John (Sir) MERRY, 1584–1643 (aged 59 years)
- Name
- John (Sir) /MERRY/
- Given names
- John (Sir)
- Surname
- MERRY
| Birth | 1584
20 |
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| Baptism | September 1, 1584
21 (aged 0) |
| Birth of a brother | Ciprian MERRY 1592 (aged 8 years) |
| Baptism of a brother | Ciprian MERRY September 3, 1592 (aged 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John MERRY between April 1592 and April 1594 (aged 10 years) |
| Burial of a paternal grandfather | John MERRY between April 1592 and April 1594 (aged 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edmund MERRY before 1603 (aged 19 years) Note: Edmund's father died in October 1603. |
| Burial of a father | Henry MERRY October 27, 1603 (aged 19 years) Address: Sutton on the Hill Note: Parish registers do not exist for Barton Blount for that period. However, the Sutton on the Hill reg… Parish registers do not exist for Barton Blount for that period. However, the Sutton on the Hill register recorded him as being buried at Barton on 27th Oct in 1603. |
| Death of a father | Henry MERRY October 1603 (aged 19 years) |
| Religious marriage | Margaret NEWTON — View this family February 7, 1618/19 CE (February 17, 1619) (aged 35 years) D T Merry in her 1974 publication on the Merry family noted that John was recorded as being "of Barton and Kegworth". She is silent regarding the origin of his bride. The parish register currently available shows the marriage but no additional information. Have been unable to locate information including marriage licence records or banns. |
| Death of a mother | Margaret PALMER before May 28, 1619 (aged 35 years) Address: Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire |
| Burial of a mother | Margaret PALMER before May 28, 1619 (aged 35 years) |
| Fact | Knighted before 1625 (aged 41 years)Note: Details unknown as not recorded in book containing his brother's information or found elsewhere. Is… Details unknown as not recorded in book containing his brother's information or found elsewhere. Is referred to as "Sir John" in a record about recusant homes being searched for armaments. (Merry 1974) His homes in Barton and Leicestershire had been been thoroughly searched in addition to those of several of his brother's tenants including John Merry of Brisslecote. |
| Fact | According to a letter in November 1625 reporting raids on people considered Catholics which the then owner of Barton Hall, Barton Blount showed D T Merry during her visit, John Merry had land in Leicestershire and Barton, Derbyshire. 1625 (aged 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edmund MERRY after August 1632 (aged 48 years) Note: On Aug 15 1632 Edmund's brother, Sir Henry Merry, compounded with "His Majesties Commissioners&… On Aug 15 1632 Edmund's brother, Sir Henry Merry, compounded with "His Majesties Commissioners" for a total of £66 16s 4p annually paid twice a year. The amount was to increase with the death of each named tenant, one of whom was Edmund. |
| Death of a brother | Henry (Sir) MERRY before August 11, 1636 (aged 52 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Henry (Sir) MERRY before August 11, 1636 (aged 52 years) Address: Barton Blount Note: Barton Blount has no parish registers for this period. However, he lived there so was likely to have… Barton Blount has no parish registers for this period. However, he lived there so was likely to have been buried there. |
| Death of a brother | Ciprian MERRY before April 2, 1642 (aged 58 years) Address: Lees Hall, Church Broughton, Derbyshire Note: Likely to have died at Church Broughton but burial not found in parish register. Perhaps buried at B… Likely to have died at Church Broughton but burial not found in parish register. Perhaps buried at Barton Blount churchyard which was nearby with family but registers do no survive for that period. |
| Death of a wife | Margaret NEWTON before 1643 (aged 59 years) |
| Will | August 17, 1643 (0 after death) Wanted to be buried in Kirk Langley church with his wife. Left a tiny amount of money to brother William Merry noting that William bore him no love, was out to get what he could and had more than enough already. John left the lease of his Radbourne property and his estate to his housekeeper whom he made executrix. She was also to care for and educate the two children there. (Identity of children is unknown.) The will was nuncupative, ie spoken on deathbed in the presence of witnesses. |
| Death | August 1643 (aged 59 years) |
| Probate | August 26, 1643 (0 after death) |
| Burial | August 1643 (0 after death) Note: Probably buried with wife in the chancel of the church in accordance with his will. No parish regist… Probably buried with wife in the chancel of the church in accordance with his will. No parish registers available for that period. |
| Fact | In 1649 William Merry challenged the validity of the nuncupative will claiming that the housekeeper had lied about John's wishes. According to precis of records at Staffordshire Archives witnesses reported that John disliked his brother and intended his housekeeper to have a life interest in his estate. The precis stated an outcome. It was "draft sentence in favour of William was marked as rejected." 1649 (5 years after death) |
| father |
–1603
Birth: Unknown Death: October 1603 — Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire, England |
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| mother |
1562/63 CE–1619
Birth: before March 23, 1562/63 CE (April 2, 1563) — Kegworth, Leicestershire, England Death: before May 28, 1619 — Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire, England |
| Religious marriage | Religious marriage — about 1581 — |
| brother | |
| brother |
–1636
Death: before August 11, 1636 — Barton Blount, Derbyshire, England |
| himself |
1584–1643
Birth: 1584
20 — Somersall Herbert, Derbyshire, England Death: August 1643 — Radbourne, Derbyshire, England |
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9 years
younger brother |
1592–1642
Birth: 1592
28 — Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire, England Death: before April 2, 1642 |
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12 years
younger brother |
1603–1632
Birth: before 1603
39 — Probably Derbyshire, England Death: after August 1632 — Unknown probably Derbyshire |
| himself |
1584–1643
Birth: 1584
20 — Somersall Herbert, Derbyshire, England Death: August 1643 — Radbourne, Derbyshire, England |
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| wife | |
| Religious marriage | Religious marriage — February 7, 1618/19 CE (February 17, 1619) — St Saviours, Southwark, London, England |
| son |
| Marriage | D T Merry in her 1974 publication on the Merry family noted that John was recorded as being "of Barton and Kegworth". She is silent regarding the origin of his bride. The parish register currently available shows the marriage but no additional information. Have been unable to locate information including marriage licence records or banns. |
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| Fact | Details unknown as not recorded in book containing his brother's information or found elsewhere. Is referred to as "Sir John" in a record about recusant homes being searched for armaments. (Merry 1974) His homes in Barton and Leicestershire had been been thoroughly searched in addition to those of several of his brother's tenants including John Merry of Brisslecote. |
| Will | Wanted to be buried in Kirk Langley church with his wife. Left a tiny amount of money to brother William Merry noting that William bore him no love, was out to get what he could and had more than enough already. John left the lease of his Radbourne property and his estate to his housekeeper whom he made executrix. She was also to care for and educate the two children there. (Identity of children is unknown.) The will was nuncupative, ie spoken on deathbed in the presence of witnesses. |
| Burial | Probably buried with wife in the chancel of the church in accordance with his will. No parish registers available for that period. |