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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 -- --, 1800 October 7, 1840
- Thomas Jefferson Merritt -- --, 1787 November 15, 1870 New York
- Catherine Merritt -- --, 1764 December 0, 1830 North Carolina
- Gilbert Merritt -- --, 1815 August 8, 1897 Pennsylvania
- Lucy Merritt -- --, 1912 July 7, 1991 Georgia
Merritt Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John J Merritt -- --, 1797 March 1, 1821 Connecticut
- Lucille Merritt -- --, 1917 May 21, 2006 South Carolina
- Isaac B. Merritt -- --, 1785 March 19, 1855 Massachusetts
- Elizabeth Merritt -- --, 1806 February 3, 1874 Ontario
- Lawrence Arthur Merritt -- --, 1949 May 27, 1998 Michigan
