Moses Merrick: Tioga Pioneer

Our earliest known Merrick ancestor is our fourth great-grandfather*  Moses Merrick; an early settler in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

He's counted there on the 1820 Federal Census in Covington Township. Married, he has six children. The two youngest boys are William 'Lester' and Hiram Leonard Merrick. We haven't unearthed the other four children.

This post isn't as much so much about grandpa Moses' story. That's still a mystery. It's to establish our relationship to him and serve as proof our Merrick ancestors were early pioneers in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Fredericksburg: Battle at the Stone Wall

Our third great grandfather, Hiram Leonard Merrick, and his brother, William 'Lester' Merrick married sisters; Joyce, called 'Joysa,' and Caroline Whitney, respectively. The marriages are recorded in The Resseguie family: a historical and genealogical record of Alexander Resseguie of Norwalk, Conn (here).

Velorus C Merrick