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Elizabeth Merryman⁽¹⁾ Parents: Charles Merryman and Mary (Matson or Watson).

Elizabeth Merryman⁽¹⁾ Parents: Charles Merryman and Jane Long.

She was married to Joseph Cross on 13 Sep 1730 in Baltimore County, MD. Children were: Mary Cross, John Cross.

Infant Merryman⁽¹⁾ Parents: John Merryman and Martha Bowen.

Jemima Merryman⁽¹⁾ Parents: Charles Merryman and Jane Long.

Johanna Merryman⁽¹⁾ died on 27 Oct 1790.⁽⁴⁾ Parents: John Merryman and Martha Bowen.

John Merryman⁽¹⁾ was born about 1690.⁽⁴⁾ He died on 6 Jun 1749 in Baltimore Co., MD.⁽⁴⁾ From Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759, by R.W. Barnes:
Merryman, John (4) s. of Chrles (2) d. on Balto. Co. by 6 June 1749; m. by 12 April 1702, Martha, dau. of Jonas and Martha Bowen; in 1714 was conv. part Merryman's Addition and part Merryman's Lot by his father; he lived on an estate called Clover Hill, the entrance road to which was formerly called Merryman's Lane, now University Parkway; d. leaving a will, 18 Jan. 1746 - 6 June 1749, naming w. Martha and ch. John Jr., Moses, Joseph, Johanna, and Mary Edwards; had iss.: John, b. 1703, d. 15 Aug 1777, Moses, d. by 31 Jan 1764, Joanna, d. by 27 Oct 1790, m. John Clossey; Rebecca, d. by 4 Feb 1792, m. Thomas Spicer on 23 Jan 1727; Temperance, b. 13 Sep 1720, d. 5 Jan 1813, m. Edward Talbott on 28 May 1745, dau. d. in inf. Chrles, b. 1723, d. 1729: Joseph, b. 14 April 1726, d. 1799 (67:320, 70:159, 77:32 122:30, 133:4, 148, 154; 210-26; 102; 364) Parents: Charles Merryman and Mary (Matson or Watson).

He was married to Martha Bowen on 30 Dec 1702.⁽⁴⁾ Children were: Mary Merryman, Johanna Merryman, Moses Merryman, Rebecca Merryman, Infant Merryman, John Merryman, Temperance Merryman, Charles Merryman, Joseph Merryman.

John Merryman⁽¹⁾ was born about 1630.⁽⁴⁾ He died on 10 Nov 1680 in Lancaster Co. VA.⁽⁴⁾ From Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759, by R.W. Barnes:
The Merryman Family was discussed by Francis B. Culver in his article of that name first published in the Maryland Historical Magazine, X, 176-185, 286-299, and XI, 85 and repr. in Maryland Genealogies (364-2: 208-232)
Merryman, John (1) progenitor, d. in Lancaster Co., Va, by 10 Nov 1680, leaving a wid. Audrey (---) who m. as her 2nd husb. Edward Carter of Lancaster Co.; was in York Co., VA by 1645, transported his w. by 1649; was Constable in 1664 and of the Justices of Lancaster Co., as well as church warden of St. Mary's Parish; had iss.: William, alive in 1677; Elizzabeth, b. by 1652, and ment. in will of Gyles Taverner in 1655 and John Bonny in 1666; Charles b. by 1660 (364-2: 209-210)

