Many posts recently have contained names of much interest to me. I haven't found an exact match but I keep hoping. Merritt is another of my mystery names. The 1850 Maryland Census for Cecil Co. shows my Catherine Alexander, age 3, living with Abel Merritt age 26 and Mary Merritt age 56, John Merritt age 17. In 1860 Catherine Alexander age 14 was living in Kent Co., Maryland, [First election district--Chesterton Post Office]. She was living with the family of Abel J. Merritt age 38 and his wife Martha age 37 and Marietta age 1. Also living with them was John W. and Charles L. Moffett ages 13 and 11 respectively. [1840 census has a Spencer Merritt who on a later census has a wife, Mary, living next to a James Moffett in Kent Co., Maryland. Maryland Marriages 1655-1850 shows Spencer Merritt married Mary Riley on 10 Mar 1824 in Kent Co., Maryland]. I was speculating that Spencer's wife might be the Mary Merritt age 56 in 1850. There were two Abel Merritts in Warwick in the 1880s, but I haven't proved either of them are the same Abel Merritt mentioned above. In 1870, Abel J. Merritt age 47 and wife Martha age 47 [he says he was born in Delaware and she in Maryland] with children Marietta age 11, George H. age 9, Martha H. age 7 and Polly Janis Merritt age 5 all children born in Maryland, were living in Galena, Kent Co., Delaware. If anyone has connections to this Merritt branch, I would like to know more about them. Carol At 08:13 AM 11/21/2006, you wrote: >Abstracts of Cecil County Maryland Land Records 1673-1751 by June D Brown, >1998, FamilyLine Publications (now WillowBend Books), Westminster, MD, p.79 > >Deed Book # 2, P:179 >Deed. Quinton CRAWFORD of Cecil co, tailor, and Dorothy, his wife for >6,000 lbs of tobacco, to John JOBSON of Cecil co, chirurgeon, the uppermost >and westernmost half of a tract of land called Happy Harbor on the north >side of the Sassafras River at the head of Mill Creek containing 174 >acres. Made 18 Sep 1711. Wit: Jno WELLINGER, Elizabeth MERRIETT. Ack: 14 >Nov 1711. On 12 Apr 1715 Charles CARROLL rec'd from John JOBSON 7s.6p >alienation money for the land. Rec: 13 Feb 1715. Jno DOWDALL, clk. > >So, please help me w/some geography: this mention of the head of Mill >Creek, would it be the SAME Mill Creek as the Mill Creek running thru >Berkeley county, WV (VA back in these early years)??? > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MDCECIL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.7/538 - Release Date: 11/18/2006