PVT CONTINENTAL LINE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Husband of Penelope Merrill married 04 Feb 1778 North Carolina
Father of Nancy, William, Jain, Nimrod, Penelope, Eli, Mary, Jemima, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Charity, Rachel, David, Jonathan & Levi John Merrill
Brother of John Merrill 1757-1833 and Daniel Merrill 1766-1844
Revolutionary War Pension
BENJAMIN MERRILL - Born Dec. 2, 1752 in Hopewell Township, Hunterton County, NJ. Enlisted in 1776 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Later that year he moved to York District, South Carolina and in 1780 returned to Guilford (later Randolph) County, North Carolina and enlisted there under John Collier, Captain John Anderson in York County, South Carolina and Major Turnbull, and saw service against the Tories, Cherokees, Briar Creek, Cowpens, etc.,
In 1798 he moved to Cane Creek in Buncombe County where he was living in 1833. John Merrill, a brother and also a soldier testified to his service.
A special thanks to David Gillespie for the photos and directions to the cemetery.
Husband of Penelope Merrill married 04 Feb 1778 North Carolina
Father of Nancy, William, Jain, Nimrod, Penelope, Eli, Mary, Jemima, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Charity, Rachel, David, Jonathan & Levi John Merrill
Brother of John Merrill 1757-1833 and Daniel Merrill 1766-1844
Revolutionary War Pension
BENJAMIN MERRILL - Born Dec. 2, 1752 in Hopewell Township, Hunterton County, NJ. Enlisted in 1776 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Later that year he moved to York District, South Carolina and in 1780 returned to Guilford (later Randolph) County, North Carolina and enlisted there under John Collier, Captain John Anderson in York County, South Carolina and Major Turnbull, and saw service against the Tories, Cherokees, Briar Creek, Cowpens, etc.,
In 1798 he moved to Cane Creek in Buncombe County where he was living in 1833. John Merrill, a brother and also a soldier testified to his service.
A special thanks to David Gillespie for the photos and directions to the cemetery.
PVT CONTINENTAL LINE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Husband of Penelope Merrill married 04 Feb 1778 North Carolina
Father of Nancy, William, Jain, Nimrod, Penelope, Eli, Mary, Jemima, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Charity, Rachel, David, Jonathan & Levi John Merrill
Brother of John Merrill 1757-1833 and Daniel Merrill 1766-1844
Revolutionary War Pension
BENJAMIN MERRILL - Born Dec. 2, 1752 in Hopewell Township, Hunterton County, NJ. Enlisted in 1776 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Later that year he moved to York District, South Carolina and in 1780 returned to Guilford (later Randolph) County, North Carolina and enlisted there under John Collier, Captain John Anderson in York County, South Carolina and Major Turnbull, and saw service against the Tories, Cherokees, Briar Creek, Cowpens, etc.,
In 1798 he moved to Cane Creek in Buncombe County where he was living in 1833. John Merrill, a brother and also a soldier testified to his service.
A special thanks to David Gillespie for the photos and directions to the cemetery.
Husband of Penelope Merrill married 04 Feb 1778 North Carolina
Father of Nancy, William, Jain, Nimrod, Penelope, Eli, Mary, Jemima, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Charity, Rachel, David, Jonathan & Levi John Merrill
Brother of John Merrill 1757-1833 and Daniel Merrill 1766-1844
Revolutionary War Pension
BENJAMIN MERRILL - Born Dec. 2, 1752 in Hopewell Township, Hunterton County, NJ. Enlisted in 1776 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Later that year he moved to York District, South Carolina and in 1780 returned to Guilford (later Randolph) County, North Carolina and enlisted there under John Collier, Captain John Anderson in York County, South Carolina and Major Turnbull, and saw service against the Tories, Cherokees, Briar Creek, Cowpens, etc.,
In 1798 he moved to Cane Creek in Buncombe County where he was living in 1833. John Merrill, a brother and also a soldier testified to his service.
A special thanks to David Gillespie for the photos and directions to the cemetery.
