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     Mary E. Poore was born in 1651 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹

Mary married John Noyes on 23 November 1668 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Same date of marriage from Mass & Maine Families, Davis, p. 60, and LDS Family Group Record. Jacob Noyes agrees on this date..²

Mary died after 1716.³ She was buried in the First Parish Burying Ground at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹

     Cutting became a freeman in 1674. He was a cordwainer by trade, a Captain in the militia, a deacon of Newbury First Parish, and represented the town in the General Court 1709-1712.



Cutting's will, made July 16, 1730 and proved 18 Nov 1734, left a large estate to his wife, Elizabeth, his sons John, Cutting, and Joseph (executor), his daughters Elizabeth Pettingill, Bathsheba Pettingill, and Mary Moulton, and his grandsons Jacob and Samuel Noyes.
Cutting Noyes was born on 23 September 1649 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

Cutting married Elizabeth Knight on 25 February 1672/73 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Cutting and Elizabeth had the following children:
- John (b. 15 Dec 1674)
- Cutting (b. 28 Jan 1677)
- Elizabeth (b. 2 Jan 1679. m. Pettingill)
- Nicholas (b. 22 May 1681, d. at 14 yrs)
- Joseph (b. 21 Jan 1689)
- Mary (b. 27 Mar 1693. m. Moulton)
- Bathsheba (m. Pettingill)..²

Cutting died on 25 October 1734 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 85. Same date and place of death from LDS Family Group record. Same date in Mass & Maine Families, Davis, p. 60. Same date in Beryl Hubbard e-mail, 3/99.³

     Elizabeth Knight was born on 18 October 1655.¹

Elizabeth married Cutting Noyes on 25 February 1672/73 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Cutting and Elizabeth had the following children:
- John (b. 15 Dec 1674)
- Cutting (b. 28 Jan 1677)
- Elizabeth (b. 2 Jan 1679. m. Pettingill)
- Nicholas (b. 22 May 1681, d. at 14 yrs)
- Joseph (b. 21 Jan 1689)
- Mary (b. 27 Mar 1693. m. Moulton)
- Bathsheba (m. Pettingill)..²

Elizabeth died on 26 January 1746/47 at age 91.³

     Mary Noyes was born on 15 October 1641 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

Mary married John French on 23 March 1659 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.²

Mary died on 5 September 1721 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 79.³

     John French was born in 1640?.

John married Mary Noyes on 23 March 1659 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

John died on 4 May 1706 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

     Hannah Noyes was born on 31 October 1643 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

Hannah married Peter Cheney on 14 May 1663 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Same date and place of birth from LDS Family Group Record. Same date in Mass & Maine Families, Davis, p. 60. Jacob Noyes agrees on 1663..¹

Hannah married John Atkinson Sr. on 3 June 1700 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Same date of marriage from Mass & Maine Families, Davis, p. 60, and LDS Family Group Record.² She died on 5 January 1704/5 at Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 61. Same date and place of death from LDS Family Group Record..³

     Peter Cheney was born in 1640?.

Peter married Hannah Noyes on 14 May 1663 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Same date and place of birth from LDS Family Group Record. Same date in Mass & Maine Families, Davis, p. 60. Jacob Noyes agrees on 1663..¹

Peter died in January 1694 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Date of death assumed from date of wife's 2nd marriage..²

     John Atkinson Sr. was born in 1640?.

John married Hannah Noyes on 3 June 1700 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Same date of marriage from Mass & Maine Families, Davis, p. 60, and LDS Family Group Record.¹

John died after 1700.

     Nicholas Noyes was born on 22 December 1647 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹

Reverend Nicholas Noyes, Jr. graduated from Harvard College in 1667.
He was a Chaplain of the Connecticut Regimentin the Great Swamp Fight on 19 December 1675. He was ordained on 14 November 1683 in First Church,
Salem, Massachusetts. He was made freeman 13 May 1669. He preached 13
years at Haddam, Conn. and became the seventh minister in Salem, Mass.
23 October 1682-83 with a salary of 80 # and 20 cords of wood annually,
and was ordained over the First Church 14 November 1683. He officiated
as clergyman at the hanging of the witches, 22 September 1692, and later
in life he repented of his part in the witchcraft persecutions, and did
what he could to assist the dependent families. In 1698 he preached the
election sermon, and about 1702 wrote the memoir of his uncle Reverend
James Noyes, in Mather's Magnalia. He never married.

Nicholas died on 13 December 1717 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 69.¹

     Sarah Noyes was born on 13 September 1651 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Sarah died on 21 February 1652 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

     Matthew and Sarah may have had a daughter, Rebecca, who died 2 July 1719.¹ Sarah Noyes was born on 22 August 1653 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.²

Sarah married Matthew Pettingill on 13 April 1674 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, |.³

     Matthew Pettingill was born about 1648 in an unknown location. He was the son of Richard Pettingill who emigrated to New England. He married Sarah Noyes on 13 April 1674 in Newbury, Mass.

