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William Merriam (1506 - 1566)

William Merriam aka Meriam, Meryham
Born in Goudhurst, Kent, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 1560 in Kent, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 60 in Goudhurst, Kent, Englandmap
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Name Variations Merriam, Meriam, Meryham, Merryham, Meriham, Mirriam, Miriam, Merriman

Note: There are no sources for the date of birth of William or for the name of his mother.

Biography

Birth. William Meriam was born in Goudhurst Kent, in 1506 or 1511.

Father and Brothers. William with his brother Henry were the Oversears of the Will of their father, Richard Mereham of Goudhurst proved 1548. William's brothers Stephen and John were the Executors of the Will.[1]

From Goudhurst Parish Records[2] which begin in 1560.

William perhaps had a first wife Anne who died in June 1560.[3] If they had any children there is no record of their surviving their father.
Marriage. In October 1560 William married Alice Apse.[4]
Children. The next year their son John was born.[5] In 1564 twins William and Joane were baptized.[6] Joane passed away 3 days later.[7]
Death. William passed away in January 1565/6.[8]
Burial: Place: Goudhurst, Kent, England

Will. William's Will[9] confirms relationships, and mentions some nieces and nephews. Mentioned are:

Wife Alice
Son John (age 5)
Son William (not yet 2)
Brother Henry
Richard son of brother Henry
Alice daughter of brother John
Stephen son of brother Stephen
John Horsemonden (An Overseer of his Will)
Simon Meryll (An Overseer of his Will)
Stephen Sprygett (Small bequest)

Sources

  1. ↑ Pope: Chart between pages 26 and 27
  2. ↑ Pope: Goudhurst Parish Records, pages 16-18 (Note: These records are NOT in the familysearch index)
  3. ↑ Burial Record: "1560 June 20. Annes wife of William Meriam"
  4. ↑ Marriage Record: "1560 Oct. 13 [14 in Trs.]. Wylliam Meriam to Alse Apse."
  5. ↑ Baptism Record: "1561 Nov. 16. John son of Wylliam Meriam."
  6. ↑ Baptism Record: "1564 May 11. Wylliam & Joane children of Wylliam Meriam"
  7. ↑ Burial Record: "1564 May 14 Joane [John in Trs] daughter of William Meriam"
  8. ↑ Burial Record: "1565-6 Jan. 28 Wylliam Meriam, householder"
  9. ↑ Pope: William's Will pages 9-11


Ancestry Sources

  • Death: Source: #S-1237460205 APID: 1,7249::10673811 Death: Age: 59 Date: 27 Jan 1566 Place: Goudhurst, Kent, , England
  • Source S51 Title: Ancestry Family Trees. Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;* Source: S-1237460205 Repository: #R-1547006964 Title: Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7249::0
  • Repository: R-1547006964 Name: Ancestry.com
  • Source: S-1237580679 Repository: #R-1547006964 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7836::0
  • Source: S-1237603716 Repository: #R-1547006964 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=19534370&pid=214








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Michael Stafford
Birth of a son to a 51-year-old woman would be highly unusual, as well as a seemingly first marriage between 47-year-old Alice and 54-year-old William. Is it possible there is a skipped generation here, a William born c. 1535-1540 who married (secondly) Alice Apse in 1560 and whose mother was Alice Hablett? Alternatively, familysearch has this William marrying first Anne Hablett (1516-1560) and second Alice Eppes (1531-1580).
posted by Michael Stafford
Johnson-92918 Dana (Johnson) McKenna
I agree with Brad, that William's wife was Alice/Alyce/Alse Apse, as written in The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874, film pg 1690, marriage pg 3 of text (link below). of interest, in my research into this question, I found reference to an Alice Ffyske that was married to xxx Meriam. She was the daughter of William FFyske and Margaret Ball b before 1558. ref: Fiske, Henry, The Fiske Family Papers, Fletcher and Son, Castle Works, Norwich. in North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, pg 47 of book, film pg 70. Accessed 12 Sep 2021 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1435479/person/432160802570/hints. I am interested to hear what others make of this - I have found nothing that links this particular Alice to Merriam-153. It would be nice to find the original record of the marriage transcript, and not the compilation seen in the Tyler Index.
posted by Dana (Johnson) McKenna
Brad Stauf
Followup to earlier comment: the Hablett/Apse confusion may come from the 1616 will of Robert Piper who married a Margaret and listed his "brother-in-law" William Merriam (Merriam-13). The will also listed the deceased grandfather of the 3 eldest daughters of Robert as John Hablett. Robert's father would have been a Piper, so wife Margaret may have been a Hablett. B-I-L also meant step-brother, so possibly Alice Apse married Robert Piper's father after the death of her husband, William Merriam-153. Or, Robert had a prior wife (Hablett) or Margaret Merriam had a prior husband (Hablett) who gave her 3 daughters before she married Robert Piper. Or, the B-I-L relationship is from other married siblings. In any case, Alice would not be a Hablett and the 1560 marr. record calls her "Apse".
posted by Brad Stauf
Brad Stauf
I have William Merriam marrying Alice Apse according to transcribed Goudhurst parish records here https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1901/31854_A012215-00003/1049 and on freereg here http://www.freereg.org.uk/search_queries/586a860ff4040baa9f78d849

Please check this, so I think his wife was Apse, not Hablett. Also his first wife Anne Unknown was buried 18 Jun 1560 in Goudhurst https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1901/31854_A012216-00018/28256 and according to "Ancestry of Franklin Merriam Peabody" (Kent records) available free here https://archive.org/details/ancestryoffrankl00merr

posted by Brad Stauf
VanAllen-9 Victoria (VanAllen) DeLuca
Merriam-153 and Meriam-31 appear to represent the same person because: "Merriam" and "Meriam" are two of the many accepted versions of this surname. I have noted some of the variations on William's profile. Children, wife and dates seem to match up. If the prospect managers prefer the surname "Merriam" than the merge should be switched, accordingly. Thanks.
posted by Victoria (VanAllen) DeLuca
Alvis-9 Katherine (Alvis) Patterson
Merriam-154 and Meriam-31 do not represent the same person because: Different names and years.
posted by Katherine (Alvis) Patterson

Rejected matches › William Merriam (1564-1635) › Mary Merriam (1664-1734)

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