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Merritt Family History
Merritt Genealogy & Family TreeMerritt is an English name from Leicestershire, England, where the family were granted lands for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It referred to those who were from Marriot, Normandy. In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor--Hardonus de Meriet--was recorded in 1084. The family motto is Semper fidelis which means "Always faithful."
Other spellings include "Merriott," "Marritt," "Marrot," "Marrotte," "Marriott," "Mariott," "Marriot," "Mariatt," and "Mariate." Notable people with the surname include American actress Theresa Merritt (Billy Madison, The Goodbye Girl, The Wiz), American football player Ahmed Merritt (Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals), and American baseball player Herm Merritt (Detroit Tigers). The first Merritt to come to America was Nicholas Merritt in Massachusetts in 1648.
Merritt Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Stephen Merritt -- --, 1782 December 0, 1851 Virginia
- Harmon Merritt -- --, 1801 December 0, 1870 North Carolina
- Elizabeth Merritt -- --, 1791 December 0, 1852 Virginia
- Harvey Merritt -- --, 1801 June 22, 1876
- Stephen Merritt -- --, 1810 May 0, 1860
Merritt Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Matthew Merritt -- --, 1799 December 0, 1870 North Carolina
- Jonathan Merritt -- --, 1726 October 21, 1758 Massachusetts
- Ruth Merritt -- --, 1680 October 16, 1721 Massachusetts
- George Tracy (Tucker) Merritt -- --, 1869 April 22, 1907 Vermont
- Julia P. Merritt -- --, 1860 October 24, 1894 Alabama
