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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
- Jane Merritt -- --, 1802 December 0, 1827 North Carolina
- Narcissa Merritt -- --, 1816 December 0, 1900 Tennessee
- Nancy Merritt -- --, 1800 June 27, 1891 North Carolina
- Jane Merritt -- --, 1580 September 26, 1600 England
- William Merritt -- --, 1485 December 0, 1570
Merritt Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Glorianna Merritt -- --, 1745 April 10, 1795 New York
- David Merritt -- --, 1749 March 12, 1817 New York
- Thomas Sherwood Merritt -- --, 1670 December 0, 1719 Connecticut
- Eleanor Merritt -- --, 1765 August 27, 1823 New York
- George Merritt -- --, 1830 January 0, 1892