Matthew took the Oath of Allegiance in 1678, aged 30. He was a feltmaker by trade. Having lost the sight of one of his eyes, he was released from ordinary training in 1682, paying 5s per year for the use of the company.

Matthew died intestate and on 2 August 1714 the court granted administration to his wife, Sarah. No inventory was filed, but the document showing the division of his estate survives. The widow received 126 pounds, Nathaniel Pettingill, the oldest son, 50 pounds, and each of Matthew, Hannah, Nicholas, Cutting, Sarah, Mary, John and Abigail Pettingill 25 pounds.

Matthew and Sarah had the following children, all born in Newbury:
- A son, (1674- ). Died young
- Nathaniel (1676- ). Married Margaret
Richardson 1702
- Matthew (1678-1756). Married Joanna
French 1703
- Joanna (1681-1722). Married Joseph
Mussey 1700
- Cutting (1683-1760). Married Bathsheba
Noyes 1714
- Nicholas (1685- ). Married Tabitha
March 1718. She re-married 1732
- Sarah (1688- ). Married Francis
Brown 1715 & John Weed 1717
- Mary (~1690- ). Married Daniel
Lunt 1720
- John (1694-1766). Married Mary
Knight 1721
- Abraham (1696-bef 1714)
- Abigail (1699- ). Married Nicholas
Jackman 1724. Matthew Pettingill was born circa 1648.¹

Matthew married Sarah Noyes on 13 April 1674 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, |.²

Matthew died circa 20 July 1714 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.³

     Timothy Noyes was born on 23 June 1655 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹

Timothy married Mary Knight on 13 January 1680 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Timothy and Mary had nine children:
- James (b. 12 Mar 1684)
- Abigail (b. 28 Feb 1685)
- Mary (b. 28 Dec 1686)
- Sarah (b. 26 Mar 1689)
- Timothy (b. 25 Jan 1691)
- Rachel (b. 8 Feb 1694)
- John (b. 19 Feb 1696)
- Martha (b. 14 Mar 1697)
- Nicholas (b. 7 Mar 1701).²

Timothy died on 21 August 1718 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 63.³ He was buried in the Oldtown Cemetery at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. The inscription on Timothy's gravestone reads:
"Good Timothy in his youthful days
He lived much unto God's prays,
When age came one he and his wife
They lived a holy and a pious life.
Therefore you children whose name are Noyes
Make Jesus Christ your only choyse."

The implication here is that name "Noyes" should rhyme with "choice"..⁴

     Mary Knight was born on 3 September 1657.¹

Mary married Timothy Noyes on 13 January 1680 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Timothy and Mary had nine children:
- James (b. 12 Mar 1684)
- Abigail (b. 28 Feb 1685)
- Mary (b. 28 Dec 1686)
- Sarah (b. 26 Mar 1689)
- Timothy (b. 25 Jan 1691)
- Rachel (b. 8 Feb 1694)
- John (b. 19 Feb 1696)
- Martha (b. 14 Mar 1697)
- Nicholas (b. 7 Mar 1701).²

     James Noyes was born on 16 May 1657 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.^1,2

James married Hannah Knight on 31 March 1684 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. James and Hannah had the following children (Savage, Genealogical Dictionary):
- Rebecca (b.12 Jan 1685)
- Joseph (b. 20 Sept 1686)
- Hannah (b. 13 Mar 1688)
- Nicholas (9 Feb 1690)
- Nathan (b. 5 Feb 1692)
- Ephraim (b. 20 Nov 1694) Died in 3 weeks
- Lydia (b. 30 Nov 1695)
- Ephraim again (b. 25 Dec 1698)
- Benjamin (b. 22 Feb 1701)
- Mary (b. 13 Mar 1703)
- James (b. 19 Aug 1705).³

James was a distinguished citizen who moved through the military ranks from Ensign to Colonel, and was Newbury's deputy to the General Court in 1717.


