on 20/8/02 20:26, Patricia Kelley-Staab at pakelle@citlink.net wrote: >> now I'm confused -- who were the parents, and what >> are the dates, of the Benjamin Merrick/Myrick who >> married Rebecca Doane daughter of Daniel Doane >> and his unknown/unproven first wife ? > > Candy > > I have his mother as Abigail HOPKINS born 1644 in Yarmouth, married 23 May > 1667 in Eastham ,MA. I have his father as William MERRICK born 15 Sep 1643 > in Eastham, died 30 Oct 1732. I have Benjamin born 1674 in Eastham MA and > died 30 Oct 1732 in ?? BUT I forgot to add my source notes into my program > so I can't remember where I got this. Am hoping someone on the list might > confirm this with a source. > > Pat Kelley-Staab ________________ "ABIGAIL HOPKINS (Giles (2), Stephen (1)) b. Yarmouth in Oct. 1644; d. prob. Eastham." "She m. Eastham 23 May 1667 WILLIAM MERRICK, b. prob. Duxbury 15 Sept. 1643, as rec. by Plymouth Colony on Eastham register; d. Harwich 30 Oct. 1732 in 90th yr. Bur. Brewster Cem.; son of William and Rebecca (Tracy) Merrick; he m. (2) after 22 April 1691 Elizabeth (___) Snow, wid. of Jabez Snow." (page 23, see source below) "BENJAMIN MERRICK b. Eastham in 1674; d. prob. Harwich bet. 13 Aug. 1743 and 24 May 1749." "He m. (1) Rebecca Doane; dau. Of Daniel Doane of Eastham and his unidentified first wife." (etc.) (page 91) Source (Silver Book): John D. Austin, F.A.S.G. "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Six, Third Edition, Stephen Hopkins" (Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001) Hope this helps, Wilfred