These descendents come from my web page...http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/a/c/Kenneth-L-Jackson-ca lifornia/GENE3-0002.html there is more in the web page: Researching: Bartholomew/Bennett/Blansett/Burdick/Cooper/Davis/Dean/Hill/Keach/Lord/Merri tt/Osgood/Perry/Runders/Shepherd/Stewart/Teets/Wheeler/Westcott 1. JOHN MERRITT (EBENEZER1) was born 1781 in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, and died May 27, 1850 in Yates County, New York. He married ELIZABETH HILL THEIR CHILDREN WERE: CHAUNCEY MERRITT, was born November 23, 1811, and died 1879. He married SARAH WESTCOTT. Children of Chauncey Merritt and Sarah Westcott are: JAMES B.4 MERRITT, b. 1845, Barrington, Yates, NY; m. BELLE ELEIZA LORD. MARIETTA MERRITT. DANIEL MERRITT WILLIAM MERRITT, d. August 30, 1888; m. BELLE RUNDERS. EMMA J MERRITT She married (1) JAMES T. DAVIS. She married (2) WILLIAM HENRY STEWART Child of James Davis and Emma Merritt was: JOHN W.4 DAVIS. Children of EMMA MERRITT and WILLIAM STEWART are: JOHN W4 STEWART ELIZA STEWART WILLIAM H STEWART, b. 1780. GEORGE B STEWART BELL STEWART SAUNDERS C STEWART VANRENSSELAER MERRITT, was born August 15, 1819 in Dutchess County, New York, and died in Kansas. He married JULIA ANN PERRY in Yates County, New York. . Children of Vanrennsselaer Merrit and Julia Ann Perry are: ROSE ELLA4 MERRITT, b. October 30, 1851, Decatur, Illinois (From head stone); d. July 10, 1928, Grants Pass, Oregon FRANKLIN MERRITT, b. October 1845, Yates County, New York JOHN MERRITT, b. 1847, Wisconsin EMILY MERRITT, b. 1844; m. D B BURDICK, March 09, 1862, Osage County, Kansas ELOYA MERRITT, b. 1849. LAFAYETTE MERRITT, was born December 03, 1826. He married HANNAH BENNETT, daughter of THOMAS BENNETT and ELIZABETH LINKLIGHTER. Child of Lafayette Merritt and Hannah Bennett is: ELMER E.4 MERRITT ALANSON MERRITT, was born November 25, 1823, and died June 10, 1879. He married SUSAN ANN KEACH September 28, 1856 in Italy, Yates County, New York, daughter of WILLIAM KEACH and RACHEL LEMINGWAY. Child of Alanson Merritt and Susan Ann Keach is: WILLIAM A4 MERRITT, b. March 29, 1858 SARAH A MERRITT, was born October 17, 1813. She married THOMAS BLANSETT. Children of Sarah A Meritt and Thomas Blansett are: TRIPHENA4 BLANSETT, m. WILLIS BARTHOLOMEW EMMA J BLANSETT, m. JOHN WHEELER MARY BLANSETT, m. J WESLEY SHEPHERD ISABELLA BLANSETT JOHN BLANSETT, m. ADELE COOPER ELIZA BLANSETT ELIZA MERRITT, was born December 21, 1815. She married D Y TEETS Children of Eliza Merritt and D Y Teets are: VOLNEY4 TEETS WILLIAM S TEETS. JOHN MERRITT, was born May 24, 1821, and died January 11, 1878. He married (1) PHEBE DEAN. He married (2) JANE OSGOOD. Child of John Merritt and Jane Osgood is: JOSEPHINE4 MERRITT.