James died in 1723 in Massachusetts. His will names his wife Hannah, his sons Joseph, Nicholas, Nathan, Ephraim, Benjamin, and James, his daughters Rebecca, wife of Joseph Knight, Hannah, wife of Benjamin Lunt, Lydia, wife of Joseph Dole, and Mary Noyes. His son Nicholas was the residuary legatee and executor. The estate was large, the real property valued at 2,140 pounds and the personalty at 640 pounds (Essex Probate, 315:223).²

     Hannah Knight was born on 30 August 1664.¹

Hannah married James Noyes on 31 March 1684 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. James and Hannah had the following children (Savage, Genealogical Dictionary):
- Rebecca (b.12 Jan 1685)
- Joseph (b. 20 Sept 1686)
- Hannah (b. 13 Mar 1688)
- Nicholas (9 Feb 1690)
- Nathan (b. 5 Feb 1692)
- Ephraim (b. 20 Nov 1694) Died in 3 weeks
- Lydia (b. 30 Nov 1695)
- Ephraim again (b. 25 Dec 1698)
- Benjamin (b. 22 Feb 1701)
- Mary (b. 13 Mar 1703)
- James (b. 19 Aug 1705).²

Hannah died after April 1723.³

     Abigail Noyes was born on 11 April 1659 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

Abigail married Simon French on 8 May 1707 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Marriage based on speculation in Mass & Maine Families, Davis, p. 61, that Abigail was the Mrs. Abigail Noyes who married Simon French in 1707 as his second wife. LDS Family Group Record shows same marriage..²

     Simon French was born in 1657.

Simon married Abigail Noyes on 8 May 1707 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Marriage based on speculation in Mass & Maine Families, Davis, p. 61, that Abigail was the Mrs. Abigail Noyes who married Simon French in 1707 as his second wife. LDS Family Group Record shows same marriage..¹

     Sarah (widow Bond) Clement was born ??? 1640.¹

Sarah married Abraham Merrill after 15 August 1713 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. In LDS Family Group Record, Abraham said to have married Sarah Rowlandson in Sept 1713..²

     Abel Merrill was born on 20 February 1643 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.^1,2

Abel took the Oath of Fidelity in 1668 and the Oath of Allegiance in 1678. Under the name of "Abil Merell" he was a soldier in the company of Capt. Thomas Noyes in 1668. Per Newbury Extract, Abel was a founding member of a Baptist Church in Newbury in 1682.³ Abel married Priscilla Chase on 10 February 1670/71 at Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Same date of marriage from Davis, Mass & Maine Families, p.594. Same date in Aquila Chase & His Descendants. Place from LDS Family Group Record which has date of 10 Feb 1670. LDS Record shows that Thomas Merrill, Abel's brother, also married Priscilla Chase on 10 Feb 1670, the same day that Abel did. Obviously one of these marriages is wrong..⁴

Apparently Abel lived in a close relationship with his mother and his stepfather Stephen Jordan. The inventory of the estate of his step-father Stephen Jordan, includes a debt to Abel for farm work "besids attendance upon him both night & day for theis last 3 years which if it be made up ten pounds he would be a looser" Abel was also the administrator of the estate of his mother Susanna (Wolterton) Jordan.⁵

The tax list of 1688 shows that Abel was in that year assessed on one house, five acres of "Plow Lands" in Newbury, one horse, five cows, six young cattle, ten sheep and four swine.⁶

Abel died on 28 October 1689 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 46. Abel died intestate. Edward Woodman and Benjamin Morss presented an inventory of his estate totalling 347 pounds on 22 November 1689. At his death, Abel was the owner of land in Haverhill, his interest being appraised at 35 pounds. This was no doubt his undivided share in land which he and his brother Daniel purchased in 1673 and 1674. An inventory of his estate is given in A Merrill Memorial.

Abel's widow Priscilla Merrill served as administratrix of the estate and filed her account on 1 November 1697. The estate was divided with 1/3 set aside for his widow during her life and the rest divided equally among his children except that his son Abel received a double share..^7,2

     Priscilla Chase was born on 14 March 1648/49 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married Abel Merrill on 10 February 1670/71 at Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Same date of marriage from Davis, Mass & Maine Families, p.594. Same date in Aquila Chase & His Descendants. Place from LDS Family Group Record which has date of 10 Feb 1670. LDS Record shows that Thomas Merrill, Abel's brother, also married Priscilla Chase on 10 Feb 1670, the same day that Abel did. Obviously one of these marriages is wrong..²

Priscilla served as Administratrix of her husband's estate.

Priscilla died in November 1697 at age 48.³

     Nathaniel Merrill was born on 25 May 1634 in Lawford, Tendering District, Essex County, England.^1,2 He married Joanna Ninny on 15 October 1661 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.³

Nathaniel died on 1 January 1681/82 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 47.^4,2

     Joanna Ninny was born ???1636.¹

Joanna married Nathaniel Merrill on 15 October 1661 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.²

     John Merrill was born on 13 February 1636 in Lawford, Tendring District, Essex County, England.^1,2 He was listed as a freeman at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, on on 17 March 1642.³

