Joseph Merriam^[1]

1600 - 1641  (41 years)

• Name	Joseph Merriam
  Birth	1600	Tonbridge, Kent, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1638	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 4]
  Residence	14 Mar 1639	, , Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  Death	1 Jan 1641	Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I29860	Master
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	William Merriam, Jr,   b. 1564, Goudhurst, Kent, England d. 23 Sep 1635, Hadlow, Kent, England (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah Burgess,   b. 1570, Goudhurst, Kent, England d. 1640, Hadlow, Kent, England (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F7415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Goldstone,   b. 1602, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 12 Mar 1671, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1623	Tudeley, Kent, England   [8]
  Children	1. William Meriam,   b. 1624, , Kent, England d. 22 May 1689, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Sarah Merriam,   b. 1627, Hadlow, Kent, England d. 1 Feb 1676, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Joseph Merriam,   b. 1629, , , , England d. 20 Apr 1677, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Mary Merriam,   b. 1630, , Kent, England d. 10 Dec 1699, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Thomas Merriam,   b. 1632, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1637, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Hannah Merriam,   b. 1636, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1637, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]   7. John Merriam,   b. 9 Jul 1641, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Feb 1724, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F7414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1600 - Tonbridge, Kent, England Marriage - 1623 - Tudeley, Kent, England Arrival - 1638 - Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Residence - 14 Mar 1639 - , , Massachusetts, USA Death - 1 Jan 1641 - Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph was probably born in Tudeley in the County of Kent in England, around 1600. His parents were William Merriam and Sarah Burgess. He married Sarah Goldstone about 1623, probably in Tudeley. He followed his father in the business of being a clothier, and obviously was successful. He formed a partnership to charter a ship and take freight and passengers to New England. Joseph, Sarah and their five children also sailed on that ship, the "Castle" of London, which arrived in Charlestown in July 1638. They settled in Concord, joined the church, and Joseph was admitted as a freeman. Joseph's life in New England was very brief, however, for he died on January 1, 1640/1. His will, which was written on December 29, shows his thoughtful, businesslike mind. His oldest son had not yet reached legal age, so he charged his brother and two of the leading citizens of the town with carrying out his plans for his family. He is buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground in Concord. His widow later married Joseph Wheeler of Concord. She died in Concord in 1671.

  
  

• Sources

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