Major John Merritt

Abt 1662 - 1732  (70 years)

• Name	John Merritt
  Title	Major
  Birth	Abt 1662
  Gender	Male
  Property	25 Oct 1687	Tappan, Rockland, New York, USA   [1]
  	Given 3,400 acres at Tappan by George Lockhart and his wife Janet
  Occupation	1690	New York, New York, USA
  	Alderman
  Military service	1691	New York, New York, USA
  	Captain of 6th Company
  Residence	1697	New York, New York, USA
  	Vestryman, Trinity Church
  Will	14 Aug 1727	New York, New York, USA
  	Mentions no children. [Daughter Hannah deceased]. Wife Janet sole executrix
  Death	7 Mar 1731/32	New York, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I46041	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	William Merritt
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margery (Merritt)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F32028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Lockhart,   b. 1668, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 20 Aug 1743, New York, New York, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1686	New York, New York, USA   [2]
  Children	1. son Merritt,   b. Abt 1688, New York, New York, USA d. Aug 1689, New York, New York, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hannah Merritt,   b. Abt 1690   d. Bef 1718 (Age < 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 17 Sep 1686 - New York, New York, USA Property - Given 3,400 acres at Tappan by George Lockhart and his wife Janet - 25 Oct 1687 - Tappan, Rockland, New York, USA Occupation - Alderman - 1690 - New York, New York, USA Military service - Captain of 6th Company - 1691 - New York, New York, USA Residence - Vestryman, Trinity Church - 1697 - New York, New York, USA Will - Mentions no children. [Daughter Hannah deceased]. Wife Janet sole executrix - 14 Aug 1727 - New York, New York, USA Death - 7 Mar 1731/32 - New York, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3763] Merritt, Douglas, Revised Merritt Records, p47. [S3703] New York State, Secretary’s Office, Calendar of N.Y. Colonial Manuscripts Indorsed Land Papers in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York, 1643-1803, p146.