1790 Census South Carolina, Benj. Merret p. 68, Old 96 Dist. Greenville Co. S. Car., Abraham Merrit p. 95, Orangeburgh Dist.

1800 Census South Carolina, Obediah Merit p. 1, Pendleton Dist., Sylvanus Merritt, York Co. p. 950, Benjamin Merret p. 252 Greenville Co. S. Car. James Merritt. Pendleton Dist. p. 1, Steven same Dist. p. 17, Benjamin Merit, Pendleton Dist. p. 25.

1810 Census, South Carolina (descendant Edmond Columbus Merritt stated on 1880 Census Vernon Par. La., his father (Edmond Merritt) was born in South Carolina) Benjamin Merritt p. 142 Pendleton Dist. South Carolina, Obediah Merritt p. 156, Pendleton Dist. South Carolina, Sharud Merritt, p. 261 York Co. South Carolina

AIS Census Report-Miss. p. 65, Robert Merret, Wayne Co. Miss. Terr. 1811, Robert Merit Greene Co. Miss. Terr. 1812, Edmon Merit, Greene Co. Miss. Terr. 1812.

State Papers of Public Lands, Chap. 3, p. 16, St. Stephens' Ledger B, 21 Aug 1814, Josey Parker and Robert Merrit, Greene Co. Miss. Township 2, Range 8.

Chap. 7, p. 104, 28 May 1818, Francis Biggam, Greene Co. Miss. Township 5, Range 13W, attorney Obediah Merritt.

Greene Co. Tax roll, 1815, Robert Merritt, Edmond Merritt 1817.

1816 Miss. State Census, Greene Territory, Edmond and Robert Merritt, taken 7 May 1816.

1817 Miss. State Census, Greene Co., Shadrick Merritt

1820 Census Greene Co. Miss. Robert Merritt p. 54

Perry Co. Miss. Tax Roll, 1821-1829, p. 4 Obediah Merritt p. 4, 1 poll, 1821, 1825, Obediah Merrit, 160 acres, p. 21, 1827, Obediah Merritt p. 28, 100 acres, 2 slaves, 1829, Nancy Merritt, 198 acres, 2 town lots, 1 slave. (I have a marriage listing in Greene Co. Miss. for Obediah MErritt and Nancy Biggam, 21 Feb 1821...cannot remember original reference, Nancy's father is probably Francis Biggam)

1820 Census Wilcox Co. Alabama, Edmond Merritt p. 511.

1830 Census, Greene Co. Mississippi, Elizabeth Merritt (Widow of Edmond, migrated back to live near Turner family),p. (son) William Merritt Perry Co. Miss., Shade Merritt, Perry Co.

1840 Census Perry Co. Miss. p. 178, Shade Merritt, Noell Merritt, Daniel Merritt, Greene Co. Mississippi, Elizabeth Merritt p. 148 and William Merritt, p. 149

1846 Perry Co. Miss. Tax roll, Isaac Merritt, 1 white poll, .50 tax, Edmond Merritt (Jr.) 1 slave; 1 white poll; Tax 1.10.

1850 Census Miss. Greene Co. William Merritt p. 38 (son of Edmond Merritt, Sr. and Elizabeth Turner, Greene Co., Daniel p. 371, Perry Co.,(son of Shade and Rhoda) Robert p. 371 Perry Co.,(son of Edmond Sr. and Elizabeth Turner) Caroline p. 371 Perry Co.,(wife of Daniel, son of Edmond Merritt Sr.and Elizabeth Turner) Edmon(d) p. 371 Perry Co. (son of Edmond Merritt Sr. and Elizabeth Turner) Isaac p. 385 Perry Co. (son of Shade and Rhoda) Noel Perry Co. (son of Shade and Rhoda) p. 385, Rhoda (wife of Shade) p. 385.

1853 State Census Mississippi, Perry Co. Robert Merritt, number in family 5, Edmon Merritt, 4 in family, Daniel Merritt 4 in family, Isaac Merritt 5 in family, Noel Merritt 9 in family, James Merritt 4 in family, Rhoda Merritt 4 in family

"Who married Whom" Greene Co. Miss.
Anguish L. (Angus Lewis) Merritt m. Martha, 1846
Robert Merritt b. 1775 m. Elizabeth b. 1805
Shad Merritt b. 1775 m. Rhoda
William Merritt m. 1838 Sarah Turner

"Who married Whom" Perry Co. Miss.
Daniel Merritt m. Caroline
Edmond Merritt Jr. m. 1849, Eliza Ann Walker
Isaac Merritt m. Ruhanna
James Merritt m. Emily
Nathaniel Merritt m. Elimira Martin
Noel Merritt m. 1836 Elizabeth Jane Garraway
Robert Merritt (Jr.) m. Martha
Sahe Merritt b. 1771 N.C. m. Rhoda b. 1786 S. Car.
William Merritt m. 1867 Sarah Eran McLendon Lambert
Pocahontas Merritt m. William Ira Taylor
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40 years of research at Fam. His. Lib. SLC from original docs.