Subject: [MERRITT] Merritt - VA, NC to TN > Hi ... My Merritt line migrated from NC to Middle Tennessee around 1820. My > GGGG Grandfather Benjamin Merritt born 1776 NC wife Elizabeth leave > Montgomery County, NC just prior to 1820 and move to Wilson County, TN. Many > generations of Merritt's grew up in this area including Warren County, Dekalb > County, Cannon County, Rutherford County, Tennessee. Benjamin's father is > believed to be John Merritt born ca 1745 and appearing on the 1800 Montgomery > County, NC census. John does not appear on the 1820 census there so he must > have moved on or died. I believe John to have a brother by the name of James > Merritt whose family moved to Wilson County, TN shortly after his death in > Moore County, NC. > > I believe possibly that Wake County may have been the county they were in in > 1790. > > If anything sounds familiar, I would love to hear from you. > > Robie > >