About the time he became of age to receive the five pounds left to him in his father's will, John left Newbury and went to Hartford, Connecticut where he is spoken of in 1657 as having the second lot west of Main St. on the south side of Elm. In Hartford, John became associated with his uncle, George Wolterton, another of the first settlers of Hartford, a man of means and proprietor of a large tanyard. Some sources believe that Wolterton, having no childen of his own, adopted John but no real authority for this has been found. At any rate, John did not give up the Merrill name, but he did inherit a considerable estate from his uncle, including the tanyard and a house. He continued the tanyard successfully throughout his life, thinking so much of it in fact as to will that "it shall not Bee Allienated to any Person that is not of my prosteritie for ever.".⁴ He was made freeman in Hartford in on 20 May 1658. He soon became prominent and held numerous local offices, such as chimney-viewer, fence-viewer, and grand juror, and bought several parcels of land. He and his wife were members of the Second Congregational Church (later known as the South Church) where John was a Deacon..⁴ He married Sarah Margaret Watson on 23 September 1663 at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. John and Sarah had at least the following children:
- Sarah Merrill, born 1664. Married Samuel Kellogg;
- Nathaniel Merrill, born 1666/67;
- John Merrill, born 1669. Married Sarah Marsh;
- Abraham Merrill, born 1670. Married Prudence Kellogg;
- Daniel Merrill, born 1673;
- Wolterton Merrill, born 1675;
- Susannah Merrill, born 1677. Married John Turner;
- Abel Merrill, born 1679/80. Married Mabel Easton;
- Isaac Merrill, born 1681/82;
- Jacob Merrill, born 1686..^5,6 He made a will on 11 April 1684 at in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.. After his death, records show an agreement among his heirs that the will not be offered for probate. An inventory dated 6 July 1712 showed an estate of 511 pounds.⁴

John died on 18 July 1712 in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, at age 76.^7,4,2 He was buried in the Ancient Burying Ground at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.²

     Sarah Margaret Watson was born circa 1641 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Sarah was the daughter of John and Margaret (Smith) Watson..^1,2

Sarah married John Merrill on 23 September 1663 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. John and Sarah had at least the following children:
- Sarah Merrill, born 1664. Married Samuel Kellogg;
- Nathaniel Merrill, born 1666/67;
- John Merrill, born 1669. Married Sarah Marsh;
- Abraham Merrill, born 1670. Married Prudence Kellogg;
- Daniel Merrill, born 1673;
- Wolterton Merrill, born 1675;
- Susannah Merrill, born 1677. Married John Turner;
- Abel Merrill, born 1679/80. Married Mabel Easton;
- Isaac Merrill, born 1681/82;
- Jacob Merrill, born 1686..^3,4

Sarah died after 1714.⁵

     Abraham Merrill was born on 6 April 1637 in Lawford, Tendring District, Essex County, England.^1,2

Newbury Extract quotes Newbury town records for Jan 1644 on location of various houselots, including Abraham Merrill. In 1679, Abraham was chosen as one of 14 "tithingmen" to have charge of a certain number of families. In 1695, Abraham was one of three men who divided the town into two parishes. He married first Abigail Webster on 18 January 1659/60 at Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Per Loose Quarterly Court Records filed with Newbury Vital Records, Phillips Library, Essex-Peabody Museum, Salem, MA Abraham and Abigail had the following children:
- Abigal, born 13 Aug 1665;
- John, born 15 Oct 1673;
- Elizabeth, born 26 April 1669;
- Hannah, born 3 Jan 1670.³ Abraham married second Sarah (widow Bond) Clement after 15 August 1713 at Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. In LDS Family Group Record, Abraham said to have married Sarah Rowlandson in Sept 1713..⁴

Abraham died on 28 November 1722 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 85.^5,2 He was buried in the Sawer Hill Burying Ground at Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.²

     Abigail Webster was born circa 1642.¹ She married Abraham Merrill on 18 January 1659/60 at Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Per Loose Quarterly Court Records filed with Newbury Vital Records, Phillips Library, Essex-Peabody Museum, Salem, MA Abraham and Abigail had the following children:
- Abigal, born 13 Aug 1665;
- John, born 15 Oct 1673;
- Elizabeth, born 26 April 1669;
- Hannah, born 3 Jan 1670.²

Abigail died on 12 August 1712 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.³ She was buried at in Sawyers Hill Cemetery Newburyport, Essex Co., MA.⁴

     Susannah Merrill was born on 12 December 1638 in Lawford, Tendring District, Essex County, England. She was baptized on the same day, the last of the four siblings born in England befor the family immigrated to the New World about 1639..^1,2

Susannah married John Burbank on 15 October 1663 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.^3,2

Susannah died on 10 October 1690 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, at age 51.² She was buried in the Old Center Cemetery at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.²

     John Burbank was born ???1638.¹

John married Susannah Merrill on 15 October 1663 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.^2,3

     Rachel Noyes was born on 20 March 1660/61 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹

Rachel married James Jackman in 1682 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.²

Rachel died on 24 May 1720 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 59.³ She was buried in the First Parish Burying Ground at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.⁴