Re: ~CORRECTION~ GREGORY WOLTERTON b.~1593 England, m. Susannah, d. 1674 Hartford CT
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Re: ~CORRECTION~ GREGORY WOLTERTON b.~1593 England, m. Susannah, d. 1674 Hartford CT
Margaret Stapleton 6/29/04
"It is said" that (Deacon) John Merrill was Gregory Wolterton's foster son, but I don't know what documentation exists to prove it.John Merrill was the son of Nathaniel Merrill (d. 16 Mar 1654/5, Newbury, Essex Co., MA) and his wife Susannah (d. 25 Jan 1672/3, Newbury).Somewhere I have seen an article showing that John Merrill was NOT the nephew of Gregory Wolterton/Wilterton and that John's mother Susannah was NOT Susannah Wolterton/Wilterton, as many people have claimed, and that John was "given" by his mother, who had too many children to support after her husband's death, to Gregory Wolerton/Wilterton to raise as a son.Unfortunately at this moment said article is lost in my boxes and tubs and files of genealogy papers.Perhaps someone else is familiar with this article and knows where it was published?