From Register of Maryland Heraldic Families: pages 188-189
MERRYMAN family--John Merryman, the immediate ancestor of the Merrymans of Balto. Co., came to Va. prior to 1650. Record shows land patented (150 acres) May 10th, 1638, in Charles City Co. (a corporation laid out 3,000 acres below Shady Hudal Island), adjoining Weyanoke (about 30 miles S. E. of Richmond on the James River), and also adjoining the land of Perce Lennon. Record of arrival of his wife, Audrey, 1649. He d--in Va. before 1680. Issue--Charles (2) second son of John (1) of Currotoman River, Lancaster Co., Va., first appeared in Balto. Co. land records Mar. 30, 1682, when he purchased from Thomas and Hannah (Ball) Everest of Patapsco River in Balto. Co., 300 acres of land called "East Humphreys" lying in Balto. Co. north of Patapsco River. In t he tax list of 1692 and 1694, he was recorded as resident of north side of Patapsco River on the south side of Back River. Beside the "East Humphreys" tract (surveyed for Mary Humphreys in 1679) he held other lands on the north side of the Patapsco--Merr yman's Lot, 210 acres--in 1688, Merryman's Addition, 120 acres in 1694; Merryman's Beginning, 246 acres in 1793; and Meryman's Pasture, 200 acres in 1704. He was identified with St. Paul's Parish in Balto. Co. and was Capt. of Militia in 1696. He was men tioned in an address to His Majesty as one of his loyal Colonial subjects. He d--Dec. 22, 1725. Issue--John (3) son of Charles (2) and Mary Humphreys was deeded Merryman's Addition, 120 acres, and a moiety of Merryman's Pasture, 100 acres. In addition to this, he purchased in 1724 from Thomas Broad, 102 acres, called Merryman's Purchase, being a part of Broad's Improvement lying near Herring Run in Balto. Co. He also owned 150 acres of land called Merryman's Delight, situated near the site of the Warren factory in Balto. Co. John Merryman lived on the estate known as "Clover Hill," the entrance to which was on Merryman's Lane, now University Parkway. He m--Dec. 30, 1702, Martha Bowen, dau--of Jonas Bowen and Martha his wife of Patapsco in Balto. Co. He d--in 1749. Issue--John (4), oldest son of Charles (3), John (3), Charles (2), John (1) of Hereford, Balto. Co. B--1703, d--Aug. 15, 1777. He lived upon the estate purchased by his father from Thomas Broad, later his own, beside other property which he He lived upon the estate purchased by his father from Thomas Broad, later his own, beside other property which he owned. He m--Sarah Rogers, the dau--of Nicholas of Druid Hill Park, son of Nicholas, the immigrant. Issue--Nicholas Rogers (5), b--Dec. 11, 1726, d--1801. He m--1st--Elizabeth Ensor about 1750. Issue--Elijah (6), d--July 3, 1799, who m--1st--Frances Ensor, dau--of Eleanor Ensor (who d--in 1801); 2nd--Elizabeth Cromwell, Nov. 14, 1785. Issue by first wife--Nicholas (7), d--May 30, 1823; m--Charlotte, dau--of Samuel Worthington and Martha Garretson, dau--of James Garretson and Catherine Nelson of St. George's Parish, Perryman's, Dec. 16, 1802. Marriage record at St. Thomas and St. James, My Lady's Manor. Issue--Catherine Jane, m--Levi Curtis of the manor. Issue--Annie Elizabeth Curtis, b--Apr. 16, 1832, m--her cousin, Joseph Curtis Hunt (b--1825, d--Jan. 12, 1902); she d--May 28, 1918. Issue--Annie Elizabeth Hunt, b--Sept. 7th, 1857, d--Feb. 28, 1936; m--James W. Jerome, b--Mar. 21, 1844, d--Mar. 11, 1913. Issue--Helen Hunt Jerome.

He was married to Audrey before 1649.⁽⁴⁾ Children were: Elizabeth Merryman , Charles Merryman, William Merryman.

John Merryman⁽¹⁾ was born in 1703.⁽⁴⁾ He died on 15 Aug 1777.⁽⁴⁾ Parents: John Merryman and Martha Bowen.

John Charles Merryman⁽¹⁾ Parents: Charles Merryman and Jane Long.

Joseph Merryman⁽¹⁾ was born on 14 Apr 1726.⁽⁴⁾ He died in 1799.⁽⁴⁾ Parents: John Merryman and Martha Bowen.

Kedemoth Merryman⁽¹⁾ was born on 23 Mar 1716/17.⁽⁴⁾ Parents: Charles Merryman and Jane Long.

Mary Merryman⁽¹⁾ died on 16 Apr 1791.⁽⁷⁾⁽⁴⁾ Parents: John Merryman and Martha Bowen.

She was married to John Edwards on 23 Jan 1726/27.⁽⁷⁾ Children were: Charles Edwards, Joseph Edwards , Benjamin Edwards, Temperance Edwards, Moses Edwards, Mary Edwards, Alice Edwards, Edward Edwards, John Edwards, Martha Edwards.

Mary Merryman⁽¹⁾ was born on 27 Mar 1719.⁽⁴⁾ Parents: Charles Merryman and Jane Long.

