Descendants of Nancy McCrary
Generation No. 3
NANCY MCCRARY (ANNA MERRILL, CAPTAIN BENJAMIN MERRILL and JEMIMA SMITH) was born 1792 in Buncombe, North Carolina, and died 15 Feb 1830 in Merrilsville, Daveiss, Missouri. She married ELI MERRILL (PENELOPE, CAPTAIN BENJAMIN MERRILL and JEMIMA SMITH) 01 Jan 1811 in Buncombe County, Missouri. He was born 29 Oct 1787 in Randolph County, North Carolina, and died 26 Dec 1849 in Dallas, Texas.
Notes for ELI MERRILL:
Ely Merrill aand his family joined a wagon train West about 1827, stopped in Missouri, made a settlement calleed errellsville, in what is thought to be Marion County. He did not stay here very long and moved his family to Dallas X in the fall of 1844. By his first wiffe, he had 10 children. By his second wife, he had 6 children, three of whom were born in Merrellsville, MO.
War of !812 Regiments from Buncombe:
EIGHTH REGIMENT FIFTEENTH COMPANY
DETACHED FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND BUNCOMBE REGIMENTS.
THOMAS RHODES CAPTAIN
ELI MERRILL LIEUTENANT
THOMAS MOORE ENSIGN
NIMROD MERRELL JOHN HARRIS
Merrell Cemetery
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Cemeteries of Texas Coordinator: Dolores I. Bishop
Information provided by the State of Texas Atlas Site
Location:
Marker :
Elder Eli Merrell (1787 - 1849), minister of the Disciples of Christ Church, came with his wife, Mary, in 1844, to settle 640 acres near Bachman's Branch in what was then Nacogdoches County. This cemetery is on a part of his acreage, and his was the first marked grave at this site. The Merrell Cemetery originally served pioneers from the surrounding area. Numerous prominent citizens and members of the historic Peters Colony are among those buried here. William Strait (1806-86) and his wife, Mourning (1806-77), came to Dallas County in 1853. Many of their family members remained in the area, serving the community in various positions. Strait's sons, William, Enoch, and Bennett, served with Merrell's sons, George and John, in the 19th Cavalry during the Civil War. Enoch Strait (1834 - 1917) served as Dallas County Commissioner and William Strait's grandson, Elmo (1876 - 1922), became the Chief of Police for the city of Dallas. Members of the cemetery association, which was organized in 1965, include many descendants of pioneer settlers.
Children of NANCY MCCRARY and ELI MERRILL are:
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Death Info |
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Marriage Info |
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WILLIAM MERRILL |
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ii. |
13 Apr 1811, Buncombe County, NC |
13 Jul 1852, Elk Horn, Douglas County, NE |
(1) MAHALA KELLEY |
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Abt. 1811 |
Abt. 1833 |
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(2) SARAH FINLEY |
12 Oct 1834, Lewis, MO |
18 Feb 1811, Grayson, KY |
02 Feb 1901, Elba, Cassia County, ID |
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1815, Buncombe County, NC |
1854 |
SARAH ELIZABETH COPE |
1851 |
20 Jun 1833, Richland, Davidson, TN |
10 Jul 1863, Ft. Worth, Texas |
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JONATHAN MERRILL |
1816, Buncombe County, NC |
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SUSAN JANE SWETMAN |
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NANCY MERRILL |
1817, Buncombe County, NC |
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(1) HORTON |
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(2) WILLIAM C. CONLEY |
1838 |
1812, Buncombe County, NC |
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ELIZABETH MERRILL |
1818, Buncombe County, NC |
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PHOEBON MERRILL |
1819, Buncombe County, NC |
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viii. |
29 Mar 1820, Buncombe County, NC |
14 Mar 1864, Dallas, Texas |
(1) MARGARET FLEMING |
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Bef. 1853, Texas |
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(2) SARAH ANN MANNING |
20 Oct 1853, Dallas, Texas |
26 Sep 1822, Buncombe County, NC |
10 Aug 1878, Dallas, Texas |