Re: Daniel Merritt of Belmont Co., Ohio
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Re: Daniel Merritt of Belmont Co., Ohio
B Biddlecome 2/11/07
Hi, Bruce,
I still think there has to be some kind of connection with the Belmont County Merritts.Alma and I have the same Daniel so we know we connect.Her husband descends from one of Daniel's daughters, and I descend from another daughter.
Did we ever talk about a possible Washington County, PA connection prior to a move to Belmont?There are a number of Merritts in Washington County 1790 census, indexed as Marrott and Merrick, but I think might really all be Merritts.They appear to be every few houses with first names of Hezekiah, Matthew, Moses and Daniel.In 1800, I can only find Matthew and Daniel, both indexed as Merrit and both in Hopewell Township.I just left Alma a rather lengthy message since I know we have the family connection, but you might want to read it toward the end on this Washington County group to see if it helps any.I am hoping Alma might have something that would provide a clue or a lead to farther back.We may get there yet!
Mary Lou