Moses Merryman⁽¹⁾ died on 31 Jan 1764.⁽⁴⁾ Parents: John Merryman and Martha Bowen.

Rebecca Merryman⁽¹⁾ died on 4 Feb 1792.⁽⁴⁾ Living in Middlesex Hund. Parents: John Merryman and Martha Bowen.

She was married to Thomas Spicer on 23 Jan 1726/27.⁽⁴⁾ Children were: Valentine Spicer, Eleanor Spicer, Austin Spicer, Sarah Spicer, Temperence Spicer, Edward Spicer, Thomas Spicer, Rebecca Spicer, John Spicer.

Samuel Merryman⁽¹⁾ Parents: Charles Merryman and Mary (Matson or Watson) .

Temperance Merryman⁽¹⁾ was born on 13 Sep 1720.⁽⁴⁾ She died on 5 Jan 1813.⁽⁴⁾ Parents: John Merryman and Martha Bowen.

She was married to Edward Talbott on 28 May 1745.⁽⁴⁾

William Merryman⁽¹⁾ was born before 1677.⁽⁴⁾ Parents: John Merryman and Audrey.

William Merryman⁽¹⁾ Parents: Charles Merryman and Jane Long.

Margaret Metcalf⁽¹⁾

Children were: Louisa J. Parker.

Sophia J. Meyer⁽¹⁾.

Children were: Rovina J. Krause.

Mick ⁽¹⁾.

Children were: Colleen J. Mick, Virginia Lee Mick.

Colleen J. Mick⁽¹⁾. Parents: Mick and Halla Bernice Coe.

Children were: Rusty Dean, Virginia Dean.

Virginia Lee Mick⁽¹⁾ was born in 1924. She died in 1940. Parents: Mick and Halla Bernice Coe.

Byron Edward Miesse (Private). Parents: Howard Chalsmer Miesse and Irene Barber.

Chalsmer Thurman Miesse⁽¹⁾ was born on 21 Feb 1888. He died on 26 Mar 1971 in Blacklick, OH.

He was married to Maude Esther Clapham on 11 Feb 1914. Children were: Esther Marvine Miesse, Julia May Miesse, Howard Chalsmer Miesse, Emerson Eugene Miesse , Walter Thurman Miesse.

David Eugene Miesse (Private). Parents: Emerson Eugene Miesse and Jeanette Marcille Lytle.

Diane Kay Miesse (Private). Parents: Emerson Eugene Miesse and Jeanette Marcille Lytle.

Emerson Eugene Miesse (Private). Parents: Chalsmer Thurman Miesse and Maude Esther Clapham.

He was married to Jeanette Marcille Lytle on 20 Jan 1946. Children were: David Eugene Miesse, Diane Kay Miesse.

Esther Marvine Miesse⁽¹⁾ was born on 11 Nov 1914. She died on 27 Oct 1993 in Columbus, Franklin, OH. "Esther M. Douglas, age 78, passed away October 27, 1993 at Riverside Hospital. Retired from Public Employees Retirement System. Member of the Broad Street Christian Church, Eastern Star Minerva Chapter. Survived by husband, E. R. Douglas; sons, Paul (Carole) Douglas of Norwalk, Ohio, Stephen (Kay) Douglas of Bexley, Dan (Linda) Douglas of Granville; grandchildren, Stephen (Beth), Christopher (Kate), Todd, Mark, Laura, Kenny Douglas; brothers, Howard, Emerson (Jeanetta), Walter (Loretta) Miesse; sister, Julia Kidwell; many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at WOODYARD EAST CHAPEL, 2300 E. Livingston Ave. Saturday 7-9, Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 where services will be held Monday 10:30 a.m. Pastor James Schimmel officating. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery." Esther died from heart failure brought on by her Parkinson's disease. Parents: Chalsmer Thurman Miesse and Maude Esther Clapham.

She was married to Ernest R. Douglas on 16 Sep 1937. Children were: Paul Ernest Douglas, Steven Aaron Douglas, Daniel Chalsmer Douglas.

Gary Howard Miesse (Private). Parents: Howard Chalsmer Miesse and Irene Barber.

Howard Chalsmer Miesse (Private). Parents: Chalsmer Thurman Miesse and Maude Esther Clapham.

