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JOHN GOLDING, Loyalist to NB in 1783 from North Castle, Westchester Co., NY is said to have m. ANNA MERRITT b. (variously ca. 1762-6.)
While John’s wife’s forename was some version of Anne (and Anna is as acceptable as any other), the estimates of her dates-of-birth are impossible. John and Anna’s son, Stephen, for example, is known to have been b. ca. 1762. (Stephen’s date-of-birth is given as 1762, and he was age 83 when he d. 27JUN1845.)
It is more likely that Anna was b. ca. 1738-42. Anna is also given as the d/o Robert and Elizabeth (Robinson) Merritt; but as Robert was b. 17MAR1731. This also seems unlikely.
Administration of John Golding’s estate was granted 14JUN1822 to Stephen Golding, Ann Golding and Gilbert Merritt. (Probably Gilbert Merritt who m. Phoebe Birdsall; usually given as Ann’s brother.) As far as I can tell, this seems to have been the basis for the belief that Anna was a Merritt, and was Gilbert’s sister.
If Anna was a Merritt; then she was far more likely a d/o Thomas Merritt or Andrew Merritt (not the Rye Andrew), both freeholders in North Castle in 1763. The only Golding listed in North Castle was Joseph Golding, John’s brother. Since their father had died only a few years before; while John was likely married by 1763, he probably still lived on the family land; or rented elsewhere (thus was not a freeholder.) This makes it likely he married in the North Castle area.
Thomas Merritt’s daughter was Prudence. This is indicated by a Quaker marriage record:
15th of 9th mo., 1763 - Stevenson Thorn, of North Castle, son of Thomas, and Prudence Merritt, of North Castle, daughter of Thomas.
Thus, by 1763, Thomas and Prudence had at least one daughter of marriageable age. However, Thomas’ will, 3SEP1784, states he was survived by two daughters, the other of whom I make to have been
MARY MERRITT b. 18MAY1752, d. 31JAN1827, m. 3DEC1770 WILLIAM KIPP (b. 3JAN1749, d. 19OCT1800), s/o Benjamin and Dorothy (Davenport) Kip.
While if a child married ‘out-of-meeting’, they tended to be disowned by the Society of Friends; I cannot help but feel that Thomas was not likely the father of an Anna Merritt who m. John Golding. So, If Anna was a Merritt, she was likely Andrew’s daughter. This Andrew seems to be easy to confuse with his cousin, contemporary and name-sake in Rye, Westchester Co., NY. It is difficult to say whom his children were.
The questions are:
How is it known that Anna, wife of John Golding, was a Merritt?
Who were her parents?
What is known of Merritt’s in North Castle 1700-1783?
Thomas
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