1699 in Scituate, MA.52
On 5 Nov 1718 when Rachel was 19, she married Eleazer Peaks, son of William Peaks (15 Jul 1662-6 Nov 1721) & Johana [Peaks], in First Parish Church of Scituate.52 Born on 9 Dec 1693 in Scituate, MA.52
Their children include:
40923i.
William Peaks (9 Dec 1719-)
40924ii.
Rachel Peaks (30 Aug 1722-)
40925iii.
Leah Peaks (30 Oct 1724-)
40926iv.
Lucy Peaks (Died young) (12 Oct 1731-5 Jul 1737)
40927v.
Lucy Peaks (15 Dec 1733 [1737/8?]-29 Apr 1802)
21210. Isaac Merritt. Born on 29 Sep 1702 in Scituate, MA.52

Isaac and Jerusha had Henry, Jerusha, Rachel, Isaac, and Delight, all born at Scituate. They moved with their family in 1736 to Charleton, MA, and had other sons Job, Samuel, and Benjamin.53
Ca 1724 Isaac married Jerusha Hayden, daughter of Samuel Hayden (19 Jun 1677-25 Dec 1725) & Mary Hayden (ca 1682-10 Nov 1717). Born on 6 Feb 1704 in Braintree, MA.
Their children include:
40928i.
Henry Merritt (6 Feb 1725-ca 1805)
40929ii.
Jerusha Merritt (8 Jul 1727-)
40930iii.
Rachel Merritt (5 May 1729-)
40931iv.
Isaac Merritt (19 Mar 1731-)
40932v.
Delight Merritt (8 May 1734-)
40933vi.
Job Merritt (ca 1737-aft 1790)
40934vii.
Samuel Merritt (ca 1735-)
40935viii.
Benjamin Merritt (ca 1736-)
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