He was married to Irene Barber on 16 Jun 1940. Children were: Gary Howard Miesse, Byron Edward Miesse.

Julia May Miesse (Private). Parents: Chalsmer Thurman Miesse and Maude Esther Clapham.

Walter Thurman Miesse (Private). Parents: Chalsmer Thurman Miesse and Maude Esther Clapham.

He was married to Jo Ann Will on 3 Jun 1958.

Irven Millang⁽¹⁾

He was married to Lois Nadine Matson on 2 Jul 1947 in Reno, Nevada. Children were: Steven James Millang, Michael Peter Millang.

Michael Peter Millang (Private). Parents: Irven Millang and Lois Nadine Matson.

Steven James Millang (Private). Parents: Irven Millang and Lois Nadine Matson.

Amanda M. Miller⁽¹⁾ was born in 1863.⁽⁵⁾ Parents: William Miller and Rebecca.

Amanda Rae Miller (Private). Parents: John Leland Miller and Toni Rae Todd.

Amy Lynn Miller (Private). Parents: John Leland Miller and Toni Rae Todd.

Angela Dawn Miller (Private). Parents: John Leland Miller and Toni Rae Todd.

Armstead A. Miller⁽¹⁾ was born in 1859.⁽⁵⁾ He died on 30 Nov 1924.⁽⁵⁾ He was buried in Mineral Ridge Cemetery, Ridgeport, IA.⁽⁵⁾ Parents: Ben David Miller and Annice Harden.

Children were: Infant Miller .

Ben David Miller⁽¹⁾ was born on 11 Apr 1807 in Virginia.⁽⁵⁾ He died on 7 Aug 1886 in Boone County, IA.⁽⁵⁾ He was buried in Mineral Ridge Cemetery, Ridgeport, IA.⁽⁵⁾ He was a in Reverend-German Reformed Lutheran Church. [harden.FTW]

When Annice Harden Shaw met David Miller, David and his brother had a German Reform Lutheran Church in Hagertown, Indiana, located in Joseph County. David and his brother were both preachers in this church. When David and Annice moved to Boone County, IA, David continued his ministry.
The following was printed in the Boone Republican - August 11, 1886 - page 5, Col 2:
Died August 7, 1886, David Miller age 79, at his home at Mineral Ridge, Boone County, Iowa. Father Miller was born in the state of Virginia - April 11, 1809 (1807 on tombstone). He came to Iowa in 1854 and settled in Mineral Ridge where he lived until his death. He was a faithful minister of the German Reformed Lutheran Church for thirty years in the state of Indiana. Many united with the church under his preaching, some living to this day. He was a man of strong physical and mental powers, a good theologian, and a good citizen. He leaves a wife and three children: William of Lee county, Mrs. Buechler of Ridgeport and Armstead Miller on this homestead. His funeral was at the residence Monday and was attended by an unusually large gathering. The Rev. Louis Doran conducted the services.

He was married to Annice Harden about 1854.⁽⁵⁾ Children were: Martha A. Miller, Infant Miller, William Miller, Armstead A. Miller.

Calvin Miller⁽¹⁾ Parents: Chalmers H. Miller and Mary Ettie Spence.

Chalmers H. Miller⁽¹⁾ was born on 9 Mar 1879.

He was married to Mary Ettie Spence on 27 Feb 1899. Children were: James Miller, Calvin Miller, Ted Miller, Don Miller, Ruth Miller.

Don Miller⁽¹⁾ Parents: Chalmers H. Miller and Mary Ettie Spence.

Elizabeth Miller⁽¹⁾ was born about 1805 in Pennsylvania.⁽⁵⁶⁾ She died after 1 Jun 1870.⁽⁵⁷⁾

She was married to Henry Inman before 1824.⁽²⁸⁾ Children were: John Inman, Henry Inman, Jane Inman, Thos. B. Inman.

Francis M Miller⁽¹⁾ was born in 1859.⁽⁵⁾ Parents: William Miller and Rebecca.

Henry D. Miller⁽¹⁾ was born in 1869.⁽⁵⁾ Parents: William Miller and Rebecca.

Infant Miller⁽¹⁾ was buried in Mineral Ridge Cemetery, Ridgeport, IA.⁽⁵⁾ Parents: Armstead A. Miller and Harriet C. Sturtz.

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