My face is red....I asked for anyone who had ties to Gilbert Merritt........It turns out that I didn't read my notes closely enough....the relative I shoud have listed in the message was.........Charles G. Bolton, born 1849, died 1912 in Utah. He was related to the Merritts through his mother. Ken Jackson ############################################################################ ############### If there is anyone on this list that claims Gilbert Merritt as an ancestor, I really need some information. I had been trying to trace John Merritt back through his father, Ebenezer Merritt, as described in the "Revised Book of Merrits", and noted where it said that Ebenezer Merritt was married to Keziah Clapp, but have never been able to find anything in the IGI or elsewhere that says Keziah Clapp was not born or married in Massachusetts. In searching the web, I found an Ebenezer Merritt, who was married to Cynthia Willis in 1783 in Dutchess County, New York. Their children were John Merritt, Ebenezer Merritt, Peter Merritt, and Ephraim Merritt. The John Merritt I have been looking for information on was born in Dutchess County, moved to Yates County. In the IGI, Ebenezer and John Merritt was listed by relative Gilbert Merritt. Any takers? Ken Jackson

Charles Bolton submitted a great deal of MERRITT information to the LDS IGI, back when the Mormon Church made a big push for their members to submit genealogical data. I haven't figured out who he is, but I can tell you that I have seen his claim to relationship on many MERRITT entries, and it seems implausible that he was related to them all. Researchers have not yet proven a connection between the 1600's Colonial lines of Thomas Merritt (NY), Henry Merritt (MA), William Merritt (MD) and Samuel Merritt (MD), yet Mr. Bolton seemed to think he was related to individuals in each one. I think he was a bit over-zealous, and I wouldn't knock myself out chasing him down. Films that I have examined at the local FHC that reference Bolton have proved genealogically worthless - just compendia of names in LDS Baptisms for the dead, etc. I have my own Mormon connections - my father's mother was from a Mormon family (BASSETT and HENRIOD/HENROID), and a STEWART line from Maryland that carried the given name Merritt became Mormon (the namesake was for my Arthur Miller Merritt, who m. Julianna Stewart) - and so perhaps Mr. Bolton connected to my tree, but I haven't located him yet. For more information regarding my research, please visit www.merrittfamily.org Regards, Mark At 09:35 10-05-01 -0700, you wrote: >My face is red....I asked for anyone who had ties to Gilbert >Merritt........It turns out that I didn't read my notes closely >enough....the relative I shoud have listed in the message >was.........Charles G. Bolton, born 1849, died 1912 in Utah. > >He was related to the Merritts through his mother. > >Ken Jackson > >############################################################################ >############### > >If there is anyone on this list that claims Gilbert Merritt as an ancestor, >I really need some information. >I had been trying to trace John Merritt back through his father, Ebenezer >Merritt, as described in the "Revised Book of Merrits", and noted where it >said that Ebenezer Merritt was married to Keziah Clapp, but have never been >able to find anything in the IGI or elsewhere that says Keziah Clapp was not >born or married in Massachusetts. In searching the web, I found an Ebenezer >Merritt, who was married to Cynthia Willis in 1783 in Dutchess County, New >York. Their children were John Merritt, Ebenezer Merritt, Peter Merritt, >and Ephraim Merritt. > >The John Merritt I have been looking for information on was born in Dutchess >County, moved to Yates County. In the IGI, Ebenezer and John Merritt was >listed by relative Gilbert Merritt. > >Any takers? > >Ken Jackson > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp